Analyst (Compliance/Fund Administration)

Title: Analyst (Compliance/Fund Administration) - 0191-010-711
Location:  Chicago, IL
Compensation:  Commensurate with experience

Summary:
Diversified investment management/financial company seek an Analyst to support their Chief Compliance Officer as well as VP of Fund Administration, in the administration of the firm’s mutual funds, investment adviser and broker-dealer.

Responsibilities:
Compliance-
Assist in development/administration of firm’s Code of Ethics compliance program, including maintaining the electronic administration system, monitoring personal securities transactions, responding to employees’ questions, monitoring gifts/entertainment
Participate in compliance testing and annual reviews of firm’s compliance programs
Develop enhanced methods of monitoring compliance desktop procedures
Monitor regulatory/industry updates and make recommendations regarding necessary changes to the compliance programs
Draft compliance and desktop policies/procedures
Conduct compliance training
Assess the contents/requirements for and prepare various regulatory filings
Assist with regulatory (SEC/FINRA/DOL) audits
Develop working knowledge of various firm systems
Perform various general administrative duties

Fund Administration
Detailed review of weekly check requests prepared by sub-administrator (all fund expenses)
Review/maintain/monitor vendor reporting matrixes, including vendor follow up for missing reports
Review of sub-administrator reports including cash availability/daily sheets/closing prices/stale prices/advisory/
12b-1 tie out spreadsheets/total returns/fund accounting reports
Post Fund holdings/performance to the firm’s website
Review of all transfer agent reports
Review/calculation of monthly 12b-1 accrual
Provide billing oversight for quarterly 12b-1 payments from transfer agent
Monitor daily NAV alert process including fulfilling the “first alert” role
Perform detailed review of annual/semi-annual financial statements
Maintain Master Non-Standard Dealer List, including non-standard dealer payment oversight
Participate in vendor oversight of sub-advisers/transfer agent/fund sub-administrator/fund accountant/custodian including: potential on-site visits/bi-weekly conference calls with sub-administrator on service levels and new issues
Perform detailed review of quarterly board materials/preparation of materials and/or special analyses
Participate in annual contract reviews (Rule 15c materials)
Participate in prospectus/SAI/N-SAR regulatory filing process
Assist in the review of the Funds’ budget and help make accrual recommendations on a monthly basis
Assist independent outside auditors during their annual examination

Requirements:
Bachelor’s Degree required (Accounting or Finance degree preferred)
FINRA Series 6 and 63 licenses are required within 120 days of hire
2+ years of prior experience in the mutual fund, investment adviser and/or broker-dealer industry in a compliance or fund administration capacity
Working knowledge of IARD, Web CRD, portfolio accounting, CRM systems, and personal trading surveillance systems
Ability to quickly grasp new technologies and to develop enhancements to processes leveraging the technologies
Excellent written/oral communications skills required

If you are interested in this opening, please email us a copy of your resume as an MS Word attachment.

Thank you,

Julia Brown
BCI - Financial Services Recruiting
10 S. Wacker Dr., Suite 1250
Chicago, IL 60606
312-460-8222 x106
Julia@brokerageconsultants.com
www.brokerageconsultants.com

Settlements Analyst

Title: Settlements Analyst
Location: Chicago
Compensation: Commensurate with experience

Summary/Responsibilities:
Work with all parties involved to ensure timely and accurate settlement of all trades
Work with trading desk to ensure that the cash is in line for all accounts managed
Reconcile trades to broker confirmations at the end of the day for our Japanese clients and send reconciled trade report to client daily
Work with Portfolio Management team to ensure that all applicable Proxies are voted
Assist in the preparation of monthly and quarterly reports for distribution to clients and or their trustees
Track and resolve all trade errors
Ensure that all trade files are processed and sent appropriately

Requirements:
BA in business or related field
Minimum 1-3 yrs. experience in securities settlement
Strong attention to detail
Strong computers skills in MS Excel and Word
Global settlement experience, a plus
Knowledge of derivatives transactions, a plus
Knowledge of Omgeo CTM and Advent Moxy / Axys or similar systems is a plus

If you are interested in this opening, please email us a copy of your resume as an MS Word attachment.

Thank you,

Zach Stierhoff
BCI - Financial Services Recruiting
10 S. Wacker Dr., Suite 1250
Chicago, IL 60606
312-460-8111 x102
zach@brokerageconsultants.com
www.brokerageconsultants.com

Business Analyst

Software Guidance & Assistance, Inc., (SGA), is searching for a Business Analyst for a contract assignment with one of our premier financial clients in Chicago, IL.

