Charles Williams, CFA, CAIA

Director, Portfolio Analytics at FactSet

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

About

Develop applications and reports related to fixed income portfolio management, including but not limited to portfolio performance, characteristics, attribution, trade simulation, scenario analysis, and projected cash flows.

Experience

  • FactSet (14 yrs 1 mo)
    • VP, Director, Portfolio Analytics
      Jun 2021 - Present · 5 yrs 2 mos

    • VP, Principal Product Manager
      Oct 2019 - Jun 2021 · 1 yr 9 mos

      -Manage a team of product developers responsible for the development of financial applications and reports related to fixed income & derivatives portfolio management -Co-wrote the white paper on FactSet's fixed income performance attribution model -Support performance attribution models decomposing both absolute and relative performance for multiple asset classes -Analyze and explain analytics for fixed income, interest rate, credit, equity, and currency derivatives -Respond to daily inquiries from clients and sales team related to portfolio performance, characteristics, scenario analysis, projected cash flows, and attribution. -Meet quarterly with global fixed income sales managers to discuss market trends and upcoming application enhancements -Present to internal and external groups on our current product offering and development roadmap

    • Product Manager, Fixed Income & Derivatives
      Aug 2017 - Oct 2019 · 2 yrs 3 mos

  • Commercial Real Estate Credit Analyst at First Business Bank
    Jun 2011 - May 2012 · 1 yr

    • Underwrote loans – prepared cash flow statements, created collateral grids and performed due diligence on the borrower • Reported loan covenant violations – analyzed companies’ financial statements, examined accounting ratios, alerted lenders when a company was in violation of a covenant • Stress tested real estate portfolio – created spreadsheets and diagrams detailing debt service coverage and loan-to-value depending on prevailing cap rates and interest rates for over 200 real estate credits