Job Description
The candidate will join the Pricing, Valuation and Data Administration (PV&DA) of Generali Asset Management S.p.A. The team ensures the accurate and consistent valuation of financial instruments across the organization. It defines and implements the criteria and parameters used for valuation, supports operational teams in correctly applying them within relevant systems, and oversees the timely update and first-level validation of market prices. By producing a harmonized and reliable master set of prices for multiple regulatory and reporting frameworks, including Solvency II and IFRS 9, the team safeguards data integrity and enables coherent valuation practices throughout the Group.
Main activities:
Requirements
Nice to have:
Company Profile
Generali is a major player in the global insurance industry - a strategic and highly important sector for the growth, development and welfare of modern societies. Over almost 200 years, we have built a multinational Group that is present in more than 60 countries, with 470 companies and nearly 80,000 employees. Our Group aims to become the standard bearer and industry leader in the European retail insurance market, building on our existing base of 50 million retail clients, out of an overall total of 72 million.
Generali Asset Management is a European investment specialist, offering a wide range of active funds and bespoke solutions across both public and private markets. Our investment experience is grounded in a solid heritage, with skills that have been developed and honed over time by managing Generali Group and external clients' assets.
Generali Asset Management S.p.A. guarantees a solid framework of services designed to support various asset management activities. Key elements include the provisioning of IT services over all applications underpinning the investment and asset management value chain (Front Office, Trading Desk, Investment Compliance, Middle and Back Office, Analytics and Reporting, etc.) The company also acts as a holding company, retaining share capital in the boutiques and Generali Investments' companies.
The candidate will join the Pricing, Valuation and Data Administration (PV&DA) of Generali Asset Management S.p.A. The team ensures the accurate and consistent valuation of financial instruments across the organization. It defines and implements the criteria and parameters used for valuation, supports operational teams in correctly applying them within relevant systems, and oversees the timely update and first-level validation of market prices. By producing a harmonized and reliable master set of prices for multiple regulatory and reporting frameworks, including Solvency II and IFRS 9, the team safeguards data integrity and enables coherent valuation practices throughout the Group.
Main activities:
- Support the activity of daily validation of prices
- Utilize financial engines to perform pricing activities, designing and implementing financial mathematical models ensuring the accuracy and reliability of valuations.
- Conduct regular repricing of designated illiquid assets to strengthen their validation process and ensure the accuracy and reliability of valuations
- Monitoring NAV deliveries for alternative investments and ensuring accurate and timely data integration and configuration.
- Support to the team in activities related to alternative investments, including document analysis, NAV timeline monitoring, and coordination with internal stakeholders for data collection.
- Answer to clients' request/incident addressed to PV&DA
- Archive and constantly monitor the documentation supporting prices validation
- Interact with other Operations Departments as well as Head Office areas (mainly Group Chief Financial Office and Group Investment Management area)
- Perform periodically ex-post checks on processes and analyze possible procedure improvements/automations.
Requirements
- University Degree in Economics, Science, Engineering or similar
- Strong quantitative skills with special interest in applied mathematics, investments and problem solving
- Good knowledge of financial instruments reference data and markets
- Proven good programming skills in object-oriented languages (C++, python, java), computing environments (Matlab, R, Numerix) and advanced knowledge of MS Office
- Fluency in English and Italian, other foreign languages are a plus
Nice to have:
- Post degree education on investment focus (CFA, CQF, FRM, PHD...) is a plus
Company Profile
Generali is a major player in the global insurance industry - a strategic and highly important sector for the growth, development and welfare of modern societies. Over almost 200 years, we have built a multinational Group that is present in more than 60 countries, with 470 companies and nearly 80,000 employees. Our Group aims to become the standard bearer and industry leader in the European retail insurance market, building on our existing base of 50 million retail clients, out of an overall total of 72 million.
Generali Asset Management is a European investment specialist, offering a wide range of active funds and bespoke solutions across both public and private markets. Our investment experience is grounded in a solid heritage, with skills that have been developed and honed over time by managing Generali Group and external clients' assets.
Generali Asset Management S.p.A. guarantees a solid framework of services designed to support various asset management activities. Key elements include the provisioning of IT services over all applications underpinning the investment and asset management value chain (Front Office, Trading Desk, Investment Compliance, Middle and Back Office, Analytics and Reporting, etc.) The company also acts as a holding company, retaining share capital in the boutiques and Generali Investments' companies.
