Financial Operation Analyst Job in Chennai at CRISIL

Crisil is hiring for the role of Financial Operation Analyst!

Responsibilities of the Candidate:

• Perform monthly and quarterly profit and loss (P&L) reconciliations and analyze between various systems.
• Verify trade economics with contract document, Trade validation and documentation
• Assess new private investments for appropriate accounting treatment and ensure all relevant deal information in data warehouse is accurate.
• Ensure the accounting treatment of investment restructurings are accurately booked and properly flowing into downstream systems.
• Work collaboratively with other groups, including Operations, Risk, Tax, Technology and Accounting.
• Prepare P&L and other ad-hoc financial analysis.
• Review fair valued prices and accruals on various types of financial instruments to ensure they are accurate in clients systems and appropriately calculating P&L.
• Work and drive innovation-related initiatives, including workflow automation and data analytics projects to improve functional effectiveness and efficiencies.
• Review and advise corrections to reporting based on reconciliations between the Accounting Team, Operations and third party administrators to ensure the data integrity of accounting information.
• Reconciliation of Par, Cash and Transactions. Good with excel
• Review daily cash reconciliations prepared by Operations between prime brokers/custodians and the client data warehouse for breaks that could have a potential P&L impact.

Requirements:

• Strong understanding of financial instruments and accounting principles.
• Basic knowledge of trade life cycle and investment banking operations.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel (pivot tables, VLOOKUP, basic formulas).
• Attention to detail and strong analytical skills for reconciliations and P&L reviews.
• Ability to work under tight deadlines and manage multiple deliverables.
• Familiarity with P&L attribution and validation processes.
• Understanding of data warehousing systems and financial databases.
• Ability to work collaboratively across departments (Operations, Risk, Tax, etc.).
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Willingness to learn and participate in automation and innovation initiatives.
• Exposure to financial reporting tools or third-party administrator data is a plus.
• Self-motivated with a proactive approach to identifying and resolving issues.