Analyst - Equities Portfolio Insights and Strategy

**About AustralianSuper**
At AustralianSuper, our purpose will empower you to reach your true potential. We are Australia’s largest superannuation fund, here to help members achieve their best possible retirement outcome. We create meaningful value for members and our communities through our diverse workforce of high performing, motivated employees, based across Australia.
**Your new team**
The Equities Portfolio Insights and Strategy team sits within the broader Equities function, which includes Australian Equities, Global Equities and Private Equity. The team is responsible for the construction and management of the overall Equities portfolio, ensuring the portfolio delivers its return, risk, liquidity, and cost objectives through active management. Due to rapid growth of the portfolio, the team is looking to bring on an additional team member to further enhance its capabilities.

**Your new role**
- Monitor risks and exposures of the Equity portfolio and understand the key drivers of risk and return.
- Manage and process data for the risk analytics systems (e.g. MSCI Barra) that the team use.
- Monitor performances of various equity portfolios, work closely with the Investment Performance team to ensure accurate and timely reporting of performance and key drivers.
- Generate periodic/ad-hoc reports and analysis on the Equity portfolios’ exposures, risks and performance.
- Assist in writing papers for various committees and governance forums.
- Assist in day-to-day management of the Equities portfolio, including analysis of fund allocation & redemption options.
- Work closely with teams across the broader Investment department to ensure the Equities portfolio is managed and decisions are communicated in the most efficient manner.

**What you’ll need**
- Tertiary qualifications in Commerce, Finance, or a quantitative discipline including mathematics, engineering, or science
- Strong data analysis skills in MS Excel. Programming skills in Python, R or similar would be preferable.
- Experience in analysing and interpreting data. Experience with data visualisation tool (e.g. Tableau) would be preferable.
- Some experience in a similar role or in a fund of fund or investment consulting environment will be preferable, but not a prerequisite
- Team player who demonstrates a desire to continually learn and improve; embraces challenge in an open respectful manner.

**What you’ll get in return**
You will be working with a People Leader who values and supports your personal growth, in a growing, dynamic and authentic organisation that promotes integrity and puts members first.
We are proud to be a WGEA certified Employer of Choice for Gender Equality (since 2012). We are committed to the recruitment, development, and support of a diverse workforce into an environment which is inclusive, embraces diversity in all its forms and is a place where you can be you.
All roles can flex at AustralianSuper, and we are happy to discuss what this can look like for you. Please talk to us about the flexibility you are seeking, and we will explore what is possible for this role.
Other benefits include a competitive salary, genuine flexible working arrangements, income protection insurance and generous leave entitlements.
**What’s next**
- Progress, powered by purpose._
- Agencies please note: this vacancy is being managed directly by AustralianSuper’s Recruitment team. We will contact our preferred agency partners should we require additional support. Thank you._

*The AustralianSuper Story
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As a profit-to-member superannuation fund, AustralianSuper is run only for members, and is here to help members achieve their best possible retirement outcome. We don't pay profits or dividends to shareholders, so the money we make goes back into the fund.
We’re an organisation of talented, inspiring colleagues and passionate leaders. As we continue to grow in size and complexity, we need people who will challenge our thinking, deliver outstanding outcomes and most importantly, share in our purpose.