Bond Index Operations Analyst

Bond Index Operations Analyst

BCforward is currently seeking a highly motivated Bond Index Operations Analyst for an opportunity in Newark, DE 19711!

Job Details:

Job Title: Bond Index Operations Analyst

Location: Newark, DE 19711

Job Type: Contract

Duration: 6 months of contract and possible extension

Anticipated Start Date: ASAP

Job Description:

The Index Calculation Agent team in Delaware is responsible for the daily price validation of fixed income instruments included in the Clients global fixed income flagship benchmarks, covering both developed and emerging markets. The team manages and runs the index calculation engine used for daily and monthly index operations, client reporting and publication generation.

The team interacts daily with the Global Index Research Group, a part of the Clients 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.

Qualifications:

• 1-3 years of experience in Fixed Income, Pricing, Instrument Reference Data 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
• 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
• Intermediate to Advanced MS Excel skills, including pivot tables and v-look ups
• Pricing vendor knowledge, i.e. Bloomberg, Reuters a plus
• Strong database/SQL knowledge a plus
• Interest/experience in Python or Alteryx a plus
• Demonstrate customer focus and follow-up skills
• Ability to work until 7PM EST and US holidays for global market close operations
• Bachelor 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

Interested candidates please send resume in Word format Please reference job code 233796 when responding to this ad.

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