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Senior Business Analyst
Location: Zurich/New York
Start Date: asap
Position type: Permanent
Duration: Permanent
Remuneration: market
Job ref: JG2995
 
 
Senior BA for leading hedge fund service provider based in Zurich with frequent travel to New York.
 
The position, located in the Professional Services area, offers you the opportunity to capitalize upon your existing business expertise in portfolio management and/or fund accounting as well as
your business process skills, enabling you to become an expert in the distinct, challenging and fast-moving world of fund of hedge funds.
Your responsibilities will include:
. Identification of user requirements by working with a number of key individuals from both the internal and external business partners and IT departments, thus taking high-level business requirements through to detailed functional specifications.
. Understanding the business and IT processes in order to be heavily involved in product functionality development.
. Working in collaboration, regardless of team or functional boundaries, to achieve aims.
. Communicating relevant information proactively to and from colleagues
. Proactively expanding your knowledge of processes and applications from other team members and the business.
. Using your knowledge and experience to recommend improvements. Be prepared to question and challenge constructively, when methods appear outmoded or ineffective.
. Liaison with external software implementation partners.

In order to secure this position, candidates should have the following background:
. A strong and established background of experience as a Business Analyst or Product Support Engineer within the financial (investment) industry.
. Proven knowledge of portfolio management and/or portfolio accounting and/or fund operations
. Education to Degree level or higher.
. CFA or CAIA qualification preferred
. Proven experience with IT tools and technologies and expert level MS Office skills.
. Excellent problem solving abilities, enabling you to provide efficient and quality driven solutions.
. Strong communication skills, in English and ideally German or French.
. Flexibility to travel in accordance with the needs of the various projects (up to 75% travel throughout Europe and potentially US).
. Experience in the alternative investment industry would be a strong asset.

What's on offer
. Take an active part in the exceptionally dynamic and challenging alternative investment
finance industry.
. Work with subject matter experts in portfolio management, fund accounting and
operations at the largest and most innovative players in the industry
. Be instrumental in driving a worldwide leading software product in a boutique, fast
growing international company.
 
 
 
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UK +44 (0)870 1118089 US +1 212 763 5575 EU +44 (0)870 1117800
 
 
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