Equities Business Analyst (FO) - 1-yr renewable contract

Job Responsibilities

• Support Front Office Project Team to develop and implement solution for trading on global equity market and research area
• Discuss with front office, middle office and research business users for their requirements and transform them into documentation like business requirement documentation and user acceptance test plan
• Analyze the business requirements and proposes high level solution for the implementation
• Work and coordinate with development team on the design and implementation, and help to clarify the business requirements with the business users
• Ensuring risks and issues in processes are identified, reported and escalated to project manager
• Efficiently track, monitor and report business performance and perform business analysis to identify trends, gaps, and opportunities
• Assist testing team for test cases preparation and performs review and validation
• Coordinate and assist user acceptance team with business users and clarify the gap between business requirements and implementation
• Report project status and situation to project manager in regular basis, and to facilitate better decision making by project manager and senior management

Skills and Requirements

• University Degree in Computer Science or equivalent.
• At least 3 years experiences and solid knowledge on cash equity front office trading system like OMS and EMS with different exchange connectivity
• Nice to have these knowledge, skill and experiences on UL Bridge and Sybase
• Solid knowledge of equity business and flow, especially on Asia markets and equity cash EMS/OMS technology (sell side or buy side), hands-on trading support experience will be an advantage
• Basic knowledge of Linux platform and good knowledge on Excel, SQL and FIX Protocol
• Proven problem solving, analytical and process improvement skills
• Strong communication skills (verbal and written) in English and Chinese (Cantonese), Mandarin and Japanese will be an advantage
• Strong attention to detail, and task oriented approach. Excellent organizational and time-management skills
• At least 3 years working experience in Investment Banking or Securities Trading industry with relevant exposure to business analysis and support of equities trading applications.
• Self-learner and multi-tasking, with strong analytical and problem solving skills, solution oriented with proven results
• Good team player and can work independently with minimal guidance

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