AXA MPS Financial is an Irish Life Insurance Company, regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland and operating on the Italian market under the free provision of services, through a capillary network of banks. It was founded in 1999 in Dublin as a company specializing in Unit and Index Linked insurance products and in 2007 it became part of the AXA MPS Joint Venture (which holds 100% of the Company through AXA MPS Assicurazioni Vita S.p.A.), which combines historical expertise and the traditional local roots of the Montepaschi Group with AXA's international leadership in the financial protection sector. Since 1 January 2014 the Company is part of the AXA ITALIA insurance group (registered in the Register of Insurance Groups with no. 041).
For the Dublin Head Office, we are looking for a
Investment Reporting Analyst – Permanent Position (Italian speaking)
In Investments & Distribution Department the candidate will report to the Middle Office and Reporting Manager.
The candidate will be accountable to:
* Provide regular updates on market events, performances and economic outlook to the distribution network
* Provide analysis of the performances of the entire range of products to internal stakeholders and distribution network
* Develop, maintain, and improve product reports by collecting necessary information from third parties service providers (policy administrators, asset managers, market data)
* Support Distribution team in understanding products’ performance drivers and markets movements to be enable communication with distribution network
* Support the Investment team in monitoring the Third-party administrators and implementing changes in processes and procedures in place with them
* Internal support to the Product Development process.
* Support investment team on on-going management of in force products
* Support the Investments and Distribution team in projects as required
Main activities and responsibilities:
* Complete and publish weekly, monthly, and quarterly investment reporting in Italian
* Create, maintain and optimize the tools required to generate the required reports and commentaries
* Support the Distribution team by providing performance commentaries, funds characteristics to be used in training material and presentations to distribution network
* Support distribution team in creating a link between market views and current product range
* Monitor the Third-party administrators and support in the implementation of changes in processes and procedures
* Contribute to the overall Offer strategy definition, to Group initiatives and to transversal projects
* Projects specified by the Chief Investment Officer & Head of Distribution
Hard skills:
* Bachelor’s degree or higher in Economics, Finance or Mathematics
* At least 3 years of experience within the financial industry, preferably with exposure to Mutual Funds management
* Fluent in Italian and English (both written & oral communication)
* Good knowledge of investment strategies, unit linked products, and mutual funds
* Good knowledge of macro economy and financial markets
* Knowledge of insurance products and asset management products
* Knowledge of performance management and reporting tools
* Knowledge of applicable Italian and Irish regulation on Life insurance products
* Advanced user of Microsoft Office products (Excel in particular), Morningstar Direct, SQL a plus
Soft skills:
* Strong analytical and organisational skills
* Excellent written and oral communication and presentation skills
* Good relationship skills
* Able to prioritise and work under pressure to meet deadlines
* The candidate must be rigorous, autonomous and passionate about finance with absolute ethical standards
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