Allen Rose Group
Job Description
Our client is looking for a Front Office IT Business Analyst to support, maintain, and design external and internal IT solutions and interfaces for Global Markets & Risks activities. The BA will work closely with Front Office teams and support functions, and will have a good knowledge of financial products, and one or several domains:
- FX and Fixed Income electronic trading workflows and pricing
- Equity Structured products pricing and booking, and Sales-Traders workflow
- Summit Fixed Income pricing and Front Office analytics
The candidate's responsibilities will include gathering requirements from traders, writing business requirements, creating mock-up screens or proofs of concept, liaising with IT developers (both locally and in Head Office), defining and executing test scripts, and coordinating with end-users for User Acceptance Testing (UAT). Additionally, the candidate will be responsible for functional support and will assist with planning and status reporting.
Requirements • Bachelor Degree in Computer Science / Finance • Experience in IT business analysis and/or IT Support Analyst functions for Front Office in the Finance industry • Knowledge of financial Products (Structured Products, Equity Options, Securities Lending, TRS, Repo, Interest
Rate Derivatives and term structures, Credit bonds, CLO...) and their trade workflows. • Knowledge and experience in one of the following:
o FX and Fixed Income trade executions and Sales-Trader workflow with ION
o Equity Structured products pricing and booking, and Sales-Trader workflow
o Summit pricing, curves, analytics and booking for fixed income products
Great communication skills. Knowledge of SQL, Python or C# is a plus. Ability to analyze complex problems, with strong attention to detail and ability to provide solutions to problems. Ability to prioritize and multi-task in a fast-paced environment on multiple applications. Well-versed in Agile practices and methodologies.
- FX and Fixed Income electronic trading workflows and pricing
- Equity Structured products pricing and booking, and Sales-Traders workflow
- Summit Fixed Income pricing and Front Office analytics
The candidate's responsibilities will include gathering requirements from traders, writing business requirements, creating mock-up screens or proofs of concept, liaising with IT developers (both locally and in Head Office), defining and executing test scripts, and coordinating with end-users for User Acceptance Testing (UAT). Additionally, the candidate will be responsible for functional support and will assist with planning and status reporting.
Requirements • Bachelor Degree in Computer Science / Finance • Experience in IT business analysis and/or IT Support Analyst functions for Front Office in the Finance industry • Knowledge of financial Products (Structured Products, Equity Options, Securities Lending, TRS, Repo, Interest
Rate Derivatives and term structures, Credit bonds, CLO...) and their trade workflows. • Knowledge and experience in one of the following:
o FX and Fixed Income trade executions and Sales-Trader workflow with ION
o Equity Structured products pricing and booking, and Sales-Trader workflow
o Summit pricing, curves, analytics and booking for fixed income products
Great communication skills. Knowledge of SQL, Python or C# is a plus. Ability to analyze complex problems, with strong attention to detail and ability to provide solutions to problems. Ability to prioritize and multi-task in a fast-paced environment on multiple applications. Well-versed in Agile practices and methodologies.