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[NE-Financial-Services-IT-Jobs] Digest Number 1098

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Digest #1098

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Fri Oct 17, 2014 10:39 am (PDT) . Posted by:

"Gary Wright" wrightassociates


Please feel free to refer this position to other groups and people you know.

Position Title - WRCBBBSA102014

Business Systems Analyst - Exchange Traded Funds - Eagle Star - PL/SQL - FS
- Boston, MA Area - Excellent Package

Competitive Base + Bonus + Comprehensive Benefits

Local Candidates Only - No Sponsorship

Company

Large, successful, and growing private financial services firm, focused on
providing Private Banking, Investment Management & Investor Services for
institutions & individual clients - Great Company - Lots of Upside -
Excellent Compensation Package - Bonus - Great culture - (Collaborative -
Team Oriented - Entrepreneurial) - Firm prides itself on work/life balance.

Summary:

The ETF Business Analyst II performs business analysis, research, and
testing to support key business initiatives and maintain and implement
products and solutions. The individual operates as a key spokesperson for
clients to ensure appropriate communication and follow through of
activities. S/he makes decisions on client related technology development
and management activities and ensures the correct business functionality,
requirements, and industry standards are addressed with proposed solutions.
The Business Analyst II participates in evaluating requests using an ROI
approach and performs a liaison function with our clients/business units and
technology teams to accomplish the agreed upon tasks within budget and
agreed upon time frames.

Required Skills and Competencies:

* BS/BA Degree

* 5+ years of Business analysis, testing of ETF systems

Desired:

* Knowledge of Eagle STAR, PL/SQL, Excel, JAVA, Cognos

Contact Information

Gary Wright - President/Principal - Wright Associates

Phone - (508) 761-6354 - Email - GaryWright@WrightAssociates.org
<mailto:GaryWright@WrightAssociates.org> - WEB Site -
www.wrightassociates.org <http://www.wrightassociates.org/> - (Resumes in
Word Format Please)

Fri Oct 17, 2014 12:32 pm (PDT) . Posted by:

"Gary Wright" wrightassociates


Please feel free to refer this position to other groups and people you know.

Position Title - WR739361102014

Lead Systems Analyst (Back, Middle or Front Office) - SQL - Asset Management
- Boston, MA Area - Excellent Package

Excellent Compensation Package - Base + Bonus + PS

Green Card or US Citizens Only

Local Candidates Only

Company

Large, successful, and growing Boston based Investment Management Firm -
Great Company - Lots of Upside - Outstanding Compensation Package - Bonus -
Profit Sharing etc. Join a team oriented, collaborative, results focused
environment and become part of an elite organization with great growth
possibilities.

Position Responsibilities - Summary

This individual will be responsible for requirements, systems analysis,
testing, and project management supporting the Investment Operations (IO)
group within Investment Administration (IA). The IO group is responsible for
corporate action processing, trade operations, trade settlements, BPO
reconciliation, and operational services.

This position requires a high level of direct interaction with business
users as well as excellent communication and delivery. The candidate should
have domain knowledge from another asset manager or financial services firm
and have previously worked in or supported an investment operations business
group. This role will report to the Manager of the Investment Operations
Applications team.

Responsibilities:

* Interact with investment professionals to proactively identify
opportunities for new/improved systems

* Work with business partners to define, analyze and document
requirements

* Produce functional specifications for new systems and
enhancements

* Coordinate the work of systems analysts, software developers & QA
testers, database architects and data vendors to design and implement robust
technical solutions to achieve business outcomes.

* Coordinate project tasks across multiple IT groups

* Plan and perform functional testing of new systems and
enhancements

* Provide ongoing support including issue tracking and status
reporting

* Collaborate with business partners to prioritize
support/enhancement needs

* Key to this role is maintaining effective client relationships,
communication, organization/execution/follow-through, analytical capability,
taking ownership, working collaboratively, and challenging the status quo.

Required Skills and Competencies:

* A minimum of 10 years of work experience in a financial services
technology environment

* Experience in back / middle office processes for an asset manager
or financial services firm

* Strong client relationship, communication and analytical skills

* Change agent, creative, innovative and focused on continuous
improvements

* Demonstrated project management experience on medium to large
initiatives

* Demonstrated analytical experience on new systems build-outs as
well as on enhancements to existing systems

Keys to this Position:

1. This is a Lead level hands-on Systems Analyst. We are seeking strong
Systems Analyst skills (requirements gathering etc.).

2. Domain knowledge: This candidate should have strong knowledge of the
back, middle or front office of an Investment Management firm or a
Custodian. This role will be focused on Corporate Actions and Trade
Operations.

