Equity Back Office Business AnalystClose collaboration with the user representatives (operations) to gather business requirements, including the identification of any potential issue or functional omissions; define and document the business requirementsWrite detailed functional specifications for IT development teamsDevelopment of user test cases and validate test results during user acceptance testing, training with Summit end-usersCoordinate the go live and ensure proper system behaviourProject scoping and planning, progress reporting, identification and management of issues/risks and communicationsMinimum 5 years experience in business analysis functions in the Finance industryDeep knowledge on US broker dealer equity back office systems – Client Shadow, BPS or FIS Phase 3, must be familiar with products traded on equity marketsDeep IT knowledge, the successful candidate must be able to review source code, write and execute SQL queries (SQL Server) and read/understand a script (Windows and Unix as Bash, Perl, Python)Ability to analyze complex problems, with strong attention to detail and ability to provide solutions to problemsAbility to prioritize and multi-task in a fast-paced environment on multiple applicationsKnowledge of C++, C#, python, XML, XSLT, Excel VBA is a plus