Investor Relations Associate Job Description
Investor relations associate
provides support for PWM special investments such as GS hedge funds, AAG hedge funds, and private equity.
Investor Relations Associate Duties & Responsibilities
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Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Create, update and maintain various Excel spreadsheets, models and reports tracking stock price performance, valuations and various financial metrics
Maintain investor relations CRM and various Excel databases
Recording voted meetings on the department's Excel log
Provide support for Financial Advisors and their teams whose clients own positions in illiquid Alternative Investments
Develop product knowledge – gain in-depth understanding of Direct Alternatives product offering
Investor reporting – take responsibility for the quality and timely delivery of weekly, monthly and quarterly investor reporting
Sales support – respond to inquiries from internal sales people (GSAM and PWM)
Project management and coordination of divisional initiatives in regulatory, operational and technology space
Develop and maintain tools to manage third party research consumption and conduct broker votes
Develop and maintain business reporting for revenue and expense management, funding, commission management
Investor Relations Associate Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Investor Relations Associate
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: CPE
Education for Investor Relations Associate
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the investor relations associate job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and University Degree in Finance, Business, Accounting, Economics, MBA, Marketing, Business/Administration, Education, Communications, Science
Skills for Investor Relations Associate
Desired skills for investor relations associate include:
Anti-Money Laundering and KYC procedures
Excel
Microsoft Office product suite
Specifically Excel
Hedge
Mutual funds
Alternative Investments
Especially Hedge Funds
Experience in perpetual life vehicles highly desirable
FATCA and tax compliance
Desired experience for investor relations associate includes:
Coordination of major strategic projects for the business such as new products and fund launches and restructuring of existing products
Liaison with technology and the investment/trading teams to develop and enhance portfolio management and trading workflows
Interacting with clients via phone and email responding to information requests
Manage external fund administrator relationship
Investor transactions, communications, account values, prospects, reporting
Creating and maintaining full blown documentation (procedures, workflow diagrams, checklists)
Investor Relations Associate Examples
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Investor Relations Associate Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is hiring for an investor relations associate. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for investor relations associate
- Serve as a resource for operational inquiries related to processing of trades
- Monitor the issuance of registered shares and work with counsel to process registration renewals
- Provide reporting on sales and distribution activity to various groups within the firm including sales, legal, accounting and financial reporting
- Coordinate with audit teams to provide materials necessary for annual testing of controls
- Review of financial advisor address updates and reconciliation of financial advisor wholesaler territory assignment
- Coordinate with accounting and legal teams on payment of management fees and issuance of shares for employee stock issuance plans
- Train newer team members on policies and procedures and serve as a resource to operations team for questions on processing and procedures
- Develop thorough understanding of firm’s historical and current investment products, business processes and regulatory rules associated with products
- Work collaboratively and support the operations, investor relations and marketing teams in all aspects, including but not limited to creating and sending investor reports, tracking investor capital movements and reconciling investor capital balances
- Writing monthly/quarterly market and portfolio commentary to be used in investor reporting
Qualifications for investor relations associate
- Liaising with the internal sales force to serve as a resource for investor/prospect inquiries related to product offerings, including RFP
- Preparing internal reports for each strategy, including top position write-ups, performance summaries, top contributors/detractors, net and gross exposures, and sector breakdowns on a monthly, quarterly, annual and ad-hoc basis
- Perform Compliance review all investor documents for accuracy and completeness
- Review subscription documents of new clients to ensure their compliance with all regulatory requirements
- Assisting with investor requests, general fund information, and market updates
- Tracking client information and managing CRM systems, databases, and distribution lists
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Investor Relations Associate Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is looking to fill the role of investor relations associate. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for investor relations associate
- Coordinating with our New York office and colleagues
- Helping with administrative duties as needed
- Assist with prospecting of new clients as well servicing current clients
- Manage meetings and calls
- Coordinate agendas and ensure bookings/confirmations happen
