Trading Application Business Analyst
About the role
Join high performing Global Banking team as a Trading Application Business Analyst role to manage and provide solutions to improve and optimize the working capital of financial institutions and corporate clients worldwide. This position is located at client site in Jersey City, NJ - 4 days per week on-site is required for this role.
Responsibilities
- Lead analysis from front-to-back trade workflows including trade capture, confirmation, valuation, settlements, collateral, margin, reconciliations, and reporting.
- Work on transformation strategy for a reporting system.
- Translate derivatives business processes into Feature definition, process maps, data mappings, interface specifications, and user stories.
- Prepare road maps, plans and status reports.
- Collaborate closely with internal development, third-party vendors, and QA teams to clarify requirements, validate technical solutions, and support successful system implementation.
- Manage diverse stakeholders.
- Ensure that the solution meets the requirements set out to cover the business line's needs.
- Ensure solutions are delivered on time, mitigate risks and can be maintained with minimal maintenance.
Requirements
- 10+ years' experience in the capital markets financial industry (Investment Bank/Broker Dealer).
- Experience with business analysis, data sourcing, business/functional specification, and application testing.
- Strong knowledge of Fixed Income – Loan structure- deal, facility, tranche, electronic trading platforms, and trading technologies.
- Expertise/Subject Matter Expert in one of the financial products, reporting and debit financing, securities lending, margin, and related financing workflows.
- Good communication and management skills.
- Able to work with stakeholders on different levels.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the mindset to find innovative and creative solutions.
- Able to work under tight deadlines.
Qualifications
- Business industry certifications like CFA, FRM, etc.
Skills
- Deep understanding of Investment Banking Capital Markets Trading Mortgage Based Securities (MBS) systems.
- Working effectively with diverse stakeholders.
- Understanding and analyzing the business line's needs with the aim of developing the appropriate and sustainable solutions that are consistent with the entity's strategic plan and the associated portfolio of requests.
- Building partnerships with assigned development and stakeholder teams.
- Writing business requirements and specifications, performing workload and risk analysis.
Benefits
To support the ability to reward for merit-based performance, CGI typically does not hire individuals at or near the top of the range for their role. Compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range for this role in the U.S. is $107,500.00 - $211,600.00.
Pay
To support the ability to reward for merit-based performance, CGI typically does not hire individuals at or near the top of the range for their role. Compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range for this role in the U.S. is $107,500.00 - $211,600.00.
Schedule
To support the ability to reward for merit-based performance, CGI typically does not hire individuals at or near the top of the range for their role. Compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range for this role in the U.S. is $107,500.00 - $211,600.00.