Data Analyst / Business Relationship Executive (Graduate)

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FE Australia is recruiting for a junior data analyst/business relationship executive to join the team in our Sydney CBD office. This customer facing role provides a great introduction to anyone wanting to gain experience in rapidly evolving financial technology and data sector.  Working with asset managers as part of a global team, the successful candidate will be responsible for the development and maintenance of our Australian & New Zealand fund database.

The junior data analyst/business relationship executive will work across FE’s database and  Precision+ product range.  Interacting directly with asset managers, they will gain knowledge of the funds industry as well as additional technical skills relating to databases, B2B software and Microsoft applications.  The role spans many business functions including sales, account management, support and IT – providing opportunities for people to gain exposure in multiple areas and develop specialist skills

The role is full time (37.5 hours per week) and based at the Sydney office.

Key Areas of Responsibility:

• Begin to understand the wealth management industry that closely relate to data on managed funds.
• Become familiar with the FE database and requirements from fund managers to help enhance the accuracy and coverage of fund data.
• A high level of customer and fund manager interaction (both face to face and via phone) to explain FE processes, data requirements and provide support.
• The need to liaise with internal teams based across the globe to ensure market fund data is being efficiently ingested and tackle any emerging quality and coverage issues.
• Be confident in explaining FE products to fund managers and other product issuers to help support the sales team and drive sales leads across the product range.

Suitable candidates will be:

• Educated to a degree level or equivalent.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Willing to engage in all areas of the business to develop knowledge.
• Highly motivated and used to working to multiple deadlines.
• An interest in the fund management industry, preference for some fund knowledge.
• Personable, able to make and maintain strong relationships with clients and fund managers.
• Intelligent, with a good grasp of IT along with interest to increase excel knowledge and SQL skills.
• Positive, social and can adapt into a vibrant work culture.
• Candidates must have Australian residency and be able to work in Australia

About FE

FE is a leader in the provision of investment data, software tools and performance analysis to the financial services industry. Formed in London in 1996, we are a private company with a strong international presence throughout Europe and Asia Pacific. We are dynamic, entrepreneurial and focused on exceeding our clients' expectations, above all we help our clients to be better informed enabling them to make better investment decisions. We have earned a reputation for excellence through years of experience in combining our specialist skills in three key fields - data, software and investment knowledge.

FE has been active in Australia for many years, serving the information needs of global fund management groups with a presence here. We opened our Sydney office in 2014 with a view to growing our business more proactively in Australia and New Zealand, and to serve the needs of a growing portfolio of customers. We currently collect data directly from over 250 Australian and New Zealand based fund managers, supporting a database of over 14,000 local managed fund, superannuation and retirement income products.