Fixed Income Business Analyst at Lazard in New York, United States

Job description

• Lazard is one of the world’s preeminent financial advisory and asset management firms. Our people and culture make the difference. While global in presence and reach, ours is a close, collaborative community of just over 3,000 professionals. Lazard is a place of continuous knowledge sharing, skill development and relationship building, where professionals grow and succeed together. Our entrepreneurial culture, flat structure and embrace of individual differences, allow creative ideas, original concepts, and unique perspectives to drive our business forward — and for careers to take flight.
• LAM Fixed Income Technology is looking for a business analyst who will be part of the Fixed Income Technology team. This team partners with global fixed income​ investment teams to support and enhance current processes, and to ensure each team's investment processes are integrated correctly with the Bloomberg PORT Enterprise for performance, attribution, and risk reporting. This role will challenge the candidate to crystallize requirements, define best practices, and work with the vendor, internal technology, and business stakeholders to meet project deliverables.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the business to gather and document business requirements and functional specifications, document minutes and track takeaways.
• Analyze and evaluate business requirements as it relates to large scale financial implementation projects, while providing hands-on expertise throughout implementation
• Ensure deliverables meet product requirements, and work with end users and project stakeholders to define best practices.
• Evaluate business processes, identify areas for improvement, and develop and implement solutions.
• Understand upstream and downstream processes relevant to area of expertise.
• Work in a dynamic environment, partnering with fast-paced agile teams, to deliver quality software solutions to complex business problems.

Requirements

• At least 5+ years of Business Analyst experience in IT
• Experience in areas of Portfolio Analysis, Fixed Income Securities/OTC/Derivatives, and reporting is a must
• Relevant experience in financial services or asset management
• Knowledge of Bloomberg PORT/AIM
• Solid grasp of MS Office tool suite, SQL with proven skillsets on create and update queries
• Working knowledge with JIRA/Confluence, MS Excel VBA/Macro.
• Functional knowledge of risk and attribution reporting
• Excellent organizational skills; handle multiple projects and timelines while being detail oriented.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to collaborate as part of a team and take on additional responsibilities as required.
• Accountability and willingness to be pro-active in learning and improving the quality of deliverables and efficiency of processes.
• Hands-on experience with VS Code, Python scripting is a plus
• Knowledge in AI technology and AI-based development

Skills

Required

• Business Analyst experience in IT
• Portfolio Analysis
• Fixed Income Securities/OTC/Derivatives
• Reporting
• Financial services or asset management
• Bloomberg PORT/AIM
• MS Office tool suite
• SQL (create and update queries)
• JIRA/Confluence
• MS Excel VBA/Macro
• Risk and attribution reporting
• Organizational skills

Preferred

• VS Code
• Python scripting
• AI technology
• AI-based development

Benefits

• We strive to enhance the total health and well-being of our employees through comprehensive, competitive benefits. Our goal is to offer a highly individualized employee experience that enables you to balance your commitments to career, family, and community. When you work for Lazard, you are working for an organization that cares about your unique talents and passions, and will continue to invest in the development of your career.
• We expect the base salary range for this role to be approximately $170,000 - $200,000 USD. Various factors contribute to determining the actual base compensation offered, including but not limited to the applicant’s years of relevant experience, career tenure, qualifications, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and relevant skills for the role. Base salary is one component of Lazard’s compensation package, which also includes comprehensive benefits and may include incentive compensation.