Murex Specialist (Back Office)

FirstRand Bank India; Johannesburg; Vor Ort; ZAR 900.000 - 1.300.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

FirstRand Bank India is seeking a Murex Specialist to manage the full lifecycle of trades from pricing to settlement and assess impacts on Market Risk, Finance, Credit Risk and Collateral.

You will analyse processes, gather requirements from traders and stakeholders, conduct impact analysis, and configure solutions in the Murex platform to meet business needs while coordinating test efforts and resolving production incidents.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering or related discipline is required.
• ACI Dealing Certificate advantageous.
• Experience in implementing and supporting Financial Markets systems and their interfaces between systems.

Aufgaben

• Analyse existing processes and facilitate improvements with stakeholders.
• Work with traders and other stakeholders to gather and document requirements.
• Conduct impact analysis, understand trader’s pain points and propose solutions.
• Coordinate and participate in the test effort to ensure delivered solution meets requirements.
• Configure/Develop Solutions in the Murex Platform to meet business needs.
• Participate in analytical queries such as Risk, PnL and Pricing and related technical queries.
• Compile training material and provide end-user training to stakeholders where relevant.
• Collaborate with internal technical team/users in resolution of critical production incidents.
• Collaborate with Murex Vendor on suitable short- and long-term solutions for incidents and new requirements.
• Suggest changes in executing work processes to better drive value for the business.
• Build and maintain professional relationships with stakeholders; initiate meetings to track progress.
• Plan and manage own workflow, adapt communication styles to audiences.

Kenntnisse

Analysis & solution

Stakeholder management

Murex platform

Test coordination

Risk/PnL/Pricing queries

Ausbildung

Bachelor’s degree in CS/Math/Engineering

ACI Dealing Certificate (advantageous)

Tools

Murex Platform

MX TEST

Jobbeschreibung

Job Description

The Murex Specialist is responsible for understanding the full lifecycle of a trade from Pricing to Settlement and the impact on Market Risk, Finance, Credit Risk and Collateral. Continuous development of Murex Platform is done by enhancing current functionality and building out for new business requirements

Are you someone who can do the following:

Analysis and solution development

• Analyse existing processes and facilitate improvements with stakeholders.
• Work with traders and other stakeholders to gather and document requirements
• Conduct impact analysis, understand trader’s pain points and propose solutions
• Coordinate and participate in the test effort to ensure that the delivered solution meets agreed business requirements and functional/process specifications.
• Configure/Develop Solutions in the Murex Platform to meet business needs
• Participate in analytical queries such as Risk, PnL and Pricing as well as technical queries linked to Workflows, Integrations and Reporting

Service Excellence

• Compile training material and provide end-user training to stakeholders where relevant.
• Collaborate with internal technical team/users in the resolution of critical production incidents
• Collaborate with Murex Vendor on suitable short- and long-term solutions for incidents and new requirements
• Suggest changes in executing work processes to better drive value and benefits for the business.

Effective stakeholder relationship management

• Build and maintain professional working relationships with all stakeholders, displaying excellent abilities to initiate dialogue, listen, advise, influence and negotiate to achieve win-win outcomes.
• Initiate meetings with key stakeholders to track progress, manage expectations and ensure stakeholders’ requirements are delivered
• Build relationships despite arising conflicting views and seeks mutual gains when addressing conflicts
• Anticipates consequences and adapts problem solving based on continuous feedback

Self-management and teamwork

• Plan and manage own workflow, anticipating obstacles, juggling priorities and following through on objectives within agreed time-frames and according to quality standards
• Stay relevant and up to date with legislations and new development
• Take ownership of personal career development, leveraging formal and informal opportunities
• Act in an ethical, transparent and morally defensible manner
• Adapt communication styles to meet the needs of different audiences
• Continually share, debate and communicate learning’s, also flag and debate issues constructively to ensure the best outcome for business stakeholders and altimately the bank
• Contribute to a friendly, co-operative climate in working with others to achieve collective goals

You will be an ideal candidate if you have the following:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering or related discipline is required
• ACI Dealing Certificate advantageous

Strong functional knowledge of:

• The Capital Markets Products and Business environment
• Trade life cycle and financial markets asset classes like Derivatives, Interest Rate, Money Market, Fixed Income;
• Agile Scrum project execution process
• Murex system modules - Front Office Configuration / Modules, Sensitivity, Risk issues, P&L Analysis, Pre-Trade Rule and Pricing Template setup

Experience:

• At least 3 years of experience in implementing and supporting Financial Markets systems and their interfaces between systems
• Experience in Murex and/or MX TEST

Important Closing Date Note

Take note that applications will not be accepted on the below date and onwards, kindly submit applications ahead of the closing date indicated below.

19/10/26

All appointments will be made in line with FirstRand Group’s Employment Equity plan. The Bank supports the recruitment and advancement of individuals with disabilities. In order for us to fulfill this purpose, candidates can disclose their disability information on a voluntary basis. The Bank will keep this information confidential unless we are required by law to disclose this information to other parties.