Business Analyst - FX and OTC

Avaloq; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial technology provider is seeking a Business Analyst - FX & OTC in Edinburgh. In this role, you will work in an Agile team, specifying new functionalities and supporting developers with an emphasis on Foreign Exchange and OTC transactions. Ideal candidates will have a proven track record in similar roles and experience with SQL and Jira. The company offers a hybrid working model to support work-life balance while fostering an inclusive culture.

Qualifications

• Proven track record in a similar role with Foreign Exchange and OTC transactions.
• Experience with SQL and Jira is a must for this role.
• Ability to understand banking processes and requirements.

Responsibilities

• Work as part of an Agile Development team according to the product roadmap.
• Specify and maintain new and existing functionality.
• Support developers during implementation and quality assurance.
• Act as the point of contact for functional questions.
• Support consulting projects and customer workshops.

Skills

Foreign Exchange transactions

OTC transactions

SQL

Jira

Collaborative work

Agile processes

Education

University or FH degree in Business Information Systems or equivalent

Tools

SQL

Jira

Job description

Overview

Avaloq, founded and headquartered in Switzerland, is expanding its global footprint with around 2,500 colleagues in 12 countries and more than 170 clients in 35 countries. We are an industry-leading provider of wealth management technology and services for financial institutions, including private banks and wealth managers, investment managers, as well as retail and neo banks. Our research-led approach and continual innovation are powered by the passion and creativity of our colleagues. We are looking for talented people to join us on our mission to orchestrate the financial ecosystem and democratize access to wealth management. Avaloq offers the opportunity to work closely with some of the world’s leading financial institutions as we jointly develop and shape careers. Championing a collaborative, supportive and flexible work environment empowers our colleagues to reach their full potential.

Job Description
This is a brilliant opportunity to join our Treasury team in Edinburgh as a Business Analyst - FX & OTC. Our team oversees our modules which handle a variety of FX and OTC transactions, as well as securities lending and borrowing, repurchase agreements, collateral management and cash management. The Treasury team is part of the Investment Transactions domain within the Avaloq Core Platform division and currently focuses on extending our collateral management, securities lending and borrowing functionality.

You will join a group of highly-skilled, motivated, and dynamic people. We value collaboration and knowledge sharing. We live Agile processes, which assist us to continuously improve as individuals and as a team.

Responsibilities

• Working as part of an Agile Development team in line with the product roadmap, and collaborating with partners and clients
• Specifying new functionality and maintaining existing functionality
• Supporting developers during implementation, testing and quality assurance for new functionality and system corrections
• Acting as point of contact for functional questions, plus analysing and following-up on customer inquiries about the modules in the Treasury space
• Supporting consulting projects and workshops with customers and partners
• Updating product documentation in collaboration with our Technical Writers

Qualifications

• Proven track record in a similar role with Foreign Exchange and OTC transactions is a must
• Experience with SQL and Jira is a must for this role
• Experience of working autonomously and collaboratively in a technical environment
• Being keen to learn and to take on new challenges
• Ability to understand, abstract, and specify banking processes and requirements

It would be a real bonus if you have

• Knowledge of Avaloq Core & Front Platform with certification
• University or FH degree in Business Information Systems, Banking, Economics or equivalent
• IT affinity or experience in software development / technical skills
• Ideally you will have professional communication skills in German

Additional Information

We realize that managing work life balance is a challenge we all face in our daily lives and in order to support with this we are pleased to offer hybrid and flexible working for most of our Avaloqers to maintain work life balance and still continue our fantastic Avaloq culture in our global offices.

In Avaloq we are proud to embrace diversity and understand the success of our business is built on the power of different opinions. We are wholeheartedly committed to fostering an equal opportunity environment and inclusive culture where you can be your true authentic self.

We hire, compensate and promote regardless of origin, age, gender identity, sexual orientation or any other traits that make us all unique. We have written this advert in an inclusive and neutral way.

Please be aware that we will not accept speculative CV submissions for any of our roles from recruitment agencies, and any unsolicited candidate submissions will be exempt from any payment expectations.