Business Analyst

Business Analyst

Your Impact:

• Utilize knowledge of business analysis concepts and Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) methodologies to support business initiatives and system enhancements within our Credit value stream function

• Perform business process reviews and workflow changes by working with business users, vendors, and IT when applicable

• Manage clear expectations by establishing clear timelines, milestones, and providing transparency on risks, dependencies, and issues through status reporting

• Create process flows and conduct gap analysis for current state vs future state

• Analyze data to help support business requirement gathering and data quality efforts

• Document business requirements and functional and technical specifications

• Analyze business processes and make recommendations for improvements

• Keep abreast of industry initiatives and market trends that impact the business to continue to improve efficiencies

• Responsible for understanding technology impact on the business processes

• Assist with internal/external communication, improving transparency and disseminating information

Your Required Skills:

• 10+ years of Business Analysis at a buy-side Fixed Income firm supporting front office end-users (Credit Research, Portfolio Managers, Investment Risk, & Quantitative Strategies)

• Experience in various Fixed Income instruments is required (e.g. U.S. Treasuries, Investment Grade, High Yield, EMD, Mortgages, Sovereign Debt / Government Bonds, Corporate Bonds, OTCD, and Repos)

• Experience in Fixed Income credit research practices and ESG are a plus

• Working knowledge of data governance and ability to ensure high data quality is maintained throughout the data lifecycle of a project

• The ideal candidate will demonstrate an ability to structure SQL queries, understand stored procedures, have experience with Business Intelligence Reporting tools and understand relational database models.

• Innate ability to assess current process and suggest change-driven solutions to enhance business outcomes

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with ability to conduct root cause analysis on system, process or production problems and ability to provide viable solutions

• Ability to optimize end-user proficiency with new systems, programs, and applications across departments

• Ability to prioritize multiple tasks and projects and work effectively under pressure; exceptional organizational and administrative skills; at ease with abundance of details, yet mindful of big picture at all time

• Experience with Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) tools (Jira, Confluence)