Security Valuations, Officer

State Street; Chennai District; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 4,000,000; Full time

Job summary

State Street is seeking a senior professional in Pricing and Valuations to lead the pricing operations for securities and related reports. You will oversee a team, ensure controls, and coordinate across locations while delivering accurate client-facing reports.

The role requires a Masters in Finance and Management with 8–12 years of experience in pricing or valuations, and strong skills in MS Office, Bloomberg, Reuters, and capital markets knowledge.

Qualifications

• Masters in Finance and Management with 8–12 years in Security Valuations or Pricing.
• Experience in Hedge Funds, Reference Data Setup or Capital Markets.
• Strong leadership and excellent stakeholder communication.

Responsibilities

• Manage Pricing/Valuations operations, timelines.
• Oversee day-to-day Security Valuations team activities and ensure processes follow procedures.
• Ensure controls supported by documented policies across groups.
• Handle client calls – daily, weekly and governance, escalations.
• Validate Attendance Allowance, Incentive and Overtime for Associates monthly.
• Review SOPs, Metrics and Checklists with onshore counterparts.
• Coordinate and conduct Call Tree tests and Annual BCP tests.
• Coordinate across multiple locations.
• Provide timely data, reporting and analytics to senior management.
• Lead process enhancements to improve efficiency and effectiveness.

Skills

Pricing / Valuations

Team Leadership

Financial Analysis

Bloomberg

Reuters

IDC

MS Office

SLA Management

Stakeholder Communication

Capital Markets

Education

Masters in Finance and Management

Tools

Excel

Access

PowerPoint

Word

Job description

State Street provides Pricing Services for Asset Managers and Pension Funds. The primary service revolves under running control reports Missing, Variance and Stale as per client instruction and resolving all the exceptions. In the process, team will apply price for missing price securities, Validate variance and stale with alternate vendor, Research Corporate Action Securities, Perform portfolio level pricing and Generate & Publish Client Specific Reports. The Clients’ portfolios include products like Equity, Fixed Income, OTC and Exchange-traded Derivatives, FX, Bank Loans, Futures forwards and Option products. The teams perform the control checks for Daily, Weekly, and Monthly.

Job Responsibility

• Manage Pricing / Valuations operations process, activities, timelines
• Oversee the day-to-day activities of the Security Valuations team and ensure that the processes are run in accordance to the laid down procedures and process
• Ensure execution of appropriate controls supported by documented policies and procedures across the relevant groups
• Handle client calls – daily , weekly and governance, escalations
• Validate Attendance Allowance, Incentive and Overtime for the Associates on monthly basis
• Ensure Process documents SOP’s, Metrics and Checklist are timely reviewed and approved by onshore counterparts
• Coordinate and conduct Call tree test and Annual BCP test
• Ensure coordination which includes coordination of various locations
• Provide timely data, reporting and needed analytics to senior management and other key stakeholders
• Work towards encouraging the team to identify opportunities to stream‑line and enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the process and lead the team through the implementation of the process enhancements

Education And Experience

Masters in Finance and Management Minimum of 8-12 years’ experience in Security Valuations or Pricing for Hedge Fund , Reference Data Setup or Capital Market Experience Preference will be given to candidates with exposure to Pricing or Valuations

Skills & Other Requirements

• Should have managed a team of 10-15 members
• First or second level management expertise required
• Candidate should demonstrate problem solving skills, conducting specialized research and analysis of complex securities pricing issues
• Must have considerable domain knowledge preferably in areas of Pricing or Valuations with good product knowledge across Equity, Fixed Income, and Derivatives
• Senior-level communication skills, presentation skills, prior experience of interacting with multiple stakeholders
• Highly organized with ability to multi-task and work under high pressure deadlines
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite (Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Word)
• Strong working knowledge of Bloomberg , Reuters and IDC
• The candidate must have well-developed analytical skills
• Candidate must exhibit excellent attention to detail, high degree of accuracy and the ability to meet deadlines
• Discover training needs and provide coaching; Require ability to envision and improve current processes and achieve efficiencies
• Strong experience in setting clear team goals
• Strong proficiency in MIS and report preparations
• Experience in conducting appraisals for team members
• Creating an inspiring team environment with an open communication culture
• Monitor team performance and report on metrics
• Lead and motivate team to facilitate achievement of SLA
• Listen to team members’ feedback and resolve any issues or conflicts
• Suggest and organize team building activities
• Ready to work in shifts

Application Knowledge

MS Office Bloomberg Reuters IDC

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• flexible work-life support
• paid volunteer days
• vibrant employee networks

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Job ID: R-797874