Business Analyst

Role:
Business Analyst
Location:
Newyork(Hybrid)
Job Description
We looking for an experienced BA for Commodities technology team with experience in Agricultural/Soft commodities trading and risk management. The candidate will be actively involved in projects and is accountable for collaborating with various teams such as: Front Office, Quants, Market Risk, Middle Office, Back Office, and downstream systems users.
Key Deliverables and Responsibilities:
Directly work with Front-office Sales, trading and Quants.
Facilitate communication among stakeholders to ensure alignment.
Capture and document detailed requirements for Agricultural financial, physical trades, listed, OTC and funding.
Work with Technology dev resources to estimate effort and delivery timelines in a Scrum context.
Define test-cases and validate features before release to production.
As needed, support production and help resolve critical incidents post go live
Commodities Product Knowledge:
Understanding of Agricultural commodities markets dynamics
Familiarity with the different exchanges (ICE, CBOT, CME, etc...)
Strong Derivatives and OTC product knowledge (Fut, Fwd, Avg, Options etc.)
Physical business understanding (Leasing, financing and Inventory management)
Agricultural specific trade lifecycle events
Technical Skills:
Strong knowledge of the main modules within Endur and/or Murex- Setting up static data, market data (Curve), Contract, trade templates etc. and deep understanding of simulations, EOD process, data extraction and ingestion
Ability to write SQL statements for analytical work if needed
Strong Excel skills (formulas, pivots, macros, etc) for analysis and reporting
Working experience with Jira and Scrum boards
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