Required Skills:

Performing IT Audit and IT risk assessments by reviewing, documenting, evaluating and testing general computer controls and application controls, for financial audit support, SOX 404 and other compliance work across a variety of industries.

Demonstrate and apply a thorough understanding of complex information systems in a wide range of environments including mainframe, mid-range and client/server. Use knowledge of the current IT environment and IT industry trends to:

Identify issues,

Assess the impact,

Develop effective solutions and

Communicate this information to the engagement team and client management through written correspondence and verbal presentations.

Demonstrate and apply strong project management skills, teamwork and responsibility with engagement team members, and use current technology and tools to enhance the effectiveness of deliverables and services.

Required Experience:

Bachelor’s degree and approximately 2 years of related work experience; or a graduate degree and a Minimum of 1-2 years of related work experience

Degree in business, accounting, finance, computer science, information systems, engineering, or a related discipline

Minimum of 2 years of experience working as an IT auditor or IT risk adviser for a public accounting firm

Significant experience in applying relevant technical knowledge in at least one of the following engagements: (a) financial statement audits; (b) internal or operational audits; (c) SAS 70 engagements; and/or (d) ERP security and control reviews (Oracle, SAP, PeopleSoft)

Project management skills

Strong written and verbal communication and presentation skills

Leadership, teamwork and client service skills

Demonstrated integrity within a professional environment

Regional and some out-of-town travel will be required

CPA, CISA, CISSP, CISM, or CIA certification preferred

Location: New York, NY

Salary: Competitive

Contact: Kendal Ridgeway

Requirements

• BS in Computer Science preferred but not required
• Must have 3+ years of experience developing in C# (.NET) in Windows environment (MS Certification is a plus)
• Object oriented analysis and design skills
• Relational database analysis and design and experience using PL/SQL and/or Transact SQL
• Financial and/or Commodities trading systems experience Excellent written and verbal skills and attention to detail

Location: Long Island, NY

Salary: Competitive

Contact: Kendal Ridgeway

The Global Sales Team is crucial to the growth and continued success of our client and their global market position. As a key member of the North American Sales team, you are responsible for developing and executing a sales plan for a specified region in North America. Based in New York, and reporting to the Regional Director of Sales, North America, you are energetic and driven to succeed in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

Key responsibilities include:

Identify prospects, source new leads and qualify opportunities within an assigned territory and named accounts

Establishment of contact with appropriate prospect executives in qualified opportunities

Build professional relationships with prospects and grow existing accounts with respect to both license and consulting opportunities

Develop account strategy for winning and growing business, for targeted accounts, in conjunction with regional PS organization, presales and designated executives

Work effectively with partner community to strategize and win business in targeted accounts

Qualify and manage response to RFI’s and RFP’s

Coordination of the effective use of resources (Professional Services and Executive staff) as part of the sales process

Negotiation of business terms for licensing of software or the contracting of consulting resources

Ensure and maintain customer satisfaction with clients by being a conduit of information and resources

Work effectively with colleagues in other regions in order to maximize the opportunity for our client in winning and closing global opportunities

Ability to prepare and edit verbal and written communications, reports, presentations and budgets

Strong problem solving, interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills

Proven ability to accurately forecast revenue and manage closure of business to established timeframes

Strong knowledge of risk management and the derivatives marketplace an asset

Education

Post Secondary Education preferably in finance/computer science or business related degrees

Competencies and Skills

Experience with complex enterprise sales process to financial institutions

Experience with License and ASP selling models

Relationship-building at the VP and above level in both line of business and IT areas

Background in Finance or Risk Management preferred

Strong network of business contacts in both financial services and partner related firms

Good customer contacts

Excellent communication and presentation skills

Willingness to travel

 Work Experience

Proven track record in consistently meeting/exceeding sales quotas with a Software applications our client selling into the tier one marketplace

5+ years of direct sales experience in Finance or Financial Software our client

Location: New York, NY

Salary: $120,000 – $150,000 + Commission (Total $200 – $300K)

Contact: Kendal Ridgeway

This position requires strong analytical and creative skills as well as strong working knowledge of operating systems, and IP networks.  The candidate must have been working with trading firms or exchanges for at least three years.