- Answer questions about funds and firm (investment related, operational, transactional) and act as a liaison with members of all departments and service providers to ensure client questions are answered
- Respond to ad hoc client requests for information and liaise with DDQ team for in-depth client RFP-type requests
- Provide documentation to clients, ensure AML documentation requirements are met for the fund, ensure process is understood, and answer questions that arise
- Store / track / log documentation and emails
- Coordinate logistics for marketing efforts / trips
Qualifications for investor relations associate
- Manage Client database reports
- Create ad hoc reports and presentations as needed
- Develop a thorough understanding of the company's BDCs, the BDC industry and the motivations of different types of investors
- Create and update presentations on the company and the BDC industry for multiple constituents including equity investors/analysts, ratings agencies, lenders, senior management and Board of Directors
- Manage the development of press releases, newsletters and earnings call transcripts including writing, editing, managing the approval process and submitting to third party providers for dissemination
- Analyze earnings results, sell-side research, conference calls and SEC filings of peer
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Investor Relations Associate Job Description
Job Description Example
Our growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of investor relations associate. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for investor relations associate
- Respond to investor inquires over the phone and via e-mail
- Attend investor conferences and meetings with senior management
- Work with other areas of the company's marketing and legal – along with third party vendors to ensure accurate and up-to-date information and messaging on the company's websites
- Work with marketing to prepare senior management for media appearances and conferences
- Design and edit marketing materials, including firm presentations, pitch books, and investor reports
- Communicate with internal staff to obtain necessary data
- Update and maintain marketing collateral and fact sheets
- Perform analysis pertaining to fund performance
- Write responses to and coordinate completion of Requests for Proposals (RFPs)
- Complete due diligence questionnaires
Qualifications for investor relations associate
- Compile monthly competitor analysis
- Coordinate client/prospect meetings and participate as needed
- Analyze, interpret, and communicate the operating results and strategic initiatives of the companies
- Work with team members to draft and proofread press releases, earnings call scripts, and SEC filings
- Develop and update investor presentations
- Participate in investor calls to build knowledge of products and investor base
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Investor Relations Associate Job Description
Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is looking to fill the role of investor relations associate. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for investor relations associate
- Identify prospective investors though analysis of 13-F filing data
- Perform competitor analysis and compare valuation metrics
- Contributing to the development and management of investor targeting programs and presentations, briefing materials and IR website content
- Active involvement in projects within your team including, but not limited to, client on-boarding and system testing
- Performance reviews with clients
- Setting up conference calls
- Speaking with institutional investors, including consultants and some High Net Worth
- Review incoming investor subscription agreements and work directly with financial advisors to resolve any trades not in good order
- Assist with review of investor correspondence trade confirmations, statements and tax forms
- Maintain working knowledge on procedures for processing various transactions
Qualifications for investor relations associate
- Marketing materials
- Handling reporting
- Backup for all client servicing needs
- Client co-coverage
- Responding to RFPs, RFIs and separate account proposal requests
- Creating, updating and distributing marketing materials
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Investor Relations Associate Job Description
Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is looking for an investor relations associate. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for investor relations associate
- Assisting in the follow-up of missing ballots per "share materiality report" and provide various assistance to other staff members
- Subscriptions and redemption
- Provide exceptional and timely client service to current and potential investors
- Coordinate and schedule investor and prospective investor meetings
- Maintain contacts and other current and potential investor data
- Prepare and disseminate marketing and investor materials
- Assist in coordination of marketing trips
- Assist in the management of the investor subscription/redemption process
- Maintain industry performance and consultant databases
- Assist with website maintenance and coordination of PR/Media requests
Qualifications for investor relations associate
- Strong Buy Side Compliance skills
- Assist with monthly investor reporting
- Responding to RFPs, RFIs and separate account proposal request
- 2-4 years of full-time work experience in Investment banking, research, strategy or consulting experience strongly preferred
- Work closely with CCM team members and respective Account Executives and Portfolio Teams
- Ability to interface professionally with individuals throughout various departments in the firm, third party firms, partners and industry leaders