Securities Reference Data Associate

Accenture Portugal; Lisboa; On-site; EUR 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life Insurance and Pension Plan

Free medical services at the office

Wellness programs

Flexben Program for education, kinderg

Training access (Udemy, Pluralsight)

Employee Share Purchase Plan

Flex-ability program for disabilities

Special banking conditions

Job summary

Accenture Portugal seeks a Securities Reference Data Associate in Lisbon to maintain and enhance the Securities Master File, ensuring accuracy and integrity of financial instrument data supporting investment, settlement, and regulatory processes.

Responsibilities include owning the master file, enabling settlement and corporate actions, managing instrument lifecycle, and integrating data from external providers while maintaining high data quality and accuracy.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, or related field; or equivalent experience.
• Proficient in English (B2+); French and/or Dutch is a plus.
• Interest in investment domain with willingness to learn and adapt.

Responsibilities

• Act as the central owner of the Securities Master File and ensure data accuracy.
• Provide reference data for settlement of securities and corporate actions.
• Manage end-to-end lifecycle of financial instruments and updates.
• Validate and reconcile data from multiple providers to ensure quality.

Skills

Attention to detail

Analytical thinking

Communication

Learning agility

Autonomy

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, or related field

Highschool Diploma with relevant experience

Tools

Excel

Data management systems

Job description

PURPOSE OF JOB

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Location: Lisbon

Time Type: Full-time

Securities Reference Data Associate

inLisbon, you will be responsible for maintaining and enhancing the Securities Master File, ensuring the accuracy, completeness, and integrity of financial instrument data that supports investment, settlement, and regulatory processes across the bank.

Key Responsibilities

• Acts as the central owner of the Securities Master File, the bank’s single, reliable source for all financial instruments (shares, bonds, funds, ETFs, derivatives, etc.)
• Enables key banking processes by providing reference data for settlement of securities and corporate actions
• Manages the end-to-end lifecycle of financial instruments
• Creation upon request from internal stakeholders
• Ongoing updates (prices, events, attributes)
• Deactivation of inactive instruments
• Integrates and validates data from multiple external providers to ensure up-to-date and consistent market information.
• Monitors, reconciles, and validates securities data to identify inconsistencies and ensure high data quality standards across
• Static data (instrument characteristics and reference data)
• Dynamic data (prices, rates, corporate actions, and market events)
• Acts as a critical enabler for investment operations, ensuring data reliability for downstream processes and client services

Soft Skills

• Positive mindset & team spirit (collaborative, supportive)
• Customer focus (understands customer needs and promotes continuous improvement)
• Clear communication (spoken and written; able to explain complex topics clearly)
• Analytical thinking & problem solving (investigates issues, identifies root causes)
• Attention to detail / accuracy (quality-focused, careful execution)
• Prioritization & multitasking (manages deadlines, maintains overview under pressure)
• Autonomy / ownership (works independently, takes responsibility for outcomes)
• Learning agility (willingness to learn and build expertise over time)
• Stakeholder management (works effectively with internal/external parties; coordinates resolution)

Education

• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in Finance, Economics, Business Administration, or a related field; or Highschool Diploma (12th Grade) and comparable relevant experience.

Language

• Proficient in English (B2 level or higher); French and/or Dutch is a plus.

Experience

• We are seeking dynamic candidates with a strong interest in the investment domain and willingness to engage in continuous learning.
• Previous experience in banking operations, or a comparable environment (such as a bank, corporate treasury, or shared service center) would be considered an advantage, though it is not a mandatory requirement.

Other Relevant Information

• May be required to work on Client-observed holidays and local holidays
• Weekend availability may be required
• Overtime may be required to meet deadlines or project needs
• The CV must be submitted in English
• Must own a valid work permit or EU/Schengen Space Nationality to legally work in Portugal.

What We Offer

• Health insurance
• Life Insurance and Pension Plan Programs
• Free medical services at the office (Physician, Nutritionist, Psychologist)
• Wellness programs
• Flexben Program (Support for Education, Kindergarden, Training, Technology, Health)
• Employee Share Purchase Plan
• Personalized training paths and access to Udemy and Plurisight Platforms
• Flex-ability program (financial and flexible support for people with disabilities)
• Special banking conditions