Rudolf K. - Business Analyst

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Dreieich, Germany

Experience

Jan 2023 - Present

2 years 8 months

Dreieich, Germany

Business Analyst

Kreis Consulting

Projects including Helaba, LBBW, KS Edelmetalle, DWS.
Regulatory Reporting:
Upload, download and analysis of data sets for EMIR, MiFIR, SFTR and MMSR with deltaconX and Abacus TR.
Documentation of daily reports.
Configuration of a new software application for daily reporting.
Derivatives:
Analysis of new instruments in the capital market.
Market Data Implementation:
Analysis for implementing market data for gold and silver pricing for the online shop.
Pairing and Matching in EMIR:
Adjustment of existing criteria.
Coordination with counterparties on pairing and matching differences.

Mar 2021 - Dec 2022

1 year 10 months

Business Analyst

Societe Generale Securities Services

Implementation of requirements under CSDR (SDR) with SimCorp Dimension:
Analysis of requirements under CSDR (SDR).
Requirements gathering with the involved business departments.
Creation of business and IT specifications to meet regulatory and functional requirements.
Creation of business and IT specifications for implementing new Swift data sets.
Support in project management and planning.
Daily EMIR reporting to the DTCC trade repository:
Training of SGSS Paris staff.
Creation of data sets for collateral, transactions, positions and valuations for ETDs and OTCs.
Upload and download of data sets via the DTCC web portal.
Handling NACK processing and maintaining the audit trail of NACK data.
Preliminary analysis of EMIR Refit:
Analysis of new requirements from EMIR Refit.

Oct 2015 - Feb 2021

5 years 5 months

Dreieich, Germany

Business Analyst / Application Tester

Kreis Consulting

Projects including Apo-Bank, SGSS, Deutsche Börse, Union Investment.
Implementation of Avaloq Banking Suite for custodian functions:
Analysis of business department requirements on master data for investment fund setup.
Revision of existing test cases for various custodian functionalities.
Execution of test cases and error analysis, in collaboration with business departments.
Implementation of a new EMIR reporting module in SimCorp Dimension:
Analysis of different data sets based on instrument types from the DTCC trade repository.
Creation of business and IT specifications to cover regulatory and functional requirements related to new module features.
Creation of various data set descriptions.
Coordination with internal audit and preparation of required documents, including business processes and job descriptions to meet requirements.
Support for management on BaFin requirements.
Daily EMIR reporting to the DTCC trade repository:
Creation of data sets for collateral, transactions, positions and valuations for ETDs and OTCs.
Upload and download of data sets via the DTCC web portal.
Handling NACK processing and maintaining the audit trail of NACK data.
Completeness check of trades against reported trades.
Calculation of KPI metrics for daily reporting quality (ACK/NACK ratio) and report creation for clients on their outsourcing controls.
Implementation of business processes between Aladdin and a new middleware:
Analysis of new middleware functionality (e.g. EMIR reporting, securities lending).
Creation of test strategies for status flows (order, transaction) and test cases.
Execution of test cases and error analysis, in collaboration with business departments.
Implementation of MiFID II / MiFIR requirements:
Creation of functional documentation for new audit trail requirements.
Creation of process and interface documentation for transmitting trading data of exchange participants.
Creation of a requirements catalog for a new Order Execution Management System:
Requirements gathering for a new Order Execution Management System for equities, fixed income, FX, derivatives and securities lending.
Moderation of workshops with traders and IT.
Documentation of workshops and coordination with involved departments.

Oct 2012 - Sep 2015

3 years

Eschborn, Germany

Business Analyst / Business Development Manager

Fimas Consulting

Projects including DWS, Deutsche Börse.
Implementation of Portware as an Order Execution Management System for equities, FX and derivatives trading:
Support in project planning and test execution organization.
Adjustment of business processes from trading to settlement considering new software.
Creation of test strategies for application modules (e.g. order flow, transaction creation, interfaces to downstream systems).
Revision of existing test cases and creation of new ones.
Execution of test cases and error analysis, in collaboration with business departments.
Release upgrade for SimCorp Dimension:
Revision of existing test cases and creation of new ones to cover new module functionalities.
Execution of test cases and error analysis, in collaboration with business departments.
Implementation of EMIR requirements for derivatives with SimCorp Dimension:
Analysis of business specifications for client reporting under EMIR.
Creation of test strategies and test cases.
Execution of test cases and error analysis, in collaboration with business departments.
Business Development for consulting in the banking sector focusing on securities:
Analysis of current topics in securities.
Analysis of upcoming regulatory requirements in securities.
Creation of presentations on implementing securities topics.
Release upgrade for the Xetra exchange system:
Creation of test strategies for new functionalities.
Revision of existing test cases and creation of new ones to cover new functionalities.
Execution of test cases and error analysis, in collaboration with business departments.

