Market Data Vendor Analyst

Job Description:The RoleAs a Market Data Vendor Analyst, you will play a key role in efficiently maintaining and leading all aspects of market data expenses and provide oversight for market data and research vendors. This role provides high-level administration of market data inventory, reconcile, and process vendor invoices; investigate and resolve discrepancies, daily processing of user and service requests, and ad hoc reporting requests. While the area of focus is on inventory management you will also build positive relationships with internal business partners across Fidelity, work with your peers, in corporate accounts payable, finance, and participate in internal and external audit reviews, and various cross team initiatives.The Expertise and Skills You BringBA/BS or equivalent experience3 - 5 years market data industry experience and/or financial services experience is a plusUnderstand the concept of accrual methodologies and accounting principlesExperience balancing general ledgers and cost center expensesPrepare and communicate purchase orders funding requests and vendor set-up formsExceptional accuracy and attention to detail; with the ability to understand and meet quality control standards, detect errors, and take corrective actionStrong written and verbal communication, with the ability to communicate with confidence, share ideas, manage multiple responsibilities and able to prioritize tasksInnovative and creative approach to understanding and implementing complex concepts and dataAbility to effectively respond to dynamically changing work environmentsDatabase Management experience using Workday, inventory databases or data tracking systems where expenses, users or services are stored (ex. invoice payment/expense tracking systems)Advance excel experience with exporting data, use of pivot tables and formulas (v-lookups, h-lookups, pivots, embedding functions). Tactical use of excel for data reconciliations.Critical thinking skills that allow for problem solving, managing vendors independently, and analyzing data to draw meaningful conclusions (analytical skills)Note: Fidelity will not provide immigration sponsorship for this position. The TeamResearch & Market Data Administration team sits within the FFIO unit of Asset Management and provides high-quality, oversight of enterprise market data across Fidelity. The team’s primary goal is to ensure the market data inventory management database is accurate, that invoices, and service access requests are processed in good order, and that financial data is accurately maintained and distributed to all business partners.Fidelity’s Onsite Working ModelFidelity is transitioning to a full-time onsite working model through a phased rollout across regions and roles. Currently, some roles and locations require 100% onsite presence, while others require less. Onsite expectations are likely to evolve as the rollout continues. This transition does not apply to fully remote roles.Certifications:Category:ProcurementPlease be advised that Fidelity’s business is governed by the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, the Investment Company Act of 1940, ERISA, numerous state laws governing securities, investment and retirement-related financial activities and the rules and regulations of numerous self-regulatory organizations, including FINRA, among others. Those laws and regulations may restrict Fidelity from hiring and/or associating with individuals with certain Criminal Histories.