job descriptions

Risk Business Analyst
Type: Full-time
Experience: Mid-Senior level
Industries: Financial Services
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The Business Analysis team is responsible for analyzing business users’
requirements and presenting these in a detailed form to either an in-house
development team or an external 3rd party software house.
The team member will be involved in development projects from inception
through to QA and user training.
Skills
REQUIRED SKILLS
Business Analyst responsibilities include:
• Liaison with Business users to prepare Functional specifications
• Generate project management documents
• Preparing high-level user requirements to assist in preparation of Project
Initiation Documents
• Translation of business requirements and functional needs into business /
reporting and system specifications
• Ensuring technical specifications meet the stated needs of the business
• Authoring of User Guides for in-house developed systems
• Provide User Training for in-house developed systems
• Participate in testing/QA activities with the QA team
• Having an awareness of the IT Architecture Group’s strategic aims
• Liaison with the PMO for project reporting etc
• Liaison with the other Controls, Support and Infrastructure teams
QUALIFICATIONS
• Strong knowledge of Risk with a an emphasis on Market Risk
• Understands VaR, greeks, risk measures
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• Good knowledge of Credit risk concepts, capital markets, brokerage,
financial services industry
• Experience in implementing Risk management systems
• Experience in requirements gathering, designing, testing, and deploying
technology solutions within a risk management area
• Excels at multitasking with unwavering attention to details
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Ability to handle diverse workload, tight schedules and endurance to survive
and deliver in a fast-paced, demanding environment
• Excellent communication, presentation, interpersonal, and organizational
skills
• Bachelor's degree. MBA a big plus.