Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Dice is seeking a Market Data Financial Operations Analyst to support market data financial operations, vendor management, governance, and financial reporting in a global financial services environment. The role manages invoice reconciliation, budgeting, forecasting, vendor spend, market data inventory and entitlements, audits, and reporting while collaborating with internal stakeholders and external vendors.
Responsibilities
- Manage market data financial operations across a global vendor portfolio, including: + Invoice processing and reconciliation + Billing validation + Accruals + Forecasting and budgeting + Variance analysis + Financial reporting + General Ledger (GL) allocation
- Maintain and administer the **Market Data Management (MDM)** platform
- Maintain accurate market data inventory, vendor records, services, subscriptions, and ownership information
- Support market data entitlement administration and onboarding/offboarding activities
- Monitor vendor spend and identify billing discrepancies, pricing issues, and cost-management opportunities
- Partner with internal stakeholders and external market data vendors to research and resolve invoice and billing discrepancies
- Validate vendor contracts, pricing, services, and billing terms
- Support audits, financial controls, regulatory reporting, and market data governance activities
- Prepare recurring and ad hoc management reports covering: + Market data spend + Budget vs. actuals + Variance analysis + Vendor costs + Operational metrics + Financial trends and insights
- Analyze high-volume financial and operational data to identify discrepancies, trends, and opportunities for cost optimization
- Support market data inventory governance and ensure data and vendor information remains accurate and current
- Contribute to process-improvement initiatives that improve financial controls, operational efficiency, market data governance, and service quality
- Collaborate with Finance, Procurement, Technology, Operations, and other stakeholders to improve transparency and control over market data expenditures
Skills
- * Strong experience with: + Invoice reconciliation + Billing validation + Accruals + Budgeting and forecasting + Variance analysis + Financial reporting + High-volume invoice processing
- * Advanced **Microsoft Excel** skills, including: + Pivot Tables + VLOOKUP / XLOOKUP + Data analysis and reconciliation
- * Experience with ERP, Accounts Payable, or financial systems such as **PeopleSoft**
- * Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to investigate financial discrepancies and identify root causes
- * Excellent organizational and time-management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines
- * Strong written and verbal communication skills
- * Ability to work effectively with internal stakeholders and external vendors
- * Strong attention to detail and commitment to financial accuracy, governance, and operational controls
- * **3–7+ years of experience** in market data administration, market data operations, financial operations, accounting, billing, vendor management, or a related financial services environment
- * Experience with **Market Data Management (MDM) platforms**; **FITS is highly preferred**
- * Experience working within **investment banking, capital markets, asset management, or other financial services organizations**
- * Experience working with market data vendors and subscription-based market data services
- * Knowledge of exchange reporting requirements and market data compliance obligations
- * Experience with market data inventory and entitlement governance
- * Experience supporting vendor contract and pricing validation
- * Experience identifying market data cost savings and optimization opportunities
- * Experience supporting financial controls, audits, and operational governance initiatives
- * Experience with **FITS / Market Data Management platforms**
- Candidates with direct **FITS/MDM experience and investment banking or capital markets experience** are especially encouraged to apply
Benefits
- Remote work arrangement
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