Allen Rose Group
IT Business Analyst - Front Office
Allen Rose Group - New York, New York, United States, 10020
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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.