Consultant- Business Analyst

HomecomingEx; South Africa; Sur place; ZAR 600 000 - 850 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

A leading financial services firm in South Africa is seeking a skilled professional to handle business requirements gathering, system optimizations, and support within a high-paced investment banking environment. Candidates should have an Honours or Masters degree in relevant fields, strong analytical and financial skills, and 3 to 7 years of industry experience.

Qualifications

• 3 to 7 years' experience in Corporate and Investment Banking.
• Proven track record in a high-paced environment.
• Strong grasp of financial modeling techniques.

Responsabilités

• Gather and draft business requirements specifications.
• Design and implement system customizations.
• Provide daily business application support.

Connaissances

Strong analytical ability

Excellent writing skills

Interpersonal skills

Financial analysis

Valuation techniques

Formation

Honours or Masters in Maths, Computer Science, or Engineering

Outils

Calypso

Front Arena

Murex

Summit

Openlink

Description du poste

Responsibilities

Responsibilties of the successful candidate will include:

• Business Requirements gathering and drafting of the relevant specifications
• Design and implement customizations and extensions to vendor or in-house systems
• Valuation, design and implementation of new market instruments on the relevant systems from Front-Office to Back-Office
• Process design and implementation
• Analytical ability to diagnosis, problem solve and suggest resolution of issues
• Optimizations and enhancements of current systems
• Daily business application support when required
• Vendor system upgrades- Analysis, problem finding, solution building, test procedures, etc.
• Compilation of support documentation upon completion of a specific implementation

Skill Set

Maths, Computer Science, and Engineering degrees preferred: Honours or Masters beneficial. CFA, CA, FRM beneficial Outstanding academic credentials essential 3 to 7 years' experience within the Corporate and Investment Banking environment and/or similar industry experience Exposure to leading trading platforms preferred: Calypso, Front Arena, Murex, Summit, Wall Street, Algorithimix, Adaptiv, Openlink Relevant financial services and/or specific industry experience Desire to work in a Professional Services environment as a Consultant Proven track record of delivering services in a high paced environment A sound grasp of financial analysis, modeling and valuation techniques Excellent writing and presentation skills Strong interpersonal skills and collaborative writing style Demonstrates strong relationships with top and mid management A track record of consistently producing excellent results under pressure