Market Risk RAD Developer

Main Function
This is a Programmer / Business Analyst role, working closely with the Market Risk Managers in the US Equities and MRE team. The major functions of the job are:
* Requirements gathering, process design and application development to meet Risk Mangers requirements
* General Business Analysis and systems development/enhancement related to Global Market Risk initiatives
* Co-ordination of different groups associated with the above initiatives including consolidating user issues
* Investigation of problems in the process to identify and rectify issues

Main Duties

* Development of tools and applications using expert MS Office development with automation and application integration (Excel/Access/Outlook/VBA) ,Excel add-in development, SQL Server, Windows Shell, VBScript
* Work with Risk Managers and MRE to design and automate reporting processes quickly and efficiently
* Liaising with different stakeholders (Risk Managers, MRE, Project teams, IT) in order to provide information, coordination, and/or status reports on various projects
* Ability to work independently and handle multiple tasks in a fast paced environment

Person Requirements
Basic Qualifications
* 2 + years Experience in developing rapid application technical solutions to meet business requirements in a Risk/Finance environment
* 2 + years SQL (SQL Server 2005 or higher) experience
* Bachelors Degree

Preferred Qualifications
* Expert user and developer of rapid solutions using Excel / Access / VBA
* VBScript
* Windows Shell
* Hands on experience developing systems with an emphasis on application integration and automation
* Complete development lifecycle experience (SDLC)
* Familiarity and experience of fundamental software development principles (OOP, RMDBS Theory)
* Solid understanding of equities, equity derivative products and hedging concepts
* Ability to write basic technical business requirement specs and user guides
* Ability to identify potential breakdowns in process, also demonstrated with effective procedure manuals
* Proactive and assertive in driving control improvement for their area
* Strong control awareness - in particular, the individual should be able to identify an initiatives which they have led which has directly improved the control environment for the area they work in
* Ability to streamline processes in a most efficient manner not only within the team but also within the firm, and if required, negotiate / persuade other department to accept the change
* Bloomberg API knowledge a plus
* Solid writing, communication and interpersonal skills
* R Project for statistical computing a plus
* C# experience a plus
* Graduate degree in a technical or quantitative discipline a plus
* Top tier university a plus

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