Senior Security Master Specialist Job

Senior Security Master Specialist (Job Number: 1307709)

BNY Mellon is a global investments company dedicated to helping its clients manage and service their financial assets throughout the investment lifecycle. Whether providing financial services for institutions, corporations or individual investors, BNY Mellon delivers informed investment management and investment services in 36 countries and more than 100 markets. BNY Mellon can act as a single point of contact for clients looking to create, trade, hold, manage, service, distribute or restructure investments. Additional information is available at www.bnymellon.com.

As one of the world's leading investment management organizations and one of the top U.S. wealth managers, BNY Mellon Investment Management combines agility, insight and scale to create and deliver strategies and solutions to address our clients' needs. Encompassing BNY Mellon's investment management firms, wealth management organization and global distribution teams, we draw on deep expertise to collaborate with clients and tailor our best ideas and resources to meet their specific needs. We pride ourselves on providing dedicated service through our network of global professionals who have a deep understanding of local requirements.

With our extensive experience in anticipating and responding to the investment and financial needs of the world's governments, pension plan sponsors, corporations, foundations, endowments, advisors, intermediaries, individuals and families, and family offices, BNY Mellon Investment Management is dedicated to helping clients reach their goals.

Description

The Senior Security Master Specialist is part of a team which supports multiple investment managers within the Bank of New York. The team is responsible for setting up securities and maintaining related analytic, compliance, and reference data. The Charles River trading platform is the primary security master but maintenance within the accounting platforms (Advent Geneva an in house system) as well as Barclay's Point are also required. The team is responsible for data such as issuer structure, variable rates, accrual parameters, yield, duration, and ratings. Daily tasks include security setup, monitoring receipt of automated feeds, reviewing exception reports, researching discrepancies, and responding to ad-hoc requests. Many duties are time sensitive and high risk so duty re-prioritization and high pressure situations are frequent occurrences.In addition to the duties listed above the candidate is expected to participate in large scale projects on behalf of the team as well as smaller internal projects to improve efficiency, accuracy, and risk mitigation. The candidate will also be expected to help train and mentor junior team members.

Qualifications

A qualified candidate will have 2-3 years of industry experience with a broad selection of fixed income asset classes in a security master related role. Progress towards CFA is desired but not required. The candidate should be detail oriented, thorough, and possesses strong communication and problem solving skills. The candidate must be able to perform in a high pressure environment that requires the ability to re-prioritize their focus quickly. Proficiency in Microsoft Excel is required, but intermediate or advanced Excel and/or Access skills are highly desirable.

Primary Location: United States-USA-PA-Pittsburgh
Internal Jobcode: 31865
Job: Investment Management
Organization: FICAM-HR07404

August 19, 2013 • Tags:  • Posted in: Financial

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