Senior Business Analyst – Investment / Asset Management (Charles River)
Location: KSA
Experience: 7 years
Job Summary
We are looking for an experienced Senior Business Analyst with a strong background in Asset Management / Investment Banking and hands-on expertise in Charles River Development (CRD/CRIMS).
The role will work closely with Portfolio Management, Trading, Risk, Compliance, and Technology teams to support and enhance investment management processes and CRD capabilities.
Experience & Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience as a Business Analyst within Asset Management, Investment Management, or Investment Banking.
- 3+ years of hands-on experience with Charles River Development (CRD/CRIMS).
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business, Economics, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
- Strong understanding of the end-to-end investment and trade lifecycle.
- Excellent analytical, communication, stakeholder management, and problem-solving skills.
Key Responsibilities
- Gather, analyze, and translate business requirements into functional and technical requirements.
- Support and enhance CRD/CRIMS across Portfolio Management, Trading, Risk, and Compliance.
- Manage Trade Blotter and end-to-end trade workflows across multiple markets.
- Support investment products including Equities, Fixed Income, Derivatives, and Mutual Funds.
- Work with Manager Workbench, PMAR, Account Groups, IBOR, Investment Compliance, and Corporate Actions.
- Support risk attribution, scenario analysis, asset allocation, security selection, and cash flow forecasting.
- Work on integrations with MSCI and other third-party data providers, including identifying and resolving data gaps.
- Support CRD enhancements, integrations, system testing, regression testing, and UAT.
- Collaborate with business, technology, and vendor teams to improve investment management processes.
Must-Have Skills
- Charles River CRD / CRIMS
- Asset / Investment Management
- Portfolio Management
- Trade & Order Management
- Investment Compliance
- Equities, Fixed Income & Derivatives
- Risk & Portfolio Analytics
- Business Requirements & UAT
Good to Have
- MS SQL Server / SQL
- Experience with MSCI integrations
- Experience with third-party market and risk data providers
- Strong understanding of IBOR and Corporate Actions
