Murex FO consultant

Elenjical solutions, a Murex business partner based in Johannesburg with a presence in South Africa, the Middle East and Europe, is looking for a Murex FO consultant to join our team.

Location : Saudi Arabia

Experience : 3 to 5 years in Murex FO Support/Development

The role entails

• MX front office configuration and Support
• Static data set up and validation (generators, bonds, currency pairs, etc)
• Curve setup and validation
• E-trade pad configuration
• Pre-trade development
• Simulation / Live book views development and debugging
• P&L explanation
• End user support (Front office and Middle office users)
• Functional Requirement gathering and Business Analysis
• Functional support to other streams
• I nstrument pricing and validation

Education and requirements

• Bachelor's, master's in sciences, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, Financial Risk Management, Financial Engineering
• Knowledge of Financial instruments is a must
• Basic Knowledge of derivative pricing is a must (Fixed Income, Interest Rate Derivatives, Money Markets, FX, Commodities)
• Basic Knowledge of financial risk measures is a must
• FRM, CFA, CQF, and PRM is advantageous

Consulting Skills

• Requirements Gathering – ability to extract and understand client requirements
• Solution Design – ability to create solutions given requirements
• Software development – ability to implement designs
• Scoping – contribute to scoping and effort estimations
• System Configuration – the ability to configure systems and/or develop system software to deliver functional solutions to client system requirements
• Planning – the ability to plan task execution and deliver accordingly
• Documentation – the ability to document requirements, solutions, and configuration concisely
• Testing – the ability to define test cases for Unit tests, System Integration Tests, User Acceptance Tests and Regression Tests
• System Training – the ability to train system developers and end-users
• Post Implementation Support – the ability to support client queries post-implementation
• Stakeholder Engagement – the ability to engage relevant stakeholders and manage expectations
• Prioritization – the ability to identify the object of the highest importance and executing accordingly
• Communication – the ability to convey relevant information in the written and verbal form
• Interpersonal Skills – the ability to interact with other people, individually and in groups, through listening, effective speaking, and the ability to control and manage emotions
• Collaboration – the ability to work as a team to achieve a common goal

Languages

• English: C2 Proficiency, Arabic – Advantageous