Associate – Controls & Data Integrity

Job Description:

Overview:

We don’t simply hire employees. We invest in them. When you work at Chatham, we empower you — offering professional development opportunities to help you grow in your career, no matter if you've been here for five months or 15 years. Chatham has worked hard to create a distinct work environment that values people, teamwork, integrity, and client service. You will have immediate opportunities to partner with talented subject matter experts, work on complex projects, and contribute to the value Chatham delivers every day. 

We seek to enhance our Controls and Data Integrity team with a role specializing in data quality for interest rate, currency, and commodity transactions. This temporary assignment is part of our global central operations group charged with ensuring the accuracy and reliability of Chatham’s transaction, market, and valuation data. 

In this role you will:

The purpose of this temporary assignment is to ensure all transaction details are in Chatham’s systems accurately and as agreed upon at execution. Data entry errors can have significant consequences to the economics of the transaction or to their accounting treatment, and it is therefore critical that team members understand transaction-related market conventions, payments, and valuations. This role will provide support for transactions executed by Chatham’s real estate, private equity, corporate, and financial institutions sectors. We expect primary responsibilities to include:

• Transaction and data review
  • Work as part of the larger team to check the data entry on transactions as they are executed
  • Verify calculation amounts and build payment schedules
  • Develop an understanding of the underlying transactions in order to identify loading errors
  • Check daily control reports to monitor unusual movements in transaction valuations and market data
  • Assist with data clean-up related transaction data and Client Relationship Management (CRM) software

• Communicate and coordinate across other internal teams and with clients
  • Interact with sector team members to verify/clarify data, as needed
  • Work with internal models, analytics, and technology teams to resolve issues
  • Play an active role in liaising between the business and technical teams
  • Check and send out monthly valuation reports to clients

• Develop and share subject matter expertise
  • Take part in the training of new Chatham employees on sector teams
  • Serve as an integral member of ad hoc project teams to improve processes, solve problems, and provide insight from a data quality perspective
  • Develop SQL skills and help create database queries

• The role may also include opportunities to contribute to the team in other capacities as interests and team needs align.

Your impact:

Our team works in partnership with Chatham’s sector advisory teams and clients to help them efficiently navigate the data quality, operational, and regulatory compliance aspects of a transaction. We strive to continually improve the workflows we are responsible for and have the chance to do so by implementing process changes and/or leveraging supporting technology. Team members play a crucial role in these process improvements and serve as subject matter experts, providing regular training and resources for all Chatham teams.

 Contributors to your success:

• 2 years of experience working in operations or data quality may be beneficial but is not required
• An interest in data quality, data management, and process improvement
• Comfort with basic math skills and use of Microsoft Excel
• High level of attention to detail, accuracy, and organization
• Ability to multitask and independently prioritize workload
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work extra/non-standard hours around month- and quarter-ends (and other special cases) to support critical business processes
• Experience with VBA and SQL are beneficial, but not necessary

We seek individuals that will thrive in our culture and can make a significant impact over the long term.  Most of our team members do not come to Chatham with a deep understanding of derivatives; therefore, we conduct classroom and apprentice-style training.  We look for people who have consistently demonstrated drive, determination, and academic/professional accomplishment throughout their lives.  We invest a great deal of time and training with our employees and we are looking for individuals who want to make a long-term commitment to the company

About Chatham Financial:

Chatham Financial is the leading independent capital markets advisor, delivering an integrated blend of expert advice and powerful technology to help you reduce risk and seize opportunity. With decades of capital markets strategy, execution, monitoring, and performance expertise, we serve as an unwavering advocate for your best interests and your innovation partner. Our technology platform unifies data across assets, debt, and derivatives, giving you unmatched agility, transparency, and insight.

It’s clear ahead.

Our commitment is to carry that light forward in every partnership, every solution, and every market we serve.

We help guide the way—giving clients the insight and momentum to move forward with confidence, no matter what lies ahead.