Reference Data Manager II

As a Reference Data Manager, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the accuracy of bond prices sourced from third-party providers. Your responsibilities include validating bond prices against market references, analyzing price movements in correlation with market news, and collaborating with pricing vendors to address discrepancies and reduce risk. Additionally, you will be involved in monitoring valuation movements within client portfolios on a daily and monthly basis, contributing to pricing control process enhancements, and participating in various ad-hoc projects. Your daily tasks will involve capturing and validating bond prices, analyzing price shifts in alignment with market news, and coordinating with pricing vendors to mitigate risks. You will also be responsible for overseeing system operations, producing pricing and market impact summaries, and maintaining reports on index rebalances. Your role will require you to complete all assigned tasks accurately and on time, address client inquiries professionally, and escalate issues to your supervisor promptly. The ideal candidate for this position should possess at least 10 years of experience in Fixed Income roles, with a background in team management. A solid understanding of stocks, bonds, options, and financial markets is essential, along with advanced proficiency in MS Excel, including pivot tables and v-lookups. Preferred qualifications include knowledge of industry activities such as corporate actions and index benchmarking, experience with pricing vendors like Bloomberg and Reuters, strong analytical and problem-solving skills, and the ability to work both independently and collaboratively within a team environment.,