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[NE-Financial-Services-IT-Jobs] Digest Number 589

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Lead Systems Analyst - FS - Back Office - Boston, MA Area - Excellen

Posted by: "Gary Wright - Wright Associates" gary_wright@verizon.net   wrightassociates

Mon Feb 14, 2011 1:21 pm (PST)



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Position Title – WR720171

Lead Systems Analyst – FS – Back Office - Boston, MA Area – Excellent $$

Excellent Compensation Package – Base + Bonus + PS

Local Candidates Only - No Sponsorship

Stable Work History

Company

Large, successful, and growing Boston based Investment Management Firm –
Great Company – Lots of Upside – Excellent Compensation Package – Bonus –
Profit Sharing etc. Join a team oriented, collaborative, results focused
environment and become part of an elite organization with great growth
possibilities.

Position Summary:
This individual will be responsible for requirements, systems analysis,
testing, and project management in support of the Investment Operations
business group within Investment Administration. Investment Operations is
responsible for the Reconciliation, Corporate Actions, Operations Services,
and Trade Operations functions, including support for a Tier-1 application
used for SWIFT communication.
This position requires a high level of interaction with the business users
as well as excellent communication and delivery skills. The candidate
should have domain knowledge from another asset manager or financial
services firm supporting an operations business group.
This role will report to the Manager of Investment Administration (IA)
Applications within Information Services (IS).
Key Responsibilities;

· Work with business partners to define, analyze and document
requirements, as well as set priorities for new initiatives.
· Document functional specifications for new systems and
enhancements.
· Coordinate the work of systems analysts, software developers,
database architects and vendors to design and implement robust technical
solutions.
· Work with external IS service providers in both the support and
project areas to optimize delivery and provide quality solutions; manage
consultants and coordinate contractor staffing.
· Plan and perform functional testing of new systems and
enhancements.
· Provide ongoing support including issue tracking and status
reporting.
· Work with external Business Process Outsourcing providers to
optimize technology flows between the vendor and the Firm.
Keys to this Position:
1. Strong hands on Lead Systems Analyst skills.
2. Domain knowledge: This candidate needs to understand (1) the lifecycle
of a trade and (2) the back office. Back office knowledge is needed in some
or all of these areas: Trade Operations (Swift), Corporate Actions,
Reconciliation and Cash Flows.
3. Project Management skills. This position requires strong Communication,
Client Relationship and Vendor Management skills.
4. Technical: The ability to query the database with SQL.
Required Skills and Competencies:
· Minimum 10 years experience in a financial services technology
environment.
· Domain knowledge of operations processes for a financial services
firm.
· Strong client relationship, communication, and analytical skills.
· Demonstrated experience in project management and business
analysis for medium to large initiatives.
· Demonstrated experience in formal software development
methodologies.
· Ability and willingness to work in a fast-paced, mission-critical
production environment with rapidly changing priorities.
· Change Agent, creative, innovative and focused on continuous
improvements.
· Bachelor's degree is required
· Basic PL/SQL skills for data analysis required, plus willingness
to learn required
· Masters degree is a plus - CFA charter, or work towards one is a
plus

Contact Information

Send Resume in Word format only to:

Gary Wright - President – Wright Associates

Phone - (508) 761-6354 - Email - replywrightassociates@verizon.net - WEB
Site – www.wrightassociates.org

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