Responsibilities:
Represent the voice of the Fixed Income business and provide Fixed Income subject matter expertise in the required business domains to the IT delivery teams - Portfolio Management, Trading, Fixed Income Analytics/Data and Credit Research
Define scope, high level requirements and conditions of acceptance of new system features
Facilitate analysis and understanding of requirements between the Fixed Income business and IT delivery teams.
Re-design and optimize business processes
Assist the creation and management of product roadmaps, risks and issues
Work with the London based Fixed Income Program Manager and IT Scrum Master to manage and prioritize the product backlog for agile software development teams. Note: this includes writing and reviewing user stories, including the writing of acceptance criteria
Work with Product Management and Scrum Master to set release plans and prioritize product feature scope. This also includes preparation of the business case sections for the software review milestone gates.
Work directly with IT developers to make ensure the software meets the product requirements and business requirements
Represent the team in facilitating backlog reviews and scope estimation with the IT team
Hands on data analysis and performing acceptance testing and sign-off of deliverables
Ensure business risks and issues are managed and resolved
Promote awareness of change and act as primary trainer for Portfolio Managers in your location

Required Skills:
Must have significant fixed income experience gained working as a business analyst within asset management firms
Strong Fixed Income business/data acumen and analytical capabilities
Must be credible in front of portfolio managers, and comfortable liaising directly with them
Proven leadership ability, ability to collaborate and influence peers, proven organizational skills
Excellent communication skills for cross group collaboration, be able to Client solutions to problems and objectively defend them, and propose design alternatives and articulate pros and cons.
Coaching / Mentoring - sharing knowledge in an open manner to make those around them better
Ability to interface with senior leadership with confidence and clarity
Collaboration - developing trust and positive relationships
Analytical and questioning mind. Be able to challenge the status quo on a large scale and suggest viable alternative approaches.
High energy, results driven person with strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work well with global teams, including time-zone
Must be a self-starter with ability to build working relationships and ability to work effectively in a global complex matrixed organization.
Strong analytical and product management skills, including a thorough understanding of the software business, ability to understand market needs and translate into requirements
Strong attention to detail and ability to understand the 'big picture'
Significant Fixed Income knowledge and experience within Asset Management
Experience with Fixed Income applications and/or trade order management systems
Considered a SME in one or more of the following: Portfolio Management, Trading, Fixed Income Analytics/Data, Risk, Credit Research
Flexible and comfortable with uncertainty in requirements etc. in a fast paced, rapidly changing environment
A four year Bachelor's Degree or the international equivalent in Business, Finance or preferred or commensurate relevant work experience.

Sr. Business Analyst w/ securities trading systems exp; 6 months; Chicago, IL 60605; $65-$75/hr;

01/24/14 4:53 PM
Hi,
This is a heads-up on a 6 month opening at the CBOE in Chicago, IL 60605 for an experienced Business Analyst.  Your skills are needed to work in their Trade Billing System.  

Thanks - Shaun (847-202-6567)

Needed: Sr. Business Analyst w/ securities trading systems exp; 6 months; Chicago, IL 60605;  $65-$75/hr; skirkwood@htpartners.com

Needed: Sr. Business Analyst for back office trading systems at the CBOE; will focus on Trade Billing Systems

*Local candidates preferred! Face-to-Face interview Required*
Strong Communication Skills are key to getting the job!

Horizon Technology Partners has an immediate opening for a Sr. Business Analyst. Your skills are needed to assist a direct client operation within the Financial sector in downtown Chicago, IL 60605 (the CBOE). In this position you will work within the back office trading systems - Options Billing Group.  This group is responsible for interacting with "end client " trading partners to facilitate billing on options transactions.  Prior experience with securities trading systems including: Trade Processing, Trade Matching, Trade Clearing, Trade Settlement and Trade Pricing is a plus!

Activities will include:
- Conducting the business analysis and developing user requirements, specifications and documentation, QA test plans and other related project documentation.
- Developing required SDLC documentation
- Confers with systems users to enhance their requirements to achieve greater efficiency, systems integration or cost reduction.
- Provide on-site support for highly complex problem resolution crossing all systems within the organization.
- Participating with business units to develop strategic technological initiatives.
- Determines all cost/benefit analysis on proposed initiatives.
- Please note: This role will require heavy interaction with the business clients, stakeholders and subject matter experts, a strong professional presence is required.

