Western Asset
Asset Management
ResearchAnalyst
“Research Analyst at Western Asset. Skills: Fixed-income, Liquidity risk, Cash management, Quantitative analysis. Monitor daily portfolio cash balances. Escalate emerging liquidity risks”
What You'll Achieve.
Help manage daily liquidity across fixed-income portfolios; Ensure portfolios meet liquidity guidelines; Support trade execution readiness; Contribute to ongoing enhancements to our liquidity toolkit and processes; Improve data quality, methodology, and documentation; Automate reporting; Improve dashboards; Streamline workflows
Industry & Context.
Demonstrated analytical capability; Translating outputs into clear recommendations; Investigate anomalies; Improve data quality
4 days in office
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Minimum 5 years of relevant experience within asset management, fixed-income research, trading, portfolio analytics, treasury/cash management, or liquidity/risk analytics, Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Mathematics, Engineering, or a related quantitative discipline
Nice to Have
Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation highly desirable, Proficiency with Bloomberg and experience with data/analytics tools such as Python, SQL, R, VBA, Power BI/Tableau, or similar is a plus
What You'll Do.
Monitor daily portfolio cash balances
Escalate emerging liquidity risks
Maintain and enhance cash forecasting
Provide market and security-level research
Support portfolio managers and traders
Track and interpret market liquidity indicators
Ensure compliance with internal liquidity guidelines
Partner with risk management
Collaborate with technology
Contribute to desk research projects
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Partner closely with portfolio managers, traders, risk, and operations; Communicate actionable insights to the desk; Partner with risk management; Collaborate with technology, data, and operations teams; Convey technical concepts to portfolio managers, traders, and cross-functional partners
Communication Scope
Excellent written and verbal communication ability; Convey technical concepts
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