Davies Consulting is seeking a Business Analyst or Developer with Business Analysis experience to support and enhance an in-house-built Share Class Hedging Module (COS FX). This module facilitates Forward FX Hedging for Hedged Share Classes. The role requires a strong understanding of currency hedging, share class hedging, and FX risk management.
Key Responsibilities:
- Act as a Business Analyst for the Currency Overlay Service (COS) FX module.
- Work closely with development teams to enhance and upgrade the COS FX module to accommodate upstream and downstream system changes.
- Gather business requirements and translate them into functional specifications for enhancements to the module.
- Ensure accurate processing of FX transactions for fund investments in hedged share classes.
- Analyze data flows between RBC's TA platform, COS FX, Kondor, and Fund Accounting (FA).
- Support FX hedging rollovers and redemptions adjustments in the module.
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders to ensure alignment between COS FX and Kondor for FX trading instructions.
Required Skills & Experience:
- Must have experience in Forward FX Hedging for Hedged Share Classes.
- Strong Business Analysis skills: ability to document requirements, workflows, and system interactions.
- Familiarity with FX trading platforms (Kondor preferred).
- Experience working with fund administration, asset management, or banking systems related to FX hedging.
- Knowledge of currency hedging mechanisms, including spot FX conversions, forward FX contracts, and hedging adjustments for redemptions.
- Ability to understand and work with custom-built systems (COS FX experience not required but beneficial).
- Strong communication skills to interact with technical and business stakeholders.
Preferred Experience:
- Prior experience working with in-house FX hedging platforms.
- Experience with fund administration (TA, FA, Custody) and share class hedging in investment funds.