Job Title: Securities Analyst
Job Duties: Independently analyze creditworthiness of existing holdings and identify new investment opportunities within assigned sectors.
- Build and maintain financial models and prepare research reports.
- Conduct investment back-office operations including cash transaction reporting (monitoring for capital calls, wire requests, tender offers, etc.), assistance with trade execution and settlement process, and working with Insurance operations on Statutory Deposit requests.
- Identify and implement enhancements to operations processes to improve overall accuracy and efficiency.
- Lead economic update process and discussion on current economic trends, including building and maintaining economic models, evaluating additional improvements and indicators.
- Identify ways to enhance portfolio yield and reduce risk.
- Assist Investment Team with quarterly and ad-hoc reporting and presentation requests, feedback on meeting minutes, and reviews of existing and prospective third-party managers.
- Option to work from home a few days per week.
Education and Experience Requirements.
- Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Finance, Business, Economics, or related field.
- 3 years with the following: Bloomberg or equivalent; performing investment research; and monitoring equity, security, debt, and/or capital markets.
- 2 years performing financial modeling.
Work Wage: 39 hours per week; Wage range between $42.49 to 47.67/hour
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Finance, Business, Economics, or a related field
- 3 years of experience using Bloomberg or an equivalent platform
- 3 years of experience performing investment research
- 3 years of experience monitoring equity, securities, debt, and/or capital markets
- 2 years of experience performing financial modeling
What We Do
EMC Insurance Companies is among the top 60 insurance organizations in the country based on net written premium, and we have more than 2,500 employees. The company was organized in 1911 to write workers’ compensation protection in Iowa. Today, EMC provides property and casualty insurance products and services throughout the United States and writes reinsurance contracts worldwide. Operating under the trade name EMC Insurance Companies, Employers Mutual Casualty Company and one or more of its affiliated companies is licensed in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
