Research Assistant

• JOB OPENING #: 9674

POSITION TITLE: Research Assistant

DEPARTMENT: Fixed Income Managed Accounts

• POSITION SPECIFICATIONS:
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, or business-related field required; MBA and/or CFA preferred.
• 2 years of professional-level investment experience required; knowledge of fixed income markets and securities preferred.
• Working knowledge of Word, Excel and Excel Macros required; familiarity with Word, PowerPoint, FactSet and Bloomberg preferred.
• Ability to code in Python C.
• Ability to query and analyze large data sets using SQL preferred.

The Research Assistant assists the Sr. Vice President/Sr. Portfolio Manager for Fixed Income - Separately Managed Account (SMA) by performing critical functions for the Fixed Income SMA group activities associated with investment decision making, internal and external communications, and managed account marketing, trading, and operating processes.

MAJOR DUTIES:

• Represent Portfolio Management's interest as a direct point of contact with Sales, Marketing, Compliance, Product Development, Trading Operations, and Performance Attribution.
• Write trade rationale for all fixed income Separately Management Account (SMA) trades.
• Generate daily, weekly, and ad-hoc reports in FactSet, Bloomberg, and Excel to assist Portfolio Manager with analyzing potential portfolio trades.
• Track model portfolio characteristics, perform portfolio analytics, and assess the viability and impact of proposed model changes.
• Communicate all model related information, including characteristics, performance, transaction justification, analytics, etc., to the managed account team on a regular basis and as needed, to support account management and marketing.
• Generate and explain performance attribution statistics for due diligence and sales conference calls as well as client conference calls.
• Read/write/review written material related to RFP's, due diligences questionnaires, strategy and marketing pieces and performance commentary.
• Update quarterly requests for information from platform sponsors.
• Update quarterly characteristics, etc., for marketing presentations.
• Calculate and report total return performance each month end.
• Check all potential trades versus the firm's restricted list.
• Monitor and communicate with trading desk regarding drift reports.
• Work with portfolio attribution to ensure accurate information for all RFI's and RFP's.
• Gather information on potential credits and investment opportunities.
• Assist with preparation of Marketing documents as needed.
• Use various PC software packages such as Excel spreadsheets to produce high quality reports, presentations, or other documents.
• Assist in the development of further processes to enhance the efficiencies of the team.
• Receive and respond to routine correspondence from our sales force and clients regarding Fixed Income SMA products and performance.
• Collect, compile and analyze moderately complex data and information for inclusion in reports or presentation materials.
• Prepare special or one-time reports, summarize, or reply to inquiries, utilizing relevant information from a variety of sources.

HOURS/LOCATION:

• 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (Overtime as required)
• Federated Hermes Tower - Hybrid

EXPLANATORY COMMENTS:

• Excellent oral and written communication skills required.
• Demonstrated attention to detail and good organizational skills required.
• Excellent time management and multi-tasking skills
• Good organization and communication skills
• Ability to work independently as well as in a team environment
• Highly motivated
• COMMENCEMENT DATE: 04/13/2026

We are interested in qualified candidates who are eligible to work in the United States. However, we are not able to sponsor visas.

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