Company: | Morgan Stanley |
Job Category: | IT/Software Development |
Location: | New York, NY 10036 |
Job Title: | Market Risk Business Analyst |
Url: | http://www.morganstanley.com |
Careers at Morgan Stanley:
Morgan Stanley is a global financial services firm offering a complete range of financial services to a large and diversified group of clients and customers, including governments, corporations, institutions and individuals throughout the world. The talent and passion of our people is critical to our success. Together, we share a common set of values rooted in integrity and excellence. Morgan Stanley can provide a superior foundation for building a professional career – a place for people to learn, to achieve and to grow.
Position Description:
The Market Risk Department IT organization provides support to the Market Risk Department in measuring, analyzing, and reporting the market risk profile of the firm.
– The Business Analyst will work on a variety of Market Risk Department’s projects. Responsibilities will include:
• Liaison between the Business and IT teams
• Defining Business requirements
• Issues management/resolution
• Ensuring technical specifications meet the needs of the business
• Preparation of project plans and walk through of project deliverables
•Oversight of application deployment/implementation
•Troubleshoot issues, solving independently or escalating to development team
•Proactively identify new opportunities and act on them, including identifying automation opportunities
•Maintain and continuously improve control procedures
Skills Required:
Must have experience in pricing and risk management systems for Derivative Products; should have strong knowledge of Market Risk concepts
•4-5yrs experience in a financial services industry
•Strong knowledge of Market Risk or Derivative Products
•Advanced PC skills, including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
•Experience with relational database schemas and SQL
•Excellent presentation skills including oral and written communication skills
•Full life-cycle project experience (analysis->implementation) desired
•Strong analytic and problem solving skills
•Personable, able to interface with senior management in Business and IT, as well as technical colleagues
•Enthusiastic, motivated team player