Murex - Front office Support Specialist,
Toronto

Project Description

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Luxoft Financial Services has one of the world's leading Murex practices. We are a top-tier Murex Alliance Partner and a market leader in implementation, integration, upgrade and migration. We provide end-to end project services and have delivered over 200 successful Murex projects across all major asset-classes and sectors including investment banking, asset management, corporate treasury and insurance.

Responsibilities

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- Part of existing Project/BAU team, candidates will enhance/ support Murex application while performing the following responsibilities:
- Resolve daily FO issues on both functional, valuation, and pricing
- Liaise with technical team(s) -- when needed -- to resolve FO related issues and necessary enhancements
- Develop FO Business requirements per given stream and according to Project needs as they come along
- Products (IRD/FX Derivatives, FX options and Fixed Income) management and validation
- Manage day-to-day assigned project tasks to complete various FO deliverables
- Contribute and assist existing support group(s) in resolving request or issues with P&L, Market Data, and booking issues
- Analyze, formulate, proposed, develop and/or contribute to overall solutions as per project deliverables
- Continuous follow-up of new Market regulations/practices globally
- Perform various levels of testing for assigned deliverables as well as participate in formal release cycles (SIT/UAT)
- Working knowledge on workflows and Pre/ Post Trade Rules

Skills

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Must have

- Very Strong product knowledge in IRD, CRD, EQD, FX
- Very strong understanding of IRD and FX (Metals, Options and Cash) business
- Very Strong understanding on P&L concept overall and its components
- Very Strong understanding and hands-on experience in Market Data, Curve structure, Simulations, and Trade Life Cycle
- Strong analytical, pricing, and conceptual skills
- Strong problem solving skills and attention to detail
- Strong presentation skills
- Strong relationship building skills both internally and externally
- Strong experience in supporting FO users and resolving their daily issues
- Basic understanding of Market Risk Management (including VaR, stress-tests, back-testing)

Must:
- 6+ years experience on Murex with FO functionalities/module
- Experience in financial markets
- Must have strong personality, logical and analytical skills
- Be detailed-oriented, a quick learner and self-starter
- Possess good verbal and written communication skills
- Must have strong organization skills

Nice to have

- BS or higher degree in Finance, Mathematics or equivalent
- Implementations and upgrades of vendor packages like: Calypso, Open Link, Summit, ...etc.
- Test management
- Trade life cycle management
- Market Data management
- Knowledge in SQL (Oracle and/or Sybase) and Unix commands is a plus
- Client focus: understands clients' businesses; identifies and understands the needs and objectives of clients, both on an individual and corporate basis; builds strong relationships to aid Luxoft's aim of being a trusted partner to the clients.
- Communication skills: expresses ideas effectively, both verbally and in writing; adjusts language, terminology and non-verbal communication as appropriate.
- Teamwork: works effectively with others; helps to build strong teams and networks.
- Personal leadership: realistically identifies own skills, experience, knowledge and other personal attributes; displays confidence and resilience.
- Planning and organizing: identifies and meets milestones; understands and articulates deliverables; assesses and mitigates risks; sticks to the scope of work and manages any changes.
- Analytical decision-making: identifies and solves problems using insight and experience to make good decisions; gathers relevant information, identifying important issues and drawing conclusions.

Languages

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English: C2 Proficient

Seniority

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Senior

Relocation package

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