Required Qualifications:
- Domain / Functional knowledge of Derivatives or Securities Trading Systems
- 5+ years of experience as a business analyst, extensive knowledge of associated applications and interfaces, and the development process.
- Strong with Requirements Gathering skills: Running JAD secessions, creating Process Maps, GAP Analysis etc.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to interface effectively, gather information, convey concepts and offer persuasive alternatives.
- Strong documentation skills
- Solid command of Quality Assurance processes and testing
- Strong commitment to project delivery dates and doing whatever it takes to meet those dates
- Plays well as part of a team, cooperative, offers ideas, flexible
- Organized, thorough and strong attention to detail

Interested candidates should forward their resumes to: skirkwood@htpartners.com
If you are qualified, available, interested, planning to make a change, or know of a friend who might have the required qualifications and interest, please call me ASAP at (847) 202-6567, even if we have spoken recently about a different position. If you do respond via e-mail please include a daytime phone number so I can reach you. In considering candidates, time is of the essence, so please respond ASAP.  Thank you.

Sincerely yours,
Shaun Kirkwood
 
Horizon Technology Partners, Inc.
1316 W. Northwest Hwy.
Palatine, IL. 60067
Ph: 847-202-3242 x106
Direct: 847-202-6567
Fax: 847-202-3326
email: skirkwood@htpartners.com

Software Engineer, Champaign, IL

Hello,
My name is Nikhil and I represent US Tech Solutions. US Tech Solutions is a global staff augmentation firm providing a wide-range of talent on-demand and total workforce solutions. To know more about US Tech Solutions, please visit our website www.ustechsolutions.com.

We are constantly on the lookout for professionals to fulfill the staffing needs of our clients, and we currently have a job opening that may interest you. Below is a summary of the position. 
If you are interested in the opportunity listed below, please forward your updated resume along with current contact information, or perhaps you can recommend someone who would be interested in this position. 

Job Title: Software engineer
Location: Champaign, IL
Duration: 1 year contract

Job Details:
Client Title: Software Engineer II
Required Bachelors in Computer Science, Computer Engineering

Job Duties:
Integration of hardware and software components into high performance compute cluster solution designs. Creating and documenting build processes and workarounds for use as enabling tools. Requires working in a team environment, hands-on efforts with server hardware and network fabrics, and systems debugging of software and middleware used in Linux clusters.

Required Skills:
Demonstrated experience in Linux systems debugging
Strong communication and documentation skills a necessity
Expertise in integrating software components
Systems software debugging in Linux environment
Hardware debugging

Preferred Skills:
Parallel programming and cluster programming (MPI)
Experience with cluster provisioning middleware
Performance benchmarking

Thank you very much for your time. 
Nikhil Kasania
USTECH Solutions, Inc.
10 Exchange Place; Suite 1820
Jersey City NJ 07302
Email: nikhil.k@ustechsolutions.com
Phone: (201) 524-9600 Ext.180
www.ustechsolutions.com

Project Manager / Scrum Master Needed @ Middletown, NJ

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From: Sumit Kanchan 
Date: Wed, Jan 22, 2014 at 10:19 AM
Subject: Direct Client :: Mid-Level Project Manager / Scrum Master Needed @ Middletown, NJ
To: d.b.greenfield@gmail.com


01/22/14 11:20 AM
Greetings David,

My name is Sumit and I'm an IT recruiter at Pyramid Consulting, Inc. You are receiving this email because your resume is on one of the Job Portals. Please accept my apologies if this job is not of interest to you. If however you have a friend or colleague who might appreciate hearing about this job, please refer them our way!
 
The job is located in Middletown, NJ with one of our Fortune 500 direct client. They are looking for Mid-Level Project Manager / Scrum Master and the following is a more detailed description of the job. The initial duration of this job is 12 months with a possible extension.
 
If you are interested then please send me your updated resume with contact details.
 
Job Requirement:-
 

• Strong project/program management experience.
• Certified Scrum Master.
• Basic to advanced skills in Microsoft tools.
• Business process and operational analysis
• Business, team and vendor relationship management
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Excellent listening, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to communicate ideas in both technical and user-friendly language.
• Excel working both independently and in a team-oriented, collaborative environment
• Keen attention to detail as well as persuasive, encouraging, and motivating.

