Calypso Business Analyst

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