Calypso Business Analyst - Greater Toronto Area, Canada - First Derivative

Description

First Derivative are currently seeking experienced Business Analysts with strong expertise in Calypso to join our Capital Markets Consulting Business:

• Experience working as a Calypso Business Analyst within Capital Markets
• Demonstrable experience of working across the full project lifecycle
• Functional cross asset experience in topics such as (FX/Derivatives (Pricing, Valuation), Liquidity/Cash/Fund Management, Cash flows, Settlements (SWIFT), Accounting (General ledger, PnL), MM, Fixed Income, Interest Rates, Credit Derivatives, Equities, Commodities, Market Data, Trade Capture, Pricing, Risk
• Demonstrable experience of producing business analysis specifications
• Strong ability to capture detailed requirements and maintain traceability throughout all phases of a project.
• Experience in translating business requirements into functional requirements.

Requirements:

• 4 years of experience working with Calypso
• Experience of engaging with stakeholders at different levels of seniority
• Ability to liaise with testing teams as well as understanding the testing lifecycle including defect management
• Front, Middle and Back Office BA's are required.
• We are also interested in hiring Calypso SME's for specifics of the system (collateral management, hedge accounting, accounting and clearing)
• Ability to deliver training including both adhoc training of business users as well as white board training on site to Calypso clients
• Ability to train FD junior consultants
• Strong understanding of project methodologies (must be comfortable delivering tasks under both Waterfall and Agile methodologies)
• Strong academic background in business, finance, engineering, mathematics, science or technology