Japanese IT company seeks a IT Business Analyst in Counterparty Credit Risk.

【Job Overview】
This role is based in New York, US. Visa/Work Permit could be offered to the eligible candidate.

Leveraging our four strengths –
Fusion of business expertise and IT implementation power
Global network for worldwide collaboration
Research and development excellence
Unmatched synergies as part of the Group
We provide valuable solutions to our clients.

Our client, one of biggest Japanese secuirty companies, is currently seeking a Business Analyst. We are keen to contribute to this position and achieve their goal together. We are hoping to welcome a candidate who can share our ambition and challenge ourselves to create a brighter future.

【Responsibilities:】
• Liaise with stakeholders across Exposure Management, Counterparty Risk Management, Risk Analytics, and Model Validation organizations to assemble business requirements for Credit Risk Technology projects.
• Guide assigned Credit Risk Technology projects under ownership through business analysis lifecycle to achieve successful implementation, on time with quality.
• Manage expectations of various stakeholder groups and help negotiate solutions to complex problems.
• Help assemble and manage detailed Counterparty Risk documentation such as functional specifications and facilitate technical design discussions with technology teams.
• Develop and review test cases/scripts, generate and validate test data extracts/reports in UT/SIT with ETL/Java/BI developers and in UAT with business users toward successful signoff on time.
• Investigate production issues associated with PV/EPE/PFE and related calculations for internal risk monitoring and regulatory credit risk reporting.
• Create and execute database queries to analyze production data in daily exposure reports and backtesting output, and identify causes of data issues.
• Communicate requirements gathered from local teams to remote global teams.

【Required Qualifications:】
• 6-8 years’ work experience in Business Analysis in the Credit Risk domain.
• Excellent understanding of derivatives products' mechanics and life cycle, including Options, Futures, Forwards, and Swaps.
• Excellent understanding of Counterparty Credit Risk, PV/EPE/PFE, CSA, Collateral data (IM/VM), market data (FX, indices, volatility data), BASEL 3 regulations.
• Extensive Agile experience, including Scrum and Kanban methods using JIRA and Confluence.
• Data analysis capabilities (Relational database and Excel spreadsheet), proficient with SQL. MS SQL server DB and Snowflake DB experience is a plus.
• Familiarity with Stored Procedure and Python is an advantage.
• SDLC awareness, including knowledge of quality issues in software development.
• Strong analytical, problem solving, and decision making skills.
• Ability to prioritize and effectively manage multiple tasks.
• Highly motivated, self-directed individual with the ability to work independently and in team environments.
• Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills.
• Effective presentation skills, combined with extreme attention to detail.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Finance disciplines.

【Visa support】
Able to support H1-B visa (Lottery based) or possibly E2 visa