Commonfund is a leading asset management firm that empowers educational institutions, foundations, pension funds, family offices, RIAs, and other sophisticated investors to achieve their most important goals. Through our Outsourced CIO business, we provide nonprofits access to world-class investment management solutions. Our CF Private Equity business provides access to private equity investments for both nonprofit and for-profit organizations seeking to diversify their portfolios with private investments. Our Commonfund Institute is among the nation’s most trusted sources for relevant, useful, and proprietary data, analytics, and best practices in financial management. All our businesses are united by a relentless commitment to investment performance matched by an equally relentless commitment to the values of trust, transparency, and ethical behavior that have inspired us since our founding more than fifty years ago. www.commonfund.org
Please submit a resume and cover letter to www.commonfund.org/careers
Responsibilities:
- Support the Fixed Income/Credit team in all aspects of managing the firm’s fixed income portfolio including, open-end, and closed-end funds focused on investment grade and non-investment grade investments.
- Conduct due diligence of current and prospective investment managers.
- Assist with the development and maintenance of models and databases.
- Prepare and monitor data and analytics for the portfolios.
- Assist with the development of quantitative and qualitative rationale and support for the communication of investment ideas to senior investment and client focused teams.
- Prepare written reports and presentation materials for investment team and committee recommendations.
- Create, maintain and update all investors materials as necessary done in conjunction with the graphics group and compliance teams.
- Complete analytical projects on specific topics.
REQUIRED BACKGROUND:
- Bachelor’s degree, CFA a plus.
- Excellent analytical, financial modelling, and valuation skills
- Computer proficiency (Excel, Word and PowerPoint)
- Strong attention to detail, follow-through capabilities and commitment to excellence in work product
- Must have excellent people, organizational, written and verbal communication skills.
- Job location is Wilton, Connecticut
