Senior Administrator - Market Data - CPT at Apex Group

Role Summary:

The main functions of Market Data are Trade File Uploads, Security Master Data Integrity, Security Pricing, and maintaining a complete and up to date Corporate Actions listing in Paxus. We act as the main support group for the Accounting & Valuations (A&V) department. The successful candidate will be responsible for assisting administrators with complex funds/tasks as well as creating/updating models in Excel and other systems.

Key responsibilities:

• Ensuring that trades and prices have been correctly processed into systems.
• Analyse Corporate Actions and ensuring that they are correctly processed.
• Reconciling prices and positions to Prime Brokers.
• Liaise with Prime Brokers/Fund Accountants regarding trade/price/corporate action issues.
• Assist teammates and offer advice/guidance to resolve their issues.
• Check teammates work to ensure quality control.
• Ensure that teammates meet their deadlines regarding tasks/funds.
• Offer training to staff.
• Set up models and templates in Excel.
• Creating routines for new Prime Brokers and edit/maintain expressions for amendments of file formats/structure by existing Prime Brokers.
• Testing new systems/upgrades.
• Taking on complex funds.
• Meet with Auditors/Clients to explain the intricacies of the department.
• Seek new methods to improve productivity/efficiency of the department.
• Undertake additional tasks/projects assigned by the Manager.

Skills / experience:

• A relevant tertiary qualification
• Good working knowledge of the Financial Securities market including language, instruments and mechanics
• 2+ years experience in similar area
• Advanced Excel skills