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Bond Index Operations Analyst
DISYS Newark, Delaware, United States (Hybrid)
As a leading global financial services firm with assets of $2.5 trillion and operations worldwide. The firm is a leader in investment banking, financial services for consumers and small businesses, commercial banking, financial transaction processing, and asset management. A component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the firm serves millions of consumers in the United States and many of the world's most prominent corporate, institutional, and government clients under its brands.
Instrument, Pricing & Common Reference Data is an operating unit center of excellence providing a global asset pricing service to multiple lines of business across the firm as one of its three core offerings.
The team interacts daily with the Global Index Research Group, a part of the Corporate Investment Banking Research, across its global footprint (in New York, London, and Asia) to ensure that the index processes, requests, and systems are operating efficiently. Functions performed by the wider team in CIB include Fixed Income market research to produce robust cutting-edge benchmark products and custom solutions for institutional investors and ETF providers, across the globe; client interaction for strategic queries on index products; commercialization of index services and analytical tools to buy-side clients and vendors; implementation of new index analytics tools and platform for better client service.
Key Responsibilities:
- Daily validation of bond prices
- Work with pricing vendor and technology team to resolve issues and ensure production is successful.
- Generate and maintain month-end Index rebalance and composition reports by garnering information on new bond issuance and auction/buy-back activities.
- Complete all daily and monthly tasks within the deadlines.
- Resolve client queries promptly and professionally.
- Participate and present in internal monthly team meetings
- Escalate all issues promptly and effectively
Qualifications:
- 1-3 years of experience in Fixed Income, Fund Valuation, Pricing, or other related roles
- Demonstrate an understanding and interest in bonds/financial markets and products
- Knowledge of industry activities - particularly corporate actions, index benchmarking, stock markets, and fixed income products
- Intermediate to Advanced MS Excel skills, including pivot tables and v-lookups
- 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
- Pricing vendor knowledge, i.e. Bloomberg, Reuters a plus
- Strong database/SQL knowledge a plus
- Demonstrate customer focus and follow-up skills
- Ability to work until 7 PM EST and some US holidays for global market close operations
- Bachelor's degree with preference in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
Digital Intelligence Systems, LLC (DISYS) is an Equal Opportunity Employer that recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, or veteran status.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $23.00 - $25.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Newark, DE: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)
Education:
- Bachelor's (Required)
Experience:
- Microsoft Excel: 1 year (Preferred)
- Investment banking: 1 year (Preferred)
Work Location: One location
Salary : $3 - $23