The Citco Fund Services companies are the world's pre-eminent hedge fund administrators and have over 35 years experience in the provision of administration and other services to their hedge fund clients, many of whom are leading names in the industry. Citco Fund Services is a division of the Citco Group of Companies and is the largest independent administrator of Hedge Funds in the world with offices worldwide.
Citco Fund Services draws upon a global team of more than 3,000 experienced, knowledgeable and highly trained staff to ensure that each fund is supported appropriately and service quality standards are not only met, but consistently exceeded. We recognize the importance of our staff through career development initiatives and extensive training programs to ensure staff are equipped to handle the complexities of hedge funds. Citco Fund Services companies have consistently been ranked "Best in Class" and "Top-Rated" across all locations in recognized industry surveys of hedge fund administrators for both single manager funds and funds of hedge funds.
Citco Fund Services (USA) Inc. has established itself as the market leader in hedge fund administration. We offer a complete range of accounting, middle office, tax, investor relations and corporate services to hedge funds and their shareholders.
Position Purpose:
The worldwide Market Data Business Group (MDBG) works with the Middle Office and Back Office in all of our offices to ensure the proper establishment of client OTC Securities and the accuracy of listed security reference and pricing data. The MDBG Team uses its in-depth knowledge of financial instruments and Æxeo to investigate all issues relating to Æxeo 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 Æxeo.
Additionally MDBG also provides support for a number of manual security updates including updating accrual and principal factors. The team partners with, the Pricing and Valuation Team and the AIT Market Data Team to continuously improve instrument type functionality and coverage.
Main Job Functions/Responsibilities:
Troubleshoot daily issues that arise regarding market data and Æxeo ’s application of that data
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 Senior Product Analyst of the group
Gather requirements from clients for and work with development on projects relating to market and
instrument data, particularly new instruments coming to market
Work as liaison for clients with Citco Data Services Helpdesk, the group that actually adds securities to
the Æxeo system
Requirements:
Minimum 2-4 years experience in Fund Administration or Brokerage Operations with a strong
understanding of both static and variable Market Data
In depth instrument knowledge in at least one or two areas (e.g. fixed income, equities, derivatives)
minimum - but the more breadth of knowledge the better (ideally it would be someone with exotic
instrument knowledge)
Familiarity with Bloomberg and/or Reuters
Ability to communicate clearly in writing and in person
Prior interaction with IT development staff on development projects is a plus
Adaptable and perceptive
Demonstration of problem solving abilities through their past experience a plus
Strong market data and project experience required
Understanding of relational database concepts, and ability to write moderate to complex SQL queries
Experience with Perl and other programming languages a plus
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