As a Reference Data Analyst within the Reference Data Management Operations (RDMO), you will be responsible for the creation and maintenance of Assets, Pricing, Issuer, Index reference data, and provide high-quality Reference Data to its subscribers from major external market providers. You will also be involved in various operational tasks, problem-solving, and project work as directed by Managers.
Job responsibilities
- Create and Maintain Securities/Issuer and Pricing of all Marketable Assets classes like equities, fixed income, Listed Options, Mutual Funds, derivatives, hedge funds etc.
- Create and Maintain of Securities/Issuer and Pricing of Tradable assets like Alternatives, Private Equities, from multiple vendor sources like Bloomberg, S&P, IDC, Reuters, CITCO etc.
- Check Stale price and variance control.
- Perform BAU tasks related Instruments Creation, Pricing and Control Reports with in SLA.
- Analyse all Issues & Errors, assess solutions and propose the same to Managers
- Perform Testing for any New Enhancements and Strategic Integration as part of Adoption
- Liaise with Instrument pricing vendor (Internal & External) to resolve issues and minimize risk
- Monitor systems for related job success and resolve issues by working with technology teams
- Escalate all issues promptly and effectively to supervisor
- Contribute to ongoing developments of the pricing control process
- Lead Ad-hoc project work as directed by Managers
Required qualification, skills and capabilities:
- At least 4 years of experience in Reference Data related roles
- Demonstrate an understanding and interest in stocks, bonds, options, and financial markets and products
- Knowledge of industry activities - particularly Instruments and Pricing Ref Data, corporate actions, index benchmarking, stock markets and all asset classes.
- Instruments & Pricing vendor knowledge, i.e. Bloomberg, Reuters, ICE, etc.
- Advanced MS Office especially Excel skills, including pivot tables and v-look ups
- Mathematical mind-set demonstrating strong numerical skills
- 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
- Have a proactive approach to problem solving, taking ownership of issues and having the determination to bring the issues to the closure.