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Business Analyst

Confidential | New York, NY

Job Summary

Top multi-strategy hedge fund. Responsible for providing trading/ order management system support for different user groups and for providing production support for non-trading systems and processes. Bachelor degree in finance, computer science, information technology or related. 3 year’s experience in application support and development within financial industry.

Details

The firm is a top multi-strategy hedge fund located in New York City.

Job Description

Major Responsibilities and Activities

• Responsible for providing trading/order management system support for different user groups including Portfolio Managers, Traders, Analysts, Compliance and Portfolio Accounting. Must have a good understanding of OMS workflows and related systems interfaces.
• Responsible for providing production support for non-trading systems and processes.
• Participate in the process of partnering with business/user group representatives to understand business processes and underlying informational and/or process automation needs, then translating those needs into formal, documented business requirements following SDLC methodologies.
• Assist with timely delivery on all phases of projects.
• Coordinate user acceptance testing and signoff.
• Assist with data migration, system integration and deployment to the end user.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor Degree in Finance, Computer Science, Information Technology or related.
• 3 year’s experience in Application Support and Development within Financial Industry.
• Excellent communication skills (oral and written).
• Can effectively communicate business and technical information across the organization, being sensitive to the needs of unique audiences.
• The ability to define project scope, develop and execute work plans to meet defined objectives.
• Must be able to communicate and work with other members of IT group and support the business user community.
• Must be self-motivated, creative and can operate independently.
• Knowledge of business analysis, quality assurance, and workflow tools and/or practices.
• Can quickly grasp applicable business processes and functions.
• Interested in and willing to work in a fast-paced environment and is results driven with a positive attitude.
• Strong analytical thinking and problem solving skills.
• Effective team player and collaborator.

The Successful Applicant

Beneficial Skills and Abilities

• Possess familiarity with order management system functionality such as trading blotters, portfolio manager analytical tools, compliance module reporting, order history and FIX connectivity.
• Proficient with order history parsing and analysis.
• Familiarity with middle-tier configuration and maintenance.
• FIX connectivity testing, deployment and ongoing support.
• Liaison between business users and OMS vendor support personnel. Ticket and support time management.
• Familiarity with Bloomberg market data feed.
• Understanding of data mining concepts.
• Understanding and ability to write SQL scripts.
• Enterprise scheduling experience (such as Tivoli or AutoSys).
• Enterprise data management tool experience.
• Working knowledge of financial industry, specifically buy-side asset management. Familiarity with investment management systems such as portfolio accounting, attribution and performance, settlement and reconciliation is a plus.

What’s on Offer

• Competitive Base + Bonus + Benefits.

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• Job Reference #: 1681
• Min Education: BA/BS
• Min Experience: 3 years

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