Fundamentals Operations Associate

Octus is a global leader in credit intelligence, data, and analytics, trusted by tens of thousands of professionals across hedge funds, investment banking, management consulting, and law firms since 2013. The company provides fast, accurate insights to help clients navigate the dynamic credit markets with confidence. As part of the Octus Fundamentals team, the Fundamentals Operations Associate plays a crucial role in supporting a high-velocity data platform used worldwide by credit professionals. This position involves managing data quality, resolving user queries, and ensuring the accuracy and currency of financial data across sub-investment-grade liquid credit and private credit markets. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, adaptable, and committed to continuous improvement in operational processes.

Key Responsibilities
- Monitor data alerts and retrieve financial documents to provide analysts with accurate, up-to-date information, minimizing the need for follow-up.
- Identify and validate the correct financial documents for company models, ensuring alignment with entity, period, filing type, and internal compliance standards.
- Investigate and resolve user requests related to model updates by assessing gaps and coordinating appropriate responses.
- Support financial analysts with data needs and daily operational tasks.
- Lead ad hoc projects aimed at enhancing data quality and strengthening operational workflows.
- Identify opportunities to streamline processes and utilize AI tools to improve efficiency and consistency in daily operations.
- Maintain and expand the coverage universe by onboarding new issuers, tracking company-level changes, and ensuring model statuses and access classifications remain accurate and current.

Required Qualifications
- Demonstrated ability to manage and organize large volumes of data with exceptional accuracy and attention to detail.
- Strong prioritization skills and the ability to remain composed under pressure when managing multiple competing demands.
- Clear and confident communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to collaborate effectively across analyst and operations teams.
- Flexibility to switch contexts and adjust priorities while maintaining high-quality work standards.
- Experience in data operations or a similar role within financial services.

Preferred Qualifications and Benefits
- A bachelor’s degree in a related field such as Business Administration is preferred.
- Octus fosters a culture of growth and innovation, hiring individuals who embody core values such as being action-oriented, customer-focused, effective team players, and driven to excel.
- Employees benefit from competitive health plans, matched 401(k) and pension schemes, paid time off, generous parental leave, gym subsidies, educational reimbursements for career development, and recognition programs.

Octus is committed to equal employment opportunities and values diversity in the workplace. The company ensures a fair and inclusive environment where all employees and applicants are respected and supported regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or any other legally protected status. This commitment to diversity strengthens Octus’s ability to innovate and succeed in the competitive credit intelligence industry.