Data Operations Associate
Octus
Octus is a leading global provider of credit intelligence, data, and analytics. Since 2013, tens of thousands of professionals across hedge fund, investment banking, management consulting, and law firm verticals have come to rely on Octus to make better, faster, and more confident decisions in pace with the fast-moving credit markets.
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Working at Octus
Octus hires growth-minded innovators and trailblazers across the globe to drive our business and culture. Our core values – Action Oriented, Customer First Mindset, Effective Team Players, and Driven to Excel – define an organizational ethos that’s as high-performing as it is human. Among other perks, Octus employees enjoy competitive health benefits, matched 401k and pension plans, PTO, generous parental leave, gym subsidies, educational reimbursements for career development, recognition programs, pet-friendly offices (US only), and much more.
Role
Octus is seeking several Data Operations Associates to join our team of experienced, successful and highly motivated individuals at one of the global credit market’s most successful providers of data and analysis. This includes open roles within our Security Master, Private Credit and Restructuring data teams.
Responsibilities:
Data Operations Associates at Octus are responsible for a variety of duties related to the input, quality, analysis, and improvement of various datasets involving complex legal and financial subject matters.
- Perform reference data entry and mapping for Private Credit, Leveraged Loan, and High Yield Bond instruments and issuers, sourcing data from financial and legal documents, proprietary news, press releases, and client data submissions.
- Maintain high data quality standards, reviewing data and conducting queries and audits to identify inconsistencies, and then performing data cleanup tasks.
- Support and contribute to our continuous process improvement and data integration efforts
- Support and contribute to our regular flow of market analytics content
- Maintain regular communication with internal and external partners and contacts
Requirements:
- Bachelor's or master's degree in computer information systems, business administration, accounting, finance, or a related field
- 2-4 years of experience maintaining financial data
- Required technical skills: Excel
- Preferred technical skills: SQL, Sigma/PowerBI
- Effective oral and written communication skills in English
- Collaborative: Skilled at partnering with people across the enterprise
- Attentive to detail along with strong analytical/critical reasoning
- Deadline-oriented with diligent organization and workflow management abilities
- Flexibility to align with US and European work schedules
Equal Employment Opportunity
Octus is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status, or any other legally protected status. We strive to create an inclusive and diverse work environment where all individuals are valued, respected, and treated fairly. We believe that diversity enriches our workplace and enhances our ability to innovate and succeed.