Senior Murex Front Office Consultant

Summary
Immediate need for a talented Senior Murex Front Office Consultant . This is a Long Term Contract opportunity with long-term potential and is located in Toronto, ON (Hybrid). Please review the job description below and contact me ASAP if you are interested.

Job ID: 26-26578

Pay Range: CAD$60 - CAD$70/hour.

Key Responsibilities:

Client looking for a 5+ year Murex FO Functional Consultant who understands financial products deeply and can handle pricing, valuation, P&L, market data, curves, trade lifecycle and production/FO issues.
Part of an embedment team, candidates will learn Murex application while performing the following responsibilities:
Resolve daily FO issues on both functional, valuation, and pricing
Validate pricing and valuation of financial products being implemented on Finastra Fusion Invest (including sensitivities and VaR)
Liaise with the 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
Yield Curve management and validation; curve assignments; new curve creation
Products (IRD, CRD, EQD) management and validation
Manage day-to-day assigned project tasks to complete various FO deliverables
Contribute and assist existing support group(s) in resolving requests or issues with P&L, Market Data, and booking issues
Analyze, formulate, propose, 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)

Key Requirements and Technology Experience:

Very Strong product knowledge in IRD, EQD, CRD
Equity derivatives knowledge. Few key instruments: Portfolio Swaps, Bond Swaps (knowledge will be a huge plus!)
Product implementation experience
Very Strong understanding of the 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
5+ years experience on Murex with FO functionalities/module experience in financial markets
Must have a strong personality, logical and analytical skills
Be detailed-oriented, a quick learner, and a self-starter
Possess good verbal and written communication skills
BS or higher degree in Finance, Mathematics or equivalent
Implementations and upgrades
Test management
Trade life cycle management
Market Data management
Knowledge in SQL (Oracle and/or Sybase) and Unix commands is a plus
Good understanding of Market Risk Management (including VaR, stress-tests, back-testing)
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 client 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.

Our client is a leading IT Industry and we are currently interviewing to fill this and other similar contract positions. If you are interested in this position, please apply online for immediate consideration.