Assistant Vice President, OTC Pricing

About Citco

Citco Fund Services is a division of the Citco Group of Companies and is the largest independent administrator of Hedge Funds in the world with offices in Amsterdam, Bahamas, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Cork, Curacao, Dublin, Halifax, London, Luxembourg, Malvern, Miami, New York/New Jersey, Toronto, San Francisco, Singapore and Sydney. Citco Fund Services (Ireland) Ltd. has been operating successfully since October 1999 and has established itself as the market leader in hedge fund administration. We offer a complete range of accounting, middle office administration, shareholder and corporate services to hedge funds and collective investment schemes.

OTC/HTV Pricing Team, Fund Accounting at Citco Fund Services

A challenging and exciting role in a growing industry, the OTC/HTV Pricing Team is a global team responsible for portfolio pricing and Independent Price Verification of listed, OTC and HTV products. This role provides a unique opportunity to work closely with a wide range of asset classes traded by hedge funds.

Your Role: 

• Negotiate and monitor compliance of SLAs with clients and/or other Citco offices.
• Liaise and collaborate with various other Citco departments such as Reconciliations, Client Integration, Market Data, Application Support, other local/global senior management.
• Represent Citco competently to external parties such as existing and potential hedge fund clients, their board of directors, Valuation Committees and their existing and potential investors.
• Review completed work, arrange training, provide guidance/support, and prepare/conduct effective performance appraisals for employees.
• Support the conversion of any new clients or migration of existing clients from other offices.
• Take a lead role in projects/systems implementations and work flows.
• Run pricing models to independently value derivatives held by our hedge fund clients.
• Analyze and compare derivative position’s valuations, inputs and models. Research OTC pricing exceptions and variances. Work with clients and act as an escalation point for other team members to resolve price challenges, answer valuation questions.
• Understand current financial models in use and provide one-off modeling needs.
• Review fund Valuation Policies.
• Understand the basics of industry/accounting guidance (e.g. FAS157) and assist with incorporation into pricing processes.
• Review of client Level 3 asset valuations and methodologies.
• Research markets, conventions and reporting standards.

• Minimum of 5-7 yrs experience in a similar role.
• Must have worked in one of these fields: Derivative valuation, Risk Management, Quantitative research, Financial engineering, OTC Trading.
• Experience interacting with senior management and groups up to and including Board level.
• Prior experience of managing a team a plus.
• Should have a keen interest in financial instruments, markets, derivatives valuation, financial engineering, risk management.
• Strong in excel, must be tech savvy - Excel VBA, SQL.
• Programming experience beneficial.
• Understanding fundamentals of risk analysis.
• Degree Qualified (2.1 and above) in Engineering/Math/Physics/Finance/Economics from a top university.
• CFA, MBA, Master in Finance or similar designations a plus.
• Quantitative skills including basic calculus, statistics and financial math.

Our Benefits

Your well being is of paramount importance to us, and central to our success. We provide a range of benefits, training and education support, and flexible working arrangements to help you achieve success in your career while balancing personal needs. Ask us about specific benefits in your location.

We embrace diversity, prioritizing the hiring of people from diverse backgrounds. Our inclusive culture is a source of pride and strength, fostering innovation and mutual respect.

Citco welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection.