Fixed Income Business Systems Analyst

Client: $160 billion asset management firm, established over 80 years ago.

The Senior Business Analyst will facilitate and implement Investment Systems projects and initiatives for the Investment Business users. The Senior Business Analyst’s responsibilities include, but are not limited to: planning Investment Systems projects, facilitate project meetings to discuss end user requirements, track and report on project status and project issues, facilitate test planning and execution, plan, schedule and perform training (when necessary), and all system deployment needs. They will also document functional specifications, test plans, training plans and deployment plans in support of development projects. They will act as a liaison between the Investment Business users and vendors, developers and infrastructure personnel. This individual must be highly motivated to achieve client satisfaction and must also be able to work both independently and in a team environment under time pressures.

Primary Responsibilities:
1. Develop and monitor project plans, project issues lists and project status reports
2. Work with Fixed Income Investment Business users to document business requirements and specifications
3. Document functional specifications
4. Develop and execute test plans
5. Develop and execute training for business users
6. Work with vendors and developers to ensure that technical designs meet the business requirements
7. Serve as subject matter expert for Investment Systems
8. Comply with Sarbanes-Oxley and other regulatory requirements
9. Take on other Investment Systems responsibilities as assigned


Job Requirements:
1. Minimum of 5-7 years in the Investment Management business
2. Minimum of 5-7 years specializing in the Fixed Income business
3. Minimum of 5 years demonstrated experience with writing business user requirements and functional specifications
4. Minimum of 5 years demonstrated experience with writing test plans/test scripts
5. Minimum of 2-3 years prior experience leading and facilitating projects
6. Ability to work with non-technical end users to interpret business requirements
7. Very strong communication skills – both verbal and written
8. Knowledge of Investment Management systems such as: order management (i.e. CRD, Longview), trading (i.e. CRD, POMS), analytics (i.e. Axiom, Bondedge), and/or market data (i.e. Bloomberg, Reuters) is required
9. Knowledge of software development and the system implementation life cycle is required

Please contact Albert Barsoumian with qualified resumes via email at albert@collabstaff.com or via phone at 508-872-7402.