Company Overview

Botsford Associates is seeking a Senior Business Systems Analyst (BSA) to support a leading financial institution's Counterparty Credit Risk (CCR) Replacement Program. This role will be focused on the Intraday Risk Management workstream, working closely with traders, risk teams, and technology groups to ensure risk limits are effectively monitored and managed.

The ideal candidate will have expertise in Counterparty Credit Risk (CCR) or Market Risk, along with experience in risk calculations, financial modeling, an d front-to-back trade lifecycle processes.

Key Responsibilities:

Business Analysis & Stakeholder Management

• Work closely with traders, front office, sales teams, and risk managers to ensure real-time risk monitoring and limit enforcement.
• Collaborate with business and technology teams to drive the CCR Replacement Program, ensuring a seamless transition.
• Facilitate discussions to gather business requirements, translating them into functional and technical specifications.
• Work across multiple asset classes, initially focusing on eFX, with plans to expand to other products.
• Provide regular updates to key stakeholders, ensuring transparency across all workstreams.

Technology & System Integration

• Partner with development teams to define technical requirement documents (TRDs) and system functionality.
• Lead User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and System Integration Testing (SIT), developing test cases, test plans, and validation criteria.
• Support risk model implementation, ensuring accurate calculations and modeling for real-time intraday risk assessment.
• Ensure alignment with data flows, system calculations, and compliance standards for the new CCR infrastructure.

Project Execution & Process Optimization

• Assist in the strategic transition from legacy systems to the new adaptive CCR platform.
• Identify opportunities for automation and workflow enhancements to improve risk data accuracy and response time.
• Document business processes, risk methodologies, and system workflows to support governance and audit requirements.

Required Skills & Experience:

• 7+ years of experience as a Business Systems Analyst (BSA) or Senior Business Analyst (BA) in Capital Markets.
• Strong understanding of Counterparty Credit Risk (CCR) or Market Risk.
• Experience with risk calculations, financial modeling, and credit exposure management.
• Knowledge of trading systems, risk management frameworks, and front-to-back trade lifecycle.
• Ability to define and document technical requirements, system designs, and test plans.
• Experience collaborating with development, risk, and infrastructure teams.
• Strong SQL skills for data validation, risk reporting, and system reconciliation.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with experience in cross-functional collaboration.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working on CCR platforms, risk engines, or regulatory risk initiatives.
• Knowledge of Intraday Risk Monitoring, Credit Risk Limits, and Regulatory Risk Metrics (e.g., PFE, VaR, CVA, RWA).
• Understanding of Cloud-based risk technology and system integrations.