Murex Trading Consultant (Front Office)

Upskills; New York (NY); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial consulting firm is seeking Murex Front Office Trading Consultants in New York. The role requires expertise in financial software, specifically in Fixed Income. Responsibilities include analyzing business processes, collaborating with tech teams for system enhancements, and providing support to traders. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's or Master's Degree in a relevant field and working experience with Murex Front Office. Strong analytical and interpersonal skills are essential for success in this client-facing role.

Qualifications

• Master's or Bachelor's Degree in Quantitative Finance, Applied Finance, Business Analysis, Financial Engineering, Computer Science, or relevant discipline.
• Working experience on Murex Front Office (Pricing, Simulation, Pretrade).
• Knowledge and functional experience on at least 2 asset classes (e.g., FX, MM, FIX, IRD).

Responsibilities

• Analyze business processes and functional requirements to deliver user documentation.
• Collaborate with technology teams for enhancements to trading systems.
• Support Front Office traders with system queries and issues.

Skills

Knowledge of Murex Front Office

Analytical skills

Interpersonal skills

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in a relevant field

Job description

Upskills provides expert financial software consulting for investment banks and leading financial institutions in Asia Pacific, Middle East and Europe region. With a strong, Front to Back expertise of cash and derivatives markets, coupled by an in-depth knowledge of financial markets technologies, we provide smart, business-wise, and efficient solutions.

We are seeking highly-motivated Murex Front Office Trading Consultants to be based in New York with good knowledge and experience with Fixed Income to work in a client-servicing role to drive one of our client’s global system implementations. As Trading Consultant, you will play a crucial role in supporting the Front Office trading systems used by our cash equity trading desk. Additionally, you are not limited to:

Responsibilities

• Analyze business processes and functional requirements, perform gap analysis between existing and required solutions to drive the delivery of relevant user requirements documentation.
• Collaborate with technology teams to design and implement enhancements to the trading systems.
• Work with the users to test, achieve sign-off (UAT), and move the system toward go-live.
• Provide day-to-day support to Front Office traders, addressing their queries and issues related to the trading systems.

Requirements

• Master’s or Bachelor’s Degree, preferably from Quantitative Finance, Applied Finance, Business Analysis, Financial Engineering, Computer Science or relevant discipline.
• Possess working experience on Murex Front Office (Pricing, Simulation, Pretrade).
• Sound knowledge & functional experience on at least 2 asset classes. E.g. FX, MM, FIX, IRD.
• Experience in the implementation or support of a Front Office system within a bank.
• Able to work in a team environment, focused on providing high quality of service to the client.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, able to handle priorities and manage business expectations.
• Strong and demonstrable problem solving/analytical skills.