Junior Consultant Investment Performance

You are up to the challenge of translating complex business requirements into software solutions, and you are interested in the world of investment. You have an affinity with mathematical modeling and/or databases as well as a drive to learn what is at the core of a question. Ortec Finance, a leading global fintech company offers a position in the Global Client Servicing team that supports users of our Investment Performance solution. You would operate as a technical solution expert and work closely together with our client service managers.

The Investment Performance Solution

The Investment Performance department within Ortec Finance focuses on the development, sales, implementation and support of PEARL, our performance attribution software. PEARL enables our clients to conduct in-depth analysis to gain insights in the results of their investment decisions made within a complex investment process. With colleagues based in Toronto, London, Melbourne, Amsterdam and Rotterdam, our Investment Performance solution continues to attract a growing number of leading investment organizations worldwide. We work with large pension funds, asset managers and other global financial institutions, to provide insight on 4 trillion Euros of assets.

What do we have to offer?

We offer you a challenging and rewarding role in a growing company, while being part of an inspirational global business with a lot of opportunities for personal and professional career development.

The salary is dependent on your role, competency profile, and experience. In addition to a competitive salary, we offer you excellent benefits, including:

• A permanent contract, because we strive for a long-term collaboration
• An open and informal work environment with inspiring and enthusiastic colleagues
• Participation in a bonus scheme, health care benefits, and work from home allowance
• 27 paid leave days (based on a full-time contract),
• Hybrid work: working at our office in Melbourne and partly remote working from your home office
• Opportunities to develop yourself with a training program as well as weekly research and knowledge meetings

Ortec Finance is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, religion, sexual orientation, age, disability, citizenship status, veteran status or any other basis protected by applicable law. If and as required by applicable law, all persons hired to work at Ortec Finance will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the location for which they have an offer to work and to complete the necessary employment eligibility verification documents upon hire.

Who are you?

You are a strong communicator, able to interact easily with both colleagues and clients. You possess the drive, skills and creativity needed to analyze client’s requirements to their core, placing them into the correct context within the overall solution. You can write functional designs and accurate development proposals based on this analysis. Of course, you should also recognize yourself in our core values.

In addition, the following aspects are important:

• You hold a bachelor’s degree, preferably in an exact science (e.g. Econometrics, Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, or Physics) or business-related field (e.g. Finance or Accounting)
• You have excellent verbal and written communication skills in English
• Good working knowledge of MS Office tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint). Affinity with databases, financial modeling and/or design of web applications is considered an advantage
• The same holds for experience up to 2 years within the investment industry and with performance or risk management
• You have the ability and willingness to travel as required both domestically and internationally
• You are entitled to live and work in Australia.

Who are we?

Working at Ortec Finance means working in a continuously innovating world where science, academics, and mathematics go hand in hand, since models are key in helping Ortec Finance’ clients with complex financial decisions. Because that is what we love: helping people to make better decisions.

Here, your daily job is very in-depth, based on evidence and relevant for society. It means a job that matters. Your learning curve is steep; we learn something new every single day. And we need to, because continuous innovation is key. Especially in a fintech world. We thrive on innovation, challenging the status quo at every turn.

Our ultimate goal is to help as many people as possible to make their own investment decisions and improve their ability to reach their objectives. These objectives are not just financial targets but can have e.g., environmental and social components as well. We provide insights and technology to society as a whole and integrate sustainability into the decision making of our clients.

Ortec Finance is the leading provider of technology and solutions for risk and return management. It is our purpose to enable people to manage the complexity of investment decisions. We do this through delivering leading technologies and solutions for investment decision-making to financial institutions around the world. Our strength lies in an effective combination of advanced models, innovative technology and in-depth market knowledge. More at www.ortecfinance.com.

Diversity & Inclusion

One of the core values of Ortec Finance is personal initiative and helping each other. Our D&I policy reflects exactly that: showing personal initiative to be who you want to be and being open to people with a different background or idea. We have respect for the opinions of others and appreciate the differences that make us all unique individuals with our own strengths and challenges. You can find our full D&I Statement here.

More information or do you want to apply?

For more information regarding this position please contact Michelle Li at [email protected].

We look forward to receiving your application and we hope to meet you soon!