Senior Specialist, Core Business Systems

Senior Specialist, Core Business Systems 

Bethesda, MD (Hybrid)

We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship visa at this time.

The Application Analyst is responsible for supporting Investment Applications and related processes. The Analyst will blend financial industry knowledge with technology skills to ensure the needs of each system’s business owners and IT operations group are met. The Senior Analyst monitors and troubleshoots critical day-to-day business processes to ensure key systems are operational, partners with system’s business owner to design automated solutions to meet daily operational needs, ensures continuous improvement in operations, works with stakeholders to gather and define requirements, and helps with projects.

Essential Job Functions[1]:

• Support and maintain the company’s Investment Applications such as OMS, IBOR, Collateral System, and Order Taking platforms.
• Analyze and resolve system problems to ensure continuous system operations.
• Work with business stakeholders and subject matter experts to identify and define system enhancement projects.
• Conduct analysis and collaborate with subject matter experts in the planning, design, development, and utilization of systems.
• Perform high level and detailed requirements definition, test planning and execution, software systems configuration, and support for software systems and subsystems.
• Document requirements and participate in design of various application integration and automation processes.
• Monitor metrics and develop ways to improve.
• Assist with project management by coordinating with stakeholders and maintaining project documentation such as issues, risk, and decision logs
• Document and triage issues and escalate to internal IT team and when applicable 3rd party system provider.
• Assist in developing automated solutions to meet daily operational needs
• Assist in Portfolio data warehouse/application development to support portfolio systems.
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Education and Experience:

• A Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent job experience.
• A minimum of 4-5 years of experience supporting critical business systems.
• Strong business analyst experience (requirements gathering, documentation, design, configuration, testing)

Preferred Experience:

• Financial services experience strongly preferred but not required.
• 3+ years experience working with trade life cycle, fund operations, investment accounting, and or order management systems preferred.
• Experience with IBOR, Reconciliation, OMS, margin/financing, data warehouse, reporting preferred.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Individual must be well organized and able to work in a team environment
• Strong communication skills (both oral and written) and the ability to interact with various departments and all levels of management
• Entrepreneurial spirit encompassing self-starting and high motivation
• Ability to work independently with initiative and thoroughness
• Developed time management and organizational skills and ability to properly prioritize work and meet deadlines

[1] These statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work involved for this job. It is not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of this job. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.