Performance Measurement Analyst

Job Description: SME – Performance Measurement Analyst (Investment Operations)

Function: Fund Ops – Performance & Attribution

Relevant Experience: 3 - 7 years

Shift: UK Shift

Location: Hyderabad, India

NP: Immediate/ Not more than 30/ Buy outs

Role Overview:

We are seeking hands-on Performance Measurement Analysts to support portfolio

performance validation, exception investigation, and quality control activities within the

investment management platform. The role will be responsible for reviewing portfolio

performance results, investigating performance and accounting exceptions, performing data

analysis, validating underlying accounting data, and working closely with Accounting and

Operations teams to resolve discrepancies. The ideal candidate will have experience in

performance measurement, attribution, investment accounting, reconciliation, and data

quality analysis within an asset management environment.

Key Responsibilities:

Perform Performance data QC reviews and investigate performance outliers, return

variances, and return calculation exceptions.

Analyse portfolio returns and validate underlying accounting and investment data

impacting performance results.

Investigate data quality issues related to pricing, security master, cash, transactions, and

accounting records.

Partner closely with accounting teams to resolve performance and accounting

exceptions.

Perform data validation, reconciliation, and exception management activities across

investment portfolios.

Escalate and track unresolved issues while ensuring timely closure of identified

exceptions.

Support large-scale portfolio onboarding, migration, and parallel run activities as

required.

Required Skills, Qualifications and Experience

3–7 years of experience in performance measurement, attribution, investment

accounting, reconciliation, fund accounting, investment operations, or performance

reporting within the asset management industry.

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or a related discipline;

relevant investment-performance certifications are advantageous

Knowledge of GIPS, multi-asset portfolios, fund accounting, investment data, and

operational-control frameworks.

Strong understanding of portfolio returns, benchmarks, contribution and attribution

concepts, and performance-reporting controls.

Demonstrated experience performing quality checks on performance and accounting

data and resolving breaks or exceptions.

Experience with Aladdin Performance Management is strongly preferred. Candidates

with experience in other performance measurement platforms such as Eagle PACE,

FactSet, SimCorp, or similar investment performance systems will also be considered.

Strong analytical, reconciliation, investigation, and problem-solving skills with high

attention to detail.

Strong stakeholder-management, written communication, and verbal communication

skills.

Proficiency in Microsoft Excel; exposure to data-querying or visualization tools is

advantageous.

Preferred Experience

Investment Accounting

Fund Accounting

Performance Measurement

Performance Attribution

Portfolio Analytics

Data Quality Controls

Reconciliation & Exception Management

Fixed Income Performance Analytics (preferred)