COMPETENCIES (TECHNICAL / BEHAVIOURAL)

Technical – must have
5+ years of experience in pControl or unit pricing application in a technical role covering configuration of clients, static data, inbound and outbound data and reporting.
Knowledge of unit pricing for large fund administrators
Experience in a technology change management capacity in the Financial Services Industry
Experience in custody or back-office administration for the funds management industry
Technical – desired
Exposure to pControl v4 and/or v6
Experience working in Agile methodology
SQL Server experience
Behavioural
Problem solving: gathers and analyses information and uses it to develop effective solutions to difficult problems or situations
Drive for results: Continually focuses on achieving positive, concrete results contributing to BP2S’ business success
Communication: Write, speak and present information effectively, relevantly and in a timely fashion
Negotiation & conflict resolution: Negotiates or mediates sound agreements in situations where there is disagreement or differences in interests
Innovation: Develop and implement original ideas, approaches and solutions to typical, unusual or difficult situations or problems
Work standards: Sets high goals and standards of performance for self, and the team, dissatisfied with average performance.
Collaboration and team work: Develops and maintains a good working relationship with others. Provide support to other team members and seeks the same from others.
Strategic thinking: Understands the business, and anticipates business needs, reflecting this in the approach to current solutions

SPECIFIC QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED

Degree qualified in IT, Business, or related discipline; and / or relevant work experience in a similar role.

POSITION PURPOSE

The role of IT Analyst - pControl sits within the Technical Analyst team which is part of the Information Technology division of BNP Paribas Securities Services (BP2S). The IT Analyst is responsible for the analysis, design and testing activities for all application changes and upgrades.
pControl is the application used to support pricing, fund distribution services & APRA reporting. PControl is a vendor developed product, the vendor being the Milestone Group. In addition to the application itself, the Analyst is also required to support the respective interfaces, reports and excel spreadsheets used as part of the end to end process.
The team works within a matrix structure, delivering into projects that are managed across all platforms. They communicate with internal and external stakeholders (including business stakeholders in operations, product and coverage, vendors, consultants, suppliers and occasionally BP2S clients).

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Business Analysis:
Working with the business to understand the full scope of the services that use pControl as part of their end to end process.
Partnering with the business to define an optimal business solution and delivery on the agreed scope and taking into account all upstream / downstream impacts relevant to the business process.
Functional Design & Testing
Developing Functional Designs in-conjunction with the business, architects, developers and service delivery staff for all requests for change.
Developing system test cases for all requests for change
Conducting system test execution and producing system test completion reports
Providing UAT and production implementation support
System Upgrades
Working with the vendor to identify the enhancements / fixes to be delivered as part of an upgrade release and working with the business to ensure business benefit is achieved from the upgrade.
Production of system test for enhancements / fixes
System test execution conducted and system test completion report produced.
General
Appropriately applying the development and project management methodology
Providing realistic estimates and delivering within these estimates (time and budget)
Complying with audit and security requirements
Bringing innovative solutions where appropriate