Description
Functional Analyst, with experience in Custody/Settlements/Securities, currently needed by one of our clients based in Prague. As a Functional Analyst, you will be the interface between end-users and IT professionals in order to develop the requirements of mission critical business services and IT applications, to test them and to participate in their implementation.
Tasks/responsibilities: Review, analyse and comment business requirements, Prepare and describe the impacts on other projects, business processes and systems, Create detailed functional and systems requirements, ability to write SRA, Delivery of Functional Acceptance Criteria, Detailed reporting about test status, including documentation of software defects, Interface between business and IT development, Produce, document, perform and validate test cases, Assist and advise customer's testing activities, Prepare and support customer training, Presentations to end users about functional matters, Work with prescribed methodologies for involvement in all stages of project life cycle, During Specification Phase actively support functional issue resolution, Work together with business and IT. to facilitate resolution of issues and defects during System Test and BAT, Help for production issue resolution and provide support for explaining system results and resolving customer queries, Write test approach document. Qualifications/required skills: At least 5 years experience in a financial institution Back Office, or as analyst in the securities industry. Strong interest in Information Technology, Excellent analytical skills, Team player with a positive and pro-active attitude, PC literate, Ability to meet challenging project deadlines and deliver in a fast moving and change oriented environment, Flexibility, Proficiency in written and spoken English.
This is a long-term contract position. Initial contract will be for 3 months. Start date: flexible