Business Analyst Fund Reporting

Job ID: 25669 

Nordea Asset Management is seeking a dynamic and innovative Business Analyst to join our Institutional  & Wholesale Fund Reporting team. Join us to shape the future of our fund reporting processes. You will find an innovative and multicultural environment where collaboration, ownership, passion, and courage are at the core of our values.
 

At Nordea, we see that the world is changing fast – and we want to be one step ahead of the curve. That’s why we’re deeply committed to providing the financial solutions of tomorrow to our customers. We’re creating an agile environment where we experiment and grow together – and we need your ideas and unique background. With us, you’ll be in good company with a chance to make your mark on something bigger.
 
Nordea Asset Management (NAM) is the asset management arm of the Nordea Group, the leading financial services group in the Nordics with the vision of being a leading European Asset Manager. We want to do this by delivering returns with responsibility. The group has more than 9 million clients and 28,000 employees. NAM has around 950 employees and manages more than EUR 240 billion of assets for institutional, wholesale and retail clients across the Nordic region and the globe.

About this opportunity

Welcome to our Institutional & Wholesale Fund Reporting team. The team consists of 17 professionals based in Portugal and Luxembourg. In this role, you will work closely with our developers and business stakeholders, bridging the gap between strategic business goals and technological solutions.

You will analyze, design, and implement robust solutions that drive business efficiency. Our aim is to provide the most accurate and comprehensive data to our clients, enabling them to make well-informed investment decisions. In this perspective, you will have an important role in maintaining efficient data flows and accurate calculations within our systems.

What you’ll be doing:

• Analyse, design, and implement robust solutions (data flows, database modelling, calculations, reporting, API/Kafka Integrations).
• Understand the system’s technical setup and business concepts.
• Being the interface between business users and developers.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies and maintain our change management pipeline (JIRA, Confluence, among others).
• Participate in prioritization establishment of the roadmap.
• Maintain well written solution documentation and make sure it is up to date.
• Participate in project management and align delivery schedules and priorities by liaising with stakeholders across the organization.
• Support business users with End User Built applications.
• Developing your knowledge on the Luxembourg fund industry, regulations, fund management and financial derivatives instruments.

The role is based in Oeiras

Who you are

Collaboration. Ownership. Passion. Courage. These are the values that guide us in being at our best – and that we imagine you share with us.  

To succeed in this role, we believe that you:

• Have a good understanding of data modelling.
• Have general knowledge of system architecture principles.
• Have good writing skills and a synthetic mind, writing clear specifications and being able to explain both the business and technical aspects of a solution is key to the role.
• Knowledge of SQL, VBA, Python or other programming language is considered an asset.
• Have interest in Finance industry and Asset management is also beneficial.
• Are proactive in finding the right solutions and open to new ideas when needed using critical thinking.
• Have good interpersonal skills and effective communication: Good listening capabilities are important to gather requirements but the role also requires to be able to steer the discussions towards the objective.
• Are accurate and detail oriented, able to explain complex topics in a simple and comprehensive manner.

Your experience and background: 

• Master’s degree in engineering, economics, finance or similar.
• Double degree in Engineering/Finance is considered an asset.
• Prior experience as a business analyst in the finance industry is advantageous.

If this sounds like you, get in touch!

Next steps
 

At Nordea, we recruit from the widest possible pool and hire the best person for the job. Because diversity makes us stronger. And once you are on board, you will find that we offer equal opportunities to everyone.  

If this is the opportunity you are seeking, please send us your cover letter and CV in English latest on 30/09/2024.