May 2001 - Sep 2012

11 years 5 months

Dreieich, Germany

Business Analyst / Application Tester

Kreis Consulting

Projects including DEKA, Dealis, Hansa Invest, DWS.
Analysis of software applications for securities business processes:
Analysis and mapping of processes from trading to settlement for equities, fixed income, derivatives, FX and securities lending.
Moderation of workshops with software providers and business departments.
Documentation of workshops and coordination with providers and business departments.
Implementation of IFRS accounting with SimCorp Dimension:
Creation of test strategies for IFRS accounting for all relevant instrument types and test cases.
Execution of test cases and error analysis, in collaboration with business departments.
Use of standard software for error tracking and management.
Use of internal databases for test case tracking and management.
Migration of investment funds to SimCorp Dimension:
Analysis and mapping of middle and back office processes (trade capture, settlement, accounting, NAV calculation).
Creation of test strategies for application modules (e.g. transactions, accounting, corporate actions, reconciliation) and test cases.
Execution of test cases and error analysis, in collaboration with business departments.
Automation of test cases.
Use of standard software for error tracking and management.
Use of internal databases for test case tracking and management.
Implementation of Diamos-F for full straight-through processing (STP):
Requirements gathering.
Application design for STP from a user perspective.
Support in project planning.
Creation of test strategies for status flows (trade capture, accounting, NAV calculation), in coordination with business departments.
System integration and support of SimCorp Dimension for full STP:
Mapping business processes in fund management from order placement to settlement, accounting and NAV calculation.
Planning regression, module, integration, performance and user tests.
Creation of test strategies for complete fund management processes for all asset classes (e.g. equities, fixed income, FX, derivatives) and fund types (e.g. multi-class funds, fund of funds) and test cases.
Execution of test cases and error analysis, in collaboration with business departments.
Automation of test cases.
Use of internal databases for error tracking.
Use of internal databases for test case tracking.

Jul 2000 - Apr 2001

10 months

Germany

Board Member

Trading Places

Business concept for founding a securities trading bank:
Creation of the business plan and specifications for founding a securities trading bank.
Development of the business model including balance sheet and P&L planning.
Establishment of internal structures including HR management.
Submission of the application for a sub-bank license to the Federal Banking Supervisory Authority.
Presentation of the business model to partners and clients.
Negotiations with partners, exchanges and authorities.

Jan 2000 - Jun 2000

6 months

Germany

Business Development Manager

HF Bank Consult

Sales concept for Germany for introducing Real Tick for internet brokerage:
Creation of the business plan for the new business area “Internet Brokerage Solutions Sales”.
Establishment of the business area including internal structures.
Analysis of available day-trading software on the market.
Analysis of securities trading firms focused on day trading.
Development of marketing strategies for software introduction.
Sales of the software.
Negotiations and presentations with partners and clients.

Apr 1998 - Dec 1999

1 year 9 months

Dreieich, Germany

Business Analyst

Kreis Consulting

Projects at Commerzbank and Dresdner Bank.
Business process analysis in investment banking as part of disaster recovery:
Analysis of time-critical processes during system outages regarding trading and settlement impact.
Description of existing interfaces in securities processes (order placement, trade capture, settlement).
Description and assignment of subprocesses to software and hardware.
Description of timing, sequence and dependencies of subprocesses in securities transactions.
Mapping of trading processes (price sourcing, trading, trade capture).
Implementation of 6th KWG Amendment requirements with Samba:
Creation of specifications to meet legal requirements.
Analysis of exchange and securities transactions in trading and investment books regarding reporting requirements.
Creation of data set descriptions for exchange and securities transactions for interface to reporting software.
Support of subsidiaries in London, Sydney and Paris on business and technical aspects in migrating exchange and securities transactions.

Feb 1997 - Mar 1998

1 year 2 months

Australia

Australia Traveler

Sabbatical:
Career break for reorientation.

Dec 1995 - Jan 1997

1 year 2 months

Germany

Head of Department

Bankhaus Metzler

Head of the DTB trading department:
Management of DTB trading department.
Market making and proprietary trading in equities, options and futures.
Risk management including P&L reporting.

Apr 1995 - Nov 1995

8 months

Germany

Securities Trader

Dyna Option

Establishment of DTB and equity trading department:
Management of contacts with exchanges, trading software providers and the general clearing member.
Market making and proprietary trading in equities, options and futures.
Risk management including P&L reporting.

Apr 1990 - Mar 1995

5 years

Securities Trader

Credit Suisse First Boston

Securities trading:
Market making and proprietary trading in equities, fixed income, options, futures, warrants and OTC options.
Coordination between trading, risk management and settlement.
Training of new employees and trainees.

Oct 1985 - Mar 1990

4 years 6 months

Germany