 
Other details:-
Starting date: asap
Number of position(s): 5
Employment type: contract
Working hours: 9 am -5 pm
Interview type: telephonic or skype
Hours: 40 hours a week, 5 days working
 
If you are qualified, available, interested, planning to make a change, or know of a friend who might have the required qualifications and interest, please call me even if we have spoken recently about a different position. If you do respond via e-mail please include a daytime phone number so I can reach you. In considering candidates, time is of the essence, so please respond ASAP.

Thank you,
Sumit Kanchan
sumit.kanchan@pyramidci.com
(770) 255-3180 (Please Email me for quick response)
11100, Atlantis Place,
Alpharetta, GA - 30022
SEI-CMMI Level 3 
USA | UK | India

Customer Service 3-5 years experience

Hi David,

 

I'm Christopher Jones, a recruiter with Collins Consulting, Inc.,  a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Company and a Preferred Vendor to Fortune 500 clients nationwide. The skills in your online resume posting look like a potential match for the job description below. If you're interested in this opportunity, feel free to contact me at (847) 264-5182 orChristopher.Jones@colcon.com.

 

If this position is not a match for your skill set or desired career path, I'd be happy to take a look at a fresh copy of your resume and talk with you about other opportunities. Referrals are great, too.

 

Customer Service III - Abbott Park, IL

 

3 - 5 year experience required. Takes a high volume of inbound or places outbound calls to provide information and services to customers. Utilizes a database to retrieve customer or company information. Must be able to learn and follow detailed instructions, use a variety of resources and possess good organizational skills to provide accurate information. Follows processes and steps to ensure appropriate actions and follow through taken for customers. Document needs for customers in databases. Must demonstrate patience, tact, empathy and problem solving skills with consistently good voice quality. Can organize and handle calls with speed and accuracy. Must be able to be available to customers for a certain period of time during the day. Can work with complex computer applications and resource materials. Can use multiple operating environments (Windows, DOS, Mainframe). Must have proven skills in the following PC software products Lotus Notes, Excel, MS Word

Communicate with customers and providers (i.e., Telecommunication) to set up service plans for Blackberries, IPads, and audio-conferencing.

 

Let me know if you have any questions.

 

Best regards,

Christopher Jones

(847) 264-5182

Christopher.Jones@colcon.com

Collins Consulting, Inc.
999 Plaza Drive, Suite 240
Schaumburg, IL 60173

 http://www.colcon.com

Project Manager for an Organizational Change/Business Transformation project in Chicago, IL

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From: Matt Sullivan 
Date: Fri, Jan 17, 2014 at 1:16 PM
Subject: Seeking a Project Manager for an Organizational Change/Business Transformation project in Chicago, IL
To: d.b.greenfield@gmail.com

My name is Matt Sullivan and I am a member of the Strategic Staffing Division at NTT DATA Inc., the sixth largest global IT integrator.  We have more than 60,000 employees worldwide, and we are owned by Nippon Telegraph and Telephone, the largest telecommunications company in the world.

I am currently seeking a Project Manager to join our team in Chicago, IL.  The job description can be found below for your review.  Please note that your resume will not be submitted to the client until we have discussed your background.
 

 

Title: Project Manager - Organizational Change
Duration: 6 Months
Location: Chicago, IL

- This Senior Project Manager is working on an Organizational change project that will involve Front line staff and back office functions. This will revolve around process improvement (Six Sigma background - nice to have).
- This Project Manager will have advanced people skills and be an emotional leader and bring energy and confidence to the project.
- The Project Manager will have no Budget to manage or any Direct Reports but will need advanced people skills to work with the people that will be affected by the process change.
- A change management background would be a big nice to have. Also someone that has done this on a project that involves people and NOT technology is what we are looking for here.
- Business Transformation project experience is ideal.

