Associate - Data & Pricing - BFSI

Working with key partners in all business lines to assist with data management including but not limited to: security reference, credit data, investor data, portfolio setup and pricing data

- Management of reference data and pricing for 5000+ assets daily

- Ensure that Public Ratings are feeding in daily

- Work with Structure Surveillance team to get Private Rating and Credit Estimates

- Monitoring and resolving recon issues with our Fund Accounting applications

- Setting up assets for corporate actions/restructures

- Vendor Data Challenges

- Oversee the daily valuation process and ensure adherence to policies and procedures, fair valuation process and controls for all securities of the firm including loans, bonds, equities, derivatives, structured assets

- Help resolve daily pricing issues (i.e. Price Variance, Price Challenges, Backtesting, missing vendor prices, stale prices, and significant market events) before NAV deadlines

- Interaction with all market data vendors including but not limited to: IDC, Markit, JPM Pricing Direct, Bloomberg, Intex & LPC

QUALIFICATIONS :

- Education/Certification: - Bachelor's Degree from and accredited University

- Required Knowledge: - Strong knowledge of various investment types such as fixed income, convertible bonds, bank debt, derivatives (i.e. CDS, IRS, PAS, Currency Options) and equities

- Strong written and verbal communications skills

- Proficient in Microsoft Office

- Knowledge of complex fund structures a plus

Experience Required:

- 5+ years of experience in high-quality, global capital markets or investment management firms, with expertise in security valuations

- Direct experience partnering with the business units to ensure operational efficiency.

- Experience successfully developing an operations platform that is scalable and agile to accelerated growth and ever-changing needs

Skills/Abilities:

- Proficient in Bloomberg

- A genuine passion for customer service and quality with a highly collaborative approach

- Ability and desire to work in a fast pace and dynamic environment

- Display outstanding written and oral communication and interpersonal skills.

- Execute and remain appropriately hands-on with a track record of - rolling up their sleeves.

- Communicate opinions, facts, and thoughts with clarity, transparency and honesty. Seeks multiple perspectives and listens openly to others- points of view.

- Consistently deliver on commitments. Demonstrates ownership of constituencies and persuading senior professionals at all levels

- Display superior intellect, with the ability to think critically and make clear and well-reasoned decisions

- Confident and self-aware with excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal

- Personal and professional integrity of the highest order