Key Responsibilities:  

• ATS system configuration, customer triage and risk management
• Analyze trading requirements, systems architecture, order and market data trends
• Regularly communicate with third party exchanges
• Support the launch of new features and enhancements through cutting-edge Trading, Development & Operations teams
• Employ innovative thought and automation to improve productivity, workflow and subscriber support
• Maintain System Documentation

Key Skills:

• Knowledge of Linux and Unix shell
• Knowledge of basic SQL
• Knowledge of FIX
• Understands trading system performance in significant detail
• Experience with ATS/ECN/Exchange
• Analytical mindset, highly effective at decision-making
• Effective communicator with superior customer service skills, including the ability to explain technical concepts in layman’s terms
• Ability to manage numerous business priorities with ease
• Willing to learn the intricacies of a world-class financial trading firm
• Able and willing to do critical strategy work all the way through hands on implementation

Job Requirements:

• Over 3 years experience in technical trading and/or customer support
• Scripting a plus
• Easy Access to downtown NYC area and willing to be on call.
• Series 7/55 a plus (will be required upon hire)

Location: New York, NY

Salary: Competitive

Contact: Kendal Ridgeway

REQUIREMENTS:

Ability to travel 25%

Proven track record of strong client-facing skills

Strong analytical, presentation, writing, communication and problem solving skills

Ability to self start and work independently and in a team setting

Solid understanding of Microsoft Windows operating systems

Solid understanding of software deployment, i.e, dills memory management, paths

Working knowledge of database structure, design, SQL language

PREFERRED SKILLS:

Working knowledge of Energy and Financial market concepts

Understanding of Windows and LINUX (32 and 64bit) operating systems

Solid understanding of network/IT infrastructure, i.e., multicasting, server class hardware

Working knowledge of programming languages, JAVA, .NET

Working knowledge of API, SOA, Middleware, etc.

Location: Nassau County, LI

Salary: Competitive

Contact: Kendal Ridgeway

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:

Model and document the current application architecture and define transition steps from the current to the future application architecture

Creation of technical design specifications

Participate in both internal and client design meetings

Prepare and present technical whitepapers and presentations describing the present and future technical architectures

REQUIREMENTS:

Bachelors degree in Computer Science, or a related field

Minimum of 5 years experience working in the software engineering discipline

Excellent and proven analytical and technical skills

Excellent and proven interpersonal skills, including written and verbal communications

Excellent and proven presentation creation and delivery skills

Knowledge of distributed systems and design patterns

Location: Nassau County, LI

Salary: Competitive

Contact: Kendal Ridgeway

REQUIREMENTS:

A bachelors degree in Software Engineering or Computer Science; masters is a plus

5-7+ years of software development with full release cycles of large scale software system and products

In-depth knowledge and experience (3 years+) of both Java and .Net (C#)

Experience with web services, enterprise messaging, and data caching with the ability to integrate these technologies with a legacy system

Experience of financial Risk management principles is a plus

Location: Nassau County, LI

Salary: Competitive

Contact: Kendal Ridgeway

REQUIREMENTS:

Must be able to understand commodity trading and scheduling

Must have the technical skills to understand the software development life-cycle

Excess great problem solving skills

Employ great communication skills

Must be able to pay careful attention to detail, and good organization that will be employed when documenting defects and reporting progress.

Bachelors degree or experience commensurate with degree

Must be technical savvy

Have some experience with financial markets

Location: Nassau County, LI

Salary: Competitive

Contact: Kendal Ridgeway

REQUIREMENTS:

Bachelors degree

5+ years experience as a Project Manager or comparable experience

Strong written and verbal communication skills

Ability to understand and translate information between technical and non-technical parties

Ability to work independently and in a team environment

Ability to meet tight deadlines with changing priorities and requirements

Ability to manage multiple concurrent projects and multi-task executive expectations within internal and external verticals

Strong MS Office, Project experience

Willingness to travel as needed

PMP certification is a plus; will also consider candidates working towards that credential

Location: Nassau County, LI

Salary: Competitive

Contact: Kendal Ridgeway

This is a direct client-facing role. The Business Analyst will be working with our client’s customers, consultants, and software engineers to conceptualize, analyze, and design enhancements to our client’s Energy  software system. The primary focus of the Consultant will be to meet the needs of the North American and European natural gas markets. You will assess the natural gas trading marketplace to identify functional gaps. The Consultant will perform cost/benefit analysis to identify enhancements for consideration for existing and potential clients. The Consultant will assist in coordinating and prioritizing development requests concerning the natural gas markets. You will demonstrate to clients how the system functionality can satisfy their business requirements. The Energy Consultant will also help to create test plans for major enhancements to the software, to be used by the QA team for future regression testing. This position will be located at a client site in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

QUALIFICATIONS INCLUDE:

Candidate must have 4 years of experience working with Energy Systems

Excellent interpersonal communications

Knowledge of one or more of the following areas: Energy Trading and Risk Management (ETRM), power settlements, ERCOT, NERC, ISO integration, business intelligence, Commodities, Equity, Stocks, natural gas

Strong math or quantitative background

Experience in designing a trading/risk management software package

Experience with related industry software packages

Consulting experience is a plus, but not required

Bachelors degree or higher in business, finance, math or computers

Proficient with Microsoft Office applications (e.g. EXCEL, WORD)

This position will require you to stay a year in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Salary: Competitive

Contact: Kendal Ridgeway