The Position
Under general direction, Investment Analysts in the State Treasurer's Office assist the Deputy Treasurer for Investments with executing and managing the State's investment portfolio including the investment of funds over short- and long-term periods; recommend asset allocation policies and changes; evaluate and report on external investment managers; analyze and monitor cash flow, cash allocation and asset distribution; and provide account reconciliations and prepare reports.
Under administrative direction, the incumbent performs the full range of duties as described in the series concept. In addition, the incumbent supervises lower level Investment Analysts to include performance evaluations, work performance standards, scheduling, assigning and reviewing work, training and discipline and may supervise other professional, technical and administrative staff as assigned. This is the supervisory level in the series. Under general direction, the Investment Analyst III in the State Treasurer's Office assists the Deputy Treasurer for Investments with executing and managing the State's investment portfolios, including investment of funds over short and long-term periods; recommends asset allocation policies and changes; provides issuer and sector level credit evaluations; evaluates and reports on external investment managers; forecasts and monitor State operating cash flows; provides oversight of account reconciliations and prepares reports for internal and external parties. Additionally, this position is responsible for the supervision and training of the Investment Analyst I.
This position will be responsible for daily accounting, reconciliation, and investing of the State General Portfolio monies, in addition to periodic investing in the Permanent School Fund. The position will manage and oversee the external investment managers for the General Portfolio, and Local Government Investment Pool (s) and the Higher Education Tuition Trust. In conjunction with the Investment Deputy, this position will analyze the portfolios (primarily the General Portfolio and Permanent School Fund) and make recommendations regarding asset type, duration, percentages, etc. based on cash flow forecasts, and market conditions. The position will also assist with auditing services; broker/dealer approvals and securities lending agents, when applicable. The State of Nevada is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action in recruitment of its employees and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion or belief, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, domestic partnership, genetic information (GINA), or compensation and/or wages. *** THIS RECRUITMENT MAY CLOSE WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE DEPENDING ON THE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED. APPLICANTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE***
To see full Class Specifications visit: http://hr.nv.gov/Resources/ClassSpecs/Class_Specifications-7_0/
To Qualify:
In order to be qualified, you must meet the following requirements:
Education and Experience (Minimum Qualifications)
Master's degree from an accredited college or university in business administration, economics, accounting, finance or closely related field and four years of professional experience in planning and analysis for investments or investment accounting for a brokerage firm, financial or government institution; OR Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in business administration, economics, accounting, finance or closely related field and five years of professional experience as described above; OR one year as an Investment Analyst II in Nevada State service; OR an equivalent combination of education and experience as described above.
Current certification as a Certified Government Investment Professional (CGIP) from the Government Investment Officers Association (GIOA) is equivalent to one year of work experience.
A pre-employment criminal history check, fingerprinting, and financial background investigation are required.
Application Evaluation Exam
The exam will consist of an application evaluation. It is essential that applications include detailed information with time frames regarding education and experience. The most qualified applicants will be contacted by the hiring agency for interview. The hiring agency may require specific skills related testing as part of the interviewing process.