Knowledge
- Possesses a university degree and/or 10+ years relevant work experience
- Possesses advanced knowledge and 7 to 10 years of experience in project and program management, including managing large-scale projects or programs of significant complexity and value (> $5MM) with high risk
- Banking/Financial Services knowledge and experience is an asset
- Holding a valid PMP designation from the Project Management Institute (PMI) is an asset

Skills:
- Excellent relationship management and consulting skills which results in proven ability to quickly earn the trust of sponsors and key stakeholders, mobilize and motivate teams; set direction and approach, resolve conflict, deliver tough messages with grace, execute with limited information and ambiguity
- Expert change leadership and management skills
- Expert risk management skills
- Ability to navigate a highly matrixed organization effectively
- Good stakeholder management and influencing skills, effective at the senior executive level
- Sound business and technical acumen, with demonstrated agility in learning and ability to quickly become comfortable with unfamiliar businesses areas or of technologies
- Expert presentation, written and verbal communication skills which bring clarity and precision at executive levels
- Excellent problem-solving and critical-thinking skills to recognize and comprehend complex issues, policies, regulatory requirements and industry information affecting the business environment
- Exemplary core project management skills including multiple aspects of the PMBOK (i.e. Project Management Institute's PM Body Of Knowledge)
- Solid knowledge and expertise in the use of project management methodologies and tools (e.g. MS Project, SharePoint repositories)
 

 

 

We are dedicated to working with a wide range of IT consultants, as an example corp to corp and W-2 hourly contractors; and we offer competitive benefits for candidates applying as W-2 contractors.
 

Benefits available for W-2 contractors only:

Medical
Dental

Vision

Caremark Prescription
401(k)

W-2 Employee Assistance Program

Accident Insurance- Workers’ Compensation Insurance and Business Travel Insurance

COBRA
Healthcare Reimbursement Account Programs

Credit Union

Corporate Mortgage Program

 

 

If you or someone you know may be interested, please email me at matt.sullivan@nttdata.com or call (781) 347-5220.

 

Best Regards,

 

Matt Sullivan | Technical Recruiter | NTT DATA, Inc.| w. +(781) 347-5220 | matt.sullivan@nttdata.com | Learn more at www.nttdata.com/americas

1099 Hingham Street, Rockland, MA 02370 

 

If this message reached you out of error, I apologize for the inconvenience and welcome you to visit our website: http://americas.nttdata.com/careers/.

 

Note: Please allow me to reiterate that I contacted you either because your resume had been posted to one of the internet job sites to which we subscribe, or you had previously submitted your resume to NTT DATA. 
If you are not currently seeking employment at this time, please indicate your date of availability so that I may honor your request. Furthermore, if you know someone who is interested in this opportunity, we do offer financial incentives for successful referral placements.

If you are interested in this position, please click here.

Agile Project Manager - Atlanta, GA

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From: adam dale 
Date: Fri, Jan 17, 2014 at 9:53 AM
Subject: Agile Project Manager - Atlanta, GA
To: d.b.greenfield@gmail.com

Hi David,

I intend to reach you to know that, Are you looking for this opportunity which need to fill with our client. I would appreciate, if you share your details for this open position on following technology with your confirmation ASAP

Position: Agile Project Manager

Duration: 1 YEAR

Location: Atlanta, GA

•        Servant Leader - The Agile Project Manager must be able to gain respect from their agile team, be willing to help in any area of the team and be willing to put other's interests first in order to make the team successful.

•        Scrum/Agile Skill Master - Must possess a very strong understanding of Agile/Scrum principles and concepts and demonstrate previous application of those skills.

•        Communicative and Social - Communication within the team, throughout the organization and with executives/stakeholders is a critical quality.

•        Facilitative - The Agile Project Manager must be able to lead and demonstrate the proper Scrum Master skills to the team and reinforce the importance of the standard Scrum principles.

•        Influential - Must be able to help the team make clear decisions and enforce Scrum concepts, ensuring that they are adhered to.

•        Situationally Aware - When issues arise, the  Agile Project Manager must be able to detect the issue, evaluate, facilitate the resolution and escalate to management when there is an impasse.

•        Enthusiastic - Must be positive, encouraging and provide infectious energy to the team.

•        Continuous Improvement - Must first realize that mistakes will be made, but will identify those mistakes and become a better Scrum Master because of it. Should continuously be evaluating new tools and techniques in order to improve oneself and the team.

•        Conflict Resolution - Addressing problems by facilitating discussions and identifying solutions.

•        Attitude of Empowerment - Must be able to lead a team to self-organization

•        Attitude of Transparency - Must grow business trust in the team by providing full disclosure and being transparent in actions, struggles and achievements of the team.

Required Skills:

•        Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Technology or relative field.

•        At least 8+ years experience in managing development projects with onsite-offshore teams.

•        CSM (Certified Scrum Master) certification, with 2+ years of on-the-job experience.

