Our client is a leading provider of Centralized Data Management (CDM) solutions for financial services firms, and is seeking a Business Analyst to assist with aligning their product technology with customer business strategies and requirements. The ideal candidate will be responsible for the collection, analysis, design and documentation of business and functional requirements.
Responsibilities:
* Actively advise the customer’s business group during different phases of the project cycle (Plan of Approach, Business requirements gathering, etc), using industry standards and best practices.
* Analyze customer’s data landscape and map attributes to the product data models or extend appropriately the object models.
* Turn customer’s project requirements into functional requirements.
* Determine requirements for exception workflows and validation functions.
* Provide support for the development of test cases for system testing by preparing acceptance test plans.
* Act as a liaison between the customer’s business group and our client to ensure the product suite is used according to their best practices.
* Up to 40% travel
Qualifications include:
* Bachelor’s degree required
* A strong affinity with technology is a must and needs to be apparent from candidates work history.
* At least 3 years experience in a similar position or 3 years experience as a junior financial analyst, research assistant or related occupation
* Experience with financial data vendor feeds (contents and workings). Knowledge of the Bloomberg® Datalicense product is required. Knowledge of the Thomson Reuters Datascope and IDC feed products is a plus
* Must have experience with data management projects
* Overall Knowledge of trading, back office, risk systems required with specific knowledge of one of the aforementioned systems
* In-depth knowledge of financial instruments, such as equities, bonds (industry standards, numbering systems, etc.)
* Good understanding of corporate entity and corporate actions data and their value.
* In-depth knowledge of types of financial institutions and the way their operations work.
* Understanding of Relational Data model representations of financial data
* Good affinity with data modelling (relational models, not analytical models)
* Good understanding of MS Excel and MS Word.
* Basic SQL skills a plus
Our Client offers a competitive base salary and bonus, work-life balance and great colleagues. Excellent benefits include fully employer-paid comprehensive medical and dental plans, STD, LTD and life insurance, as well as a vision plan, company-sponsored 401k, and 4 weeks of Paid Time Off.
Location: New York, NY
Salary: $100,000 – $120,000 + Bonus
Contact: Kendal Ridgeway
** Must be local and fluent in Portuguese.**
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
Excellent opportunity for a flexible, composed & consultative analyst with strong interpersonal, research & project management skills to work closely with the CEO to gather, analyze & develop recommendations for strategic project initiatives for a global trading & risk management software company.
RESPONSIBILITIES WILL INCLUDE:
Analyzing competitive environments
Performing financial & business due diligence
Provide advisory information to management
Preparing recommendations for new systems, procedures or organizational changes
REQUIRED SKILLS:
3+ yrs operational, technical or finance management experience
Bachelor’s degree required/MBA preferred
Strong analytical & problem solving skills
Excellent written and oral presentation skills
Ability to work in fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment
Location: Long Island, NY
Salary: Competitive
Contact: Kendal Ridgeway
Our client is seeking a Business Analyst to join their Consulting and Product Development group.
RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:
Support of Product Development including requirements gathering, specification, documentation and testing
Working with development teams during product development cycles to include testing, issue tracking and solving design issues
Client interactions including presentations, training and sales
REQUIRED SKILLS:
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Ability to organize and prioritize multiple tasks
Good working knowledge of Microsoft tools – Word, Excel and PowerPoint
Location: Long Island, NY
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.
QUALIFICATIONS INCLUDE:
Excellent interpersonal communications
Candidate should have a minimum of 3 years of relevant industry experience
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 requires heavy travel
Location: New York, NY
Salary: Competitive
Contact: Kendal Ridgeway
