Consultant, Applications x 2
Founded in Chicago in 1889, Northern Trust is one of the world’s leading financial institutions. We specialise in providing asset servicing solutions and asset management to both institutional and personal clients. The delivery of products and services to this client base is supported through a network of offices around the globe.
ROLE
The Global FX Application Support Team is seeking a London-based partner to augment the current support and development team supporting all FX-related electronic trading platforms and the FX Business Unit.
MAJOR DUTIES:
- Conducts analysis with expertise in different business areas, application wide analysis and proposes solutions
- Assembles, analyses, and represents external client and/or business unit requirements
- Performs feasibility analysis, scopes project, recommends alternative solutions, project strategy and delivery prioritisation
SKILLS / EXPERIENCE:
- Previous FX experience/exposure is essential
- Business Analyst skill set to liaison between FX applications and the many business units currently supported
- Trading desk and trading application knowledge/experience/support is essential
- Back-office reconcilement experience is essential
- Experience in working as part of a technology/business team in implementing and supporting new or existing vendor front end FX dealing systems
- FX dealing room processes and procedures knowledge would be beneficial
- Experience in coaching the business team in test case development, support and execution
- Ability to facilitate discussions between business and technology partners to bring issues into focus for quick resolution
- Experience and demonstrated ability to grasp the concept of projects/applications
- Comfortable working on a project with tight deadlines
- Strong communication skills, attention to detail and can work well with a global team upon high-profile deliverables
- Project management skills a plus, yet not the priority skill-set
- Experience in application support tools, MS SQL skills, MS Office tools, database tools and UNIX support
Northern Trust Corporation (Nasdaq: NTRS) is a leading provider of investment management, asset and fund administration, banking solutions and fiduciary services for corporations, institutions and affluent individuals worldwide. Northern Trust, a financial holding company based in Chicago, has offices in 18 U.S. states and 16 international locations in North America, Europe, the Middle East and the Asia-Pacific region. As of December 31, 2012, Northern Trust had assets under custody of US$4.8 trillion, and assets under investment management of US$758.9 billion. For more than 122 years, Northern Trust has earned distinction as an industry leader in combining exceptional service and expertise with innovative products and technology.
We seek qualified people for a wide range of challenging positions and who are interested in building a career with a global growth company, excel in a team oriented environment, yet respect others and have strong values and principles. Northern Trust is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to building a diverse workforce. We ensure our policies guide our behaviors to create and maintain a discrimination-free workplace. We support total diversity: gender, age, race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, ethnicity, physical disabilities, and marital/family status, among others.
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