Professional Services – Financial Data Management Software House recruitment

Professional Services - Financial Data Management/Fund Accounting Software House

A leading Data Management / Fund Accounting Software house, require a professional services consultant to join their growing team. This software house works with high profile clients in the Investment Management Space.

The ideal candidate will have a background in professional services / business analysis / project management with a financial vendor such as Cadis, Eagle, Netik, GoldenSource or Asset Control, market data provider ( Reuters, Bloomberg etc) or Investment Management company. You must have experience of implementing financial software which has a strong focus around data management.

The role requires the confidence to present to senior management and talk confidently about the product combined with financial product knowledge and a technical understanding including the ability to run SQL queries.

Travel: Due to the client base being global there is a need to travel but there is a high degree of flexibility and good work-life balance

Responsibilities:
Full software implementation / project lifecycle including business analysis (gathering requirements and functional spec writing), project management, client relationship, liaising with development teams and product improvement

Essential Skills:

Software Implementation experience
Data Management / Data warehouse experience and knowledge - Pricing data, securities data, positions, transactional data, reference data etc. or Fund Accounting knowledge
Business Analysis skills: Requirements gathering, spec writing / documentation of requirements
Technical understanding including working knowledge of SQL and ideally a development Background or vast experience of interacting with development teams
Investment Management knowledge - Equities / Fixed Income / Derivatives in particular swaps
Client facing, confident, strong communication and a willingness to learn and develop
Desirable Skills:
Experience of working for a competitor e.g. Netik, Eagle Cadis, Asset Control, GoldenSource

Package: 50 – 75k base plus bonus and bens
Location: City of London