Mercer Portugal is seeking candidates for the following position based in Lisbon:

JUNIOR INVESTMENTS PERFORMANCE ANALYST (Paid Internship)

What can you expect?

• As an Investments Performance Analyst, you will be responsible for producing various investments monitoring reports for UK pension funds, which include asset allocation, performance, risk analysis, price/performance assessment and strategy updates.
• Be an integral part of an exciting project, where we support our UK Wealth business;
• Work directly and daily with UK-based Investments Consultants colleagues in several UK office locations.

What is in it for you?

• Be part of a dynamic and high impact group of people.
• Excellent opportunity to gain investment skills within pension solutions;
• Contact with several Mercer teams in the UK as well as external parties;
• Excellent on the job training and support.
• A 9 months paid internship with possibility to be extended and become a permanent contract.
• For the initial 3 months it's required to work from the office. After that, you can opt for the hybrid working model, which allows you to work from home 2 days per week.

We will count on you to:

• Be part of a culture of having fun while delivering results with a high-quality standard;
• Produce investments monitoring reports for pension funds with quantitative and qualitative analysis and performance appraisal;
• Contact external entities (such as asset managers) to validate customer information;
• Compile information and prepare analysis, evaluation and interpretation of results;
• Follow-up with consulting teams, suggesting approaches and clarifying details of reports produced;
• Be responsible for thorough analysis of portfolios to help stakeholders make better investment decisions;
• Support consultants when appropriate on a technical perspective (methodologies, assumptions) and client reporting queries.

What you need to have:

• Degree or Master's in finance, Economics, Management, Mathematics, Engineering, or similar.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills;
• Fluent English level;
• Strong analytical skills, ease with VBA/Python/R is a plus;
• Attention to detail is critical;
• Strong problem-solving skills & ability to clearly articulate complex issues;
• Excellent planning and organizational skills to prioritize and effectively manage a wide variety of ongoing tasks;
• Proactive and goal oriented.

About Mercer
Marsh and Mc Lennan is committed to embracing a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people regardless of their sex/gender, marital or parental status, ethnic origin, nationality, age, background, disability, sexual orientation, and gender identity.

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