Data Manager--Data Operations--Bond Insurance

Description: - Data Manager--Data Operations--Bond Insurance (11529)

Job Description

Data Manager--Data Operations--Bond Insurance-11529

Description

Standard & Poors, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE:MHP), is the worlds foremost provider of financial market intelligence, including independent credit ratings, indices, risk evaluation, investment research and data. With approximately 10,000 employees, including wholly owned affiliates, located in 23 countries. Standard & Poors is an essential part of the worlds financial infrastructure and has played a leading role for more than 140 years in providing investors with the independent benchmarks they need to feel more confident about their investment and financial decisions. For more information, visit http://www.standardandpoors.com.

Standard & Poors Data Strategy & Operations group focuses on the data management needs within the Fixed Income & Risk Management organization to ensure effective and appropriate use of quality content. This business unit is actively recruiting for an Associate/Data Manager, Data Operations-Bond Insurers.  This position is responsible for delivering tactical and strategic recommendations required for execution of necessary data activities with a concentrated focus on enterprise-wide acceptable solutions.  Incumbent is also responsible for the day-to-day efforts behind data operations and projects including estimating budgets, recruiting and using additional members of the team to provide larger, more far-reaching deliverables.  Specifically, incumbent develops and runs a data operations process for a new model that assesses insurance companies. He/she is responsible for verifying the data set quality and adherence to specifications. If required, the Data Manager will cleanse and convert the data has so the model can use it and that it is maps sto internal S&P sector codes. This role will also be responsible for tracking and receiving data sets from the Bond Insurers on a quarterly basis and with following up on submissions that have missed the deadline. On a regular basis the Data Manager will dialog with the Bond Insurers senior management and IT group about document data processing procedures and other data issues. The Data Manager is responsible for generating regular reports for the Bond Insurance Group.

Qualifications

* Bachelors degree in Finance, Statistics or a closely related field is required * Must have at least 3 years of data management experience in either a bank, brokerage, or insurance company * Must have strong financial and quantitative background; a solid knowledge of insurance and reinsurance industry would be considered a plus * Strong understanding of municipal sectors, structured finance asset classes, bond coupon and amortization data, S&P ratings, currency conversion, and a basic understanding of correlation matrices is highly desirable * Attention to detail; excellent at spotting errors in large amounts of financial securities data * Previous experience serving as the liaison between IT and the business * Database knowlege (SQL queries) * Must be very comfortable communicating with senior level management and the Bond Insurers IT management * Excellent time management skills/ ability to multi-task

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer

Job Analytical/Research

Primary Location US-NY-New York

Organization Fixed Income & Risk Management Services

Schedule Full-time

EEO We are an equal opportunity employer.

Corporate Brand Standard & Poors

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Category:	Accounting/Banking/Finance/Insurance
	> Other Insurance
Location:	New York, NY
County:	New York County
ZIP Code:	10001
Pay Rate:	Open
Job Terms:	full time
Company:	McGraw-Hill Companies, The
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