Business Analyst - FX and OTC

Avaloq

  • Edinburgh
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 16 days ago
Company DescriptionFounded and headquartered in Switzerland, Avaloq is continuously expanding its global footprint with around 2,500 colleagues in 12 countries, and more than 170 clients in 35 countries. We are an industry-leading provider of wealth management technology and services for financial institutions around the world, including private banks and wealth managers, investment managers, as well as retail and neo banks. Our research led approach and continual innovation is powered by the passion and creativity of our colleagues.
We are always looking for talented people to join us on our mission to orchestrate the financial ecosystem and democratize access to wealth management. Avaloq offers the opportunity to work closely with some of the world's leading financial institutions as we jointly develop and shape careers. Championing a collaborative, supportive and flexible work environment empowers our colleagues to reach their full potential.Job DescriptionYou will be part of the Treasury team which is responsible for our modules which handle all kind of FX and OTC transactions, but as well securities lending and borrowing, repurchase agreements, collateral management and cash management. The Treasury team is part of the Investment Transactions domain within the Avaloq Core Platform division and has currently a strong focus on extending our collateral management and securities lending and borrowing functionality.This is a fantastic opportunity for you to join a group of highly-skilled, motivated, and dynamic people. We value collaboration and knowledge sharing. We live agile processes, which assist us to continuously improve as individuals and as a team.Your key tasks
  • Work as part of an agile development team in line with the product roadmap
  • Specifying new functionality in collaboration with Software Developers, Partners and Clients
  • Analysing and following-up customer inquiries about the modules in the Treasury space
  • Maintenance of existing functionality
  • Supporting developers during implementation, including testing
  • Testing and quality assurance for new functionality and system corrections
  • Updating product documentation in collaboration with our Technical Writers
  • Acting as the contact person concerning functional questions
  • Supporting consulting projects and workshops with customers and partners
Qualifications
  • Strong proven track record in a similar role with Foreign Exchange and OTC transactions is a must
  • Experience with SQL and Jira is a must for this role
  • Experience of working autonomously and collaboratively in a technical environment
  • Being eager to learn and to take on new challenges
  • Ability to understand, abstract, and specify banking processes and requirements
It would be a real bonus if you have
  • Knowledge of Avaloq Core & Front Platform with certification
  • University or FH degree in business information systems, banking / economics or equivalent
  • IT affinity / experience in software development / technical skills
  • Ideally you will have professional communication skills in German
Additional InformationWe realize that managing work life balance is a challenge we all face in our daily lives and in order to support with this we are pleased to offer hybrid and flexible working for most of our Avaloqers to maintain work life balance and still continue our fantastic Avaloq culture in our global offices.In Avaloq we are proud to embrace diversity and understand the success of our business is built on the power of different opinions, we are whole heartedly committed to fostering an equal opportunity environment and inclusive culture where you can be your true authentic self.We hire, compensate and promote regardless of origin, age, gender identity, sexual orientation or any other fantastic traits that make us all unique, we have done our best to write this advert in an inclusive and neutral way.Please be aware that we will not accept speculative CV submissions for any of our roles from recruitment agencies, and any unsolicited candidate submissions will be exempt from any payment expectations.#LI-Hybrid

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