MetLife

Role Value Proposition: 

Based in Whippany, New Jersey, MetLife Investment Management (“MIM”) is one of the largest institutional investors and asset managers in the world, with approximately $600 billion in combined managed assets. MIM has been ranked a “Best Places to Work in Money Management” by Pensions & Investments for four consecutive years and has consistently generated superior returns for both policyholders and shareholders. The enterprise has more than 850 dedicated professionals with experience and expertise in all asset classes, with a strength in public and private fixed income and private assets, including private equity and real estate. Visit us at www.metlife.com/investments to learn more.

The incumbent will perform a variety of financial studies to analyze and report financial information surrounding private equity portfolio.  The incumbent is expected to determine the validity of data and provide supporting explanations of conclusions reached. He/she will support the team’s analysis/reporting by maintaining financial reporting infrastructure and establishing controlled processes.  Primary business partners will include the private equity originations team, Accounting/ Operations teams, and third-party vendors.

Key Responsibilities: 

• Calculation and attribution of private equity performance across numerous internal and external portfolios.
• Derivation of custom private benchmarks and organization of public benchmarks in the creation of statistical risk metrics
• Calculation of gross and net portfolio performance metrics under actual and hypothetical fee structures
• Monitoring and reporting of portfolio composition across sectors, geographies, and currencies
• Ownership of data processes, and reporting requirements associated to our 3rdparty administrators and the tools they support
• Creation of quarterly fund of funds reporting packages for use by multiple internal business partners.
• Creation and maintenance of key exhibits used for the Alternative Investments quarterly package.
• Conduct research, and/or participate in special studies, using moderately complex models to illustrate potential portfolio changes under various economic scenarios.
• Description of private equity net investment income drivers.
• Oversight of new investment allocation across the portfolios of internal and external clients

Essential Business Experience and Technical Skills: 

Required: 

Preferred:

• Prior experience with private equity
• Familiarity with private equity software platform iLevel.
• Prior experience with Bloomberg.

At MetLife, we’re leading the global transformation of an industry we’ve long defined. United in purpose, diverse in perspective, we’re dedicated to making a difference in the lives of our customers.

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