Business Analyst (Vancouver)

Business Analyst (Vancouver)

19 Apr
|
Galent
|
Vancouver

19 Apr

Galent

Vancouver

Business Analyst

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Work Model: Onsite, everyday

Job Description / Responsibilities

Job Title: Murex Business Analyst – Front to Back

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced Murex Business Analyst to lead requirements, design, and delivery across the full front‑to‑back trade lifecycle on Murex . The role spans Trade Entry, Middle Office, Back Office, Accounting, Reporting, Risk (incl. MLC & VaR), Custody, and Collateral Management , covering products such as FX, Fixed Income, Derivatives, MBS , and structured transactions including Swaps and Repos . You will collaborate with business, operations, risk, finance, and technology teams, and own integrations with upstream/downstream systems.

Key Responsibilities

Front Office / Trade Entry

- Gather and document front office requirements for pricing, booking workflows, trade capture templates, and validations.
- Configure/coordinate Murex Front Office (FO) workflows, trade event lifecycles, and market data usage.
- Ensure support for FX, Fixed Income, Derivatives, MBS , Swaps , and Repos including deal attributes, calendars, pay/receive legs, and day‑count conventions.

Middle Office

- Design STP workflows, exception handling, repair queues, and enrichment rules.
- Define confirmations , settlement instructions , and matching (incl. electronic confirms if applicable).
- Implement lifecycle events (amend, cancel, partials, novations), limits checks, and P&L;/PAA attribution where relevant.

Back Office

- Specify settlement , payments , cash flows , and Nostro/Vostro processing.
- Align cut‑offs, netting, batching, and corporate actions for Fixed Income/MBS.
- Define controls for reconciliations and EoD processes; support operational playbooks.

Accounting

- Map products/events to accounting rules and chart of accounts ; align with IFRS/GAAP policies.




- Translate trade lifecycle events into postings, validate glossaries and accounting schemes , and support month‑end close.
- Interface with Workday for HR/cost center impacts (if applicable) and general ledger integrations.

Reporting

- Design regulatory , management , and operational reports: positions, P&L;, sensitivities, cash ladders, settlements, and exception dashboards.
- Define data lineage , timeliness/accuracy SLAs, and BI extracts; enable auditability for controls.
- Set up Market Limits Control (MLC) frameworks: limit hierarchies, breach workflows, alerts, and approvals.
- Define VaR methodologies (historical/variance‑covariance/Monte Carlo), horizons, confidence levels, and back‑testing; coordinate market data (curves, vol surfaces, CDS spreads) and model governance.
- Align with risk appetite statements, stress testing, and scenario analysis.

Custody

- Specify interfaces and workflows for securities custody , asset servicing, settlement status, and position reconciliations.
- Define SWIFT/custodian messaging, confirmations, fails management, and corporate actions processing.
- Implement margining (VM/IM), eligibility schedules, haircuts, thresholds, and disputes management.
- Configure collateral calls, settlement, rehypothecation rules, and integration with legal agreements (CSA/GMSLA).
- Align collateral optimization across liquidity and funding constraints.

Integrations & Interfaces (Upstream/Downstream)

- State Street:



Design inbound FX trade feeds, market/price data ingestion, and booking validations.
- Treasury: Define bi‑directional messaging for deal capture, settlements, status updates, and reconciliations.
- Workday: Map organizational hierarchies/cost centers impacting accounting/reporting; align HR changes with entitlements.
- SharePoint: Design document repositories for trade confirms, SOPs, and governance artifacts with appropriate access controls.
- Jenkins: Coordinate CI/CD for configuration packages, automated deployments, and environment management.
- Define message formats (XML/CSV/JSON), frequency, error handling, retry logic, and reconciliation controls; maintain interface specifications and versioning.

Delivery, Testing & Governance

- Create BRDs/FRDs , configuration matrices, and traceability; run RAID logs and program governance.
- Lead E2E testing : SIT, UAT, regression, and parallel runs; establish test data strategies
- Drive change management: training, cutover, migration, and post‑go‑live stabilization.

Top 3 Skills Required

- Robust functional expertise in Murex across Front Office, Middle Office, Back Office
- Proven experience in designing technical components within the Murex ecosystem and establishing foundational business analysis for seamless developer implementation
- Deep understanding of Capital Markets domain

Additional Information

- Assess and document the current Murex implementation
- Define and maintain a comprehensive product backlog
- Upon completion of the initial contract period, an extension may be considered based on the finalized project pipeline.

Seniority Level

- Associate

Employment Type

- Contract

Job Function

- Business Development
- Technology, Information and Internet

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