Investment Performance Associate

Cambridge Associates was founded in the early 1970s to provide investment and financial research, consulting, and advisory services to endowments and other nonprofit institutions. Today, those services have been expanded to include alternative assets research and consulting and performance monitoring. Our client base consists of over 800 institutions with assets ranging from several million to many billions of dollars and includes colleges and universities, secondary schools, foundations, religious organizations, research organizations, international institutions, corporations, and private clients. These clients are based in the United States and around the world and are served by offices in Arlington, Virginia; Boston, Massachusetts; Dallas, Texas; Menlo Park, California; and Singapore; and an affiliate in London authorized by the Financial Services Authority.

Cambridge Associates' unique blend of services affords its staff the opportunity to work directly with some of the world's most prestigious nonprofit institutions. Our staff share an intellectual curiosity and work in a collegial atmosphere where collaboration and information sharing are prized and rewarded. For more information on our firm, please visit our web site at www.cambridgeassociates.com. We currently have an Investment Performance Associate position available in our Boston office.

Responsibility:

Collect and analyze performance data in support of the Alternative Assets Performance Measurement area.

Principal Duties:

Manage the ongoing collection of quarterly financial statements and original source documents from alternative assets partnership managers. Identify and solicit missing data. Each Associate is responsible for monitoring between 150 and 200 funds on a quarterly basis. Funds will consist of venture capital, private equity, oil & gas, real estate, non-U.S. global private equity, distressed securities, and fund of funds ("alternative assets") partnerships.

Analyze data relating to fund, member institution, and company from quarterly financial statements or original source documents. Input data into proprietary database. Discuss discrepancies with or seek additional information from alternative assets partnership managers.

Analyze and verify fund data and run standard single fund analysis reports. Coordinate production with Production Assistant and final delivery with Manager.

Maintenance and backfill of fund level, company level, and member institution level data as requested by Manager.Qualifications:Seniors pursuing a BS/BA concentrating in Finance, Accounting or Economics. Strong analytical, quantitative and communication skills. Strong time-management skills and ability to self-organize, as well as the ability to work independently and collectively as part of a team. Experience using Microsoft Office products, especially Microsoft Excel and Access. Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously, while ensuring accuracy and timeliness of information.*Candidates must be eligible to work in the U.S. without sponsorship.

We offer a competitive salary and benefits plan including medical, dental, life, and disability insurance, 401(k) with company match, generous paid time off, and the opportunity for advancement. Convenient location near the MBTA (Downtown Crossing).

Please send cover letter and resume to:

Cambridge Associates, LLC
Job Code: IPA-BOS
100 Summer Street
Boston, MA, 02110-2112
E-Mail to: careers@cambridgeassociates.com
Fax to (617) 457-1732.
No phone calls, please. EOE.