Account Analyst/Associate - Consultant Relations Group (CRG)

PIMCO is a global leader in active fixed income with deep expertise across public and private markets. We invest our clients’ capital across a range of fixed income and credit opportunities, leveraging our decades of experience navigating complex debt markets. Our flexible capital base and deep relationships with issuers have helped us become one of the world’s largest providers of traditional and nontraditional solutions for companies that need financing and investors who seek strong risk-adjusted returns. Since 1971, our people have shaped our organization through a high-performance inclusive culture, in which we celebrate diverse thinking. We invest in our people and strive to imprint our CORE values of Collaboration, Openness, Responsibility and Excellence. We believe each of us is here to help others succeed and this has led to PIMCO being recognized as an innovator, industry thought leader and trusted advisor to our clients.

Account Analysts/Associates serve a dynamic role based on the core responsibility of servicing PIMCO’s clients. The primary responsibility is to support PIMCO’s client-servicing and sales professionals to ensure delivery of the highest level of service to our clients also partnering with PIMCO's other investment professionals. Within the role you will gather, analyse and discuss economic trends, support external reporting requirements, and deliver performance attribution analyses to Account Managers.

Account Analysts use computer applications to prepare detailed portfolio risk reports, accounting reports and other weekly, monthly and quarterly client reports as well as assist with various management initiatives and responsibilities. This position requires an analytical, detailed professional who can:

• Accurately and efficiently prepare client reports spanning performance, trading activity, portfolio valuation and risk metrics.
• Continually build understanding of underlying market factors to complete more qualitative, complex investment analyses.
• Effectively utilise tools such as Excel spreadsheets, macros, and query tools, along with internet sites, both public and private. Bloomberg and/or Yieldbook knowledge is a plus.
• Support the Account Management team through the provision of market and portfolio data.
• Analyse Portfolio data including qualitative and quantitative performance attribution.
• Handle ongoing automation of growing reporting requirements and streamlining of the reporting process.
• Produce ad-hoc client & internal requests for information.
• Maintain a commitment to quality and attention to detail; ensure that all work is delivered completed, accurately, and on time.
• Actively listen and ask questions to determine and meet customer needs; go beyond normal job responsibilities to indirectly satisfy the customer.
• Flourish in a challenging, fast-paced, professional environment with frequent shifts in priorities as business needs dictate.
• Have a strong sense of integrity, behaving consistently with expressed values and ethical principles of the firm.
• Focus on specific goals, and demonstrate a sense of personal accountability and urgency for achieving results.
• Foster a sense of teamwork, assisting others when needed/required.
• Have the desire to contribute to and grow with the organization through a variety of developmental assignments.

Position Requirements:

• 1-3 years of experience considered. Hiring level will be determined through the interview process.
• Experience working with or for an Investment/Pensions Consultancy advantageous.
• Preference for University Master’s Degree with an emphasis in Finance and Economics or a related, quantitative/analytical field from an accredited, business school or university, or other equivalent Advanced Degree.
• Progression toward a CFA (desirable not essential).

PIMCO recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, national origin, ancestry, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, age, military or veteran status, disability, or any factor prohibited by law, and affirms in policy and practice to support and promote the concept of equal employment opportunity and affirmative action, in accordance with all applicable laws.

PIMCO is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. We provide reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities, including veterans, in job application procedures.