Solutions Client Analyst

The role of Solutions Client Analyst is primarily focussed on the investment reporting and analytic requirements of our clients within the Schroders Solutions business. The main responsibility undertaken is the support to the solutions business with high quality data and reporting to measure performance, service queries, meeting preparation, market research and trends and a project support. The team is fast paced, hands-on, and ever committed to providing our clients with a seamless experience. What you'll do

• Have a primary focus on developing our digital reporting proposition to our institutional client base.
• Work closely with Client Solutions and to understand client problems and provide best-in-class analytical solutions as client strategies evolve.
• Design new reporting Dashboards, architecture and create efficiency gains for the wider solutions business.
• Understand data governance, quality and security and integrate analytics with corporate platforms
• Interact with Global Data / Technology and understand data flows that integrate into Tableau/analytics
• Build out dashboard views to help monitor / present the MI information using software to empower client solutions management
• Enhance the whole process of data management, collecting, dashboard design, and product life-cycle management
• Have the ability to solve investment related queries and problems
• Provide explanations of clients' investment returns in the context of their actuarial requirements
• Gather, clean, and prepare data for analytics and visualization
• Create new KPIs and monitor them consistently in datasets
• To be aware of and adhere to Compliance procedures and requirements in respect of the following: confidentiality, data protection, anti-money laundering procedures, TCF, conflicts of interest.
  
  Educated to a minimum of a 2.1 honours degree in a numerical, finance or economics-based subject
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office applications and must have Intermediate Level
• Experience of Excel. Knowledge of Tableau and other data visualistion software
• Demonstrated expertise in developing and operating Tableau-driven dashboards and analytics
• Strong skills in working with PCs and on-line systems
• Clear and effective communication skills, both written and oral
The knowledge, experience and qualifications that will help
• Operational Excellence, Process management and improvements courses
• Proactive in approach and show initiative to take a variety of tasks with an enquiring mind
• Pensions knowledge and investment markets interest
• Creative approach to problem solving
What you'll be like
• Numerical and analytical, with strong mathematical and problem-solving skills
• Innovative and flexible, with a tendency to want to create new and more effective ways of doing things. This is particularly key with the current fast pace of change in technology and investment markets.
• Self-motivated, while the role is primarily structured it is important to be driven and goal-oriented, working in an organised and systematic way.
• Good team worker, the role requires collaborative working within the team and wider Solutions business functions, which is crucial when working towards deadlines.
• Attention to detail - a thorough and methodical approach is important to ensure correct data and information is provided to clients and third parties.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, both verbal and written - Client Services deals directly with most teams in the business as well as clients and third parties so being able to build relationships with these parties is a crucial part of the role.
  
  About Schroders
We're a global investment manager. We help institutions, intermediaries and individuals around the world invest money to meet their goals, fulfil their ambitions, and prepare for the future. We have around 6,000 people on six continents. And we've been around for over 200 years, but keep adapting as society and technology changes. What doesn't change is our commitment to helping our clients, and society, prosper. The base We moved into our new HQ in the City of London in 2018. We're close to our clients, in the heart of the UK's financial centre. And we have everything we need to work flexibly.