PRICING SUPERVISOR (Fixed Income Securities Exp) - (US-CA-Greater Los Angeles)

PRICING SUPERVISOR (Fixed Income Securities Exp) - (US-CA-Greater Los Angeles)

Compensation: $110K - $120K / Year
Minimum Education: Bachelors
Job Type: Full Time
Jobcode: WJKJA3

Will be responsible for overseeing the pricing team and ensuring that the process is run efficiently and accurately. This includes the gathering of daily pricing data from various sources (external and internal), analyzing and back testing of proprietary fair value pricing models and communicating these results to various parties. Will need to be well versed in pricing policy, an expert on the latest industry recommended regulations regarding security valuation and have the ability to clearly communicate these to the pricing committee, clients and other internal or external parties.

Competencies:
§ Proven leader with minimum experience of five years of Pricing of fixed income securities
§ Experience with wide range of international and domestic security types: debt, rights warrants, options, futures and OTC derivatives; modeling experience is a plus
§ Strong communication skills required
§ Ability to maintain and defend a view of pricing that is independent of other areas
§ Experience with Bloomberg, MS Excel and internet-based tools required
§ Experience with Spot and Forward exchange rates a plus
§ Detailed oriented, organized, proactive, project oriented with the ability to perform in a fast paced, high pressure, team environment

Responsibilities/Duties:
§ Oversee pricing of daily valued client accounts/funds; ensure that is in-line with THE COMPANY'S pricing philosophy
§ Oversee the process of fair valuing complex assets, back test for accuracy, enhance models where appropriate
§ Oversee process for daily NAV approval of Mutual Funds
§ Prepare and present bi-monthly materials to THE COMPANY'S Pricing Committee
§ Ensure accurate and timely completion of daily tasks and projects
§ Work closely with other areas of the firm to accurately and efficiently disseminate pricing issues/information
§ Accurately communicate THE COMPANY'S philosophy and process to (internal and external) clients, consultants and auditors
§ Train, coach and mentor staff members; formally review staff semi-annually

Undergraduate degree in relevant field.
CFA preferred.

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Murex Consultant - (US-NY-New York)

Murex Consultant - (US-NY-New York)

Minimum Education: Bachelors
Job Type: Full Time
Jobcode: CKFJA1

If not you, would you know someone?

MxMl v3.1 experience up to $850 a DAY

Will hire from anywhere but the opportunity is in NYC.

Please quote your best rate and email a resume in Word that makes it obvious how you match the specification

Email resume in Word to TheBigGameHunter@cisny.com. Please include the job code for the position with your resume.

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Java Developer - (US-MD-Columbia)

Java Developer - (US-MD-Columbia)

Compensation: $50.00 - $55.00 / Hour
Minimum Education: Bachelors
Job Type: Full Time
Jobcode: TNRJA1

Candidates need to have good communication skills, the ability to work in a team with aggressive schedules with at least 3 years experience in software development in the full development lifecycle including requirements, design, construction and validation. Experience with shared services architectures and in the financial industry is a plus.

Required Skills: Required Skills
Java, J2EE, EJB
Servlets, JSP• XML• HTML.
Application server – Websphere, JBOSS or Weblogic
Desired skills
JDBC, SQL
Javascript,
Agile methods
# of Years Required: 3+ years experience

Please quote your best rate and email a resume in Word that makes it obvious how you match the specification

Email resume in Word to TheBigGameHunter@cisny.com. Please include the job code for the position with your resume.

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Credit Risk Manager and Modeler - (US-CA-Greater Los Angeles)

Credit Risk Manager and Modeler - (US-CA-Greater Los Angeles)

Compensation: $300K - $300K / Year
Minimum Education: Doctorate
Job Type: Full Time
Jobcode: WJKJA2

PAID RELOCATION AVAILABLE

Will be main risk resource for corporate credit risk modeling, covering high yield and investment grade instruments; credit default swaps; correlated defaults in structures; losses given default; and correlated recoveries. Will be responsible for creating or vetting valuation models instruments with corporate credit risk (including spread and default risk) The Company’s high yield, bank loan, hybrid, and investment grade corporate credit instruments at all levels of the capital structure.

At least five years' experience as a “desk quant,” trader, trade analysis support, risk manager, portfolio analyst, or portfolio manager. Experience with model development, testing, and implementation, preferably experience with SAS, Matlab, FinCad or other modeling/statistical software. A detailed understanding of fixed income markets, trading and/or portfolio management processes, practical business applications and ability to articulate ideas and develop recommendations under uncertainty and regarding "grey areas", and ability to obtain data and information from disparate sources, link and analyze the information, perform data integrity checks, and conduct analys

Experience with as many of the following as possible is desirable: Quantitative default modeling. Reduced form and structural models. Modeling spread movements and correlations. Implied defaults from cash bond and CDS curves; basis risk. Modeling bond covenant and capital structure effects on volatility. Modeling correlated defaults and recoveries. Calculation of counterparty current exposure (CE) and potential future exposure (PFE).

Email resume in Word to TheBigGameHunter@cisny.com. Please include the job code for the position with your resume.

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