Front Office Business Analyst

LUXOFT INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial technology firm in Singapore is seeking an experienced Business Analyst to enhance the efficiency of their Global markets platform. The ideal candidate will have over 6 years of experience in front office roles, detailed-oriented skills, and familiarity with financial instruments. Responsibilities include stakeholder analysis, quality assurance of functional deliveries, and participating in testing phases. This position offers a dynamic environment in a multi-year initiative involving front office transformations.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience as a Front office / Product control system analyst or consultant.
• Familiarity with flagship Trading systems, ideally Murex.
• Solid experience in gathering and writing requirements in a project framework.

Responsibilities

• Analyse stakeholder requirements to enhance technology efficiency.
• Support the Global markets platform and ensure quality delivery.
• Participate in testing and formal release cycles.

Skills

Analytical skills

Knowledge of financial instruments

Attention to detail

Self-starter mentality

Education

BS or higher degree in Economics or Finance

Tools

Murex

Job description

Our Customer is a Leading bank in Asia that provides a front to back integrated platform for straight through processing and risk management. This is a multi-year initiative where different projects run in concurrence under the program's variety milestones. These streams include new product initiatives, new entity roll-outs and regulatory compliances. We will have key roles in projects such as managing the scope, design and delivering requirements from front to back office.

Responsibilities

• Analysing stakeholder requirements, formulating design and development proposals to enhance the global markets technology efficiency and meets Front office expectations
• Delivering and supporting the Global markets platform (Murex), managing the quality of functional delivery and ensuring the implementation and deployment of the deliverables.
• Perform various levels of testing for assigned deliverables as well as participate in formal release cycles (SIT/UAT)
• Contributing and assist existing support parties in resolving requests or issues with Front Office, P&L, Market Data, and booking issues
• Interacting with stakeholders to develop practical domain roadmaps to move the enterprise towards the future state vision, while taking into account business, technical and delivery constraints
• Communicating the principles, standards, vision and roadmaps to stakeholders and proactively addressing any questions / concerns identified
• Acting as a trusted advisor to stakeholders in both business and IT to assist in and delivering

Mandatory Skills Description

• BS or higher degree in Economics, Finance or equivalent science oriented track
• Knowledge of the most common traded financial instruments is a must
• Must be detailed-oriented, a quick learner, and a self-starter
• 6+ years of experience as a Front office / Product control system/business analyst or consultant in a leading trading platform
• Previous experience with a flagship Trading system (ideally Murex) is an advantage
• Previous experience in delivering projects in financial services - preferably Investment banking and Risk
• Solid experience in gathering and writing requirements and functional specifications in a project framework