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What is the Business Analyst - MDS responsible for?
- Reporting to Supervisor within Market Data Services, the Market Data Business Analyst plays a key role in fulfilling market data requests for Franklin Templeton employees that use market data and research services provided by external third parties and processing invoices issued by those providers. The Business Analyst’s primary responsibility is to provide high-quality customer service and support to employees located in Franklin Templeton offices worldwide, which includes fulfilling services requests and prompt processing of invoices, allocations, updating inventory timely, variance analysis, working with VRMs and APs, etc#ASSOCIATE
What are the ongoing responsibilities of Business Analyst - MDS?
- Establish trust and build strong relationships with border Market Data Team and Franklin Templeton’s Business and provide business unit with market data consumption patterns and spend.
- Set-up and maintain accurate data (inventory) in Financial Information Tracking System (FITS) now called Optimize Spend
- Track, Manage and Execute incoming orders for Market Data Services
- Evaluate, propose, and design tracking systems & applications to meet business needs.
- Reconcile & process vendor invoices for allocation and payment.
- Create and maintain analytics on cost trends, and Franklin Templeton’s consumption of market data products and services.
- Create Ad hoc reports.
- Assist with audits on invoice allocation and payments.
- Maintain good working relationships with team members, internal customers, vendor relationship managers, external service vendors, brokers, and business partners.
- Participate in projects and other tasks as assigned.
- Team Building activities and helping Manager with MIS tools or perform any other duties as requested by Supervisor (weekly status report / Monthly Dashboards etc.,) and any ISC/ IMSS India Initiatives
What ideal qualifications, skills & experience would help someone to be successful?
- Bachelor’s / master’s degree in accounting, finance or related field, or equivalent combination of education and work experience
- 3+ years’ market data industry experience and/or financial services industry experience
- Excellent English communication skills – both written and verbal
- Solid knowledge of Microsoft Office (MS-Advance Excel with macros & PowerPoint Presentations skills), SharePoint and SQL Knowledge
- Results driven with attention to detail and the ability to move quickly while staying organized.
- Very strong research, problem solving, and communication skills (verbal and written)
Additional Desirable Qualifications:
- Understanding of business concepts, finance & accounting principles, budgeting, reconciliation.
- Experience with a Market Data inventory management system (FITS, Market Data Manager) a plus.
- Knowledge of market data administration preferred.
Work Shift Timing - 2:00 PM - 11:00 PM IST
Experience our welcoming culture and reach your professional and personal potential!
Our culture is shaped by our diverse global workforce and strongly held core values. Regardless of your interests, lifestyle, or background, there’s a place for you at Franklin Templeton. We provide employees with the tools, resources, and learning opportunities to help them excel in their career and personal life.
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By joining us, you will become part of a culture that focuses on employee well-being and provides multidimensional support for a positive and healthy lifestyle. We understand that benefits are at the core of employee well-being and may vary depending on individual needs. Whether you need support for maintaining your physical and mental health, saving for life’s adventures, taking care of your family members, or making a positive impact in your community, we aim to have them covered.
Highlights of our benefits include:
- Professional development growth opportunities through in-house classes and over 150 Web-based training courses
- An educational assistance program to financially help employees seeking continuing education
- Medical, Life and Personal Accident Insurance benefit for employees. Medical insurance also cover employee’s dependents (spouses, children and dependent parents)
- Life insurance for protection of employees’ families
- Personal accident insurance for protection of employees and their families
- Personal loan assistance
- Employee Stock Investment Plan (ESIP)
- 12 weeks Paternity leave
- Onsite fitness center, recreation center, and cafeteria
- Transport facility
- Child day care facility for women employees
- Cricket grounds and gymnasium
- Library
- Health Center with doctor availability
- HDFC ATM on the campus
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Franklin Templeton is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and existing employees, and we evaluate qualified applicants without regard to ancestry, age, color, disability, genetic information, gender, gender identity, or gender expression, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, and any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law, ordinance, or regulation.
Franklin Templeton is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive environment. If you believe that you need an accommodation to search for or apply for one of our positions, please send an email to
Franklin Templeton is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive environment. If you believe that you need an accommodation to search for or apply for one of our positions, please send an email to
accommodations@franklintempleton.com
. In your email, please include the accommodation you are requesting, the job title, and the job number you are applying for. It may take up to three business days to receive a response to your request. Please note that only accommodation requests will receive a response. 
