Operations Analyst - Halifax, Canada - Citco

Citco

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Halifax, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Operations Analyst

Halifax, Canada

About Citco

Citco is a global leader in fund services, corporate governance and related asset services with staff across 50 office locations worldwide.

With more than $1.8 trillion in assets under administration, we deliver end-to-end solutions and exceptional service to meet our clients' needs.

About the Team & Business Line:

Fund Administration is Citco's core business, and our alternative asset and accounting service is one of the industry's most respected.

Our continuous investment in learning and technology solutions means our people are equipped to deliver a seamless client experience.

As a core member of the Data Operations Group, you will be working with some of the industry's most accomplished professionals to deliver award-winning services for complex fund structures that our clients can depend upon.

Your Role**:

You will work with the Reconciliations and Fund Accounting teams in all of our offices to ensure the proper establishment and the accuracy of listed security reference, pricing and corporate action data. The Market Data Business Group (MDBG) Team uses its indepth knowledge of financial instruments to investigate all issues relating to system functionality and instrument reference and pricing data. Some of these issues include posting problems, accrual problems and breaks, research on new security types and any investigation that has to do with how a security is set up or functions within the system.
Provide support for a number of manual security updates including updating accrual and principal factors; this team partners with the Pricing and Valuation team and the Market Data Technology team to continuously improve instrument type functionality and coverage
Analyze and correct anomalies in both vendor provided data as well as customer provided data
Recognize patterns of issues and create requests to the IT staff for solutions
Position reports into the local manager of the Market Data team
Work with development on projects relating to market and instrument data, and conduct UAT testing in the Market Data environment
Liaise with RPA (Robotic Process Automation) team to automate Market Data processes as part of the firmwide Business Process Optimization initiative

About You:

You have a minimum 13 years of experience in Fund Administration or Brokerage Operations with a strong understanding of both static and variable Market Data.
In depth instrument knowledge in a minimum one or two areas (e.g., Fixed Income, Equities, Derivatives)
Familiarity with Bloomberg and/or Reuters
Ability to communicate clearly in writing and in person
Prior interaction with IT development staff on development projects (desirable)
Adaptable and perceptive
Demonstrated problem solving abilities through past experience
Strong market data and project experience
Prior experience using SQL or any programming language

Our Benefits
Your well-being is of paramount importance to us, and central to our success.

We provide a range of benefits, training and education support, and flexible working arrangements to help you achieve success in your career while balancing personal needs.

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We embrace diversity, prioritizing the hiring of people from diverse backgrounds. Our inclusive culture is a source of pride and strength, fostering innovation and mutual respect.