Description
Who we are
FreeThink Capital (“FTC”) is an investment management firm based in Edmonton, Alberta, with $1.5 billion currently under management. We are registered with the Alberta Securities Commission as a Portfolio Manager, Investment Fund Manager, and Exempt Market Dealer.
FTC employs both long-only and market-neutral strategies and we capitalize on market opportunities wherever they present themselves by investing in multiple asset classes and regions across the globe. Our goal is simple: to provide investment excellence to our clients by consistently delivering superior risk-adjusted returns.
Additionally, FTC serves as the in house quantitative and financial research team for a broader group of companies that include a Schedule I Bank and 2 insurance companies. In this capacity, FTC performs analysis, uses data science and builds models that span a variety of financial functions, including capital adequacy, strategic asset allocation, valuation and automated decision making.
The Opportunity
FreeThink Capital is looking for a permanent, fulltime Investment & Research Associate to join a team of exceptional professionals that come from some of the top hedge funds and schools in the world. FTC consists of a small, tightly knit team that values quantitative/analytical thinking, evidence-based decision making, intellectual curiosity and humility.
As an organization that sits at the nexus of a variety of financial institutions, working for FTC provides a healthy variety of financial work that is both stimulating and vital. This role serves as an excellent learning opportunity for the right individual to contribute meaningfully with considerable potential for learning, growth and advancement.
Additionally, our compensation package includes base salary, group benefits and a matched retirement savings plan program. We also believe in the importance of work-life balance and the health of our colleagues and to that end offer generous paid time off and an onsite gym.
Requirements
Operations
- Day-to-day support of investment and trading operations
- Assist in the implementation of investment strategies and daily trade execution processes
- Design, preparation, and delivery of key portfolio reporting (monitoring investment performance, portfolio risk, position and factor concentrations)
- Daily reconciliation and trade coordination with external service providers (including executing and prime brokers, custodians, and fund administrators)
- Regular & ad-hoc updating of key inputs and features that a support a live automated loan adjudication model
Research
- Assist with the maintenance, updating and evolution of capital adequacy models
- Refinement and improvement of asset liability matching program
- Ad-hoc research on systematic, quantitative investment strategies
- Ad-hoc requests to analyze specific investment hypotheses
Required Qualifications
- Post-secondary degree in Finance, Economics, Engineering or Sciences
- Familiarity with basic investment and financial concepts (e.g. financial statement analysis, Sharpe ratios, efficient markets, etc.)
- A grasp of fundamental statistics (e.g. standard deviation, normal distributions, probability, etc.)
- Intermediate to advanced skill with MS Excel
Preferred Qualifications
- Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation or in progress
- Post-graduate education is an asset
- Previous experience in an investment operations role
- Previous experience researching and/or implementing systematic investment strategies
- Familiarity with Bloomberg, S&P ClariFI, SS&C Geneva
We look for quick learning self-starters who are able to tackle a variety of responsibilities while working effectively in a team setting. Ideal candidates would come from quantitative backgrounds with prior finance work experience (CFA designation is valued). Proficiency in Excel and coding skills are also a plus.
Please apply through the following link: https://generalbank.bamboohr.com/careers/161. While we appreciate all applications, only candidates selected for further consideration will be contacted directly.
