Senior Back Office Business Analyst (Calypso)

Exadel Inc (Website)•New York, NY

3d•$70 - $75•Hybrid

About The Position

This role involves serving as a senior business analyst for Calypso back-office and post-trade initiatives within a leading American financial services corporation. The company operates a premier global stock market, acts as a top-tier financial technology provider, and is undergoing digital modernization by integrating advanced cloud infrastructure and Generative AI. The focus is on streamlining cross-border listings, trading workflows, and global regulatory compliance.

Requirements

Senior-level of relevant business analysis experience in capital markets, financial services, or a related environment
Senior-level experience working with Calypso back-office and post-trade functionality
Deep expertise in Calypso accounting and accounting reporting
Strong knowledge of financial accounting concepts and processes
Experience with accounting events, posting rules, general ledger integration, reconciliation, and financial reporting
Calypso experience across: Collateral Management, Fixed Income, Money Markets, Treasury, FX Derivatives
Strong understanding of trade lifecycles and post-trade processing
Experience gathering requirements and producing clear functional documentation
Experience working with business, finance, operations, development, testing, and production-support teams
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and stakeholder-management skills
Ability to work effectively in a hybrid client-facing environment
Availability to attend the New York client site approximately 60% of the time
Advanced English level

Responsibilities

Serve as a senior business analyst for Calypso back-office and post-trade initiatives
Lead requirements gathering and analysis for Calypso accounting and accounting-reporting capabilities
Work with finance, operations, product-control, and technology stakeholders to understand business needs and define appropriate solutions
Analyze accounting requirements, accounting events, posting rules, general ledger mappings, and financial-reporting processes
Document business requirements, functional specifications, process flows, user stories, and acceptance criteria
Assess existing Calypso configurations and workflows and identify gaps or opportunities for improvement
Support Calypso functionality across Collateral Management, Fixed Income, Money Markets, Treasury, and FX Derivatives
Analyze trade lifecycle events and their downstream accounting and reporting impacts
Collaborate with developers and Calypso configuration specialists throughout solution design and implementation
Define test scenarios and support system, integration, regression, and user-acceptance testing
Investigate production issues, perform root-cause analysis, and coordinate solutions with business and technical teams
Support data validation, reconciliations, accounting controls, and reporting accuracy
Contribute to implementation, upgrade, migration, and process-improvement initiatives
Communicate project status, dependencies, risks, and issues clearly to client stakeholders