Business Analyst / Data Analyst recruitment
Note: New York based applicants only please
General Description:
- document business requirements; effectively capture, document, and communicate the existing and updated business process flow
- work with the business and IT on the design, testing, and implementation of solutions; work with third-party vendors
- identify and recommend changes to existing processes to help meet business requirements
- effectively communicate requirements to project teams; work with IT to collaboratively plan, coordinate and execute test scripts against business requirements and specifications; develop prototypes
- produce documentation for test plans, use cases, and scripts; manage testing within business groups
- manage implementation of business solutions: the release of software/enhancements, process changes, and end-user training and documentation
Qualifications:
Candidates must have:
- equity, fixed income and / or derivatives product knowledge; experience with front, middle and / or back-office - trade capture and processing
- at least 6 years of hands on business analysis experience in financial services (mid level); 10+ years experience (senior level)
- experience working with users developing business requirements
- experience with process management and process change implementation
- familiarity with metadata management and data governance concepts
- experience writing business requirements, functional specifications, test scripts, and executing test scripts, data mapping
- proficient knowledge of MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Project and VISIO
- excellent verbal and written communication skills and ability to facilitate discussions; willingness to ask questions, challenge the process and seek out answers
- Strong analytical and problem solving skills
- strong time management skills, ability to multi-task, ability to work with minimal supervision
- knowledge of reference data (security, pricing, client) / performance / attribution highly desirable
- knowledge of database design and SQL highly desirable
- knowledge of portfolio or fund accounting a plus
- previous programming, operations, risk or performance experience a plus
Also looking for:
Business Analysts – Front Office Trading Systems (Charles River, Bloomberg AIM, etc.)
Project Managers with Financial Services experience - 8 plus years experience
no third parties
Qualified candidates please send resumes to: info@TORPAZsolutions.com
June 19, 2009
• Tags: Asset Management careers in the USA, Business Analyst, Data Analyst recruitment • Posted in: Financial