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Senior Business Analyst - Foreign Exchange Technology (Hybrid)

Employer
Citi
Location
Belfast, United Kingdom
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
May 28, 2023

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Job Function
Banking
Industry Sector
Finance - General
Employment Type
Full Time
Education
Bachelors
Overview of Citi:
Citi is a world-leading global bank. We have approximately 200 million customer accounts and a presence in more than 160 countries and jurisdictions worldwide. We provide consumers, corporations, governments, and institutions with a broad range of financial products and services, including consumer banking and credit, corporate and investment banking, securities brokerage, transaction services, and wealth management. We enable clients to achieve their strategic financial objectives by providing them with cutting-edge ideas, best-in-class products and solutions, and unparalleled access to capital and liquidity.
Citi Belfast is one of the largest employers in Northern Ireland with a diverse and talented team of over 3000 people from over 40 different nationalities across our four Belfast offices.
We are the only global investment bank operating in Northern Ireland. Every day, our local experts interact with global teams in over 100 countries developing and supporting next-generation technology solutions for the enterprise and delivering critical services to the bank and its customers, to make sure we are a stronger and safer organization for our clients.
You will have a truly global reach, which will provide you with new experiences and development opportunities right here in Belfast's iconic Titanic Quarter.

Team/Function Overview
Citi FXLM Operations Technology (Ops Tech) Team is seeking a Business Analyst to work in Operations and Regulatory Technology area to support existing projects and contribute to a wide array of new projects ranging from designing new functionalities on back-office application, processing systems, risk management systems and interfacing with multiple business applications.

Role / Position Overview
Operations and Regulatory Technology function within Citi's Global FXLM Business is responsible for designing, developing and supporting both client facing and internal applications for Operations and Regulatory Technology. The applications ensure seamless settlements, payments, accounting and Regulatory reporting of trade events. The suite of Ops Tech applications is built on cutting edge technologies enabling seamless operations of high- volume transactions across the globe. There is a wide array of projects that are ongoing within Operations and Regulatory Technology space and the Business Analyst will get an exposure to all facets of FX / MM/ Fixed Income and Derivatives Business, Trade Processing and Risk Management, whilst working closely with different business units within Citi.

Key Responsibilities:
Business Analysis, Functional Requirements
  • Take ownership for delivering the development task assigned.
  • Work with stakeholders in Trading Business, Operations, Technology and PMO to run meetings, coordinate and gather business requirements
  • Work with stakeholders across Business lines, for transformation projects to understand their business and process
  • Understand current business process and provide functional design inputs for the proposed technology solution
  • Create high quality documentation for Business and Functional Requirements
  • Manage traceability of requirements from BRD till Test Plan / Results.
  • Analyse huge data sets, create flow diagrams, prepare high level summaries and workflows
  • Work in close co-ordination with the development leads on enhancements and defects, and assist with troubleshooting / resolution of application defects
  • Engaging successfully with software developers and testers to ensure quality delivery on time
  • Planning, estimating, managing risks and issues, project reporting, managing stakeholders, and building strong relationships with the business
  • Assist in project execution through JIRA, providing tracking to technical teams and status updates to internal and business stakeholders
Subject Matter Expertise / Technology Partnership
  • Shape the strategic architecture for the application by working closely with the development leads and by defining solutions that are robust and aligned with the technology roadmap
  • Develop best practices to be used in evaluating, selecting and implementing technologies for use within FXLM technology more broadly
  • Monitor new developments in data visualization and analysis technology across ICG and in the industry more generally, and provide recommendations about new technology adoption
Development Value:
This role offers the opportunity to partner with Senior Business and Technology leaders and define the next generation Operations Technology platform to be used within Citi's FXLM business. As the platform supports all products traded within FXLM business including FX, Rates, FI, Money Market & Derivatives, the role has high visibility and individual will be considered a critical partner across the various technology and business stakeholder teams.

Criteria/Qualifications
Knowledge/Experience:
  • Significant experience as Business Analyst with any Investment/ Global Bank in Foreign Exchange, Trade Processing, Risk Management areas
  • Experience working in a Banking/Financial services industry
  • Understanding full front to back workflow asset classes like (FX/FI/MM/Derivatives) viz., deal capture, deal execution, risk management, confirmations, accounting, settlements etc.
  • Familiarity with SDLC and Agile development methodologies
  • Knowledge of FX Options, Bonds, Rates is a plus
Skills:
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills; ability to transform business requirements into precise functional/technical specifications
  • Strong analysis skills; ability to create business analysis from scratch, ability to troubleshoot data quality issues
  • Ability to work as part of various teams and under pressure
  • Able to prioritize conflicting tasks, identifying what is essential and focusing on such
Qualifications:
  • Degree in Computer Science or related technical discipline
  • Master's degree (MBA) with specialization in Finance advantageous
Competencies
  • Positive attitude, hard-working and ability to take initiative
  • Innovative and Positive 'Can Do' attitude
  • Planning and Organizing - Ability to identify the steps to be taken to achieve objectives
  • Resilience - Used to working towards tight deadlines, under pressure and using appropriate coping methods to stay focused
  • Accountability -self-starter on goals and achieve targets
What we Offer
We work hard to have a positive financial and social impact on the communities we serve. In turn, we put our employees first and provide the best-in-class benefits they need to be well, live well and save well.

We'll provide you with the resources to meet your unique needs, empower you to make healthy decisions, and allow you to choose which benefits suit you and your personal life best.

Visit our Global Benefits page to learn more.

Highlights to our core benefits include:
  • Award winning pension
  • On-site health services
  • Private medical insurance packages to suit your personal circumstances
  • Paid parental leave
  • Generous holiday allowance starting at 27 Days plus bank holidays; increasing with tenure
Citi Belfast also champions diversity within our workforce, which helps us be well and live well together. We have over 40 different nationalities in our Northern Ireland offices, are a vocal supporter of LGBTQ+ rights, and are proud to have 47% of our leadership team made up of individuals who identify as women.

We encourage and lead inclusivity through our Pride, Disability, Multicultural, Families Matter, and Women affinity networks that are run by and for, Citi Belfast colleagues; providing them with the support they need in their personal and professional journeys and supplying them with the tools to help educate colleagues on all things related to each network to help us work better together.
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Citi is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

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