As an Analyst in Reference Data Team, you will provide high quality Reference Data to its subscribers from major external market providers under a single operating model. Asset prices, instrument & issuer attributes are sourced, validated, mastered and distributed via J.P. Morgan’s strategic Reference Data architecture and is used for trading, risk management, fund valuation, settlement and regulatory reporting.
Job responsibilities
- Securities Creation + Maintenance, and Pricing of Tradable assets like Alternatives, Private Equities, from multiple vendor sources like Bloomberg, S&P, IDC, Reuters, CITCO etc.
- Start of day price checks e.g. Variance, Missing and Stale control checks.
- Entity setup and maintenance.
- Perform BAU tasks related to Instruments/Entity 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 2 years of experience in Reference Data related roles
- Demonstrate an understanding in financial markets and well versed with various products e.g. stocks, bonds, options, structured products, OTC etc.
- 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.