Junior Investments Performance Analyst

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. 

You’ll be an integral part of an exciting project, where we support our Wealth business. 

You’ll work directly and daily with other Europe-based Investments Consultants and colleagues. 

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 other Mercer teams, suggesting approaches and clarifying details of reports produced; 

• Be responsible for thorough analysis of portfolios to help stakeholders make better investment decisions; 

• Support Investments consultants when appropriate on a technical perspective (methodologies, assumptions) and client reporting queries;

• Be an agent of change constantly contributing to improve current processes;  

• Help implement new projects that will support the team to be more efficient 

What you need to have: 

• Degree or Master's in finance, Economics, Management, Mathematics, Engineering, or similar; 

• Interest in Investments/Finance;

• Strong Microsoft Office skills;  

• Fluent English level (fluency in other languages is a plus);

• Proven knowledge and ease with SQL/VBA/Python; 

• Attention to detail is critical. 

What makes you stand out? 

• 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. 

Why join our team: 

• We help you be your best through professional development opportunities, interesting work and supportive leaders. 

• We foster a vibrant and inclusive culture where you can work with talented colleagues to create new solutions and have impact for colleagues, clients and communities. 

• Our scale enables us to provide a range of career opportunities, as well as benefits and rewards to enhance your well-being.