Principal Systems Analyst - Geneva

The FFIO Technology team is looking for a highly skilled Systems Analyst to support and enhance strategic Alternative Investments technology platforms and business processes. The role partners with business stakeholders, operations teams, product owners, and engineering teams to define requirements, analyze complex workflows, and deliver scalable technology solutions supporting investment accounting, reconciliation, reporting, and operational processing. Shift timings: 11:00 pm - 8:00 pm.

Responsibilities

Drive process improvements, automation opportunities, and operational efficiencies across the Alternative Investments ecosystem; Act as a subject matter expert for Alternative Investments accounting and operational workflows; Partner with business stakeholders and product owners to understand operational challenges and define effective technology solutions; Translate business requirements into detailed functional and technical specifications and actionable delivery plans; Ensure business requirements are clearly understood and implemented accurately by engineering teams; Analyze system behavior, data quality issues, and reconciliation breaks to identify root causes and drive resolution; Facilitate collaboration across business, operations, vendor, and technology teams; Support testing activities including requirement validation, user acceptance testing, and production readiness; Reduce delivery risk through thorough analysis, proactive issue identification, and effective stakeholder engagement; Help ensure solutions are scalable, maintainable, and aligned with strategic platform objectives

Requirements

Minimum 10 years experience as System Analyst, of which at least 3 years hands-on with SS&C Geneva and Geneva World Investor (GWI); Strong understanding of Alternative Investments operations and accounting, including new fund onboarding, accounting workflows, bookkeeping, reconciliations, cash and position management, trade lifecycle events, valuations, and reporting; Experience supporting Alternative Investment products such as Hedge Funds, Private Equity, Private Credit, Real Estate, or Fund of Funds; Proven ability to gather, analyze, document, and validate business and system requirements for complex enterprise applications; Experience creating functional specifications, technical specifications, process flows, use cases, user stories, and acceptance criteria; Strong SQL skills with the ability to perform ad hoc analysis, data validation, reconciliation support, and root cause investigations; Strong understanding of relational databases, data models, and data lineage concepts; Experience working with accounting, operational, and reference data across multiple upstream and downstream systems; Experience in analyzing and supporting integrations involving APIs, file-based interfaces, and enterprise data platforms; Familiarity with cloud-native platforms, AWS, and modern application architectures; Experience working in Agile delivery environments using Jira, Confluence, and related collaboration tools; Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with both business and technical stakeholders; Strong stakeholder management skills and experience working in globally distributed teams; Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced and highly collaborative environment; Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Finance, Accounting, or a related discipline; Knowledge of scrum/kanban principles; Strong communicator and influencer

Nice to have

Experience in the financial services industry, preferably in the Mutual Fund environment