Intern - Pricing Analyst - Securities Master File (Temporary 6 months)

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UBP – Union Bancaire Privée is a leading Swiss private bank headquartered in Geneva. The Securities Master File (SMF) team sits within the Private Banking domain and is responsible for the accuracy, timeliness, and integrity of security prices across all asset types. The team serves a broad set of internal stakeholders including Front Office, Risk, Operations, Performance, Client Reporting, IT, Procurement, and Data Vendors. Ensure daily acquisition and validation of prices for all in-scope instruments (equities, fixed income, funds, ETFs, money market, structured products, derivatives, private placements, hedge funds). Execute the daily pricing control framework including delta price checks vs prior valid prices and tolerances, as well as missing and stale price detection and remediation. Ensure the pricing hierarchy is correctly applied according to approved sourcing policies. Investigate discrepancies between vendors and coordinate vendor queries, challenges, and corrections. Resolve pricing breaks by applying alternative sources, manual validation, or price challenges, and document rationales and evidence. Perform root-cause analysis on pricing exceptions (stale feeds, mapping issues, instrument reference data gaps, pricing source provider issues). Coordinate with Corporate Actions, Fund Desk, and Operations to align price effective dates and event impacts (splits, coupons, redemptions, suspensions). Execute daily, weekly, and monthly pricing quality KPIs and attestations (completeness %, stale rate, exception aging, SLA adherence). Contribute to the enhancement of pricing rules, dashboards, and controls to reduce false positives and improve straight-through processing. Participate in testing and validation of system changes impacting pricing. Update and maintain operational procedures including process flows, risks, controls, and KPIs specific to pricing. Economic, mathematical, or quantitative educational background. Solid knowledge of financial instruments and pricing conventions across asset classes. Strong prioritization skills, especially under cut-off pressure and incident scenarios. Familiarity with pricing controls including delta checks, stale/missing price detection, and vendor waterfall logic. Open mindset and team orientation with the ability to balance personal and team interests. Constructive communication of opinions and feedback. Proactive, problem-oriented approach with a strong client service ethic. Commitment to continuous learning and positive adoption of change. Consistent compliance with internal policies, vendor contracts, and relevant regulations. Adherence to UBP's core values: Dedication, Conviction, Agility, and Responsibility. A 6-month internship (interim mission) embedded in the Securities Master File team at UBP in Geneva. The role offers hands-on exposure to the full pricing lifecycle across all asset classes within a leading private bank. The intern will work with a wide range of internal stakeholders and data vendors, contributing to meaningful process improvements, KPI reporting, and system enhancements in a dynamic and regulated environment.

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