Research Analyst - Fixed Income Research & Valuations - BFSI

Functional Responsibility/Domain Related:

- Valuations of various Indian debt instruments including corporate bonds, money market instruments, government securities, state development loans, Treasury bills etc.

- Construction and review of yield curve across issuers, sectors and rating categories.

- Establishing a strong network for polling across market participants - mutual funds, insurance companies, banks, primary dealers, brokers, arrangers and other active investor/traders segments

- Polling with various debt market participants on a daily basis for sourcing required pricing information.

- Sourcing and analyzing trades/pricing data received from various market sources (exchanges, asset managers etc.) for the purpose of valuations.

- Preparation of valuation models using excel/VBA.

- Preparation of ad-hoc analytical report for the purpose of senior management and/or for external agencies.

- Preparation and maintenance of documentation related to valuations

- Assistance in development, testing, maintenance of various in-house applications

Desirable Skills:

- Fixed income dealing experience in CP, CD and corporate bonds in Indian debt markets

- Strong connect with market participants including fund managers, arrangers, PDs, issuers, brokers etc

- Analytical inclination and fixed income fundamentals knowledge.

- Strong oral, written and presentation skills

- Fixed income market understanding

- Working knowledge of MS office products and VBA