•        Very well versed with project management principles - risk management, issue management, dependency management, etc

•        Excellent verbal and written communication skills, especially high ability to communicate technical concepts to non-technical people

•        Possess positive and professional communication skills with all levels of stakeholders and management

•        Dependable, organized, and highly motivated with ability to multi-task

•        Technically aware to be able to work with developers & Testers directly.....( Java and Tibco exposure would be PLUS )

Thanks & Regards

Adam DaleNICInfo Tek
p: +1 813.319.5864 | f: +1 813.464.8028| 

e: adam@nicinfotek.com| w: www.nicinfotek.com

Agile Coach, Hartford, CT - contract 14 months

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From: Anika Sharma 
Date: Thu, Jan 16, 2014 at 3:46 PM
Subject: Excellent Job Opportunity|Agile Coach|Hartford,CT|14 months
To: d.b.greenfield@gmail.com

Hello,
My name is Anika and I represent US Tech Solutions. US Tech Solutions is a global staff augmentation firm providing a wide-range of talent on-demand and total workforce solutions. To know more about US Tech Solutions, please visit our website www.ustechsolutions.com.

We are constantly on the lookout for professionals to fulfill the staffing needs of our clients, and we currently have a job opening that may interest you. Below is a summary of the position.
If you are interested in the opportunity listed below, please forward your updated resume along with current contact information, or perhaps you can recommend someone who would be interested in this position. 

Job Title: Agile Coach
Location: Hartford, CT
Duration: 14 months

Job Details:
“Experienced Agile Coaches will provide coaching and assist in establishing an Agile development environment for to-be-determined projects.
Coaches will raise awareness on how Agile can benefit a delivery team’s requirements challenges and improve speed to market.”
Requirements:•
Scrum Master Certified by Agile Alliance
• 5 years working with SDLC• 5 years working with Agile Methodology
• Particular experience with Scrum technique. Other Agile techniques a plus
• Understanding of Leffingwell’s “Scaled Agile Framework” a significant plus
.• Experience with application of Agile in complex and highly integrated application environments
• Experience with Test Driven Development and Continuous Integration.

Agile Coach roles/responsibilities:
• Motivate, consult and educate team members on Agile leading practices
• Maintain control of process vs. developing the content of the work
• Provide one-on-one support to specific Agile roles
• Enable a development team to implement techniques learned through training
• Assist teams and team leaders with solving issues, risks and blockers
• Facilitate a self-organizing team 

Thanks And Regards,

Anika Sharma
Technical Recruiter

US Tech Solutions Inc.(An ISO 9001:2000 Certified Organization)
101 Hudson Street, Suite # 3715,
Jersey City, NJ - 07302
Tel:  (201) 524 9600 Ext 286
Fax:  (201) 524 9601
URL: www.ustechsolutions.com

Senior Iteration Manager - San Francisco, CA -6 month Contract

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From: Yogesh kapadne 
Date: Thu, Jan 16, 2014 at 2:18 PM
Subject: Requirement for Senior - Iteration Manager with our client in San Francisco, CA
To: d.b.greenfield@gmail.com


Hello,           
My name is Yogesh Kapadne and I'm a recruiter at Intelliswift, a global staffing and IT consulting company. We are constantly on the lookout for professionals to fulfill the staffing needs of our clients and we currently have a job opening that may interest you. Below is a summary of the position.
 
Title: Senior - Iteration Manager 
Location: San Francisco, CA
Duration: 6 Months Contract 
 
JOB DESCRIPTION:  

• Provides coaching on Agile values and practices while emphasizing continuous improvement
• Enables individual project teams to share their learning with the organization
• Encourages collaboration and proactively seeks opportunities to improve collaboration
• Tracks and ensures visibility of historical team metrics and progress of the iteration and release
• Emphasizes the need for incremental releases, iterative work and prioritization by value and risk
• Assists with internal and external communication by transparently radiating information, especially relative to historical team metrics, progress towards iteration and release goals, and team capacity
• Partners with project leads to ensure the team is producing a solution that meets established standards, procedures and practices
• Collaborates with project leads to aggressively address issues, risks and mitigation plans
• Instills a sense of urgency reflecting the goals for the current iteration, upcoming release, and project vision, while passionately emphasizing the importance of meeting these goals
• Optimizes, increases and sustains throughput; ensuring prioritization of work by value and risk
• Is collaborative in driving decisions and team behavior, guarding against making decisions and assignments for the team and instead creates and environment where teams have the context needed to make the best decision
• Ensures iteration-based meetings are effectively facilitated, the outcomes are achieved and their cadence is maintained
• Assists team with making appropriate commitments through story selection, sizing and tasking
• Proactively identifies and removes blockers, limits work in progress and prevents distractions
• Facilitates frequent retrospectives, sharing metrics to identify and implement improvements
• Identifies, creates and defends opportunities for expediting feedback throughout the iteration
• Participates proactively in developing and maintaining team standards, tools, and best practices

