Business Analyst, Compliance IT

Jersey City, NJ, United States

Job Description

Job Description:

As a Technical Business Analyst, you will play a key role in the delivery of business requirements. You will work closely with project teams, product owners, and client stakeholders to analyze, finalize requirement, document related workflows and required business requirement documents/ functional specification documents. In addition, you are required to resolve conflicts and remove barriers, ensuring deliverables are on-time and meet all relevant quality standards.

Candidate must have:

Strong experience working with Trade Surveillance, Compliance, Regulatory Reporting

Understanding of the trade lifecycle for major financial asset classes across Debt, Equities, ETF and other securities

Able to understand regulatory requirements/changes, translating those requirements into system requirements, and collaborating with the internal development team to successfully deliver solution

Able to perform data mapping to identify data gaps and work with users/other IT teams to source the additional information required

Have experience working on Software Applications and have Inclination on building understanding of Technologies/how system functions

Good SQL is desirable, Understanding of XMLs will be useful

Comfortable presenting to and negotiating requirement details with users

Excellent problem solving and analytical skills

Well versed working with PPTs, Visio tools

Advise team/users on regulatory updates

Responsibilities Work closely with the Compliance Stakeholders to ensure functional / Technical requirements are clearly specified

Work closely with the IT project development team to ensure that Technical specifications reflect the required functionality

Develop the project plans and governance around the development, testing and implementation

Oversee and assist with Quality Assurance testing

Plan, oversee and assist with User Acceptance testing for the new system

Document and manage resolution of all issues and new requests relating to the solution

Skill Requirement Bachelor's Degree, preferably in technical/quantitative field. 3-5 years' experience in related fields.

Excellent business analysis and organization skills. Ability to drive complex business requirements to conclusion, managing key stakeholders

Strong analytic, quantitative, and data analysis skills

Knowledge of financial products

Excellent problem solver, able to synthesize and analyze information to develop practical solutions

Team player and self-starter

Ability to perform well under pressure and deliver to tight deadlines.

Excellent communication skills to drive system development and interface with IT developers, IT Management and other Business/Support personnel

Primary Location Full Time Salary Range of $120,000-$160,000.

The salary offered will take into consideration an individual's experience level and qualifications. In addition to salary, Jefferies offers, for eligible employees, an annual discretionary incentive and retention bonus, competitive employee benefits, including: medical, dental & vision coverage; 401(k); life, accident, and disability insurance; and wellness programs. Jefferies also offers paid time off packages that include planned time off (vacation), unplanned time off (sick leave), and paid holidays and paid parental leave.

About Us

Jefferies Financial Group Inc. (''Jefferies,'' ''we,'' ''us'' or ''our'') is a U.S.-headquartered global full service, integrated investment banking and securities firm. Our largest subsidiary, Jefferies LLC, a U.S. broker-dealer, was founded in the U.S. in 1962 and our first international operating subsidiary, Jefferies International Limited, a U.K. broker-dealer, was established in the U.K. in 1986. Our strategy focuses on continuing to build out our investment banking effort, enhancing our capital markets businesses and further developing our Leucadia Asset Management alternative asset management platform. We offer deep sector expertise across a full range of products and services in investment banking, equities, fixed income, asset and wealth management in the Americas, Europe and the Middle East and Asia.

At Jefferies, we believe that diversity fosters creativity, innovation and thought leadership through the infusion of new ideas and perspectives. We have made a commitment to building a culture that provides opportunities for all employees regardless of our differences and supports a workforce that is reflective of the communities where we work and live. As a result, we are able to pool our collective insights and intelligence to provide fresh and innovative thinking for our clients.

Jefferies is committed to creating and sustaining a diverse workforce and encourages applicants from all backgrounds to apply. This includes applicants from historically underrepresented groups, including women, racial and ethnic minorities, members of the LGBTQ+ community, military veterans, and individuals with disabilities or who are neurodiverse.

Jefferies is an equal employment opportunity employer, and takes affirmative action to ensure that all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, gender, pregnancy, age, physical or mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, genetic information, reproductive health decisions, or any other factor protected by applicable law. We are committed to hiring the most qualified applicants and complying with all federal, state, and local equal employment opportunity laws. As part of this commitment, Jefferies will extend reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities, as required by applicable law.

All employees must follow Jefferies' COVID-19 protocol policy, which is subject to change.