Senior Financial Data Analyst

SimCorp; Manila; Hybrid; PHP 2,000,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

SimCorp Manila delivers cutting-edge financial data services to global clients. A Senior Financial Data Analyst collects, validates, and distributes market data for equities, fixed income, and derivatives, ensuring data quality and SLA compliance.

You will perform data quality checks, respond to client questions, and support risk and governance frameworks while coaching teammates in data operations.

Qualifications

• Experience with market data collection and distribution for financial instruments.
• Understanding of data governance and risk frameworks (SOX, RACE).
• Ability to work across APAC/EMEA/NA time zones and coach others.

Responsibilities

• Executes daily data collection, composition, control and distribution per client SLAs.
• Perform quality checks and adhere to data governance frameworks.
• Address client questions and data-related service requests promptly.
• Support continuous improvement of operational processes and runbooks.
• Maintain documentation of business processes and operational manuals.

Skills

Financial data analysis

Data governance

Client service

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance or engineering

Tools

HP ALM

ServiceNow

EDM platforms

Job description

WHAT MAKES US, US Join some of the most innovative thinkers in FinTech as we lead the evolution of financial technology. If you are an innovative, curious, collaborative person who embraces challenges and wants to grow, learn and pursue outcomes with our prestigious financial clients, say Hello to SimCorp! At its foundation, SimCorp is guided by our values — caring, customer success-driven, collaborative, curious, and courageous. Our people-centered organization focuses on skills development, relationship building, and client success. We take pride in cultivating an environment where all team members can grow, feel heard, valued, and empowered. If you like what we’re saying, keep reading!

WHY THIS IS IMPORTANT TO US

The Senior Financial Data Analyst is responsible to execute the collection, composition, control and distribution of market and master data for financial instruments (Equities, Funds, Fixed Income, ABTS/MBS, OTS Derivatives, etc.) for various SimCorp clients and in accordance of the effective SLA agreements. Furthermore, this role is responsible to answer client questions and conduct all necessary data analyses of financial instruments data to resolve service delivery incidents to continue service delivery. The role is also responsible to adhere to all relevant operational risk as well as data governance and quality frameworks. Eventually, this role also requires demonstrating very client-focused mindset, substantial know-how of financial instruments (such as Equities, Fixed Income, ABS/MBS, etc.) and provide coaching to other members.

Reports to: Financial Data Operations Manager

What you will be responsible for

• Executes all daily service deliverables in terms of collecting, composing, controlling and distributing financial instrument data according to effective client SLAs.
• Shift may cover APAC, EMEA and NA time zone depending on the business needs
• Execution of all quality checks part of the service scope and strict adherence to existing runbook(s) as well as data quality and governance frameworks and conduct first data analysis in case of unexpected data behavior
• Resolve all data questions, service requests and requested audit support raised by clients in a timely and professional manner to ensure customer satisfaction and SLA compliance
• Perform all necessary tasks to comply existing operational risk frameworks (e.g. Sarbanes–Oxley Act (SOX), Risk and Control Engine (RACE) etc.)
• Proactively support and contribute to continuous improvement of operational processes (with predominant focus on manual processes and high-risk areas), data quality checks and system functionality
• Work with local/regional clients to identify specific requirements, special data treatment or any other client demands which need to be delivered as part of the service scope
• Perform continuous know-how exchange between the different Data Operations teams in terms of processes, incidents, documentation or other open topics to avoid know-how silos/gaps and assure service level consistency
• Monitor and report any kind of issues along the data supply chain including but not limited to interface issues, missing data files or interrupted business processes and trigger the necessary resolution processes to ensure service delivery continuation
• Maintain documentation in terms of business processes, functional descriptions, operational runbooks or other manuals to ensure information transparency and enable know-how transfers

What we value

• Experience with data vendor feeds (Bloomberg, IDC, Reuters, etc.) and display products, 5 and more years
• Deep knowledge of traditional and non-traditional financial instruments and markets including structured securities, especially complex instruments like ABS/MBS, index linked bonds, and syndicated loans.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in finance or engineering
• Solving master and reference data issues based on exception handling,
• Applying operational data management and data governance,
• Process design and engineering experience,
• Requirements engineering and data modelling experience
• Experience with EDM platforms
• Experience with service request systems or any other similar ticketing tool, like HPALM, Service Now, etc.
• Others: APAC (Morning Shift) / with flexibility depending on business needs Hybrid working arrangement (2x/week)

Benefits

SimCorp offers several benefits that might play a significant factor in considering whether to accept a job offer. Since we operate in 30+ offices worldwide, the benefits package may vary from country to country. Take advantage of this section and indicate the most-valued benefits for candidates, considering training and certification, as well as benefits that can improve a candidate's work-life balance, such as flexible hours, vacation time, work-from-home options, etc. Please note that this may not be possible for multiple location postings due to the difference in benefits.

SimCorp Manila proudly announces that its Manila Delivery Center has been officially certified as a Great Place To Work for the second consecutive year – Apr25-Apr26 This certification underscores SimCorp's effort to cultivating a workplace that is not only inclusive and collaborative but also committed to the personal and professional growth of its employees

We are also honored to have been voted as a WealthTech100 company for three consecutive years. The new WealthTech100 list aims to highlight tech innovation leaders in the investment management industry.

SimCorp is a provider of industry-leading integrated investment management solutions for the global buy side. Founded in 1971, with more than 3,000 employees across five continents, SimCorp is a truly global technology leader that empowers more than half of the world’s top 100 financial companies through its integrated platform, services, and partner ecosystem. SimCorp is a subsidiary of Deutsche Börse Group. As of 2024, SimCorp includes Axioma, the leading provider of risk and management and portfolio optimization solutions for the global buy side.