Business Analyst

The Value Maximizer • Full-time • Washington, DC, US • $110k - $140k / year • 4m ago

Company: Investment Firm / Wealth Management

Job: Technical Trading Business Analyst

Pay: $110K - $140K based upon experience

Location: Camas, WA or Plano, TX - Hybrid with 1 day a week from home after the first 90 days

Education:

Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience required

Experience:

5+ years of experience working as a Business Analyst of a Wealth or Investment Management Technology team as well as product management experience
YOU MUST HAVE THIS EXPERIENCE OTHERWISE YOUR APPLICATION WILL NOT BE REVIEWED - Hands-on experience in Portfolio management platforms like Charles River or Bloomberg
YOU MUST HAVE THIS EXPERIENCE OTHERWISE YOUR APPLICATION WILL NOT BE REVIEWED - Working knowledge of Portfolio management concepts (Positions, Trades, Securities)
MUST HAVE technical experience in modifying and creating SQL queries to pull data

Responsibilities:

Collaborate closely with all Portfolio Management group which includes Portfolio Accounting, Portfolio Analytics, Security operations, Portfolio Implementation, Portfolio engineering, Traders and Trading operations Teams to ensure system is performing as expected
Monitor production platforms for start of day readiness and general system health
Effectively foster dialogue and communication between internal business customers, Technology Teams, and our application vendors
Provide operational and incident support for your assigned applications and modules
Perform root cause analysis on production incidents and propose solutions to prevent recurrence
Define user stories and acceptance criteria based on business requirements
Define business, functional and technical systems requirements accompanied with solution detail, diagrams
Participate in the software development lifecycle
Identify ways to streamline processes by recommending items for automation, re-structuring, or elimination
Provide business recommendations based on critical analysis
Maintain a high-level of accuracy while managing multiple requests with varying complexities and due dates

Benefits:

100% paid medical, dental and vision premiums for you and your qualifying dependents
A 50% 401(k) match, up to the IRS maximum
20 days of PTO, plus 10 paid holidays
Family Support programs including 8 week Paid Primary Caregiver Leave, $10,000 fertility, family forming, and hormonal health assistance, and back-up child, adult, and elder care
Opportunity to participate in our hybrid work from home program. This program is subject to change. Based on tenure and performance eligibility, you will have the opportunity to work from home up to 75 days per year