Analyst - Reference Data Analyst

at  MSCI Inc

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE THAT WILL HELP YOU EXCEL

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Finance, Investment Management, Statistics, Engineering (any), Computer Science, or a related quantitative field
• 1-3 years of relevant work experience
• Knowledge of financial markets, investment products and risk management
• Interest in market data content management – specifically but not limited to equities, domestic and international mutual funds, fixed-income government / corporate debt, structured debt, and issuer entities of such asset types
• Driven by working in an environment that combines finance and technology in an international arena
• Programming experience in Visual Basic, Python, Perl and C/C++ is a plus
• Knowledge of SQL and relational databases, preferably Oracle is a plus
• Excellent English language skills, both spoken and written combined with strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.

YOUR TEAM RESPONSIBILITIES

MSCI is seeking a Reference Data (Terms and Conditions) Analyst to join the Production and Analytics team. The team oversees the daily production and delivery of timely, complete, relevant and accurate Terms and Conditions reference data covering both exchange-traded and Over-The-Counter products globally.

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Be a member of a highly skilled and motivated team of analysts that solves complex problems regarding all aspects of Terms and Conditions (TnC) market data delivery including data sourcing, processing, loading, analysis, etc.
• Monitor quality of terms and conditions data on a daily basis
• Learn and apply business logic required to normalize set of terms and conditions data models
• Collaborate with cross functional teams e.g. IT Development and Research teams in the implementation and maintenance of new models and business logics for TnC data processing and delivery.
• Research and acquire in depth knowledge of the TnC market data content models of upstream data suppliers to MSCI for multiple financial asset classes
• Maintain and improve current data processes and develop new efficient processes to support the daily production of reference data
• Investigate and resolve reference data quality issues and content exceptions on behalf of both internal and external MSCI clients
• Liaise with data vendors and gain in depth knowledge of their data delivery methodologies e.g. Refinitiv, ICE, Markit.
• Understand the use of MSCI Risk Management Software and workflow of Terms and Conditions Data
• Perform any other tasks as assigned by line manager