Senior Analyst - IO - Investment Data Services (Valuation)
M&G
We are M&G Global Services Private Limited (formerly known as 10FA India Private Limited, and prior to that Prudential Global Services Private Limited). We are a fully owned subsidiary of the M&G plc group of companies, operating as a Global Capability Centre providing a range of value adding services to the Group since 2003. At M&G our purpose is to give everyone real confidence to put their money to work. As an international savings and investments business with roots stretching back more than 170 years, we offer a range of financial products and services through Asset Management, Life and Wealth. All three operating segments work together to deliver attractive financial outcomes for our clients, and superior shareholder returns.
M&G Global Services has rapidly transformed itself into a powerhouse of capability that is playing an important role in M&G plc’s ambition to be the best loved and most successful savings and investments company in the world.
Our diversified service offerings extending from Digital Services (Digital Engineering, AI, Advanced Analytics, RPA, and BI & Insights), Business Transformation, Management Consulting & Strategy, Finance, Actuarial, Quants, Research, Information Technology, Customer Service, Risk & Compliance and Audit provide our people with exciting career growth opportunities. Through our behaviours of telling it like it is, owning it now, and moving it forward together with care and integrity; we are creating an exceptional place to work for exceptional talent.
Key Responsibilities:
- Effectively liaising with the UK-based Investment Data Services Team and key internal and external stakeholders to collect and verify required data from appropriate sources, ensuring accurate and timely information is supplied to the business
- Knowledge of the different valuation methodologies used to price public and private Fixed Income, Equities, Funds & Derivatives
- Performing price verification and validation across multiple asset types on a daily and monthly basis
- Understanding the different fund types that M&G manage (eg SICAVs, RAIFs, Seg Mandates) to support the fund data in core M&G systems
- Responding to all data queries from the business in a timely manner; investigating data issues and working with fellow Data Analysts and your manager to establish an appropriate resolution
- Analysing large data sets to identify data quality issues that may need to be escalated to the business and implementing ongoing data quality controls to mitigate these issues going forward
- Understanding the lineage of data published to stakeholders within the Investment Teams, ensuring the data is appropriately governed and understood. Running regular quality controls to ensure the completeness, validity, and accuracy of this data
- Challenging current processes, driving change, proactively realising opportunities for improvements across Investment Data Services. Utilising VBA and SQL skills where applicable to help see these initiatives through to completion
- Supporting the implementation of controls and procedures and documenting the same
- Supporting the implementation of controls within M&G’s central Investment Data Platform
- Ensuring data requirements are fully supported within all required systems
Additional Responsibilities :
- A strong team player with an excellent attitude to learning
- Accountable for providing a quality service to stakeholders, using skills and knowledge built through significant practical experience and training
- Able to work within established frameworks and procedures, with the freedom to interpret them to solve a range of problems
- Able to make suggestions for improvements to the work of the team, based on previous experience and knowledge of similar situations
Key Stakeholder Management
Internal
• Process Managers
• Risk and Compliance Teams
• India Management
External
- UK Portfolio managers / Investment teams
- Investment Data Services Valuations
- Product Specialists
- Dealers and Trading desks
Knowledge, Skills, Experience & Educational Qualification
Knowledge & Skills:
Domain Expertise:
- Thorough understanding of Investment Business is mandatory
- An understanding of the investment industry with good knowledge of instruments across various asset classes (e.g. Fixed Income, Equities, Private, ETD & OTC Derivatives)
- Background in pricing and valuations of the various asset classes above
- Experience using BlackRock Aladdin is a significant plus
Technical Expertise:
- Relevant technical certification on SQL and VB Script language
- Through understanding of Bloomberg/ Reuters application usage
- Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint etc) skills
- Microsoft Power BI Apps
Managerial Expertise:
- This is an Individual Contributor Role
Knowledge & Skills (Additional) :
- Takes pride in working to a high standard, and thrives within a changing environment, showing initiative and drive
- Excellent attention to detail, and ability to work efficiently to meet deadlines
- Proactive self-starter, with the ability to identify problems and having the perseverance to see them through to resolution
- Good interpersonal skills, with the ability to communicate clearly and effectively, both written and orally
- Ability to generate and maintain positive relationships within the team and across the business
- An understanding of the investment lifecycle process, including the setup of funds, counterparties and the referential data required by these areas
- Appreciation of the requirements of an operational control environment
- Knowledge of clients, products and the regulations under which they operate
Magnitude of Impact:
- Strong drive and delivery, committed to achieving results and delivering on time
- Strong analytical thinking and a critical evaluator of information/issues
- End to end ownership of the processes and issue resolution
- Challenging current processes, driving change, proactively realising opportunities for improvements across Investment Data Services.
- Utilising VBA and SQL skills where applicable to help see these initiatives through to completion
Experience:
- Working experience of 4 to 8 years in a BUY side Asset Management company
- Experience in pricing and valuation of various asset classes
- Experience handling queries and providing resolution to issues identified
- Provide data flows/ data dumps to various internal teams as per the requirement provided
- Excellent partnership and stakeholder management skills as well as build strong relationships and work collaboratively with teams across the business
- Experience of liaising, influencing and negotiating effectively with all internal and external parties and stakeholders
Educational Qualification:
- Master’s Degree level in Finance/ Mathematics/ Economics
- CFA Qualification will be an added advantage
- FRM Certification will be desirable
- Relevant IOC or Investment Management qualification / Certification would be desirable.
- Technical certifications like SQL and VB
M&G Behaviours relevant to all roles:
Inspire Others: support and encourage each other, creating an environment where everyone can contribute and succeed
Embrace Change: be open to change, willing to be challenged and able to adapt quickly and imaginatively to new ideas
Deliver Results: focus on performance, set high standards and deliver with energy and determination
Keep it simple: cut through complexity, keep the outcome in mind, keeping your approach simple and adapting your message to every audience
We have a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture at M&G Global Services, regardless of gender, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, nationality, disability or long term condition, we are looking to attract, promote and retain exceptional people. We also welcome those who take part in military service and those returning from career breaks.