Insight Investment is looking for an Asset Valuations Analyst to join the Asset Valuations team in London. The Asset Valuations team is responsible for ensuring the accuracy of daily or periodic, as applicable valuations of assets. In this role, you will support the team’s day‑to‑day activities and contribute to strengthening the team’s overall capability.
Role Responsibilities
- Perform daily, monthly and quarterly quality control checks on asset valuations across our defined remit
- Work with pricing model owners to develop action plans to remediate valuation issues
- Monitoring findings, recommendations and management action plans resulting from valuation issues, ensuring timely and appropriate actions are taken to address concerns
- Prepare metrics and assist in reporting on asset valuations to various senior committees including the OTC Pricing Committee and the Valuation Committee
- Improve valuation policy and practice awareness through regular coordination with key stakeholders
- Develop and improve processes and procedures supporting asset valuations
- Maintain active engagement with vendors (i.e. market data vendors) and counterparties, and third parties, where it relates to the valuation of Insight managed positions
- Ownership of pricing and valuation policies; validation of adherence, updating policies, subject to appropriate committee approval
- Assist with model validation testing plans, evaluate the appropriateness of model inputs, and assess the theory of the models
Experience Required
- Experience of derivatives, including but not limited to IRS, Inflation products, CDS, Equity Swaps and Options, ideally gained in Product Control, Risk or Middle Office role in an Investment Bank and/or a Valuations, Control or Middle Office role in an Investment Manager
- Good understanding of OTC derivatives pricing – to include but not be limited to IRS, Inflation, Options and other fixed income derivatives
- Good understanding of Secured Finance asset pricing beneficial
- Good MS Excel, and VBA/SQL knowledge required
- Understanding of OTC Collateral Management including impact of CSA terms
- Strong and enthusiastic team player with excellent communication skills
- Excellent organizational skills, proven ability to multitask and prioritize tasks
- Ability to work to tight and fixed deadlines
- Experience with Bloomberg beneficial
- Demonstrable ability to improve and streamline existing processes
- Excellent problem-solving skills
- Proactive and flexible approach
- Strong analytical skills, attention to detail and the ability to solve complex problems
- Familiarity with regulatory requirements, governance and pricing policy frameworks
Insight is committed to being an inclusive employer and encourages applications from all suitably qualified applicants irrespective of background, circumstances, age, disability, gender identity, ethnicity, religion or belief and sexual orientation. If you are a candidate with a disability, or are assisting a candidate with a disability, and require an accommodation to apply for one of our jobs, please email us at [email protected]
About Insight Investment
Insight Investment is a leading asset manager focused on designing investment solutions to meet its clients’ needs. Founded in 2002, Insight’s collaborative approach has delivered both investment performance and growth in assets under management. Insight manages assets across its core liability-driven investment, risk management, full-spectrum fixed income, currency and absolute return capabilities.
Insight has a global network of operations in the UK, Ireland, Germany, US, Japan and Australia. More information about Insight Investment can be found at: www.insightinvestment.com
