Sr. Business Analyst

Nomura Holdings, Inc.; London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services group is seeking a candidate for the Trade Processing Derivatives and Lifecycle Management team in London. This front office role involves managing applications across Fixed Income and Currencies, requiring collaboration with global teams and strong analytical skills. The successful candidate will engage in requirement gathering, testing, and support for regulatory initiatives, making a significant impact on the trading platform's efficiency.

Qualifications

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Good communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Experience with SQL and relational databases.

Responsibilities

• Requirement gathering, documentation, and implementation.
• QA/UAT testing and collaborating with various teams.
• Supporting regulatory reporting frameworks.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving skills

Communication skills

Team player

Logical thinking

Tools

SQL

MS Excel

UNIX

Job description

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Nomura is a leading financial services group and the pre-eminent Asia-based investment bank with worldwide reach. Nomura provides a broad range of innovative solutions tailored to the specific requirements of individual, institutional, corporate, and government clients through an international network in 30 countries. Based in Tokyo and with regional headquarters in Hong Kong, London, and New York, Nomura employs about 26,000 staff worldwide. Nomura’s unique understanding of Asia enables the company to make a difference for clients through three business divisions: domestic retail, global wholesale, and asset management.

Nomura Services India (Powai) supports Nomura’s businesses around the world. Powai’s world-class capabilities in trading support, research, information technology, financial control, operations, risk management, and legal support have played a key role in facilitating Nomura’s global operations and are an integral part of Nomura’s global expansion plans. The Powai operation is a critical part of the platform to support the growth of Nomura’s global business.

Role Overview

The successful candidate will join the Trade Processing Derivatives and Lifecycle Management team, which manages multiple applications across Fixed Income and Currencies (FIC) supporting global trading platforms for trade capture and lifecycle management. This front office-focused role involves collaboration with a global team to deliver strategic changes and system enhancements while maintaining critical front office systems. The candidate will be part of the global BA team in the trade processing regulatory stream of work. The position interfaces with diverse stakeholders including regulatory, front office, middle office, and various other tech teams.

Role & Responsibilities

• Requirement gathering, documentation, planning, implementation, and release management
• Analysis, data mining, data extraction, investigation of production queries and user queries
• QA/UAT testing, working with QA team and regulatory operations team to ensure releases are well tested, seeking sign-off from impacted systems
• Owning and improving functional and regression test packs
• Work closely with dev and QA teams in automation efforts
• Collaborate with global dev, QA, and support teams, as well as regulatory operations, front office, and cross-functional IT teams
• Participate in firm-wide strategic initiatives
• Support and enhance regulatory reporting frameworks

Skill Set

• A committed team player with strong analytical and problem-solving skills, and good written and verbal communication abilities. Able to work effectively across different departments, countries, and regions.
• Good communication skills (clear and concise).
• An on-the-feet thinker capable of investigating and troubleshooting production-related queries from various stakeholders.
• Logical and systematic thinking to devise solutions within existing system frameworks.
• High professionalism in a team-oriented environment.

Technical Skills:

• Good understanding of SQL and relational databases.
• Knowledge of SDLC and testing practices.
• Proficiency in MS Excel, including functions, macros, and lookups.
• Basic knowledge of UNIX commands.
• Hands-on experience in test automation and basic programming.

Domain Knowledge:

• Exposure to finance domain, capital markets, rates, derivative products.
• Credit or Rates business experience, comfortable with key business concepts.