Business Analyst

Company Description

As a leading global investment management firm, AB fosters diverse perspectives and embraces innovation to help our clients navigate the uncertainty of capital markets. Through high-quality research and diversified investment services, we serve institutions, individuals, and private wealth clients in major markets worldwide. Our ambition is simple: to be our clients’ most valued asset-`

We are seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented Investments Business Operations Analyst to join our team. The successful candidate will play a critical role in supporting the business aspects of our investment activities with a dynamic set of responsibilities aimed at driving efficiency across the investment teams.

Responsibilities

• Support Investment Business Heads: Assist the Investment Business Heads for Equities, Fixed Income, and Multi-Asset Hedge Fund Solutions in creating quarterly Town Hall materials, maintaining scorecards, and creating other strategic business material that covers performance, AUM, expenses, and strategic priorities. The goal is to standardize key materials used by the Investment Heads and automate data updates.
• Market Data Management: Conduct ongoing reviews of the Investment teams market data costs to rationalize demand and reduce the spending. Analyze synergies of services across teams, explore more cost-effective alternatives, and work closely with the AB market data team to manage new service requests and contract renewals. Assess AI tools to create an inventory for key contract terms across vendors and manage renewal cycles. Provide quarterly KPI reporting to investment teams to validate services and costs.
• Expense Tracking: Leverage various reporting tools to create analytics that monitor the travel and expense cost trends for each business unit, ensuring they remain within budget and identify opportunities for cost savings. Provide monthly KPI reporting to Business heads.
• Vendor Management: Manage the Investment teams list of critical vendors and execute on the annual Vendor risk review process. Collaborate with the AB Vendor Risk Management team on the process and systems utilized.
• Indirect Cost Allocation Tracking: Review the allocated costs across Technology and Operations to each Investment Business unit to identify changes and opportunities to reduce overall costs across Investments.
• Project Management: Participate in and manage various projects related to initiatives aimed at improving business operations.
  
  

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business Administration, Economics, or a related field.
• 2-4 years of experience in investment operations, financial services, or a related field.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to manage deliverables for senior investment professionals.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with a keen attention to detail.
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel and PowerPoint. Experience with Power BI tools and use of AI.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work collaboratively in a team environment
  
  

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