Kerja Separuh Masa, Valuation Control Associate - Independent Price Verification Analyst - Pricing Analyst di Insights Quest Partners - Maukerja

Role Description

Support reliable financial instrument valuations through independent price checks, valuation analysis, and effective controls. Assess market data, investigate pricing differences, and communicate valuation uncertainty to help maintain accurate reporting and informed risk oversight.

Key Responsibilities

• Gather and validate market prices, quotes, curves, and other valuation inputs.
• Assess source independence, reliability, freshness, and relevance to the instrument being valued.
• Compare recorded valuations with independent prices or valuation estimates.
• Investigate differences, stale prices, missing inputs, and unusual movements.
• Analyze valuation uncertainty, liquidity, bid-offer spreads, and input observability.
• Calculate or support valuation adjustments and reserves under approved methodologies.
• Maintain pricing hierarchies, tolerance thresholds, exception records, and supporting evidence.
• Coordinate with finance, risk, trading, model validation, and data providers to resolve issues.
• Prepare reports explaining valuation differences, unresolved exceptions, and material exposures.
• Support financial close, valuation governance forums, audits, and control reviews.
• Improve pricing workflows, data quality, and analytical automation.
• Escalate material concerns while maintaining appropriate independence from risk-taking activities.

Role-Specific Responsibilities

• Valuation Control Associate: Own assigned valuation control workstreams, review independent verification results, assess adjustments, and coordinate issue resolution and governance reporting.
• Independent Price Verification Analyst: Perform independent checks of prices and valuation inputs, assess supporting evidence, and investigate breaches of approved tolerances.
• Pricing Analyst: Maintain and validate financial instrument prices, evaluate pricing exceptions, and support consistent pricing methodologies and reporting within the valuation function.

Qualifications

• Relevant experience in valuation control, product control, market risk, financial instrument pricing, or a related analytical field.
• Understanding of financial instruments, market data, and valuation principles relevant to the supported asset classes.
• Strong analytical and numerical skills.
• Proficiency in Excel and familiarity with pricing, market data, or financial reporting systems.
• Ability to assess evidence critically and explain pricing discrepancies clearly.
• Strong attention to detail and accurate documentation.
• Effective communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Sound judgment, professional integrity, and willingness to challenge unsupported valuations.
• A degree in finance, accounting, economics, mathematics, statistics, engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• For associate roles, experience independently managing defined controls and reviewing analytical outputs.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with derivatives, fixed income, structured products, or less liquid instruments.
• Familiarity with valuation models, fair value hierarchies, and valuation uncertainty assessment.
• Knowledge of SQL, Python, or other tools for data analysis and automation.
• Experience supporting valuation committees, audits, or methodology reviews.
• Progress toward or completion of a relevant qualification such as CFA, FRM, CA, CPA, or ACCA.

Scope by Role

• Valuation Control Associate: Oversees assigned valuation controls and supports conclusions on valuation adjustments and unresolved risks.
• Independent Price Verification Analyst: Focuses on independent testing of prices and inputs against credible evidence.
• Pricing Analyst: Focuses on financial instrument pricing accuracy and exception management within this role grouping.