Job Description
Miryco Consultants are working with a top tier, privately backed Investment Manager who are looking for a Technical Business Analyst.
If the following job requirements and experience match your skills, please ensure you apply promptly.
This role will sit within a small team of analysts whose primary responsibilities include the implementation, maintenance and continuous improvement of a client's in-house reinsurance and bulk purchase annuity (BPA) administration systems (RADS). While based in Operations, this role requires close collaboration with colleagues across the organisation, particularly developers in Technology and our Actuarial/Pricing teams. Responsibilities include analysing new deals, facilitating their integration into the system, and driving operational efficiencies across Pricing and the broader business. The role is ideally suited for a highly accomplished graduate with 2-5 years of work experience.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the Analysis > Design > Development > Testing > Implementation of new features and functionality to the in-house systems to accommodate new transactions and operational/actuarial efficiencies. Working closely with the Technology, Operations, Pricing, Actuarial and Quant teams
- End-to-end implementation of BPA and Reinsurance deals onto our in-house systems
- Building prototypes in Excel / Python to test concepts prior to development
- Gathering system requirements and turning these into detailed, unambiguous, and accurate specifications ready for development
- Managing the build of complex trade implementations; ensuring this is done to the contract and specification.
- Trade support on live in-house deals
- Point of contact for any internal/external queries regarding our in-house systems
- Design, develop and monitor system validations
- Triage and resolve any issues in a timely manner
- Lead initiatives which create further efficiencies in managing our Reinsurance and BPA deals
- Produce documentation to support business cases, specifications, risk and control frameworks and procedures
- Deliver presentations and updates to internal and external stakeholders (including senior management)
Required Experience:
Required
- Minimum 2:1 in a degree from a leading university (please note strong candidates with exceptional work experience will also be considered should the degree criteria not be met)
- Strong analytical and problem solving skills
- Strong project management skills and the ability to multi-task effectively whilst monitoring deliverables and deadlines
- Ability to communicate effectively and confidently with external and internal stakeholders at all levels of seniority
- Ability to learn quickly and think creatively
- Strong Excel skills - experience of manipulating large data sets and/or creating cash flow models
- Ability to summarise and communicate complex issues
Desirable
- Familiarity with coding languages such as Python is advantageous
- Understanding of project, business analysis and/or software development life cycles
- Pensions, insurance and/or reinsurance knowledge
- Understanding of risk controls in an operational environment
Location: London
- Please note, should you not be contacted within five working days of submitting your application, then unfortunately you have not been shortlisted for this position. We will, however, be in touch should there be any other opportunities of potential interest suiting your skills.