Job Description

Job Description

 

 

Title: Reference Data Analyst

Location: Bangalore

 

Note:

  • Experience range: 0-2 years
  • Open to considering fresher candidates (Yes/No): - Yes
  • Open to considering relocation/ non-local candidates (Yes/No):  No
  • Contract duration: 6 months
  • Shift timings: Rotational
  • Number of days work from office: 3 days (Mandatory)
  • Preference of hiring only diversity candidates (Yes/No): No

 

Role Description

The Reference Data Analyst focuses on effective oversight of strategic data used across the bank’s systems and infrastructure.  Reference data, either sourced externally or generated internally, covers a wide range of critical enterprise-wide information such as pricing, securities, books, financial products, clients, legal entities, accounts and mandates.

The Reference Data Analyst supports various elements of the data lifecycle, from ensuring that data is captured from the best source, to validating and classifying, and operating controls that optimize its quality and maximize coverage. The Reference Data Analyst has responsibility for maintaining robust processes related to data set-up, storage and distribution, as well as system configuration, together with participation in projects designed to streamline infrastructure and improve efficiency. 
     
Reference data is integral to the bank’s response to regulatory requirements. Close partnership is needed with stakeholders such as Front Office, Middle Office, Audit, Compliance and Regulatory Reporting to deliver solutions that balance immediate business priorities with long term strategic objectives.

 

Your key responsibilities

Process:
• Data input & approval SSI maintenance process & functions in downstream system.
• Ensuring the processing guidelines (KOP) are followed with diligence.
• Monitoring the mailboxes in terms of processing and queries.
• Participating in employee engagement activities & effective participation in team huddle and contribution in regular meetings.
• Ensuring the mandatory trainings are completed within the time.
• Leaves and breaks needs to plan in line with process deliverables, ensuring timely updates on HR-   Workday.
• Meet productivity target of 100% and makes sure the 2 eye processing is completed within agreed SLA & 100% accuracy.

Assisting the team and the process in reviewing the KOP.


Control:
• SSI set up process must be followed as per IB SSI Ops KOP.
• Owning the issues, resolve it on priority and escalating wherever required as per escalation matrix.

Change:
• Identify possible automation opportunities and reduce manual intervention.
• To work in the direction of finding process gaps and ideas to remediate the same.

 

Your skills and experience

 

  1. Basic knowledge of Banking operations/Financial Products (Fixed income cash & derivatives Financial Products and financial instruments including Futures, Options, Swaps).
  2. Microsoft Office/Suite proficient (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)
  3. Good communication skills. Interaction with the Middle Office and/or Clients to ensure the timely and accurate processing of all life cycle events.
  4. Must be able to work well and adapt to change in a fast-paced environment
  5. Ensure that all work is delivered, meet the agreed production standards, and SLA timeframes & responsible for all process related MI reports
  6. Should be flexible to all shifts

 

Educational Qualification

  1. Minimum Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in relevant field
  2. 0 to 2 years of work experience in corporate Banking