Assistant Manager - Asset Management Performance Attribution Reporting

Position Overview

Assistant Manager – Asset Management – Investment Operations / Reporting

The Team lead provides day-to-day operational oversight of reporting activities, ensuring consistent delivery, quality adherence, and effective risk management. The role bridges execution and management by translating governance and expectations into operational outcomes, with accountability for people management, workload planning, issue resolution, and control effectiveness.

Job Responsibilities

• Operational Oversight: Oversee daily production and validation activities; ensure compliance with SLAs, reporting calendars, quality thresholds, and control frameworks.
• Escalation & Quality: Act as the first escalation point for operational, data, delivery, and quality issues; review and approve critical outputs and exceptions.
• Resource Management: Manage capacity planning, workload distribution, and peak-period readiness.
• People Leadership: Coach, guide, and develop Processors and Validators; support recruitment, training, performance management, and team development.
• Process Improvement: Drive process improvements, automation, and standardization initiatives.
• Stakeholder Coordination: Coordinate with global stakeholders, Reporting Solutions, Data teams, and Operations; support audits and regulatory reviews.

Required Education, Skills and Experience (must have)

• Education: Post Graduate degree in Finance or a related discipline.
• Technical Skills:
• Strong end-to-end understanding of Asset Management Reporting processes.
• Knowledge of performance measurement and attribution methodologies (arithmetic and geometric).
• Understanding of operational risk, control frameworks, and audit requirements.
• Working knowledge of investment products, fund structures, and reporting methodologies.
• Capability to manage dependencies across Data Services, Pricing, and Operations.
• Proficiency in delivery management, workload planning, and issue management (root-cause analysis).
• Strong people leadership and mentoring capability.
• Decision-making and problem-solving under delivery pressure.
• Clear, confident communication and stakeholder management.
• Resilience during peak cycles and adaptability to change.

Preferred Education, Skills and Experience (nice to have)

• Experience: Prior experience in Performance Attribution, Performance Measurement, or Investment Reporting roles.
• Advanced Technical Knowledge:
• Deep knowledge of attribution models (e.g., Brinson-Fachler / Brinson-Hood-Beebower) including allocation, selection, and interaction effects.
• Familiarity with portfolio return calculations, benchmark comparison, and relative performance analysis.
• Experience working with holdings, transactions, benchmark data, pricing, and FX data.
• Understanding of multi-asset/multi-currency portfolios and the impact of derivatives/currency exposure.
• Familiarity with performance attribution tools/platforms and reporting systems.