Analyst

About the Role

Join a team that delivers independent, reliable, and accurate securities valuation services to clients worldwide. As a Securities Valuation Analyst in our Municipal Bond team, you will combine financial concepts with quantitative skills to manage large volumes of data to develop pricing models and processes. You will leverage your product and market knowledge to identify growth areas and help lead projects in a collaborative environment where your contributions directly impact the business.

Key Responsibilities

• Daily generation of securities valuations for multiple market closes, entailing start-to-end ownership responsibilities (market data collection and analysis, price generation, quality control, and client interaction)
• Examine and develop new areas of product growth through independent self-guided research and interactions with clients, JPMorgan trading desks, research professionals, and technology teams
• Continuously improve product and service quality through daily market surveillance, communication with market participants, data/financial analysis, enhanced process controls, and ensuring data quality
• Perform in-depth analysis on an individual security or portfolio of securities and explain nuances to colleagues and clients
• Develop and maintain sophisticated statistical models
• Develop cutting-edge methodologies and manage infrastructure to increase efficiency and speed of valuations
• Address client concerns daily with emphasis on providing first-class service and quality (email, calls, and in-person meetings)

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Firm understanding of principles of finance, mathematical and/or statistical modeling, fixed income, and data science
• Previous experience working in fixed income, primarily Municipal Bonds
• Clear, logical thinker with strong quantitative skills who thrives in a fast-paced environment with real-time market deadlines
• Knowledge or proficiency in Python, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence and/or practical experience working with Excel
• Strong aptitude for learning and applying new technologies
• Excellent communication skills to interact with clients, portfolio managers, traders, research, and sales

Qualifications

• Master's degree or higher in Finance, Mathematics, Statistics, Engineering, Economics, or similar
• Detail-oriented, creative problem solver with ability to learn quickly, multi-task, and self-manage priorities
• Ability to build effective working relationships and interact comfortably with a wide spectrum of traders, research analysts, clients, and technologists