 Qualifications

• Must have 6+ years IT experience
• Must have 1+ years of hands-on ScrumMaster experience utilizing Agile delivery framework
• Hands-on experience in the proactive, passionate improvement of software development process and practices to optimize business value delivery
• Preferred to be a Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) or equivalent
• Preferred to have experience with distributed development teams which span multiple geographies, time zones and cultures
• Preferred to have direct experience in a Web, Java, XML, RDBMS development environment
• Must have experience overseeing project teams with at least 10 team members
• Must have exceptional written and verbal communication and time management skills
• Must be self-motivated, organized, self-confident and self-directing with a proven ability to identify priorities and mobilize initiatives in an orderly fashion to achieve desired results with minimal supervision
• Must be effective and efficient in identifying and proposing creative, innovative solutions to complex, time-critical challenges
• Must possess excellent situational awareness and an ability to remain calm under pressure and be cognizant of how you are perceived
• Must have hands-on experience and a thorough understanding of agile soft

If you believe you're qualified for this position and are currently in the job market or interested in making a change, please give me a call as soon as possible at 510 870 8511. 
Thanks & Regards,
Yogesh Kapadne
Intelliswift Software, Inc.
2201 Walnut Avenue
Fremont, CA – 94538
Phone: 510 870 8511
Fax : 510 456 9656
Email: yogesh.kapadne@intelliswift.com
www.intelliswift.com
 

SharePoint Business Analyst Kentucky

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From: "Matt Sullivan" matt.sullivan@nttdata.com
Date: Jan 16, 2014 11:35 AM
Subject: Seeking a Business Analyst w/ SharePoint for Covington, KY - Phone Hire - Interested/Know Anyone?
Cc:

My name is Matt Sullivan and I am a member of the Strategic Staffing Division at NTT DATA Inc., the sixth largest global IT integrator.  We have more than 60,000 employees worldwide, and we are owned by Nippon Telegraph and Telephone, the largest telecommunications company in the world.

I am currently seeking a Business Analyst w/ SharePoint to join our team in Covington, KY.  The job description can be found below for your review.  Please note that your resume will not be submitted to the client until we have discussed your background.


Title: Business Analyst w/ SharePoint
Location: Covington, KY
Contract: 6 months

Please note, this role is N/A to C2C or 1099 contractors.

Client is willing to consider non-local applicants and will conduct interviews over the phone.

Summary:
The systems analyst supports systems/business customers and performs technical/functional system analysis. Leads effective change management through planning and managing small sized projects, assists the application and engineering teams with requirements, design, testing, and documentation to implement document and content management solutions.

Primary Responsibilities:
- Collaborates closely with the customers and application teams on technology strategies, requirements, design, and testing to implement the delivery of technology services
- Act as a primary liaison for business customers and systems groups to support requirements understanding, resolve various project and technology issues throughout project life cycle.
- Produce concise system requirements, functional specifications, use case documents and functional solutions to achieve project goals
- Create and maintain technical documentation throughout project life cycle.
- Create and manage detailed project plans for small implementations; manage scope, track changes, decisions and issues during the project.
- Provide estimates for analysis work, establish milestones and schedules.
- Assist and support QA and User acceptance testing (UAT) planning and execution.

Skills and Knowledge:
- Knowledge of MS SharePoint - Must Have
- Data analysis skills (data mapping, data modeling, data feeds).
- Skills in MS Word, Process flow, Spreadsheet and Presentation software.
- Working knowledge of object-oriented applications and design (.NET, Java).
- Full project and software development life cycle (Waterfall, Agile) methodologies.
- Solid understanding of analysis, development, QA, and project management roles.
- Familiar with migrating data and upgrading server applications, databases and repositories.
- Build and maintain relationships with systems, repository service and customers.



We are dedicated to working with a wide range of IT consultants, as an example corp to corp and W-2 hourly contractors; and we offer competitive benefits for candidates applying as W-2 contractors.

