Business Analyst (Charles River)

The Opportunity

• A leading institutional investment organisation is seeking a Business Analyst to support Front Office change initiatives within its investment platform.
• Working closely with portfolio managers, traders, operations and technology teams, you will play a key role in delivering enhancements to the firm’s Order Management System, with a particular focus on Charles River implementation and optimisation.
• The role will involve gathering requirements, analysing Front Office workflows, supporting system configuration, and assisting with testing and delivery of investment system improvements.

Your Experience

• You will bring experience as a Business Analyst within an investment management or asset management environment, with strong exposure to Front Office systems.
• Be able to demonstrate hands-on involvement in Charles River (CRIMS) implementation or enhancement projects
• Strong understanding of the investment trade lifecycle and Front Office workflows
• Experience working with traders, portfolio managers and investment operations teams
• Knowledge of investment instruments including equities, fixed income, funds and derivatives
• Strong analytical capability, with proficiency in SQL and Excel
• Experience with other OMS platforms such as Aladdin or thinkFolio would be beneficial.

The Client

• Our client is a well-established institutional investor managing a large and diversified portfolio on behalf of long-term stakeholders
• The organisation has a collaborative investment culture and a strong focus on improving investment systems and operational efficiency.