Senior Valuation Analyst II — Fair Value & Pricing Expert

Manulife John Hancock; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 73,000 - 122,000; Full time

Job summary

Manulife John Hancock is seeking a Senior Valuation Analyst II in Massachusetts to support fair valuation of securities by addressing pricing exceptions, researching methodologies, and preparing materials for pricing committees. The role requires evaluating market data, documenting rationale, and ensuring controls and procedures are robust.

The position focuses on daily checklist execution, documentation, and collaboration with sub-advisers to determine fair value, with potential involvement in

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 5-10 years of relevant industry experience.
• Strong working knowledge of Bloomberg.
• Strong knowledge of financial products, complex securities, derivatives, options, futures and fixed income securities.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong communication and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Perform daily checklist items and ensure the accuracy and completeness of the daily tasks.
• Ensure that all pricing exceptions and discrepancies are properly addressed and resolved, including addressing with pricing vendors and/or sub-advisors.
• Address pricing exceptions by assessing available market trading levels and/or broker quotes, available news stories, and interacting with sub-advisors to determine reasonability of prices obtained.
• Analyze fair valuation methodologies obtained from sub-advisers to confirm whether methodologies obtained are reasonable and are supported by clearly defined rationale.
• Analyze facts and circumstances relating to fair value issues, and document background of issues and recommendations to be presented to the MANULIFE Pricing Committee.
• Analyze macro-economic events and how they may impact the valuation of the Funds' holdings.
• Assess adequacy of procedures and controls and identify enhancements, where appropriate.
• Perform back-testing of fair value prices and assess effectiveness of methodologies used.
• Utilize technology to improve efficiencies within the Securities Valuation Group.
• Assist in preparation of monthly and quarterly Pricing Committee meeting materials.
• Research valuation exceptions and identify supporting documentation relating to the valuation exceptions.
• Identify issues which may require fair valuation by the Pricing Committee.
• Make recommendations on how to fair value certain securities that will first be reviewed by a Director before a recommendation is presented to the Pricing Committee for consideration.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Bloomberg

Financial products

Analytical skills

Excel

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Access

Job description

Manulife John Hancock is seeking a Senior Valuation Analyst II in Massachusetts to support fair valuation of securities by addressing pricing exceptions, researching methodologies, and preparing materials for pricing committees. The role requires evaluating market data, documenting rationale, and ensuring controls and procedures are robust.

The position focuses on daily checklist execution, documentation, and collaboration with sub-advisers to determine fair value, with potential involvement in