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What is the Performance & Attribution team responsible for?
The Performance & Attribution team acts as the SME for Performance, Attribution, Characteristics, and ex-post Risk Statistics and is primarily responsible for maintaining systems, and data flows to facilitate timely delivery of customized automated and manual reports. The team liaises with various teams across all the global time zones, such as Portfolio/Product Managers, Client Services, Investment Commentary and Risk Management.
What is the Fixed Income Attribution Sr Consultant responsible for?
The Fixed Income Attribution Sr Consultant is responsible for analyzing, explaining, and validating daily and monthly performance attribution across fixed income portfolios. The role partners closely with investment teams to ensure accurate, insightful attribution that reflects portfolio strategy, positioning, and market drivers.
Key Responsibilities
- Serve as a Subject Matter Expert in performance and attribution analytics.
- Develop and maintain an advanced understanding of fixed income and derivative instruments, including the key drivers of performance across rates, credit, spread, curve, currency, and optionality.
- Calculate and analyze daily performance attribution and associated P&L, ensuring consistency with portfolio positioning and market movements.
- Interpret attribution results across fixed income strategy types, including Investment Grade, High Yield, Core, Core Plus, Structured, and other specialty strategies, with a clear understanding of expected sources of return.
- Identify, investigate, and resolve attribution anomalies or errors, providing meaningful quality control and value-added validation to the attribution process.
- Prepare, present, and confidently stand behind monthly performance attribution in discussions with portfolio managers and investment teams.
- Act as a key liaison between investment teams and analytics, ensuring attribution outputs are accurate, transparent, and actionable.
Required Qualifications
- Strong foundation in fixed income markets, including rates, credit, structured products, and derivatives.
- Demonstrated experience in performance attribution and P&L analysis for fixed income portfolios.
- Ability to translate complex attribution results into clear, investment-relevant insights.
- High attention to detail with a strong focus on data quality, validation, and controls.
- Strong communication skills and the confidence to engage directly with portfolio managers and senior investment professionals.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with fixed income attribution models and platforms (e.g., Aladdin, BBG Port, FactSet, MSCI, Barra, Axioma, or similar).
- Familiarity with multi-asset or global fixed income portfolios.
- Background in risk analytics, performance measurement, or portfolio analytics.
- Ability to perform financial/mathematical calculations & analysis using MS Excel, Power BI, Alteryx, Python & relevant process automation tools.
Education And Experience
- Bachelors / Master’s degree preferably in Finance/Business. Professional Certifications (CIPM/CFA/FRM) would be an added advantage.
- 10+ years’ relevant work experience in Analysis & Reporting of Performance, Attributions & Risk
Franklin Templeton offers employees a competitive and valuable range of total rewards—monetary and non-monetary — designed to support their well-being and recognize their time, talents, and results. Along with base compensation, employees are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus, a 401(k) plan with a generous match, and recognition rewards. We also offer a comprehensive benefits package, which includes a range of competitive healthcare options, insurance, and disability benefits, employee stock investment program, learning resources, career development programs, reimbursement for certain education expenses, paid time off (vacation / holidays / sick / leave / parental & caregiving leave / bereavement / volunteering / floating holidays) and a motivational wellbeing program. We expect the annual salary for this position to range between $155,000 - $175,000 depending on location and level of relevant experience, plus discretionary bonus.
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Our culture is shaped by the variety of perspectives and experiences brought by talent from around the world. Regardless of your interests, lifestyle, or background, there’s a place for you at Franklin Templeton. We provide employees with the tools, resources, and learning opportunities to help them excel in their career and personal life.
By joining us, you will become part of a culture that focuses on employee well-being and provides multidimensional support for a positive and healthy lifestyle. We understand that benefits are at the core of employee well-being and may vary depending on individual needs. Whether you need support for maintaining your physical and mental health, saving for life’s adventures, taking care of your family members, or making a positive impact in your community, we aim to have your needs covered. Learn more about the wide range of benefits we offer at Franklin Templeton.
Highlights Of Our Benefits Include
- Three weeks paid time off the first year
- Medical, dental and vision insurance
- 401(k) Retirement Plan with 85% company match on your pre-tax and/or Roth contributions, up to the IRS limits
- Employee Stock Investment Program
- Tuition Assistance Program
- Purchase of company funds with no sales charge
- Onsite fitness center and recreation center*
- Onsite cafeteria*
- Only applicable at certain locations
Learn more about the wide range of benefits we offer at Franklin Templeton
Franklin Templeton is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees, and we evaluate qualified applicants without regard to ancestry, age, color, disability, genetic information, gender, gender identity, or gender expression, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, and any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law, ordinance, or regulation.
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