What are the responsibilities and job description for the Pricing Analyst position at Robert Half?
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 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