Accounting & Performance Analyst
Employer · Janus Henderson Investors
Financial analystAccountantFull-timeMealsBudapest
A career at Janus Henderson is more than a job, it's about investing in a brighter future together. We are looking for a Performance Analyst to join our team in Budapest to produce performance reporting, support NAV oversight and validation, and ensure alignment with official accounting records.
Tasks
- Produce daily & monthly performance reporting including NAV-based returns, time-weighted returns, and ex-post risk metrics, ensuring alignment with official accounting records.
- Support NAV oversight and validation, working closely with Fund Accounting to investigate and resolve discrepancies impacting performance outcomes.
- Perform daily and monthly performance attribution using industry-standard tools, ensuring consistency between attribution outputs and accounting data sources.
- Maintain and oversee composite structures and reporting, ensuring alignment with both performance standards (e.g., GIPS) and underlying accounting books of record.
- Conduct valuation and pricing validation checks, liaising with accounting, pricing vendors, and market data teams to resolve breaks.
- Support month-end close processes from a performance perspective, including reconciliation of returns, benchmarks, and accounting outputs.
- Perform peer group and benchmark analysis using tools such as Morningstar Direct, ensuring comparability with accounting classifications and holdings data.
- Prepare and distribute market data and performance analytics reports using financial platforms (FactSet, Bloomberg, Aladdin), ensuring data accuracy across front-to-back systems.
- Ensure adherence to GIPS standards and internal valuation policies, in partnership with performance and accounting governance teams.
- Investigate and resolve data quality issues across performance, accounting, and security master domains.
- Carry out other duties as assigned.
Conditions & benefits
Hybrid working and reasonable accommodationsGenerous Holiday policiesPrivate Medical InsuranceLife Insurance CoverPaid volunteer timeStep away from your desk and into the communitySupport to growThrough professional development courses, tuition/qualification reimbursement and moreMaternal/paternal leave benefits and family servicesComplimentary subscription to Headspace, Apple Health, StravaAll employee eventsIncluding networking opportunities and social activitiesAnnual SZÉP Card allowance
Requirements
- Experience in investment performance, fund accounting, or a hybrid performance/accounting role.
- Strong understanding of NAV mechanics, valuation principles, and portfolio accounting concepts (income accruals, corporate actions, FX, pricing).
- Familiarity with performance and attribution platforms (FactSet, Morningstar Direct, Bloomberg, Aladdin).
- Strong Excel skills and ability to reconcile large, multi-source datasets.
- High attention to detail with a focus on data integrity, reconciliation, and control frameworks.
- Strong analytical mindset with ability to translate accounting impacts into performance outcomes.