Business Analyst. - Iconma
Jersey City, NJ
About the Job
Our Client, a Retail And Corporate and Institutional Banking Solutions company, is looking for a Business Analyst for their Jersey City, NJ location.
Responsibilities:
Requirements:
Why Should You Apply?
As an equal opportunity employer, ICONMA provides an employment environment that supports and encourages the abilities of all persons without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or express, ethnicity, national origin, age, disability status, political affiliation, genetics, marital status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.
Responsibilities:
- Candidates are measured on the following four performance drivers, which will dictate how individual impact is considered on the Americas platform:
- Results and Impact
- Able to influence peers and team.
- Demonstrates good judgement when making decisions of high complexity and impact.
- Exercise appropriate autonomy in the execution and delivery of work.
- Responsible for driving outcomes, which have meaningful effect on team or department.
- Leadership and Collaboration:
- Creates trust with colleagues.
- Acts in leadership capacity for projects, processes, or programs.
- Able to build relationships with a mix of colleagues and clients.
- Interacts regularly with management and department leaders.
- Demonstrates the ability to influence stakeholders at the team level.
- Compliance Culture and Conduct:
- Takes full responsibility for personal actions and demonstrates courage in facing problems and conflicts.
- Perceived as a person of high moral character; upholds corporate values and displays high ethical standards.
- The DEC ETD Clearing US IT team is located in Jersey City and part of a global organization with entities in Europe and Asia.
- The functional scope covers the clearing of Listed Derivatives.
- The team interacts daily with Business (sales, Products) and support functions (IT Business Analysts, Operations and Application Support).
- The Business Analyst (BA) joining the team will take part of ongoing initiatives identified to enhance the current margin workflow.
- The BA will lead all aspects of the project life cycle:
- BA will be responsible to formalize functional requirements for internal or external/vendor development teams.
- BA will be responsible to test and validate new functionalities (unit + non-regression testing) and obtain sign off from Stakeholders.
- BA will be responsible to coordinate all aspects of the deliveries (development, follow up of deployment procedures…).
- BA will lead meetings or workshops with our internal or external partners.
- BA will be involved in post go live validation & warranty period as level 3 support.
- BA will play a role in US team’s growth.
- BA will establish procedures and Documentation.
Requirements:
- The ideal BA has a strong knowledge of Listed Derivatives with proven Business Analyst track record, is a good Team player in a global organization and is shows proactivity.
- The BA shows synthetic and clear mindset.
- BA/BS level required.
- Minimum 5+ years in IT Finance industry experience especially in listed derivatives and / or back office perimeters
- Good knowledge of listed derivatives instruments, clearing markets and collateral management
- Must have strong verbal and written communication skills and proficiency for detailed documentation.
- Experience writing use cases that encapsulate all functionality from a requirements document.
- Experience designing architecture diagrams for end-to-end current/future business workflows suitable for a business and technical audience.
- Functional testing of IT deliveries using a test environment.
- Detail-oriented approach with problem solving mind-set and ability to work independently.
- Ability to effectively challenge and apply professional skepticism with the goal of providing strategic solutions.
- Ensure on-time quality delivery of projects and tasks assigned.
- Experience on listed derivatives Back Office and Middle office tools.
- Knowledge of FIS Back Office systems (UBIX / GMI) is a plus.
- Be accountable, i.e., taking full ownership of their allocated tasks.
- Solid work ethic and high levels of motivation
- Pro-active in general, taking own initiatives to prevent risks/issues
- Ability to work well under pressure
- Basic knowledge of SQL language
- FINRA Registrations Required
Why Should You Apply?
- Health Benefits
- Referral Program
- Excellent growth and advancement opportunities
As an equal opportunity employer, ICONMA provides an employment environment that supports and encourages the abilities of all persons without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or express, ethnicity, national origin, age, disability status, political affiliation, genetics, marital status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.
Source : Iconma