Investment Management Firm in Los ANgeles is looking for a Sr BA to join their team.
Please contact me at revi @ wallstreetpersonnel.com .
The Senior Business Analyst at Firm Asset Management LLC (“FIRM”) analyzes business needs, helps solve business problems and supports the design of technical solutions at its headquarters located in El Segundo, CA.
This role interfaces and engages directly with the Front Office Portfolio, Risk, and Operational managers.
The ideal candidate enjoys a challenge and has the ability to frame and communicate complex issues in a way that everyone can understand.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
Interface with business leads and functional SMEs, to identify and capture current state process flow and business requirements
Hands-on role in the creation and maintenance of critical project artifacts in particular; business requirements, system specifications, process flows and test/use case scripts
Work with project team to identify future state process flows and requirements to meet project objectives and strategic goals
Facilitate design review meeting and capture outcomes and update solution and requirement documentation
Prepare and present analysis findings to senior stakeholders and steering committees
Support the design and decision-making process with IT and business subject matter experts
Ensure clear communication is maintained across the project team and externally to all stakeholders
Job Requirements
Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Finance or similar field
8+ years business analysis experience, ideally for an asset management firm in investment operations and /or investment accounting functions
Experience working across, and switching between, multiple projects concurrently
Experience with vendor implementation projects and internal build technology projects
Experience mapping and deigning operational workflow in the investment management industry
Experience creating project artifacts for data driven initiatives i.e.
data dictionaries, data flow diagrams and data validation requirements
Comfortable working with and analysing large and complex data sets and the ability to distill and communicate findings
Proficient in both waterfall and agile methodologies
High degree of financial product literacy
Experience working directly with trading desks and/or portfolio managers
Experience performing detailed business analysis
Knowledge of the SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle) Process and project management methodologies – both waterfall and agile
Highly proactive, willing to take ownership of issues and follow through to resolution
Has the ability to be flexible and to adapt to changing circumstances and priorities
Strong teamwork, communication and time management abilities
Organizationally diligent and meticulous with details
Is personable, open, and engaging, with a customer-facing attitude
Experience with the following technologies is preferred: Data Management platforms, (Mastering and ETL), OMS, Market Data, Data Warehouse
Job Type: Full-time
Experience:
Business Analyst: 5 years (Required)
Education:
Bachelor’s (Required)