| Job Description |
For a bank in Downtown Toronto; This individual will be responsible for the configuration (development) and business systems analysis for the Charles River Trading system. This role requires an understanding of the financial services industry, with a particular focus on security trading, as well as asset management.
• The incumbent, under general direction, is responsible for the resolution of complex business problems for the assigned Lines of Business.
• This includes managing multiple small projects, participating in and/or managing specific sections of large projects, and providing ongoing support to all assigned units worldwide.
• Formulates and defines systems scope and objectives based on both user needs and a good understanding of applicable business systems and industry requirements for the assigned Lines of Business.
• Devises or modifies procedures to solve complex.
• Includes analyzing business and user needs, Documenting requirements and translating them into proper systems requirement specifications.
Areas of Business Analysis
• The incumbent must have advanced knowledge of financial instruments, including market conventions and valuation methods, accounting methodologies and models including best practices, current and anticipated regulatory requirements, Back Office processes and the end-to-end workflows among the Front, Middle and Back Offices.
• The incumbent must have experience configuring, developing and/or supporting Investment Accounting and Trade Order Management systems.
• Experience with Charles River Investment Management System (CRIMS) is required; knowledge of version 9.8 and above is an asset
• This role is primarily focused on project delivery, within an existing Agile lab. Some support requests may be escalated for SME resolution; however the primary responsibility is Agile projects / development.
Accountabilities
• Independently resolve complex, multi-faceted problems to meet the business needs of the assigned Lines of Business, by applying their financial and technological knowledge to the design of methodologies, models, and/or systems solutions. This may involve rapid prototyping, with requirements and solutions developed on an iterative basis that provides interim deliverables until a final production solution is created. This includes conducting research and analysis, accurately and clearly defining user requirements and processes, and liaising with the users.
• Manage multiple small projects and/or lead specific sections of large projects to implement solutions to business problems. This involves planning and scheduling resources, developing detailed project plans, monitoring progress against planned objectives, financial review, and securing consensus and co-operation from users and senior management.
• Participate in the systems implementation process by defining business requirements and processes, developing test strategies and test cases, performing testing, defining user procedures and workflows, developing conversion and implementation strategies, verifying conversion, providing user documentation, providing user training, and providing post-implementation support.
• Provide business support to all units Globally, including new and existing product and deal structuring, ad hoc queries and MIS, user training, and assisting with the design and implementation of systems enhancements. This is made more challenging due to differences in time zones and the variation in the business lines. The incumbent is responsible for ensuring that management is kept informed and that problems and issues are escalated appropriately.
• Continually acquire and enhance knowledge of the Division's business strategies and policies, risk management practices and methodologies, product offerings, financial markets, financial instruments, regulatory requirements, Back Office processes, and rapidly changing technology to be able to provide effective business solutions and services to the end user business lines.
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| Job Requirements |
Education and Experience
• The incumbent must have advanced knowledge of financial instruments, including market conventions and valuation methods, risk management methodologies and models including best practices, current and anticipated regulatory requirements, Back Office processes and the end-to-end workflows among the Front, Middle and Back Offices within at least one financial market area (e.g. foreign exchange, interest rate derivatives) and a very good knowledge of at least one other financial market area.
• The incumbent must be a creative, self starting, results oriented and highly motivated individual with very good analytical skills in order to apply this knowledge to independently resolve complex business problems.
• The incumbent must also possess a very good understanding of current IT practices, systems development techniques, including requirements specification and testing methodologies, real time analytical and formal modelling tools and keep current with rapidly changing technology.
• A recognized under-graduate degree in business, economics, mathematics or a related discipline, along with 4 to 6 years of practical experience is required
• Must have minimum of three years’ experience developing/configuring or supporting Charles River Investment Management System (CRIMS).
• Agile team experience is an asset. This role is located within an existing Agile lab.
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