Daily third-party price capture & validation of bond prices versus multiple market sources
Analyze price movements against market news and expectations and good understanding of fixed income securities and its characteristics
Liaise with pricing vendor to resolve issues and minimize risk
Monitor systems for related job success and resolve issues by working with technology teams if any failures & prepare and send daily pricing and market impact summaries with supporting market news
Generate and maintain month-end Index rebalance and composition reports by garnering information on new bond issuance and auction/buy-back activities and produce and analyze valuation movements within client portfolios on a daily and monthly basis
Complete all daily, monthly, and ad-hoc tasks and reporting as required accurately and to deadline
Resolve client queries promptly and professionally and escalate all issues promptly and effectively to supervisor
Participate and present in client monthly meetings
Escalate all issues promptly and effectively to supervisor
Contribute to ongoing developments of the pricing control process
Ad-hoc project work as directed
Required qualifications. Capabilities and skills:
8-10 years relevant Financial Institution (FI) experience is required. Reference Data / Pricing experience is preferred
Working knowledge of Index rebalance along with Fixed Income Product knowledge preferred
Knowledge of industry activities - particularly corporate actions, index benchmarking, stock markets and fixed income products
Strong analytical skills.
High proficiency in MS Office
Contribution to ongoing developments & controls
Solid Interpersonal skills – ability to interact effectively both with individuals & teams, a team player
Assume accountability through willingness to take ownership and responsibility to accomplish goals
Proactive in identifying & escalating potential areas of risk
Excellent English written and oral communication skills; ability to communicate effectively to different styles at all levels
Demonstrate an understanding and interest in stocks, bonds, options, and financial markets and products
Strong analytical/problem solving skills and attention to detail
Self-motivated and proactive with the proven ability to work accurately and under pressure to meet deadlines
Demonstrate ability to effectively communicate within a team environment and interact across departments
Ability to work independently and multi-task in a fast paced environment.