Junior Business Analyst – Henderson Group Careers London

Overview

Position Title: Junior Business Analyst

Company: Janus Henderson Investors

Location: London, UK

Job Description:

Janus Henderson is a leading global active asset manager. We exist to help our clients achieve their long-term financial goals. Our team exemplifies our values of putting clients first, acting like owners and succeeding as a team. Our culture is high-energy, collaborative, and forward-thinking with opportunities to grow in an exciting career. We invite you to consider joining our dynamic, global team!
Our culture is the foundation for how we interact with clients and one another as part of our unique, people-focused work environment. We support a flexible hybrid working model that allows teams to build a strong and positive culture by inspiring innovation and increasing collaboration. Currently our hybrid working model allows employees to work 3 or more days in office and the remaining time remotely.
Employees and Managers will discuss and determine what schedule works best for them and the team, with additional flexibility available based on the role, business needs, and individual circumstances. JHI Workplace Practices is subject to change as the future of work within our organization evolves.

Responsibilities:

• Be a business analyst in the Investment, Trading & Compliance Technology team
• Evaluate and capture the needs and wants of our global front office business partners (portfolio managers, traders, compliance analysts and their respective support functions)
• Implement these needs within the technical/systems ecosystem at JHI in a forward-thinking manner that balances near term concerns / tactical solutions with the longer term / strategic direction
• Keep up to date with changes reflected in internal and vendor software. Identify where new functionality could be usefully implemented and offer efficiencies in the Front Office.
• Always work with the big picture in mind. Liaise with wider technology teams to coordinate inter dependencies and resolve issues.
• Work with data teams to ensure investment professionals are presented with accurate security master, trading, execution, commission, position and lot level data.
• Contribute to the maintenance of issue logs, meeting minutes, meeting schedules, project summaries and updates.
• Produce quality test strategies and plans and manage all aspects of system and user acceptance testing.
• You will work closely with Product Owners to ensure any risks or issues are highlighted and mitigation options are worked through and that reporting of progress is clear and concise, ensuring deliverables and timelines are adhered to.
• Carry out other duties as assigned

Requirements:

• Hybrid working and reasonable accommodations
• Generous Holiday policies
• Excellent Health and Wellbeing benefits including corporate membership to ClassPass
• Paid volunteer time to step away from your desk and into the community
• Support to grow through professional development courses, tuition/qualification reimbursement and more
• All-inclusive approach to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
• Maternal/paternal leave benefits and family services
• Complimentary subscription to Headspace – the mindfulness app
• All employee events including networking opportunities and social activities
• Lunch allowance for use within our subsidized onsite canteen

Benefits:

• Willingness to learn a variety of systems, including CRD CRIMS 20r+
• A desire to work with Traders, Portfolio Managers, compliance, and operations, understanding the full lifecycle of trades
• Possess sensitivity to the traders / PM’s time and ensure that this sensitivity is in mind for all interactions
• Ability to analyse high-level requirements and translate these into overall detailed system-level designs
• A working knowledge of or desire to learn financial products used in Asset Management including, Equities, Cash, Fixed Income and complex Swap instruments.