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JSR Tech Consulting · 2 weeks ago

Business Systems Analyst - Aladdin / Asset Management

New Jersey, United States

Contract

Hybrid

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$65/hr - $85/hr

8+ years exp

JSR Tech Consulting is working with a major financial firm to fill a contract position for a Business Systems Analyst. The role involves building applications, collaborating with business teams to assess needs, and providing ongoing support and troubleshooting for production and test issues.

Information ServicesInformation Technology

Responsibilities

Build new and existing applications in preparation for a launch of new business

Align with the business teams in assessing business needs and transforming them into scalable applications

Work closely with quantitate modeling team and portfolio managers

Collaborate with business groups to define solutions to business needs. This includes eliciting, analyzing and documenting business requirements, identifying multiple approaches, making recommendations, and facilitating brainstorming and requirement walk-through sessions

Partner with the Technology team. Analyzing and documenting systems / report design requirements which can include technical specifications, pseudo code, database table design, diagramming business process flows; to validate that the system solution meets the business need

Conducting project related tests which include developing detailed test plans, test cases and expected results; conducting tests; evaluating and documenting results

Develop subject matter expertise on the trading, performance/attribution and risk analytics platforms

Provide on-going support and troubleshooting production and test issues to perform root cause analysis, reconciliations, recommending corrective action and leading the resolution efforts

Taking deep analytical dives on data while being able to conceptualize, synthesize and critically evaluate gathered information, and communicate findings and recommendations

Qualification

Blackrock AladdinAssetLiability ManagementSQL queriesFinancial Industry experienceFixed Income instrumentsData manipulationAnalytical skillsMS ExcelMS WordMS VisioPowerPointJIRAConfluenceSDLC experienceInvestment system experienceProblem-solving skillsCommunication skillsTeamwork

Required

Experience with Aladdin, Attribution and Liabilities is a must

Build new and existing applications in preparation for a launch of new business

Align with the business teams in assessing business needs and transforming them into scalable applications

Work closely with quantitative modeling team and portfolio managers

Collaborate with business groups to define solutions to business needs

Elicit, analyze and document business requirements, identify multiple approaches, make recommendations, and facilitate brainstorming and requirement walk-through sessions

Partner with the Technology team

Analyze and document systems/report design requirements which can include technical specifications, pseudo code, database table design, diagramming business process flows

Conduct project related tests which include developing detailed test plans, test cases and expected results; conducting tests; evaluating and documenting results

Develop subject matter expertise on the trading, performance/attribution and risk analytics platforms

Provide on-going support and troubleshooting production and test issues to perform root cause analysis, reconciliations, recommending corrective action and leading the resolution efforts

Take deep analytical dives on data while being able to conceptualize, synthesize and critically evaluate gathered information, and communicate findings and recommendations

Minimum of 8+ years' experience in the Financial Industry

Experience with Blackrock Aladdin is required

At least 5 years of ALM (Asset and Liability Management) experience with deep knowledge of performance, risk and attribution

In-depth understanding of various Fixed Income instruments and their analytics, characteristics, and benchmarks with proven knowledge of Derivatives and its processes is required

Candidate must have highly developed analytical, conceptual, and problem-solving skill sets

Position requires the ability to quickly troubleshoot issues and think outside the box

Demonstrated ability to learn quickly and connect the dots, as well as demonstrate drive, resourcefulness, and personal ownership of assignments

Ability to work independently is critical, as is the ability to work effectively in a diverse team environment and actively participate in assessing impact of requested changes on existing processes

Possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills and comfortable working with all levels of an organization's technology and business groups

Proficient with MS Excel, MS Word, MS Visio and PowerPoint

Must be highly proficient in data manipulation and writing SQL queries