JPMorgan Reference Data Analyst 

India, Maharashtra, Mumbai 

524819999

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:

• 4-6 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.