Benefits available for W-2 contractors only:
Medical
Dental
Vision
Caremark Prescription
401(k)
W-2 Employee Assistance Program
Accident Insurance- Workers’ Compensation Insurance and Business Travel Insurance
COBRA
Healthcare Reimbursement Account Programs
Credit Union
Corporate Mortgage Program


If you or someone you know may be interested, please email me at matt.sullivan@nttdata.com or call (781) 347-5220.

Best Regards,

Matt Sullivan | Technical Recruiter | NTT DATA, Inc.| w. +(781) 347-5220 | matt.sullivan@nttdata.com | Learn more at www.nttdata.com/americas

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Trading Administrator – Temp to Hire - Chicago

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From: Zach Stierhoff 
Date: Wed, Jan 15, 2014 at 11:33 AM
Subject: Trading Administrator - Temp-to-Hire // Chicago
To: d.b.greenfield@gmail.com

Hello,

My firm has a copy of your resume on file. Would this temp-to-hire role interest you or someone from your professional network? If you are interested in this opening yourself, please email me a copy of your resume, as the resume we have on file might be outdated.

Title: Trading Administrator – Temp to Hire (0485-002-811)
Location: Chicago, IL
Dates: Start ASAP
Compensation: Depends on experience

Summary/Responsibilities:
Work with all parties involved to ensure timely and accurate settlement of all trades
Work with trading desk to ensure that the cash is in line for all accounts managed
Reconcile trades to broker confirmations at the end of the day for our Japanese clients and send reconciled trade report to client daily
Work with Portfolio Management team to ensure that all applicable Proxies are voted
Assist in the preparation of monthly and quarterly reports for distribution to clients and or their trustees
Track and resolve all trade errors

Requirements:
BA in business or related field
Minimum 1-3 yrs. experience in securities settlement
Strong attention to detail
Strong computers skills in MS Excel and Word
Global settlement experience, a plus
Knowledge of derivatives transactions, a plus
Knowledge of Omgeo CTM and Advent Moxy / Axys, or similar systems, a plus

                                                               

Any networking assistance that you can provide would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you,

Zach Stierhoff

BCI - Financial Services Recruiting

10 S. Wacker Dr., Suite 1250

Chicago, IL 60606

312-460-8111 x102

Zach@brokerageconsultants.com

www.brokerageconsultants.com

Contract - MS Access / VBA Developer

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From: Satish Babu 
Date: Wed, Jan 15, 2014 at 9:20 AM
Subject: Direct Client Requriment // MS Access / VBA Developer // Riverwoods, IL // 10 Months Contract ----- Job ID: 11993
To: d.b.greenfield@gmail.com

Hello,
My name is Satish and I represent US Tech Solutions. US Tech Solutions is a global staff augmentation firm providing a wide-range of talent on-demand and total workforce solutions. To know more about US Tech Solutions, please visit our website www.ustechsolutions.com.

We are constantly on the lookout for professionals to fulfill the staffing needs of our clients, and we currently have a job opening that may interest you. Below is a summary of the position. 
If you are interested in the opportunity listed below, please forward your updated resume along with current contact information, or perhaps you can recommend someone who would be interested in this position. 

Title: MS Access / VBA Developer
Location: Riverwoods, IL
Duration: 10 Months Contract
Job ID: 11993

Job Description:
The role will support the database and reporting functions of the Compliance Analytics team. 

Responsibilities include but not limited to: Build and maintain Microsoft Access 2010 databases. Design and develop user interface screens to allow data entry and reporting in a multi-user environment. 
Automate data import and export between Access and Excel. 
Automate data transfer between Access and databases including Oracle, SQL Server, and Teradata. 
Develop mail merge application using Access and Word. 
Automate routine reports using Excel, and provide needed data and assistance on various projects. 
Data flow and process flow documentation using Visio. 

Skills required: 
At least three years experience in Microsoft Access database and user interface development. 
Must have more than one yea experience with Microsoft Access 2010. 
Strong knowledge in relational database design and development. 
Highly proficient with Microsoft Excel and VBA for reporting. 
Good communication skills. Previous Client financial service industry experience is a plus.

Thank you very much for your time. 
Satish Babu
USTECH Solutions, Inc.
10 Exchange Place; Suite 1820
Jersey City NJ 07302
Email: satish.babu@ustechsolutions.com
Phone: (201) 524-9600 Ext.101
www.ustechsolutions.com