Enstar Group

Enstar Group

VP I, Investments

New York · Vp

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 146 days ago
StatisticsAccountingBudgetingExcelM&AFP&ACommunicationTime ManagementPublic SpeakingMicrosoft OfficeActuarial Science

About the role

  • Enstar's assets under management total ~$20bn across 3 primary regions: US, UK, Bermuda.
  • Work with Tax, Accounting, Legal, Regulatory, Actuarial, Capital Management, Treasury, and other groups on new investment strategies.
  • Monitor actual return vs. budget throughout year and provide attribution by asset class.

Responsibilities

  • 2) Strategic Asset Allocation and ALM - Develop and maintain strategic asset allocation for existing portfolios by evaluating various inputs, including existing holdings, relative value between asset classes, cash flow forecast from Treasury, dividend forecast from Capital Planning, liability profile from Actuarial, as well as capital market inputs.
  • 3) New Idea Generation and Proposal Development: Evaluate current market conditions and develop strategic and tactical asset allocation recommendations for presentation to the group and local investment committees.
  • The ability to develop a well thought out proposal is a key requirement.
  • Perform diligence on new managers and co-investments being considered.
  • Budgeting & NII Projections - Work with FP&A to develop NII projections using existing holdings, maturities, projected purchases and sales as well as budgeted dividends, claim payments and commutations.
  • Evaluate current market conditions and develop strategic and tactical asset allocation recommendations for presentation to the group and local investment committees.
  • Ability to use Excel and PowerPoint is critical, given the requirement to develop investment analytics and proposals, as well as due to the manual nature of our process.

Requirements

  • In addition to the above key responsibilities, you may be required to undertake other duties from time to time as the Company may reasonably require.
  • Understanding of the portfolio construction process and information required in order to make asset allocation decisions.
  • Strong verbal communication skills are required for investment committee, BoD, regulatory and rating agency presentations and communication.
  • Strong written communication is required for proposal development and email communication with various teams located in different time zones.

Nice to have

  • CFA designation is preferred
  • Understanding of capital markets and insurance capital regimes is preferred.

Benefits

  • Undergraduate Degree required and/or Advanced degree preferred; educational concentration in finance, economics, statistics, or a related field is preferred

Company info

  • Although we prefer candidates from the NY Metro area, we are also open to East Coast candidates interested in working remotely.
  • 1) monitoring of the existing regional investment portfolios to ensure that the asset allocation is in line with strategic and tactical allocation preferences while operating within the constraints of a regulated insurance company,
  • 2) constructing optimal investment portfolios and yield projections as an input to the M&A pricing process, and
  • 3) generating new strategic and tactical ideas for implementation in the portfolio. Enstar's assets under management total ~$20bn across 3 primary regions: US, UK, Bermuda.

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