AVP-Transaction Banking

Crisil; Mumbai; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Crisil in Mumbai seeks an experienced research professional to conduct industry and financial research to support clients and internal knowledge building. You will gather, analyze, synthesize and present data using structured methodologies and frameworks, with project timelines ranging from a few days to several weeks.

Key responsibilities include leading a team of analysts on multiple projects, guiding quarterly analyses of revenue, costs and profitability across top banks, identifying trends,

Qualifications

• MBA or post graduate degree in business management or related field.
• Professional certifications CFA, FRM, CAIA are an added advantage.
• Must have 5–8 years of experience managing a team of 5+.
• Strong quantitative skills and ability to work with large data sets.
• Experience in business research / analytics and finance banking knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a team of analysts on multiple projects.
• Lead quarterly analysis of revenue, costs and profitability across top tier banks.
• Identify key trends across regions and products, noting out/underperformance.
• Craft search strategies and gather information from databases, internet, and external researchers.
• Coordinate meetings with teams across London, New York and Singapore for reviews.
• Coach and mentor new joiners in the team and manage day-to-day workflow.

Skills

Team management

Quantitative skills

Analytical mind

Decision making with unstructured data

English fluency

Education

MBA or post graduate degree in business management

CFA

FRM

CAIA

Tools

Bloomberg

Thomson Reuters

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

The job involves conducting industry and financial research to support clients and contributing to internal knowledge building efforts. Typical projects will involve gathering, analyzing, synthesizing and presenting data using structured methodologies and frameworks. Projects may take couple of days to several weeks for completion.

Key responsibilities involve:

• Manage and/ or work with a team of analysts while working on multiple projects
• Lead quarterly analysis of revenue, costs and profitability across top tier banks
• Identify key trends across all regions and products, highlighting areas of out/underperformance
• Craft effective search strategies and gather relevant information leveraging a broad set of resources (e.g. on-line databases, internet, external researchers etc.). Utilize both secondary and primary research sources and techniques
• Assist clients and/or other research delivery team members in articulating and refining research requests and projects, while working on multiple projects
• Independent decision making to derive product revenues / HC estimates based on deep dive product research and extrinsic indicators baked into the quantitative model.
• Organize, analyze, synthesize and summarise data and information using appropriate analytical methodologies and frameworks. Conduct quantitative analysis (statistical analysis, financial data analysis etc.) as necessary
• Responsible for day to day workflow management including prioritising and managing multiple projects
• Responsible for all aspects of a project – planning, management and delivery
• Coordinate regular meetings with key personnel in London, New York and Singapore, for reviews, and project updates
• Responsible for training offshore new joiners about Transaction Banking, Lending products and methodology.
• Understanding of the different Macro indicators and its impact on the underlying study.
• Responsible for coaching and mentoring new joiners in the team
• Complete ad hoc research requests, knowledge building and business development projects as necessary
• Manage and/ or work with an expanded team of analysts while working on multiple projects
• Foster a cohesive, creative and comfortable working environment, mediating any personal issue within the team
• Delegate responsibilities and supervise the work of team members providing guidance and motivation to drive maximum performance
• Work with IT teams for process automation and simplification

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

The successful candidate will have to demonstrate the following skills, experience and attributes likely to have been gained over three to five years of relevant experience:

• MBA or post graduate degree in business management, statistics, economics or similar analytical fields
• Professional certifications like CFA, FRM, CAIA etc. would be an added advantage.
• Must have at least 5 – 8 years of experience in managing a team size of 5+
• Strong quantitative skills, an analytical mind and an ability to work with significant amounts of data, both numerical and qualitative.
• Ability to take decisions while working with unstructured and limited information.
• Prior experience in business research / analytics
• Sound knowledge of Corporate and Investment Banking Products and Services covering Transaction Banking, Lending and Securities Services preferred
• A strong degree of independence and self-motivation
• Fluency in spoken English is essential
• Excellent working skills with MS office tools, especially good at advanced Excel and PowerPoint
• Working knowledge of professional information services like Bloomberg, Thomson Reuters etc. preferred