Opportunity brief
HSBC is hiring for the role of Analyst - Instrument Management!
Responsibilities of the Candidate:
- The responsibility would be to own and manage enterprise reference data maintenance and Pricing Services Asset classes as part of such maintenance and pricing, such as Fixed Income, Equities, Derivatives & Foreign Exchanges. - The responsibilities also include the management of market data loads both end of day as well as real time data. Data is obtained from third party vendors, as well as updates internal data loads to support both client and internal data needs on HSBC systems for the above-mentioned products. This shall be involved in maintaining the Instrument Reference data & operational support for existing BAU process. The teams will own the tasks mentioned above and will be responsible for the input, standardization and production of products and rules. Information is sourced from external 3rd party applications and databases such as Bloomberg and Refinitiv and there are an inbuilt in the company product applications. - Ensure that all work is completed within agreed turnaround times and to the required high-quality standard. To deliver a high-quality customer-driven service which provides customers with a positive view of HSBC and meets their expectation in terms of accuracy, timeliness and professionalism. - Understand and deliver excellent customer service. Process customer instructions accurately to achieve agreed quality standards and targets (as measured on residual from time to time) on all the processes worked. - To proactively manage and design improvements in process workflows, to ensure that common and irregular transactions are identified and controlled in accordance with procedures in a timely manner. - To understand and comply with all relevant policies and procedures issued by the Group and contained within the Group Standards Manual and relevant functional Instruction Manuals, Desk Instruction Books and Process Guides. - To be aware of the Operational Risk assessment associated with the roles and to ensure that all actions taken into account of the likelihood of operational risk occurring, to maintain HSBC internal control standards, including the implementation of internal and external audit points together with any issues raised by external regulators. - To recognize and update knowledge on procedures related to processes and to ensure that work is completed in accordance to procedures and within timeframes. To ensure that issues / problems are effectively investigated and resolved or as appropriately informed with recommendations. To respond quickly to urgent work demands and be flexible with work timings.
Requirements:
- Fluent in English – spoken and written. - Proficient in Microsoft Office, including Excel, Access and PowerPoint. - Knowledge on Fixed Income, Equity, Derivatives & Foreign Exchange related products & Money Market products. - Experience with vendor systems – Refinitiv & Bloomberg data feed. - Excellent attention to detail. Work on own initiative. - Good knowledge of Administration and Reconciliation Foreign Exchange Rates. - Should be able to work flexible hours (Night Shift/Rotation Shift). - Graduation in Commerce, Finance or Equivalent.