Fixed Income Dealer

Kairos Consulting India; Mumbai; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Kairos Consulting India is seeking a seasoned fixed income professional to manage trading, credit research, and ALM activities in Mumbai. The role involves executing fixed income trades, evaluating instruments by yield and duration, and preparing MIS and fund-management updates for investment committees.

The candidate will review investments for risk-adjusted returns, monitor regulatory compliance, and contribute to financial projections for shareholders.

Qualifications

• Experience executing fixed income trades (GSec, corporate bonds, MF) and ensuring regulatory compliance.
• Ability to evaluate paper types by yield, duration, and segment to maximize returns.
• Proven track record in bond analytics and credit assessment.
• Experience preparing fund management reports and presenting to investment committees.

Responsibilities

• Execute fixed income trades and ensure settlement with operations.
• Evaluate investments for risk/return, monitor limits and compliance.
• Prepare fund management reports and assist in financial projections for shareholders.
• Conduct credit research and analyze company financials to inform investments.
• Monitor credit ratings and advise on upgrades/downgrades.

Skills

Fixed income trading

Credit research

ALM interpretation

MIS reporting

Regulatory compliance

Job description

Responsible for executing monitoring fixed income fund to generate returns higher than defined benchmarks and market; Prepare asset liability management strategy, prepare MIS and quarterly reports etc

• Fixed Income Trade Execution (GSec, Corporate Bonds, MF etc)
• Execute fixed income trades, ensuring compliance with regulatory guidelines and internal policies.
• Evaluate the nature/type of papers bought in terms of yield, duration, segment, etc. to maximize return in line with the view on interest, credit and ALM.
• Review investments and decisions to ensure no limits are breached and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements
• Execute investment and provide instructions to Operations on the transaction for settlement
• Prepare the fixed income fund management report / update for presenting to the investment committee etc
• Provide estimations of income projection for shareholder funds to Finance team for financial projections.
• Credit research
• Analyze the financials of the companies, engage with management, attend investor calls, etc. to evaluate and ensure risk reward is favorable for the companies we are invested in
• Monitor and make an assessment and recommend credit that can be upgraded/ downgraded