Security Valuations, Officer

Background: Security Valuations overview: State Street provides Pricing Services for Asset Managers and Pension Funds. The primary service revolves under running control reports Missing, Variance and Stale as per client instruction and resolving all the exceptions. In the process, team will apply price for missing price securities, Validate variance and stale with alternate vendor, Research Corporate Action Securities, Perform portfolio level pricing and Generate & Publish Client Specific Reports. The Clients’ portfolios include products like Equity, Fixed Income, OTC and Exchange-traded Derivatives, FX, Bank Loans, Futures forwards and Option products. The teams perform the control checks for Daily, Weekly, and Monthly. Job Responsibility Manage Pricing / Valuations operations process, activities, timelines Oversee the day-to-day activities of the Security Valuations team and ensure that the processes are run in accordance to the laid down procedures and process Ensure execution of appropriate controls supported by documented policies and procedures across the relevant groups Handle client calls – daily , weekly and governance, escalations Validate Attendance Allowance, Incentive and Overtime for the Associates on monthly basis Ensure Process documents SOP’s, Metrics and Checklist are timely reviewed and approved by onshore counterparts. Coordinate and conduct Call tree test and Annual BCP test Ensure coordination which includes coordination of various locations Provide timely data, reporting and needed analytics to senior management and other key stakeholders Work towards encouraging the team to identify opportunities to stream-line and enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the process and lead the team through the implementation of the process enhancements Education and Experience: Masters in  Finance and Management Minimum of 8-12 years’ experience in Security Valuations or Pricing for  Hedge Fund , Reference Data Setup  or Capital Market Experience Preference will be given to candidates with exposure to Pricing or Valuations Skills & other requirements: Should have managed a team of 10-15 members First or second level management expertise required Candidate should demonstrate problem solving skills, conducting specialized research and analysis of complex securities pricing issues Must have considerable domain knowledge preferably in areas of Pricing or Valuations with good product knowledge across Equity, Fixed Income, and Derivatives. Senior-level communication skills, presentation skills, prior experience of interacting with multiple stakeholders Highly organized with ability to multi-task and work under high pressure deadlines Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite (Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Word) Strong working knowledge of Bloomberg , Reuters and IDC The candidate must have well-developed analytical skills.