Business Analyst / Senior Business Analyst (Multiple Vacancies)

Company: Citco
Location: Jersey City
Posted on: May 11, 2022

Job Description:

DescriptionBusiness Analyst / Senior Business Analyst (Multiple Vacancies)Charlotte & Jersey City, United StatesFull Time Permanent (Hybrid)About CitcoCitco is a global leader in fund services, corporate governance and related asset services with staff across 80 offices worldwide. With more than $1 trillion in assets under administration, we deliver end-to-end solutions and exceptional service to meet our clients' needs. For more information about Citco, please visit www.citco.com About the Team & Business Line: Fund Administration is Citco's core business, and our alternative asset and accounting service is one of the industry's most respected. Our continuous investment in learning and technology solutions means our people are equipped to deliver a seamless client experience. As a core member of our Product Accounting team, you will be working with some of the industry's most accomplished professionals to deliver award-winning services for complex fund structures that our clients can depend upon. In fact, in these roles provide a great opportunity to contribute to a critical Citco application development project by providing analytical insight and evaluation as well as functional guidance. You will be involved in multiple aspects of the project, work closely with users, management, vendors, and various teams to gather/provide system requirements, create essential documentation and communicate requirements to both third party and internal development teams. You will also be responsible for assisting testing engineers by defining use/test cases, and for assisting with preparing training materials, where required. Your Role: Work with team members, management and/or business staff to produce and maintain documentation, including requirements, guides, diagrams or process flowsSupport in developing user stories, use cases, documenting of issues or additional requirementsDevelop and maintain a working knowledge of business rules and business processes as they pertain to the business applications/system functionality to ensure accuracy, consistency, and data integrityIdentify gaps from both a data and functional perspective Identify impact and options to help plan future sprints and ensure project trajectory is maintainedSupport automated testing and quality assurance activities thru test case specification and providing direction or supportAct as an information resource by sharing expertise and knowledgeCollaborate with team members, end-users, developers and management to solidify decisions or identify and resolve any issues in a timely mannerAct as a conduit between the technical and end-users teamProvide support in the release process by communicating descriptions of new, functionality changes and provide follow up support as requiredExpected travel within the US (10%)About You:Bachelor's degree in Technical, Finance or Accounting Degree , or equivalent5 - 8+ years' experience as a Business Analyst working with IT Development/Product Development teams within the Financial Services industry or working with financial services type software5 - 8+ years' of documentation experience in a user/functional and/or technical capacity, ideally bothAgile Methodology Certification (i.e. Scrum, Kanban)Demonstrated experience using Jira or ConfluenceDemonstrated working knowledge and experience across a wide breadth of financial instruments with in-depth knowledge of a subset of instrumentsAdditional desirable financial services related knowledge & experience:Hedge fund or closely related alternative investment spaceAccounting systems and/or portfolio management systems Illustrating/defining data structures, relationships and operations in the financial instrument, accounting and portfolio management domain highly desirableFamiliarity with cloud based infrastructure/databases (GCP, AWS, Azure) a plusDemonstrated knowledge and skill in managing changeProactive person willing to accept responsibility and provide leadership Ability to work in a fast paced, complex IT and Business environmentConfident in ability to frequently communicate and work closely with Senior LeadersOur BenefitsYour well-being is of paramount importance to us, and central to our success. We provide a range of benefits, training and education support, and flexible working arrangements to help you achieve success in your career while balancing personal needs. Ask us about specific benefits in your location. We recognize diversity as a source of organizational pride and strength. We have made it a priority to reflect our nation's evolving diversity in the people we hire, and the culture we create in our organization. Citco welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection.#LI-AR1

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