Middle office Business Analyst - Fund Accounting

HIRING: Middle Office Business Analyst – Fund Accounting

Location: New York, NY

Employment Type: W2 Only

No C2C / No 1099

We are looking for an experienced Middle Office Business Analyst – Fund Accounting to support technology initiatives across Middle Office and Controllers functions.

This is a highly specialized role for professionals with strong experience in fund accounting, investment accounting, reconciliation, cash management, business analysis, and technology delivery.

• Key Responsibilities
• Gather, analyze, and document business and functional requirements.
• Lead requirements through the full lifecycle — development, testing, implementation, and ongoing support.
• Translate business requirements into clear functional specifications for development teams.
• Work with FIS VPM Fund Accounting and enterprise data warehouse environments.
• Use SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) for data analysis, mapping, and requirements validation.
• Partner with Operations, Middle Office, Controllers, technology teams, and application vendors.
• Develop test cases and participate in QA/UAT testing.
• Create end-user training materials and conduct user training.
• Manage project plans, risks, issues, timelines, and implementation activities.
• Analyze Middle Office platform processes and identify opportunities for optimization.
• Support SLA and key-metric management.
• Serve as a functional/technical SME and escalation point for application support.

Required Experience

8+ years of full-cycle Business Analysis / SDLC experience

Strong experience with Middle Office & Controllers functions

Strong understanding of Fund Accounting / Investment Accounting

Experience with reconciliation and cash management

Experience with a leading Fund Accounting platform

⭐ FIS VPM strongly preferred

Experience with Data Warehouses / Business Intelligence platforms

Strong SQL / SQL Server experience

Experience with Macros

⭐ Python experience preferred

Knowledge of Bank Loans, Bonds, Derivatives and other credit instruments

Experience with business requirements, functional specifications, user stories and use cases

Strong stakeholder management and communication skills

Education

• An advanced degree from a top university is strongly preferred.

Ideal Candidate:

We are particularly interested in candidates who have worked in:

Investment Management | Asset Management | Fund Accounting | Middle Office | Controllers | Credit Technology | Financial Technology

Candidates should be comfortable working in a fast-paced, high-intensity environment and managing multiple technology initiatives from requirements through implementation.

Employment Requirement

This position is W2 ONLY.

No C2C

No Corp-to-Corp

No 1099

No third-party submissions

Candidates must be available to work as a W2 employee.

Location: New York, NY

Interested? Please Apply to secure an interview.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $750.00 - $850.00 per day

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Vision insurance

Application Question(s):

• Candidate should be experienced in Private equity and bonds, hedge funds, Private credit market...its mandatory.

Experience:

• in middle office, financial operations, or a similar role: 10 years (Required)

Language:

• Fluent English (Required)

Ability to Commute:

• New York, NY 10003 (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• New York, NY 10003: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person