Murex Front Office Business Analyst- capital markets

Project Description:

This role is with a large Australian bank using Murex for FX, Commodities trading, and as a market risk engine. The position requires a seasoned Finance Business Analyst with expertise in Murex Accounting, Pricing, Market Data, and Curve setup. You will support stakeholders across Accounting, Finance, and Product Control to deliver both regulatory and business-driven change initiatives, as well as provide production support.

Responsibilities:

• Act as the subject matter expert for Front Office and ensuring that all functionality of the product are installed and leveraged to its best capability

• Technical Analysis of changes, solution design, development/configuration and unit testing

• Define the systems and data requirements and validate the systems design and processes from functional and technical aspects

• End to end ownership of tasks in cooperation with Business Analysts and Testing team.

• Participate actively in discussions with business, understand their needs and transform them into change or project initiatives

• Creation of test plan, test cases, execution of system testing

• Contribute to the User Training activities, through one-to-one discussion, preparation of user training guides & presentations

• Follow up with vendor support as and when necessary to resolve bugs/issues

• Ensure technical and functional hand over of the project and changes to the relevant teams

• Assist in developing business and operational processes and to participate in developing system training artefacts when required

Mandatory Skills Description:

• 5+ years of experience as a Front Office Business Analyst in capital markets.

• 5+ years of experience working on Murex platform (BA or functional support).

• Experience working in the financial industry with relevant experience in business analysis and project implementation.

• Experience of E-Tradepad, Simulation, Pre-Trade Workflow, Market Data, Dynamic Tables, P&L Notepad.

• Functional Knowledge should encompass most or all of the following asset classes Interest Rate Derivatives, Fixed Income, FX Cash, FX Derivatives.

• Strong analytical and problem solving skills accompanied with excellent communication.

• You should carry a minimum relevant work experience in a Bank or I.T. Company for a minimum of 5-7 years.

• Strong record of stakeholder management and leadership skills.

• Strong team player with excellent communication & inter-personal skills.

• Strong problem solver who can question and understand proposed solutions and business drivers.

• Strong organizational and leadership skills.

Nice-to-Have Skills Description:

• Knowledge of APRA, Basel 2.5, IFRS, and regulatory frameworks.

• Experience in hedge accounting for derivatives (Fair Value, Cash Flow hedging).

• Understanding of Murex workflows, DataMart, and downstream system integrations.

• Professional certifications such as CA, CPA, CFA, or FRM.

Languages:

English: B2 Upper Intermediate