Associate

Associate

DWS Distributors, Inc. seeks an Associate in Jacksonville, FL to support strategic initiatives by analysing financial industry surveys, evaluating market trends, and contributing insights to inform business decisions. Requires a Bachelor's degree in Finance or a related field or equivalent and two (2) years of experience applying financial product structures and intermediary distribution frameworks to evaluate complex product proposals and support intermediary contract negotiations; conducting advanced market trend analysis by integrating large-scale datasets and leveraging data visualization techniques to assess product opportunities and support coverage strategy; leveraging Morningstar Direct and its Excel plug-in to extract, transform, and analyze performance data and generate customized, data-driven reports for fund managers; developing and optimizing Excel-based automation solutions using VBA, including debugging, performance tuning, and enhancing macro-enabled models; utilizing advanced Microsoft Excel functions, including lookup, index-match, and conditional logic formulas, to manipulate high-volume datasets and perform in-depth industry and financial analysis; supporting regulatory reporting workflows by applying expertise in SEC Rule 15c processes and coordinating cross-functional data inputs from stakeholders; applying industry benchmarking analytics, including Barrington Intermediary Fee Survey data and Broadridge peer analytics, to evaluate competitive fee structures, support pricing strategies, and provide data-backed insights during contract negotiations; and modeling and forecasting financial impacts of product lifecycle events, including fund mergers, liquidations, conversions, and new product launches, using quantitative analysis and scenario-based financial modeling techniques. Salary range: $80,000.00 – $120,000.00/year. This position is eligible for Deutsche Bank's Employee Referral Incentive Program.