Business Analyst - Investment Data and Reporting

Overview

This position is part of a compact yet influential team that supports investment activities in both public and private markets within a Singapore-based Sovereign Fund. The role requires close collaboration with Portfolio Management, Trading, Investment Operations, Risk, and Technology units to ensure reliable investment data, reporting, and analysis tools that facilitate investment decisions and operational efficiency.

Primary Responsibilities

• Serve as the subject matter expert on public markets instruments and related investment data, guaranteeing that reporting reflects actual market and operational activities accurately.
• Develop, update, and refine datasets that enable portfolio management, investment operations, reporting, and analytical processes.
• Convert business inquiries and stakeholder needs into precise data requirements, metrics, and analytical frameworks.
• Create and sustain reporting datasets and analytical models for periodic reports, dashboards, and tailored analysis.
• Perform root-cause analysis on recurring data, reporting, and operational issues, proposing durable resolutions.
• Work closely with portfolio managers, investment operations, risk, and technology teams to support and enhance reporting and analytical projects.
• Participate in comprehensive business analysis activities such as requirements gathering, designing solutions, improving processes, and facilitating user acceptance testing.

Required Qualifications and Skills

• A minimum of 5 to 8 years’ experience in Asset Management, Investment Management, Sovereign Wealth Funds, Private Equity, Investment Operations, Investment Reporting, or as a Data/Business Analyst within investment teams.
• In-depth knowledge of investment products and operational workflows in public and/or private markets.
• Understanding of fund structures including capital calls, distributions, valuations, commitments, NAV reporting, cash flow management, and portfolio reporting.
• Background supporting teams in investment, finance, operations, or portfolio management roles.
• High proficiency in SQL for data manipulation and querying.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities centered on investigating investment data and reporting challenges.
• Experience handling complex and dynamic datasets.

Preferred Additional Skills

• Working knowledge of data visualization tools such as Tableau, Power BI, QlikView, or Qlik Sense.
• Exposure to cloud data platforms like Snowflake.
• Familiarity with project management tools including JIRA.
• Basic proficiency in Python programming for data analysis or automation tasks.
• Achievement of CFA certification, ideally Level 2 or higher.