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Client Reporting Analyst

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Upcoming dated changes: 2 changes aheadNext: 31 Jan 2027
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Top critical skills: Performance measurement and attribution
Portfolio construction and allocation
Financial markets knowledge

What the role does

A Client Reporting Analyst produces the periodic reports that asset managers and fund administrators send to institutional and fund clients. The role gathers holdings, transactions, performance, risk and commentary, checks them against accounting data, and delivers accurate reports on time in the format each client agreed. It also handles client queries and onboarding of new reporting requirements, including regulatory templates for insurers and pension funds.

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A day in the life

It is the third working day of the month, the busiest week. The analyst starts by checking that month-end valuations and performance figures for all assigned clients are final. A pension fund report shows a return that differs from the accounting figure, so the analyst traces it to a late corporate action and asks the performance team to rerun the calculation. Next, the analyst collects portfolio manager commentary for twelve reports and edits it to fit each client's template. Mid-morning, an insurance client asks for its look-through holdings file for Solvency II reporting, and the analyst runs the extract and checks that every line has the required codes. After lunch, reports go through a second check by a colleague before release. One client wants a new chart on carbon intensity next quarter, so the analyst writes the requirement for the reporting system team. The day ends with sending twenty reports through the client portal and logging delivery times for the service level dashboard.

Levels

L1 Starting out 0-2 years
L2 Independent 2-5 years
L3 Senior or specialist 5-9 years
L4 Leads a team or an area 8-14 years
L5 Leads the function 12+ years

Full level descriptions and job titles

The EFO level names are the common scale; job titles differ between employers.

Levels of Client Reporting Analyst
Level	What the work looks like	Typical years	Typical job titles
L1 Starting out	Produces standard client reports from templates, checks data against sources and logs deliveries. Learns the reporting system, client requirements and the main fund data under supervision.	0-2	Banks: Analyst, Junior Analyst, Associate (asset servicing), Trainee, GraduateAsset servicers: Junior, Specialist (entry), Officer
L2 Independent	Owns reporting for a set of clients end to end, answers their queries, checks colleagues' work and trains new analysts. Onboards simple new reports.	2-5	Banks: Analyst / Senior Analyst, AssociateAsset servicers: Specialist, Senior Specialist, Senior Officer
L3 Senior or specialist	Specialist in complex or regulatory reporting such as insurer look-through or pension templates. Handles exceptions and represents the team in system and automation projects.	5-9	Banks: Senior Associate, AVP, Assistant ManagerAsset servicers: Senior Specialist, Expert, Team Lead (small team)
L4 Leads a team or an area	Leads a client reporting team. Owns service levels, controls and the review process, manages client escalations and sets priorities for reporting change.	8-14	Banks: VP, Manager, Senior ManagerAsset servicers: Team Lead, Manager, Head of Section
L5 Leads the function	Head of client reporting for a firm or region. Sets standards, owns the reporting platform strategy and aligns reporting with sales, operations and regulatory needs.	12+	Banks: Director, Executive Director, Managing Director, Head of functionAsset servicers: Head of Department, Director

Skills

The percentage is the skill's share of the role; the bars are drawn relative to the anchor skill, which is shown full.

Critical 5

The job cannot be done without these.

Performance measurement and attributionWeight 13.4%Anchor skillExpected level: expertRelevant to you
Portfolio construction and allocationWeight 8.9%Expected level: expertRelevant to you
Financial markets knowledgeWeight 8.9%Expected level: expertRelevant to you
Advanced Microsoft ExcelWeight 8.9%Expected level: expertRelevant to you
Management reporting and commentaryWeight 8.9%Expected level: expertRelevant to you

Important and supporting skills 17

Important 8

Needed in most positions.

Descriptive statistics and distributionsWeight 4.4%Expected level: practitionerRelevant to you
Net asset value calculationWeight 4.4%Expected level: practitionerRelevant to you
Attention to detailWeight 4.4%Expected level: practitionerRelevant to you
Bloomberg Terminal / market dataWeight 4.4%Expected level: practitionerRelevant to you
Professional written communicationWeight 4.4%Expected level: practitionerRelevant to you
Querying data with SQLWeight 4.4%Expected level: practitionerRelevant to you
Fund regulation and structures (UCITS, AIFMD, US 1940 Act)Weight 4.4%Expected level: practitionerRelevant to you
Assessing the quality of sourcesWeight 4.4%Expected level: practitionerRelevant to you

Supporting 6

Help in many positions.

Visualisation tools (Power BI, Tableau)Weight 2.2%Expected level: practitionerRelevant to you
Derivatives and how they workWeight 2.2%Expected level: practitionerRelevant to you
Client service mindsetWeight 2.2%Expected level: practitionerRelevant to you
Python for data analysisWeight 2.2%Expected level: practitionerRelevant to you
Working to tight deadlinesWeight 2.2%Expected level: practitionerRelevant to you
Data cleaning and validationWeight 2.2%Expected level: practitionerRelevant to you

Useful 3

Occasionally useful.

ESG frameworks and rating criteriaWeight 0.7%Expected level: working knowledgeRelevant to you
Commercial acumen and business senseWeight 0.7%Expected level: working knowledgeRelevant to you
Stakeholder managementWeight 0.7%Expected level: working knowledgeRelevant to you

Processes

The work the role takes part in.

What each process covers

Planning, budgeting and controllingMainBudgets, forecasts, cost control and management reporting.
Portfolio and investment managementMainBuilding portfolios, measuring performance and investment risk.
Depositary oversightSupportingIndependent checks that a fund follows its rules and holds its assets.
Fund accounting and NAVSupportingCalculating the daily value of funds and keeping their books.

Where the role concentrates

How AI is changing the role

Client reporting is one of the most exposed areas: data assembly, template filling, quality checks and first-draft commentary are moving to reporting platforms and generative AI.

Read the full assessment

Client reporting is one of the most exposed areas: data assembly, template filling, quality checks and first-draft commentary are moving to reporting platforms and generative AI. Teams can produce more reports with fewer manual steps. Analysts who understand the data, can design and test automated reports, and can explain results to clients become more valuable. The World Economic Forum Future of Jobs Report 2025 expects AI and information processing to transform most businesses by 2030 and lists technological literacy among the fastest-growing skills.