Defines business/system requirements by facilitating user meetings and interviewing users, developing use cases, and researching and resolving issues. Participates in business analysis project planning and management by documenting and maintaining plans, managing issue logs and preparing project documentation. Analyzes current processes and recommends solutions and improved processes. May also oversee the acquisition, analysis and dissemination of subject matter knowledge. Provides technical and business knowledge to clients. Keeps abreast of technological and competitive developments. Conducts research on industry practices and standards and other benchmarking data. Codes and maintains business application programs from user instructions or formal functional specifications. Experience in the analysis and testing phases in the development cycle. In addition having experience of 3 to 6 years.

Job Details:

Business Analyst to provide business analysis and to support ongoing business processes. Candidate should have 6+ years of experience in the investment/securities industry, BS/BA in related area. The candidate MUST be able to complete the following job responsibilities:

1) Researching and gathering business/system requirements through the facilitation of end user meetings and user interviews

2) Analyzing current processes to identify gaps and improvement opportunities and solutions.

3) Developing conceptual modeling and process workflows to illustrate current and future states (must be able to use Visio to produce process flows diagrams)

4) Developing detailed business and functional requirement documents, conducting review

5) Developing UI design requirements

6) Decomposing abstract and complex details/concepts into business and functional requirements that can be understood by the stakeholders (i.e. end users, developers, testers, etc.)

7) Communicating (verbal and written) project details and concepts to various audiences and levels of management

8) Preparing end user documentation and facilitating end user training

9) Defining the business deployment strategy and facilitating the business deployments

10)Leading the end to end SDLC this includes participating and directing as needed the entire project from initiation to implementation to ensure business objectives are met - this includes actively participating in technical design and architecture reviews and test case reviews, etc.

11) Should be very good in Oracle SQL queries and using SQL tools.

12) Having JAVA/UNIX background is a plus but not required.

- Knowledge of CUSIPs and common industry asset identifiers

- Knowledge of depositories, custodians, counterparties Suitable candidate must have experience working as a business analyst on financial service applications that deal with transactional processing and reporting associated with front-end trading and middle/back office processes

- knowledge of Custody/Market is a must;

- Securities lending knowledge is plus.

- Having data warehouse experience is a plus.