Multi Asset Solutions Senior Analyst

Company Description

As a leading global investment management firm, AB fosters diverse perspectives and embraces innovation to help our clients navigate the uncertainty of capital markets. Through high-quality research and diversified investment services, we serve institutions, individuals and private wealth clients in major markets worldwide. Our ambition is simple: to be our clients’ most valued asset-management partner.

With over 4,400 employees across 51 locations in 25 countries, our people are our advantage. We foster a culture of intellectual curiosity and collaboration to create an environment where everyone can thrive and do their best work. Whether you're producing thought-provoking research, identifying compelling investment opportunities, infusing new technologies into our business or providing thoughtful advice to clients, we’re looking for unique voices to help lead us forward. If you’re ready to challenge your limits and build your future, join us.

Describe The Role

Job Title: Fixed MULTI ASSET SOLUTIONS Senior Analyst

Job Summary

A key member of AB India, supports the Multi asset solution group. This role will require performing risk analysis on the application platforms responsible for mastering and distributing MAS security and portfolio level analytics data throughout the firm. Also performing quality checks and validations on the data, identifying inconsistencies and errors, performing root cause analysis on the significant data anomalies, and proposing data corrections. The candidate would need to meet the processing standards set in the Service Level Agreement with Alliance Bernstein. Location – Pune, India

Key Accountabilities

• The candidate’s primary responsibility will be to provide data support for MAS data used by the portfolio and risk managers.
• Daily review / interrogation of MAS securities held in Alliance Bernstein portfolios.
• Work directly with investment and operations professionals, and MAS IT, to identify and resolve data or processing issues.
• Mapping of huge range of instruments to their correct PROXIES like an appropriate index/security with similar attributes etc., across Portfolios to ensure acceptance by the Risk Calculation Server, resulting into correct Total Risk numbers by PMs.
• Strategy and Benchmark mappings of new and existing Funds/Portfolios – Finding appropriate strategies (Simple & SAA) and benchmarks to be mapped instruments in the portfolio to report accurate Active Risk and Exposure numbers.
• Summarize factor-wise changes and reasons thereof in Weekly Risk numbers to PM
• To work with the MAS support team in the U.S. in diagnosing and resolving data issues.
• Testing and impact analysis of the dev releases.
• To contribute towards Process Improvement initiatives within the organization.
• Monitor DOD changes in risk attributes and/or exposures through QCs developed across various instruments.
  
  

Competencies

• Basic Python (good to have)
• Basic SQL commands, Excel & Database knowledge
• Strong, effective communication skills (verbal and written)
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; must be very detail oriented.
• Strong work ethic and ability to work to deadlines - willing to put in the necessary hours to accomplish tasks. Ability to work well independently. Results oriented, flexible, adaptable.
• Strong problem solving skills
• Ability to learn
• Team oriented, collaborative, – must want to work towards and support a common goal and actively seek ways to contribute.
• Pro-active personality with a strong desire to continually improve and accept challenges to institute change.
• Candidate should be able to multi-task, maintain a task list by priority, and escalate accordingly when confronted with personal or team resource constraints.
  
  

Qualification: CFA/FRM Level 1/Level 2 (completed)/BS/MS/BE/B.Tech/MBA in Information Systems, Finance/Mathematics, Economics or Computer Science.

Specific Position Related Experience/ Skills

• 2 years’ experience, with sound knowledge of financial products /risk management and should have aptitude for continuous learning in technology, business or operations for a financial services firm, specifically with portfolio management or trading applications.
• Working knowledge of markets and security characteristics, including Derivatives, with at least 0-2 years industry based experience.
• Basic SQL skills in order to support data analysis
• Experience working with security analytics data and market data providers such as Bloomberg, etc.
  
  

Pune, India