Position: Business Systems Analyst

Location: Chicago Heights, IL - Hybrid

Duration: Contract

Job Description:

• Undergraduate (B.S.) degree in Finance, Economics, Business, or Information System is preferred.
• Minimum of 8+ years' experience in the Financial Industry.
• Experience with Blackrock Aladdin is required.
• Previous experience with Bloomberg data is a big plus.
• At least 5 years of ALM (Asset and Liability Management) experience with deep knowledge of performance , risk and attribution.
• Previous experience with reinsurance industry is a huge plus.
• In-depth understanding of various Fixed Income instruments and their analytics, characteristics, and benchmarks with proven knowledge of Derivatives and its processes is required.
• Candidate must have highly developed analytical, conceptual, and problem-solving skill sets. Position requires the ability to quickly trouble shoot issues and think outside the box.
• Demonstrated ability to learn quickly and connect the dots, as well as demonstrate drive, resourcefulness, and personal ownership of assignments.
• Ability to work independently is critical, as is the ability to work effectively in a diverse team environment and actively participate in assessing impact of requested changes on existing processes.
• Possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills and comfortable working with all levels of an organization's technology and business groups.
• Proficient with MS Excel, MS Word, MS Visio and PowerPoint. Prior experience with JIRA and Confluence is a plus.
• Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC) experience is preferred.
• Must be highly proficient in data manipulation and writing SQL queries.
• Hands-on experience with any investment / trading system, or performance attribution system is a plus.
• Ability to manage small team or projects is highly desirable.

• Experience with Aladdin, Attribution and Liabilities is a must