A Connecticut investment firm is seeking a Business Analyst- Investment Fund with experience working for a small company in financial services and supporting management information systems technology. This new role will manage the implementation and integration of external vendor investment applications, workflow processes, accounting, and operations processes.

This person must work independently to drive the firm's transition from legacy tools and practices into the implementation of new management information applications. Candidates must have a strong technical background and current programming skills and experience integrating and implementing information systems across all aspects of the business.

Salary: Up to 200k base bonus

Location: Stamford, CT or Greenwich, CT

Visa sponsorship IS NOT AVAILABLE

Responsibilities:

• Work independently to identify management information needs across the firm
• Select and work with external vendor applications.
• Drive the testing, integration and implementation of external vendor management information applications.
• Provide continuous support for the firm's investment and operational process, procedures, and controls
• Assist in programming for onboarding and implementing information systems and application
• Support the IT infrastructure of an active investment manager
• Work closely with business units, (portfolio managers, risk managers, operations, and technology) to understand business requirements
• Author business requirements and manage the implementation with IT and the business
• Perform functional testing of all technology enhancements

Requirements:

• 5 years working in business analyst roles with a start-up or small financial services firm
• Must have financial services experience.
• Must be comfortable working in small entrepreneurial firm working independently where you will be solely responsible for driving the results of the software integration without any handholding from your manager
• Must have experience working with process workflows, vendor selection, application testing and application integration.
• Must understand software development principles.
• Must have hands-on current technical skills (programming and software integration.
• Must have hands-on experience working with management information software such as Geneva, Dynamo, Backstop, DealCloser, Salesforce, NetSuite, and Tableau
• Must have superior communication and problem-solving skills

Keywords: Python, Software Integration, Vendor Selection, Technology Business Analyst, NetSuite, Requirements Gathering