Senior Business Analyst (Derivatives & Financial Services)
Raise
Toronto, Ontario
Full-time
Job Description
Senior Business Analyst (Derivatives & Financial Services)
Location : Toronto, ON - Hybrid (1-2 days per week)
Contract Length : 6 months with Possibility of extension.
We at Raise are hiring a Senior Business Analyst (Derivatives & Financial Services) for one of our top clients. After establishing themselves as an industry leader, they’re now expanding their team to meet rising demand.
We’re hiring right now; if you’re interested, apply below for your chance to join a great place to work.
Responsibilities :
- Gather and understand requirements from our Mexico business and technology groups.
- Design and build / improve new / existing processes.
- Co-ordinate with local (Toronto) development teams to ensure work is delivered on time.
- Liaise with Mexico technology and business stakeholders to ensure deliverable meets their requirements.
- Provide reporting to management on progress, raise concerns and suggest improvements to existing processes.
- Leading the efforts from Toronto office and will be responsible for their own work and certain element of creative control over the solution.
Candidate Requirements / Must Have Skills :
- 10+ years of experience as a business analyst.
- Good understanding and knowledge of derivatives, in particular financial aspects such as risk management / systems, P&L analysis, VaR.
MtM. Products include IR Swaps, FX options (FXO), IR options (Cap / floor)
- Good understanding of derivatives trade lifecycle management including trade reconciliation, fixing and confirmations / settlements.
- 5+ years of experience working with technology applications that supported derivatives trade lifecycle processes, including both in-house and vendor solutions (e.
g. Calypso, Murex, ION).
Nice-To-Have Skills :
- Understanding of initial margin fundamentals and knowledge.
- Experience with Kafka streaming architecture, or any data lake architecture is a bonus.
Education & Certificates :
- STEM degree (e.g. Computer Science, Engineering, or Physical Sciences degree),
- Candidates qualified in CFA would be preferred.
7 days ago