Corporate – Asset Pricing – Associate

Corporate – Asset Pricing – Associate Job Description Template

Our company is looking for a Corporate – Asset Pricing – Associate to join our team.

Responsibilities:

  • Analyze price movements against market news and expectations;
  • Complete all daily, monthly, and ad-hoc tasks and reporting as required accurately and to deadline;
  • Ad-hoc project work as directed;
  • Contribute to ongoing developments of the pricing control process;
  • Liaise with pricing vendor to resolve issues and minimize risk;
  • Participate and present in client monthly meetings;
  • Resolve client (Global Index Research Group) queries promptly and professionally;
  • Prepare and send daily pricing and market impact summaries with supporting market news;
  • Monitor systems for related job success and resolve issues by working with technology teams;
  • Daily third-party price capture & validation of bond prices versus multiple market sources;
  • Escalate all issues promptly and effectively to supervisor.

Requirements:

  • Liaise with pricing vendor to resolve issues and minimize risk;
  • Contribute to ongoing developments of the pricing control process;
  • 6-9 years asset pricing, fund accounting, middle office, or operations experience;
  • Pricing vendor knowledge, i.e. Bloomberg, Reuters a plus;
  • Demonstrate ability to effectively communicate within a team environment and interact across departments;
  • Familiarity with statistical analysis and time series data a plus;
  • Ability to work independently and multi-task in a fast paced environment;
  • Analyze price movements against market news and expectations;
  • Participate and present in client monthly meetings;
  • Demonstrate customer focus and follow-up skills;
  • Strong database/SQL knowledge a plus;
  • Intermediate to Advanced MS Excel skills, including pivot tables and v-look ups;
  • Resolve client (Global Index Research Group) queries promptly and professionally;
  • The role holder will be required to operate flexible working hours to cover early starts and/or late finishes as demanded by the business;
  • Daily third-party price capture & validation of bond prices versus multiple market sources.