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Corporate Title: Analyst

Department: Nomura Corporate Research and Asset Management, Inc.

Location: New York

The pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be between $70,000 and $75,000/year* (see below footnote for additional compensation and benefits information).

Company Overview:

Nomura is a global financial services group with an integrated network spanning approximately 30 countries and regions. By connecting markets East & West, Nomura services the needs of individuals, institutions, corporates and governments through its three business divisions: Wealth Management, Investment Management, and Wholesale (Global Markets and Investment Banking). Founded in 1925, the firm is built on a tradition of disciplined entrepreneurship, serving clients with creative solutions and considered thought leadership. For further information about Nomura, visit www.nomura.com.

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Department Overview:

Nomura Corporate Research and Asset Management, Inc. is a registered investment advisor managing approximately $38 billion in fixed income assets including high yield bonds, leveraged loans, emerging markets, and distressed issues. 

Role Description:

The Performance Analyst works within NCRAM's Operations team. This position provides overall reporting for NCRAM and its Client accounts. This position will report to the Supervisor in the Performance Team. All duties will be performed in accordance with established policies and procedures.

In this role you will:

• Produce and release daily reports, reviewing & validating daily performance for all the portfolios & composites under management.
• Perform month-end activities to facilitate finalization of monthly performance and attribution, including the production of standard and customized client reports.
• Review and understand the various return calculation methodologies to analyse and spot any discrepancies.
• Track changes and maintain composites as per the GIPS policy and procedures.
• Perform account vs benchmark analysis to ensure reasonableness of the returns produced.
• Effectively handle all queries from internal & external stakeholders on all the matters related to performance, attribution & risk statistics.
• Work closely with Portfolio Admin and Client Services/Product Development to provide necessary information required to prepare materials for marketing, DDQs & RFPs
• Work closely with Risk team to ensure the consistency of data and analysis across the business.

Skills, experience, qualifications and knowledge required:

• Recent college graduate with a Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance and GPA: 3.0 or better.
• Excellent computer skills and detail oriented. 
• Motivated and eager to work in an asset management environment.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong understanding of various return calculation methodologies, portfolio risk statistics and GIPS would be helpful.
• Ability to multi-task, work both with a team and independently with minimal supervision and prioritize assignments to meet deadlines.
• Strong ability to develop effective working relationships with product development and articulate clear recommendations.
• Proven capability to analyse complex data, evaluate information and draw logical conclusions.
• Excellent telephone, organizational, and interpersonal skills.
• Able to handle ad-hoc requests in a timely manner.

Nomura Leadership Behaviours

• Explore Insights & Vision: Identify the underlying causes of problems faced by you or your team and define a clear vision and direction for the future.
• Making Strategic Decisions: Evaluate all the options for resolving the problems and effectively prioritize actions or recommendations.
• Inspire Entrepreneurship in People: Inspire team members through effective communication of ideas and motivate them to actively enhance productivity.
• Elevate Organizational Capability: Engage proactively in professional development and enhance team productivity through the promotion of knowledge sharing.
• Inclusion: Foster a culture of inclusion and psychological safety in the workplace and cultivate a "Risk Culture" (Challenge, Escalate and Respect).

* base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, corporate and functional title and duties, job-related knowledge and advanced degrees, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, including a sign-on bonus, restricted stock units, and discretionary awards in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits (including 401(k) eligibility and various paid time off benefits, such as vacation, sick time, and parental leave), dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.

If hired in the U.S., employee will be in an "at-will position" and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors".

Nomura is an Equal Opportunity Employer