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Manager, Performance & Attribution Reporting

MENA Careers
Dubai, UAE
Full-time
Mid-Senior
Onsite
Discovered 2 weeks ago
Investment performance measurementPerformance attributionPortfolio analyticsMulti-asset portfolio analysisBenchmark methodologiesPerformance reporting
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Role Overview

The asset manager is hiring a Manager, Performance & Attribution Reporting based on-site in Abu Dhabi.

This full-time finance role covers investment performance measurement, attribution reporting, and portfolio analytics across a multi-asset sovereign wealth fund portfolio.

The role is a senior individual contributor and team leadership position supporting investment decisions, portfolio oversight, and governance.

Performance Measurement and Attribution

  • Manage end-to-end performance measurement across portfolios, asset classes, and portfolio aggregations.
  • Calculate and validate portfolio returns using approved methodologies.
  • Produce and review contribution and attribution analyses covering asset allocation, security selection, factor attribution, and risk-adjusted performance.
  • Validate benchmark calculations and comparative performance reporting.

Portfolio Analytics and Reporting

  • Analyze performance against investment objectives, benchmarks, strategic asset allocation, and relevant industry approaches.
  • Identify return drivers and investigate performance variances.
  • Produce reports and analytical commentary for Executive Management, Committees, Asset Class Teams, Portfolio Managers, and the CFO.
  • Support ad hoc portfolio performance analysis.

Data, Controls, and Systems

  • Ensure performance data accuracy, integrity, reconciliation, validation, and exception management across platforms.
  • Maintain methodology, policy, control, audit, and evidence documentation.
  • Oversee performance reporting platforms and analytical tools.
  • Support system enhancements, reporting automation, platform integration, data quality improvements, visualization, and AI-enabled reporting tools.

Governance and Stakeholders

  • Ensure compliance with approved methodologies, governance standards, and internal controls.
  • Review methodologies and standards periodically.
  • Coordinate with Investment, Risk, Operations, IT, and Data teams to resolve discrepancies.
  • Liaise with third-party providers and support governance forums with accurate reporting.

Qualifications and Experience

  • Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Mathematics, Statistics, or a related discipline.
  • CIPM, CFA charterholder, or an equivalent professional qualification is highly desirable.
  • 10–12 years of relevant experience in performance measurement, attribution, portfolio analytics, or investment reporting.
  • At least 3 years leading or supervising performance reporting teams.
  • Experience with multi-asset portfolios, benchmark methodologies, institutional reporting, and reporting automation is required.
  • Experience in a sovereign wealth fund, asset owner, asset manager, pension fund, or institutional investment environment is strongly preferred.

Technical Skills and Knowledge

  • Strong knowledge of performance measurement and attribution methodologies across public and private assets.
  • Strong understanding of accounting, valuation, investment data, and data flows.
  • Deep experience in portfolio analytics, benchmark construction, and performance reporting.
  • Familiarity with Solovis, SimCorp, BNY Eagle, Bloomberg PORT, FactSet, MSCI Barra, or equivalent platforms.
  • Advanced reporting and data visualization skills, including Power BI.
  • Ability to communicate complex investment insights clearly to senior stakeholders in writing and speech.

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