Sia Partners is a next-generation management consulting firm. We offer a unique blend of AI and design capabilities, augmenting traditional consulting to deliver superior value to our clients. Counting 3,000 consultants in 19 countries, we expect to achieve $420 million in revenue for the current fiscal year. With a global footprint and expertise in more than 30 sectors and services, we optimize client projects worldwide. Through our Consulting for Good approach, we strive for next-level impact by developing innovative CSR solutions for our clients, making sustainability a lever for profitable transformation.

Contract roles are geared toward independent professionals interested in temporary or project-based work.

Sia Title: Project Consultant (Exempt Contractor)

Project Title: IT Business Analyst-Summit

Level: Mid-Senior

Project Length: This is a temporary position with an expected duration of 6 months

Project Hours: 40 hours/week

Location: Hybrid- NY, New York

The expected compensation for this contract is $200k per year. The exact pay rate will vary depending on a wide array of factors, which may include but are not limited to skills, experience, and location.

Key Responsibilities:  One of our premier clients is seeking an IT Business Analyst with Summit experience. This contractor will manage several evolutions or project aimed at:

• Deploying new instruments
• Implementing and improving Profit and Loss, Hedge and market data processes
• Implementing and improving settlement, confirmation and clearing workflows
• Implementing regulatory reporting and maintaining quality of the data
• Remediating the quality of data Identify and collect irregularities in business operations procedures and propose changes and new methodologies
• Supporting Fixed Income, Treasury and Credit activities as well as back-office stakeholders by addressing functional issues/questions
• Responsible for centralizing the user requests; coordinate with New York and Paris Head Office Business Analysts and IT teams; liaises with support functions to ensure all impacts are properly identified.
• Provide close collaboration with the user representatives (traders, sales, and operations) to gather business requirements, including the identification of any potential issue or functional omissions; define and document the business requirements.
• Author detailed functional specifications for IT development teams.
• Development of user test cases and validate test results during user acceptance testing, training with Summit end-users.
• Coordinate the go live and ensure proper system behavior.
• Provide Project scoping and planning, progress reporting, identification and management of issues/risks and communications.
• Responsible for quick resolution of day-to-day issues on Summit (booking, pricing, market data, straight through processing, settlement, reporting, accounting…)
• Monitor the trade workflow and make sure statements and regulatory reporting are accurately produced.

• Minimum 5 years experience in business analysis functions in the Finance industry Deep knowledge on Summit, must be familiar with products traded on Fixed Income, Treasury and Credit business.
• Must be familiar with Summit STP services for Front Office and Back office as cashflows, accounting, operations and settlements workflows.
• Deep IT knowledge, the successful candidate must be able to review source code, write and execute SQL queries (Sybase, Oracle and SQL Server) and read/understand a script (Windows and Unix as Bash, Perl, Python)
• Strong knowledge of PnL, hedge, Market data setup and feed and a full transversal overview of the trade workflow from input until settlement.
• Ability to analyze complex problems, with strong attention to detail and ability to provide solutions to problems.
• Ability to prioritize and multi-task in a fast-paced environment on multiple applications. Knowledge of C++, C#, python, XML, XSLT, Excel VBA is a plus.

At this time, Sia Partners does not intend to pursue employment with applicants who will require now or in the future visa sponsorship by our company for work authorization in the United States (i.e., H1-B visa, F-1 visa (OPT), TN visa, or any other non-immigrant status).

Project Consultant Benefits

• Statutory Time Off – Sick ​
• Medical, Dental, Vision: Eligible for Purchase Option
• 401(k) Participation: Eligible after one month of employment with matching and 100% vesting first day of participation  

Our Commitment to Diversity

Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) are part of Sia Partners’ DNA. Thanks to our expertise in several sectors and our international growth, our teams include a variety of experiences and cultures. We’re confident that promoting DEIB creates an environment in which everyone can reach their full potential.

Our global network, DEIB@Sia Partners, brings together our people worldwide to facilitate local and global progress, focused on the following areas:

• Gender equality (global Gender Equality Index score of 91/100 for FY19-20)
• LGBTQ+
• Race & Ethnicity
• Working Parents
• Disabilities

Sia Partners is an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment, including hiring, promotion, remuneration, or discipline, are based solely on performance, competence, conduct, or business needs.

To learn more about our mission, values, and business sectors, please visit our website.

Sia Partners is an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment, including hiring, promotion, remuneration, or discipline, are based solely on performance, competence, conduct, or business needs.