Investment Performance & Risk Specialist

Organisation

Anthos Fund & Asset Management (Anthos) is a values-based asset manager that stewards capital for professional investors who want to create bigger impact together. We strive to do this by responsibly managing capital in line with the values of sustainability, human dignity, and good corporate citizenship, underpinned by robust responsible and impact investment principles.  

 Anthos was founded nearly 100 years ago to manage the assets of the Brenninkmeijer family, their businesses and philanthropies. We welcome like-minded investors to join us. Clients benefit from tailored expert management across equities, fixed income, real estate, private equity, alternative investments and on an overall portfolio level.

Anthos Fund & Asset Management is part of COFRA Holding AG. Family-owned for six generations.

COFRA today comprises a diversified group of investment platforms and operating businesses in asset management, private equity, real estate, retail, clean energy and sustainable food. All striving to be a force for good in society and the environment.

About the job 

The Investment Performance & Risk Specialist ensures that investment strategies are aligned with client objectives, regulatory standards, and internal risk frameworks. You support portfolio managers, senior management, and stakeholders with actionable insights. This is a new role, created to further develop performance measurement & -attribution in our organisation. You will be part of the small Risk Management team, responsible for Investment risk management as well as non-financial risk management. The team is headed by the Head of Risk Management, reporting to the Chief Risk & Innovation Officer.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate the calculation, validation and reporting of investment performance across asset classes, strategies, and benchmarks, internally as well as with third-party vendors.
• Conduct multi-level performance attribution, e.g. asset allocation, security selection, currency, and factor effects.
• Maintain and enhance risk analytics tools and reporting dashboards.
• Monitor portfolio risks including market, counterparty, liquidity, and ESG risks.
• Track portfolio exposures versus limits and escalate breaches or anomalies
• Perform quantitative and qualitative risk analysis, stress testing, and scenario analysis.
• Support client reporting with tailored performance and risk insights.
• Oversee data integrity, consistency, and reconciliation across performance- and risk systems.
• Provide insights on investment performance drivers and (emerging) -risks.
• Support the design and evaluation of investment strategies from a performance and risk perspective.

Qualifications

• A Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Mathematics, Statistics, or a related discipline.
• At least 4 years work experience in the area of investment performance measurement.
• Multi-year experience in the asset management industry, preferably within a small or medium sized company.
• Proficiency in tools like Excel (VBA) and PowerBI; experience with performance & risk measurement platforms such as SimCorp Dimension, Burgiss, MSCI Barra.
• Ability to translate analysis into actionable insights to support portfolio managers and senior leadership.

Additional information

• The role is a full-time position.
• Valid EU work permit.
• Adaptable for both office and remote work: current guidance is (at least) 3 days per week presence on premises.
• Reference checks and a pre-employment screening are a final step of the hiring procedure.
• We are an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.