FIXED INCOME BUSINESS ANALYST
Base salary: $100-115k
Bonus: 7%-10%
Global Financial Company is seeking a Fixed Income Business Analyst for Trading Systems Group in Downtown Manhattan.
Day-to-day responsibilities: Business Analyst supporting the Bank's Trading Systems: Bloomberg TOMS/Gateway, SSEOMS, Auction Rate Securities, ECNs and Trade Interfaces (eSpeed, TradeWeb, BrokerTec and BondDesk), Customer Documentation Tracking, Data Warehouse and Reporting:
* Provide first level user and system applications support.
* Support multiple desktop and server based applications for Fixed Income trading and back office business units. Support system interfaces.
* Lead system enhancement and automation projects to support the above businesses.
* Analyze user requirements and write functional/system specifications. Develop, execute and document system test plans/results.
* Extensive interaction with users, software vendors, development staff and data center/infrastructure technical support.
* Liaison with Technology Infrastructure areas for Hardware planning, contingency testing, telecom issues and troubleshooting.
Business Skills:
Technical knowledge/skills requirements:
* Bachelors Degree in Business, Finance or Computer Science
* 3-5 Years experience in Fixed Income trading businesses and systems, both front and back office.
* Experience with Bloomberg information products and TOMS. Strong knowledge of fixed income products: munis, treasuries, agencies, auction rate trading and mortgage-backed securities..
* Strong analytical skills, quantitative analysis and mathematical aptitude.
* Experience in systems / project management.
* Good negotiation skills with end users, vendor, other technology teams and multiple business units.
* Strong organization skills to coordinate and lead projects.
* Experience in a formal software development lifecycle methodology for projects and problem resolution.
* Strong Plus = Experienced with: C#/.NET, NT/WIN2K, MS-SQL Server, MS Office, reporting tools.
For your role in working closely with business users and facilitation of communication of requirements, you should demonstrate:
* Strong written and verbal communication skills
* Effective professional relationship building skills
* Consensus building and facilitation skills
Education/Licenses/Certifications:
* BS or BA Degree Required.
Full/Part Time: Full Time
Customary Work Schedule/Standard Hours: 35
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