Vice President, Business Analyst - Capital Markets Operations

Crédit Agricole CIB
New York, NY

Summary

Within the project group, the business analyst will work on projects involving Capital Market Operations.


Capital Market Operations Project Team supports:


-Back Office: Equities, Fixed Income, FX-MM, Derivatives,

-Middle Office: Treasury, Credit, FX, IRD, Securitization & Collateral.

-Control & Reconciliation

Key Responsibilities

- Write business requirements/expression of needs.

- Validate specifications from a functional standpoint.

- Draft the test strategy and coordinate User Acceptance Tests.

- Manage the communication around projects to all stakeholders located in the US and Head office.

- Write and/or update operational procedures.

- Formalize process flows (functional and system-related mappings).

- Support and implement the change management actions (new products, new process definition, gap analysis formalization, post-implementation follow up, trainings, operational risk monitoring).

- Ensure post Go Live follow up actions.


Management and Reporting

Reporting to the head of Capital Market Operations Projects


Key Internal contacts

CMO NY/Paris:

- Back Office: Equities, Fixed Income, FX-MM, Derivatives,

- Middle Office: Treasury, Credit, FX, IRD, Securitization & Collateral.

- Control & Reconciliation

Other CMO projects teams:

- CMP Paris, CMO Montreal, CASPL Mumbai.

- NY departments: Front Office, Permanent Control, IT, BCP, Finance, Risk, Audit, Compliance


Key External contacts

- System Vendors


Education Essential

  • Master’s degree


Experience Essential

  • 7 – 10 years’ experience required
  • Project Certifications (PMP, Six Sigma, Lean, Agile…) is a plus


Competencies:

  • Team player
  • Excellent presentation skills
  • Excellent writing skills
  • Good time management skills
  • Ability to react quickly and use own initiative
  • Ability to work with minimum dailysupervision


Skills & Knowledge Required:

  • Knowledge of project management and project life cycle
  • Working Knowledge of Capital Market systems (e.g. Helix, Orchestrade, Sophis, Calypso, Phase3)
  • Working knowledge of Financial products (Bonds, Equities, Securitization)
  • Strong knowledge of the Microsoft Suite (XL, Word, PowerPoint).
  • Good oral, written & presentation skills


Skills & Knowledge Desired:

  • Knowledge of US Regulations (FED BONY, DTCC, FICC Clearer role, 15A6 reporting) and European Regulations (DFA, EMIR, Volcker…)
  • Ability to develop Macros


Relevant Information

  • Languages skills: English
  • Fluency in French highly desirable


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