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Position Title – WR161025102016
Sr. Systems Analyst – Investor Engagement – Fixed Income - SQL - Boston, MA Area – $$ Open
Outstanding Compensation Package – Base + Bonus + PS
Relo. Possible for exceptional candidates – No contractors/consultants please
Company
Large, successful, and growing Boston based Investment Management Firm – Great Company – Lots of Upside – Outstanding 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:
The Investor Engagement team plays a critical role in the firm’s success by providing continuous support and solutions to the firm’s globally located investors across Asset Allocation, Commodities, Equity, Fixed Income, Macro Analysis and Risk Management.
There is an opportunity for a strong Senior Systems Analyst to play a key role in this large team, deliver solutions to our business partners, solve complex problems, and generally act to ensure that service levels within this area are maintained at a high level.
Responsibilities:
· Interact directly with investment professionals at all levels of the organization as a trusted advisor.
· Proactively identify issues and opportunities for improved methods and approaches to support investment processes.
· Answer functional and technical questions from business partners and colleagues.
· Manage production incidents, determining root cause, appropriate corrective actions, and follow-up.
· Respond to requests from our business for ad hoc analysis as well as other information delivery solutions.
· Provide guidance and supervision of junior members of the team as well as onshore and offshore consultants.
· Design, support, improve, and develop data validation and productivity tools and processes within this area.
Required Skills and Competencies:
· Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Business, Economics, Finance or related subject
· 5+ years business analysis or systems analysis experience in financial statement analysis, investment management or financial services environment
· Analytical and problem solving skills in buy-side investment management systems and data technologies. Excellent written and verbal communications skills.
· Understanding of financial instruments such as stocks, bonds, swaps, options, futures, forwards, derivatives and FX.
· Hands-on experience working directly with investment professionals.
· Experience with advanced investment data concepts such as holdings, transactions, security master, analytics, and performance.
· High attention to detail and strong commitment to delivering quality, professional work is absolutely essential for this position.
· Intermediate level expertise with PL/SQL.
· Willingness and ability to work independently and as part of a team, in a fast-paced, business-critical environment.
Keys to this Role:
· We are seeking a hands-on, technical support lead with excellent communication and problem-solving skills
· Domain knowledge: Broad investment knowledge (equities, fixed income, asset allocation. etc.).
· This individual will interface directly with Investors so the candidate must have strong communication skills.
· Strong Analyst skills are required.
· Technical skills: SQL is required to query the database.
Contact Information – Resumes in Word format to:
Gary Wright - President – Wright Associates
Phone - (508) 761-6354 - Email - GaryWright@WrightAssociates.org - WEB Site – www.wrightassociates.org
