Reference Data - Operations Analyst

Employer Description

JPMorgan Chase & Co., one of the oldest financial institutions, offers innovative financial solutions to millions of consumers, small businesses, and many of the world’s most prominent corporate, institutional and government clients under the J.P. Morgan and Chase brands. Our history spans over 200 years and today we are a leader in investment banking, consumer and small business banking, commercial banking, financial transaction processing and asset management.

As an Operations Analyst in in Reference Data Management Operations (RDMO) 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

• 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 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 qualifications, capabilities and skills 

• At least 2 years of experience in Reference Data related roles

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  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.