Reference Data/Bond Index Operations Analyst

Reference Data/Bond Index Operations Analyst
Location: Newark, DE- Hybrid (3 days Onsite, 2 days WFH)
Duration: 6-month contract with extension

Hours: 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM EST

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-look ups.
• 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 7PM EST and US holidays for global market close operations.
• Bachelor’s degree with preference in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Engineering or related field.

Key Responsibilities and Skills:

• 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 deadline.
• Resolve client queries promptly and professionally.
• Participate and present in internal monthly team meetings.
• Escalate all issues promptly and effectively to supervisor.