Senior Business Analyst

Sesheng Company; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Sesheng Company is seeking a Business Analyst for a long-term contract position crucial to enhancing post-trade processing in a capital markets initiative. The role requires strong expertise in FIX messaging and Middle Office operations, as well as collaboration with various stakeholders to ensure effective trade flow automation.

Qualifications

• Strong expertise in FIX protocol and trade lifecycle integration.
• Solid understanding of Middle Office post-trade processing.
• Excellent communication and documentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with teams to gather business requirements.
• Conduct end-to-end analysis of trade lifecycle events.
• Act as a liaison ensuring delivery of allocation logic.

Skills

FIX messaging

Middle Office operations

Agile methodologies

Communication skills

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

Job description

Business Analyst – Middle Office Allocation Platform

Location: Midtown Manhattan, NY (Hybrid – 3 days onsite)

Job Type: Long-Term Contract

About the Role

Sesheng Company is looking for a highly skilled Business Analyst on behalf of their client with a strong background in FIX messaging and Middle Office trade allocation workflows. This long-term contract position plays a crucial role in a global capital markets initiative, focusing on enhancing post-trade processing for Equities and Fixed Income. The ideal candidate will have practical experience with electronic trading protocols and a deep understanding of allocation logic across various asset classes.

Key Responsibilities

As a Business Analyst, you will:

• Collaborate with Technology, Operations, and Front Office teams to gather and document business requirements for trade flow and allocation processes.
• Conduct end-to-end analysis of trade lifecycle events, with a focus on integrating and validating FIX messages from order execution through allocation and confirmation.
• Document current and target state workflows for allocation platforms, identifying gaps and ensuring compliance with operational and regulatory standards.
• Support User Acceptance Testing (UAT), including writing test cases, coordinating testing efforts, and managing defect resolution.
• Act as a key liaison between business stakeholders and technical teams, ensuring the timely delivery and accurate implementation of allocation logic and trade flow automation.

Qualifications

To be successful in this role, you should have:

• Strong expertise in FIX protocol, including message formats, allocation workflows (35=J, AK, P), and trade lifecycle integration.
• A solid understanding of Middle Office operations, including block/allocations, confirmations, and post-trade processing for Equities and Fixed Income.
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies and tools such as JIRA or Confluence.
• Excellent communication and documentation skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate across diverse business and technology teams.

Sesheng Company is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Contract

Job function

• Job function

  Information Technology

• Industries

  Business Consulting and Services and Capital Markets

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