Analyst, Investment Applications

$90,000 - $120,000/Yr

ProShares - Bethesda, MD

Full-time - Mid Level

Hybrid - Bethesda, MD

Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities

About the position

The Application Analyst in the Core Business Systems Team is responsible for supporting Investment Applications and related processes. The Analyst will blend financial industry knowledge with technology skills to ensure the needs of each system's business owners and IT operations group are met. The Analyst monitors and troubleshoots critical day-to-day business processes to ensure key systems are operational, partners with system's business owner to identify enhancements, ensures continuous improvement in operations, works with stakeholders to gather and define requirements, and helps with projects.

Responsibilities

• Manage and maintain the company's Investment Applications such as OMS, IBOR, Collateral System, and Order Taking platforms.
• Analyze and resolve system problems to ensure continuous system operations.
• Document and triage issues and escalate to internal IT team and when applicable 3rd party system provider.
• Work with business stakeholders and subject matter experts to identify and define system enhancement projects.
• Assist subject matter experts with analysis, planning, design, development, and utilization of Portfolio systems.
• Perform high level and detailed requirements definition, test planning and execution.
• Document requirements and participate in design of various application integration and automation processes.
• Assist with implementing fund changes, building reports, and testing downstream/upstream data in Middle Office systems.
• Monitor metrics and develop ways to improve.
• Document key processes and procedures, log critical issues and enhancement tickets in JIRA.
• Assist with project management by coordinating with stakeholders and maintaining project documentation such as issues, risk, and decision logs.
• Assist in developing automated solutions to meet daily operational needs.
• Oversee security master data, and necessary changes are made.
• Monitor trade flow between OMS and IBOR.
• Work with dealers and custody to improve and optimize workflows.
• Build out Electra Reconciliations.
• MFT file monitoring of critical files between Portfolio systems.
• Facilitate cross-functional understanding of process management needs.
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Requirements

• A Bachelor's degree in IT, Engineering, Finance, or equivalent job experience.
• A minimum of 7+ years of experience working with OMS and IBOR systems, in-depth understanding of trade lifecycle, fund operations and front-to-middle office functions.
• Strong business analyst experience (requirements gathering, documentation, design, configuration, testing).
• Ability to prioritize and triage multiple production issues.
• Experience working with Eze OMS, Advent, Electra, and FTP processes required.
• Programming languages: Java, Jenkins, Python, SQL, VBA, C#, C++.
• Experience working with Data Warehouse, JIRA, and Confluence preferred.

Benefits

• Competitive pay and discretionary bonus
• Paid time off
• Health care benefits (medical, dental & vision)
• Additional insurance includes basic life, accidental death and dismemberment, supplemental life, disability and legal benefit
• 401(k) retirement plan with matching contribution
• Spending Accounts (Health Care, Dependent Care, and Transportation)
• Wellness Programs (fitness reimbursement, Employee Assistance Program)
• Education assistance
• Hybrid work schedule
• Additional Programs include peer recognition, corporate matching gift