Business Strategy Anaylst - Direct Hire-Houston

Our client is a software technology firm offering today's most sophisticated supply and trade management solutions for global energy companies.Direct Hire opportunity.Houston TexasBUSINESS/FINANCIAL/STRATEGY ANALYSTAnalyst needed to work with our customers, consultants, and software engineers to conceptualize, analyze and design enhancements to our financial software system. The primary focus of this role will be meeting the needs of the fixed income, MM, FX, interest rate derivatives, credit derivatives and equity markets.TASKS & RESPONSIBILITIES:• To assess the marketplace, via existing or potential clients and to identify functional gaps within the application • To perform cost/benefit analysis to identify enhancements for consideration for existing or potential clients • Expected to have extensive knowledge about financial markets such as Fixed Income, Interest Rate Derivatives, Equities, Money Markets, Precious Metals, FX, Credit Derivatives, Back Office Operations • Knowledge of other financial trading, risk management, and back office software systems is preferred • To convert user requirements and functional gaps into detailed software functional specifications that will be written using structured analysis and design techniques consistent with our technical architecture • Work closely with the software developers to ensure that enhancements are implemented in a proper and consistent manner • Consult with clients to demonstrate how the system functionality can satisfy their business requirements • Support sales efforts by performing demos, workshops and responding to RFI/RFPs • Document major enhancements to the software, to be used by the Documentation team in the creation of user guides • Create test plans for major enhancements to the software, to be used by the QA team for future regression testing • Provide internal training classes on existing and new functionality • The role involves domestic and international travel (approx 10%) KEY SKILLS and ATTRIBUTES:• Excellent interpersonal communications • Problem solving • Self-starting and self-managing • Client facing skills • Flexibility • Resilient and calm under pressure • Implementer/finisher • Good written and presentation skills • Time management • Organized • Dedicated, decisive and dynamic • Dependable, loyal and trustworthy KNOWLEDGE and EXPERIENCE:• 2 years experience within the financial markets (back-, middle-, or front-office) • Extensive knowledge of some or all of the following markets – Interest Rate Derivatives, Fixed Income, Money Markets, Equities, Precious Metals, FX or Credit Derivatives • Strong math or quantitative background • Experience in designing a trading/risk management/back-office software package • Credit and market risk knowledge a plus • Technical/specification writing • First degree in business, finance, math or computers • Second degree or masters in second discipline an advantage • Knowledge of standard messaging services desirable IT SKILLS REQUIRED:• Proficient with Microsoft Office applications (e.g. EXCEL, WORD) • Understanding of relational databases (e.g. Microsoft Access, Sybase, Oracle) and SQL • Knowledge of programming languages such as PowerBuilder or .Net is a plus • Software Systems user or analyst with previous experience within a complex trading/risk management environment Please send your  WORD resume to kenneth.hays@modis.com Job Reference Code: Solarc Company: Modis, Inc. Status: Full Time, Employee Location: Houston, TX 77042 Job Category: IT/Software Development Career Level: Experienced (Non-Manager) Education Level: Master's Degree