Middle Office Business Analyst

100% | Baden

Tasks

• Defining and owning business and functional requirements of the Deal-Life-Cycle related IT


• Liaising with key stakeholders along the Deal-Life-Cycle in order to understand business needs and document accordingly from a high conceptual to a very detailed process and task level


• Writing Business & Functional specifications to provide IT with a clear understanding of the requirements, in order for IT to design and implement technical systems and tools related to Deal-Life-Cycle


• Ensuring Business & Functional specifications are implemented in line with stakeholder needs, thus ensuring stakeholder satisfaction (fit-for-purpose)


• Support IT with User Acceptance Testing


• Elaborating of specifications in close collaboration with Front Office and IT


• Assist the Processes and DLC team to ensure that the Deal-Life-Cycle processes and RASIC mapping (Roles & Responsibilities) are well documented, updated and maintained whenever new tools are introduced or changes are made to existing tools along the Deal-Life-Cycle (e.g. Workflow Manager)


• Establish an internal Business Analysis document library and maintain a high standard of Business & Functional documentations


• Carry out data analysis tasks on business data such as Financial figures, Physical and Financial positions etc.


• Lead the specification and implementation of reports for different business stakeholders and the team


• Writing and submitting reports to the Head of Business & functional requirements owner of IT related to Deal-Life-Cycle


• Implementing concepts and procedures for effective prioritization and development of Deal-Life-Cycle according to business requirements and functional requirements


• Support Business Projects

Profile

• University degree (ideally in engineering, business administration, Finance, physics, or mathematics)


• Excellent understanding of the Origination business


• 3-5 years of experience as Business Analyst in the Energy Trading Industry


• Outstanding analytical skills and process improvement focus


• Solid Data Analysis and reporting experience


• Programming skills in statistic languages (e.g. R , Python) and reporting tools (e.g. Power BI, Qlikview)


• Understanding of the Origination Business is a plus


• Excellent people skills, great team player


• Structured and independent way of working


• Fluency in English is a must, German is a plus

This is a great opportunity to join the newly created Middle Office. The main objective of this role is to take business ownership of the Deal-Life-Cycle (DLC) systems and tools and other front related requirements for effective prioritization and development according to business requirements and functional requirements. The position reports directly to the Head of Business & Functional Requirements related to IT.

Benefits

Your recovering is important for us. Enjoy at least 22 days’ vacation for your work-life balance, and up to 12 paid public holidays per calendar year. You’ll get extra vacation days as a loyalty bonus every five years. In addition to that, you can benefit from flexible working hours as well as the opportunity to work remotely.

We offer fairness. In addition to a competitive salary, all employees are entitled to a performance-based component

Saftey first! Our sick pay insurance pays your full salary for up to 730 days. We also have collective health insurance contracts.

Above-average and generous. We cover at least 60% of your pension contribution.

Your development matters to us. Therefore we invest in your professional growth with a wide range of internal training opportunities and the possibility of cost and/or time-sharing.

A modern workplace awaits you in the centre of Baden. The main station is less than a five-minute walking distance. Baden is just 15 minutes from Zurich by train, and offers attractive shops, cultural variety and a wide range of hot springs.

At Axpo you can reduce your carbon footprint. Use your free half-fare travel card for business and private travel. When travelling on business by train, you can travel first class. For business trips by car, a separate Mobility fleet is available at Axpo in Baden.

ContactMoritz Nauer

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About us

The Axpo Group produces, trades and distributes energy reliably for more than 3 million people and several thousand companies in Switzerland and in over 30 countries throughout Europe. Around 4500 employees combine the expertise from 100 years of climate-friendly power production with innovative strength for a sustainable energy future. Axpo is an international leader in energy trading and in the development of tailor-made energy solutions for its customers.

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