Rates Business Analyst – Front-to-Back Operations (TRACE Mandatory)

Permanent contract
New York
Experienced
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Company Description

With 7,000+ experts in 20 countries, Talan is a global consulting and tech group helping businesses innovate and grow through AI, Data, and Blockchain. Certified Great Place To Work, we’re aiming for €1B revenue by 2025.

At Talan, we believe in Positive Innovation — using technology to serve people and society.

Job Description

Talan is seeking an experienced Rates Business Analyst to join our team and contribute to front-to-back office projects in the financial sector. This is an exciting opportunity to work on cutting-edge financial technologies in a collaborative and dynamic environment. You will play a key role in the development of our Finance Engineering team and help drive the growth and transformation of our front-to-back operations.

Role and Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with stakeholders across front, middle, and back office functions, including traders, risk teams, and operations, to gather and document comprehensive business requirements.
  • Perform detailed impact assessments, identifying gaps and inefficiencies in current trade flow processes.
  • Recommend IT solutions that align with business needs, enhancing operational efficiency across the trade lifecycle.
  • Design, execute, and manage thorough testing procedures, ensuring all systems meet business requirements.
  • Lead and oversee the User Acceptance Testing (UAT) process, ensuring successful system implementation.
  • Provide day-to-day support for booking, back office, and transactional regulatory reporting applications, covering collateral management, cash management, straight-through processing, settlement, clearing, accounting, and TRACE reporting (mandatory expertise).

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Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience in IT business analysis within the financial sector.
  • Strong understanding of trading activities and products, particularly within Rates.
  • Mandatory expertise with TRACE reporting 
  • Familiarity with collateral and cash management systems (e.g., Calypso or equivalent), broker-dealer systems (e.g., Phase 3/Shadow Suite), and trading systems such as Sophis (or equivalent), Smart Loan, Loanet.
  • Proficiency in SQL.
  • Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with strong attention to detail.
  • Proven ability to manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

Company’s Benefits

At Talan, we invest in our employees' well-being and empower them with benefits, including:

  • 💵 The salary range for this role is US$110,000 - US$140,000
  • 💸401(k) retirement plan with company matching
  • 🌴15 days of paid vacation per year at hire and up to 27 according to seniority (annual untaken vacation days are cashed out)
  • 📴8 paid holidays + 5 sick days + 2 personal days per year
  • ❤️‍🩹Company health, dental, and vision insurance plans + FSA
  • 🦺Voluntary STD and LTD
  • 🚍 Commuter/transit benefits

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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