Fixed Income
The Application Support Analyst will provide business and technical support on a range of internal and external front office systems and enterprise data management solutions. it is essential that this individual has a strong Fixed Income background as well as a broad knowledge across other traded instruments.
Key Responsibilities:
Provide technical support to a range of internal and external systems, with a focus on front office systems and enterprise data management solutions
Ensure that business applications and integration points are functioning to the satisfaction of the business
Diagnose any problems and manage problems to resolution at an application level and completing system set up and configuration change requests
Support projects and small business change
Work on ad hoc projects including the development of any non-core systems
Required knowledge, skills and experience:
Proven Application Support experience gained working within an Asset Management business
An understanding of the products traded ideally to include Fixed Income, FX and both Exchange Traded and OTC Derivatives
A knowledge of, or interest in some the following technologies:
Order Management Systems
SQL (MS QueryAnalyzer and/or Oracle SQL*Plus)
Relational Databases: Oracle and/or MS SQL Server
Financial messaging applications (e.g. FIX, LiquidNet, Market Axess, OMGEO CTM, TradeWeb)
Database reporting tools e.g. Crystal Reporting
Good written and verbal communication skills
Ability to perform under pressure and prioritise tasks appropriately
Experience dealing with users and / or vendors from both a business and technical perspective
Good client facing skills
Enjoys problem solving and investigation
A knowledge of thinkFolio and or Murex (desirable)
If you are interested in finding out more about this position please contact Haydn Reynolds on 020 3371 6851 or send your CV to him at hreynolds@riversdaleconsulting.com
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