Bilingual IT Business Analyst – FX & Derivatives Back Office

The Quick USA, Inc; Jersey City (NJ); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial technology firm is seeking a Bilingual IT Business Analyst to provide application support for FX and derivatives back-office systems. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of experience in system development, strong knowledge of financial markets, and business-level proficiency in Japanese and English. This role offers a salary range of $80K - $110K with a hybrid working model, requiring 2-3 days onsite in New York or Jersey City, NJ.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in system development, using waterfall and/or agile methodologies.
• Strong knowledge of financial markets, including FX, derivatives, and currency options.
• Understanding of back-office operations such as credit limit management and risk management.

Responsibilities

• Provide daily support to local users of the FX and Derivatives back-office systems.
• Liaise with the Tokyo development team to communicate requirements and issues.
• Perform integration testing and troubleshooting system issues.

Skills

Business-level proficiency in both Japanese and English

Strong interpersonal skills

Ability to perform data extraction and analysis using SQL

Understanding of financial markets

Experience providing user support

Tools

JIRA

Job description

Position

Bilingual IT Business Analyst – FX & Derivatives Back Office (Application Support)

Essential Duties

• Provide daily support to local users of the FX and Derivatives back-office systems.
• Liaise with the Tokyo development team to communicate requirements, issues, and enhancement requests, and ensure alignment throughout the development cycle.
• Design and document system interfaces with related upstream and downstream systems.
• Perform integration testing, interface testing, UAT, and migration activities.
• Troubleshoot system issues and work with global teams to ensure timely resolution.
• Participate in production releases, including change management preparation and post-release checks.

Working Hours, Working Style

9:00~18:00, Hybrid: 2-3 days onsite per week

Working Location

New York (Grand Central Area) or Jersey City, NJ

Salary/Benefit

$80K - $110K

Holidays

Weekends, Holidays

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in system development, using waterfall and/or agile methodologies.
• Strong knowledge of financial markets, including FX, derivatives, and currency options.
• Understanding of back-office operations, such as credit limit management, risk management, settlement and position management.
• Experience providing user support for business or back-office systems.
• Ability to perform data extraction and analysis using SQL or similar languages.
• Business-level proficiency in both Japanese and English.
• Familiarity with Kanban methodologies and JIRA is preferred.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build and maintain effective working relationships.
• Highly motivated, self-directed, and able to work independently as well as in team environments.