3. Leadership skills: This individual must have experience leading a team.
In this role the individual will lead a team of 10 to 15 consultants that
are both on/off shore.

4. Communication skills: This individual will interface with the business
so excellent communication skills are required.

5. Technical: The individual will need to know SQL to query the database.

Contact Information - Resumes in Word format to:

Gary Wright - President - Wright Associates

Phone - (508) 761-6354 - Email - GaryWright@WrightAssociates.org
<mailto:replywrightassociates@verizon.net> - WEB Site -
www.wrightassociates.org <http://www.wrightassociates.org/>

Fri Oct 17, 2014 1:30 pm (PDT) . Posted by:

"Gary Wright" wrightassociates


Position Title - WR14102202014

Lead Systems Analyst, Compliance (Front Office or Trading) - SQL - Asset
Management - Boston, MA Area - Excellent Package

Excellent Compensation Package - Base + Bonus + PS

Green Card or US Citizens Only

Local Candidates Only

Company

Large, successful, and growing Boston based Investment Management Firm -
Great Company - Lots of Upside - Outstanding Compensation Package - Bonus -
Profit Sharing etc. Join a team oriented, collaborative, results focused
environment and become part of an elite organization with great growth
possibilities.

Position Responsibilities - Summary

This individual will be responsible for leading the systems analysis
discipline which supports the Legal and Compliance business group - bringing
experience and best practices to a fast-moving area of the company.

Demonstrated experience in supporting business professionals in the
investment services industry is essential. The candidate should also
demonstrate a track record in successful project management and delivery,
leading cross-functional teams including both internal and external
resources.

This individual will report to the manager of the Legal and Compliance
Systems.

Responsibilities:

* Mentor and motivate a team of systems analysts to ensure a
consistently high level of service to the business group

* Develop key knowledge of specific business workflows and system
workflows

* Manage projects from initiation through execution, delivery, and,
production support

* Identify comprehensive and creative solutions leveraging
technology to improve key business processes and solve business challenges

* Develop and maintain relationships with key business partners
across the firm

* Partner with systems professionals at all levels of the
organization to proactively manage opportunities for new/improved technology

* Manage the work of employee, consultant, and, vendor resources in
the implementation and support of compliance-related technology projects

* Stay current with evolving industry trends and the regulatory
environment to ensure that delivered systems are "state of the art"

* Identify and implement process improvements to better both the
"speed to market" and quality of the end product

Required Skills and Competencies:

* 8 years or more experience in a systems role supporting business
professionals in an investment organization

* Demonstrated track record throughout the systems lifecycle, with
proven expertise in the analysis, delivery, and, support of major
applications

* Strong all-around project management and project methodology
skills

* Excellent written and verbal communication skills

* Highly self-motivated and able to work in a fast-paced,
team-oriented environment, taking initiative as necessary

* Strong team leadership and mentoring skills, managing teams
across the organization including employees, consultants and vendors

* Demonstrate strong client focus and relationship management
skills

* Hands-on knowledge of SQL and relational database technology

* Strong analytical and hands-on problem solving skills with an
attention to detail

* Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, or,
related field

* An MBA, PMP, CFA or work toward a CFA would be considered a plus

* Experience with Fidessa Sentinel would be considered a plus

Keys to this Position:

1) We are seeking strong Systems Analyst skills (gathering business
requirements, writing functional specs, etc.)

2) Domain: The candidate should have an understanding of the Investment
workflow and experience in one of the following: Compliance, Trading or the
Front Office.

3) Technical: Must be able to query the database with SQL.

4) Leadership experience: This is a hands on leadership role, leading a
team of four consultants (on/offshore model).

5) Excellent communication skills are required.

6) Candidates may have worked for any Buy side, Sell side or Custodian
shops (i.e. Fidelity, Morgan Stanley, State Street, etc.). Also any shops
that use Compliance or LatentZero Sentinel (which is a Compliance tool).
Candidates with prior experience with any of the following shops that use
Sentinel: Putnam, GMO, SSGA, Pyramis, Dodge and Cox, GE, Income Research &
Management, JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley, BNP Paribas, UBS, Leith Wheeler,
DuPont.

Contact Information - Resumes in Word format to:

Gary Wright - President - Wright Associates

Phone - (508) 761-6354 - Email - GaryWright@WrightAssociates.org
<mailto:replywrightassociates@verizon.net> - WEB Site -
www.wrightassociates.org <http://www.wrightassociates.org/>

The New England Networking Group is Moderated by:

Gary L. Wright - President/Principal - Wright Associates

Wright Associates specializes in High Technology Recruiting Services for the New England Market Place.

Phone:    508-761-6354
Email:    mailto:GaryWright@WrightAssociates.org
Website: www.WrightAssociates.org

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