Reference Data & Quality, Associate Analyst 

Reference Data & Quality, Associate Analyst 

Working Hours: 09:00-17:30 

Company Overview  

At Fidelity, we help 23 million people invest their life savings, 20,000 businesses manage their employee benefits programs, 10,000 advisors and institutions needing innovative technology solutions to invest their clients’ money. To do this well, we place a high degree of value in nurturing a work environment that attracts the best talent and reflects our commitment to being an employer of choice.  

Fidelity established its Ireland presence in 1996 and we currently employ over 1000 staff across IT and Operations & Corporate Shared Services with offices in Dublin (Citywest) and Galway (Parkmore East).  

The successful candidate will work within an exciting, fast-paced and growing Operations & Corporate Shared Services environment. Fidelity is a privately owned company, committed to innovation and to providing the best customer experience in financial services.  

The Expertise We’re Looking For   

• Bachelor's degree or higher in business or related discipline 

• 2-3 years experience within financial services and/or a shared service model 

• Experience with reference data, data vendors or brokerage/US operations 

The Purpose of Your Role  

The Security Master and Pricing team is responsible for providing accurate and timely reference and pricing data to all down-stream systems and lines of business across trading, operations, and regulatory obligations including customer confirmations and statements. 

As an SMP Representative, you will be responsible for validating and amending reference and market data supplied to Fidelity by its industry data vendors.  You will also help our team to provide quality data, process efficiency, and highly effective support to our internal and external customers.  

The Skills You Bring  

• Your ability to quickly organize and prioritize multiple tasks. 

• Your ability to take initiative and to work under tight deadlines in a dynamic team environment 

• Be analytical and possess good problem solving skills 

• Be technical oriented, with strong MS Office/PC skills 

• Desired, although not essential, a basic knowledge of SQL, Tableau, R+ (and/or MS Access) and relational data models is preferred 

• Your excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills 

• Be motivated and show desire to learn about the business and new technologies 

The Value You Deliver  

• By ensuring that Fidelity’s reference and pricing data is accurate and timely, you provide a valuable service to our customers, and help to maintain the firm’s reputation for quality 

• The relationships that you establish with our US business partners will help ensure adherence to Operations policies and procedures, and will enhance the reputation of Security Master and Pricing in Ireland 

• Acting as a consultant for operational support and non-standard requests 

• Conducting data quality campaigns and vendor challenges to ensure that all internal and vendor data is in sync 

• Performing scheduled and ad hoc tasks, and associated research, as it relates to data quality assurance 

• Maintaining operational and written supervisory procedures in accordance with divisional standards 

• Performing data analysis tasks and seeking opportunities for  process optimization 

• Serving as a liaison between Business and Technology 

• Flexibility in participating in ad hoc out of hours business validations. 

How Your Work Impacts the Organization  

Operations and Services Group (OSG) is a division of Fidelity Institutional and provides superior customer service to Fidelity businesses through innovation, dedication and commitment to excellence. In operating locations across the US and in Ireland, OSG plays a critical role by processing every transaction into Fidelity and out to customers through the brokerage platform. OSG provides securities execution, clearance, and risk management services to retail, institutional, and correspondent clients.