Fusion Invest Front Office BA

Project description

Luxoft has one of the world's leading Finastra practice.
We are a top-tier Finastra Partner and a market leader in implementation, integration, upgrade, and migration.
We provide end-to-end project services and have delivered Finastra projects across all major asset classes and sectors including investment banking, asset management, corporate treasury, and insurance.

Project Description:
Greenfield implementation (following a product Roadmap) of Fusion Invest (Sophis) for a leading Insurer.

Responsibilities

• Summary
  In order to perform the role, the Business Consultant requires:
  
• Extensive market knowledge of capital markets, investment management, asset management and financial services in general.
  
• Strong communication and client facing skills in order to be able to present and implement the solution.
  
• A deep understanding of the business drivers of customers.
  Responsibilities
  
• Successfully deliver Fusion Invest implementation projects and ensure high levels of customer satisfaction.
  
• Analyze customer's current business processes and scenarios.
  
• Specify, present and configure business processes and best practices for customers during Fusion Invest implementations.
  
• Provide functional configuration, and best practices recommendations and/or solutions to customers during project implementations.
  
• Assist project and delivery management in planning all aspects of projects, updating project status and risks, performing technical and functional reviews.
  
• Communicate with customers to help define detailed requirements for Fusion Invest implementations.
  
• Provide advice for customizing or implementing new functions in the solution.
  
• Provide onsite consultancy services, with potentially extensive travelling required.
  
• Pro-actively keep up-to-date with the product roadmap and latest developments, upgrades as well as industry trends, and communicate knowledge within the team
  
• Work with sales and Finastra global solution consultants to develop new services business from the existing customer base.
  
• Provide input into the development of standards, tools, processes, documentation and templates to standardize and improve the execution of the implementation tasks.

SKILLS

Must have

• Skills, Knowledge & Experience
  
• 3-7 years of experience in Sophis/Fusion Invest and financial software industry, with specific focus on capital markets software for front office, middle office, back office or risk.
  
• Buy side experience is a strong plus.
  
• Professional services experience with a financial software vendor is a strong plus.
  
• Outstanding relationship management and communication skills
  
• Highly customer focused approach.
  
• Bachelor's Degree with a major in Finance, Financial markets, Computer Science, Mathematics, Risk Management, Corporate Finance, MIS or any related courses, or relevant work experience.
  
  Core Competencies
  
• Customer focus and strong customer management skills
  
• Committed to providing excellent client service at all times to a very demanding customer base.
  
• Solid interpersonal, communication and presentation skills.
  
• Strong troubleshooting, problem solving and decision-making skills.
  
• Ability to multi-task and work independently and manage time efficiently.
  
• Ability to work under pressure and deadlines.
  
• Flexibility and innovation.
  
• Team player: this role will work closely with all functions within Finastra.

Nice to have

• Experience of Agile practices and processes (e.g. SCRUM, KANBAN)
• Ability to work under pressure in a fast paced environment is essential.
• Have a willingness to learn new skills and do whatever is necessary to "get the job done" attitude
• Must have attention to detail; have the ability to work independently and also as part of a group;