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Investment Management Business Analyst-600 Euro per day

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Top Financial Services Company is looking for a candidate with Investment Management experience to join this growing Company on a 18 month contract

Investment Management Business Analyst

Salary – 550 Euro to 600 Euro per day

18 month contract

Key Responsibilities:

To fulfil this role for a variety of Investment applications and initiatives, the Business Analyst will:

  • Partner with cross functional business teams and technical Subject Matter Experts (SME) to identify and accurately document solutions via business and systems requirements and processes; utilizing combined experience in both IT and the Investments domain.
  • Facilitate and/or participate in and contribute to internal workshops and meetings to gather, understand and document project goals, workflows, complex business needs, gaps, and opportunities. Determine how changing business needs will affect a system, product, and process.
  • Be innovative and drive “outside the box” thinking. Solve difficult problems as needed through proposing insightful, knowledgeable, effective solutions. Build and use knowledge of what is happening in the industry, and in technology, to drive implementation of critical functionalities into our applications.
  • Work closely with third-party software vendors and/or internal Systems Development teams to ensure the business requirements are met and align with the system design.
  • Understand product architecture and functionality which will allow you to assess the feasibility of feature requests. Gain an understanding of product design and solutions to take wider ownership / responsibility for the defined product functionalities.
  • Estimate value, develop use cases and prioritize stories and epics to ensure work is aligned with product strategy. Coordinate with project managers on scope, time & sizing estimates.
  • Assist with testing of application enhancements, including writing test plans and acting as a business proxy for various application and environmental confirmations. Document exceptions, configurations and work-arounds as necessary.

Required Skills and Qualifications:

The Business Analyst will meet the following criteria:

  • Relevant bachelor’s degree with degrees in mathematics, finance, or computer science preferred.
  • 3+ years of technology experience in similar IT Business Analyst role working with Investment systems.
  • Experience dealing with a range of financial market-related data sets and asset classes is required.
  • Strong familiarity with Eagle Pace is preferred.
  • Proficiency writing SQL Queries is required.
  • Knowledge of Data management best practices is preferred.
  • Demonstrated knowledge of the business concepts applicable to a multi-faceted financial services organization is preferred. Related business experience is beneficial.
  • Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills. Ability to solve difficult problems with effective solutions.
  • Strong communication skills in English, both oral and written. Communicates professionally with internal and external contacts. Ability to diagram workflows (Visio) to effectively communicate complex dataflows and system integrations.
  • Experience with development issue and project tracking tools (TFS, Jira, Azure DevOps) may be beneficial.
  • Experience working with offshore/remote development teams in an Agile environment.

If you are interested in this role, please contact me on darragh.oboyle@robertwalters.com or 0858154571

Robert Walters Operations Limited is an employment business and employment agency and welcomes applications from all candidates

Contract Type: TEMPORARY

Specialism: Banking & Financial Services

Focus: Investment Management

Industry: Financial Services

Salary: €550 - €600 per day

Workplace Type: Hybrid

Experience Level: Mid Management

Location: Dublin City Centre

Job Reference: A4XHE4-7DA04EBD

Date posted: 20 January 2025

Consultant: Darragh O'Boyle

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