Business Analyst - Finance & Strategy
Banque Pictet & Cie SA
Pictet Trading & Sales (PTS) provides direct access to global markets, offering bespoke trading solutions across a wide range of asset classes. Our team comprises sales traders, IT specialists, strategists, and quantitative analysts, all supported by comprehensive risk and control functions and the latest technology.
PTS is seeking a Business Analyst to join its Finance & Strategy team. In this role, you will be at the heart of PTS’s activities, engaging with all aspects of the trading floor operations. You will also develop and maintain close relationships with professionals working on the trading floor.
- Proactively challenging existing business practices by developing and maintaining end-user computing tools or applications (e.g. user interfaces, middle and front office tools, allocation tools, reporting interfaces) and collaborating closely with the business.
- Developing and maintaining databases in SQL.
- Compiling and maintaining insightful reporting and analysis proactively.
- Compiling reports and enhancing existing tools and reporting procedures.
- Participating in cross-departmental business or reporting analysis as needed.
- Responding to ad hoc business requests.
- Managing and improving daily publications and reporting processes.
- Developing and maintaining reconciliation processes.
- Proven experience of 3 to 5 years in business analysis, or a related role within the banking industry.
- Bachelor’s and/or Master’s degree in Finance, Quantitative Economics, Engineering, or Computer Science (with a strong interest in finance).
- Excellent command of Python, Excel, VBA, and SQL; knowledge of JavaScript is a plus.
- Ability to work independently without supervision, demonstrating entrepreneurial flair.
- Strong analytical skills with a solution-oriented mindset.
- Able to perform effectively under stress.
- Fluent in English and French.
- Swiss resident or willingness to relocate.
As the chosen candidate you will show energy and enthusiasm in your work, be eager to learn, demonstrate a keen interest in finance and trading, and contribute by making use of the new approaches and technologies that you have learnt about in your studies.
We will not accept any CVs via agencies
Start date: January 2025
REF: BA/SAS/GR
Pictet is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to creating a diverse environment. We respect all individuals and seek their inclusion in the workplace.
Banque Pictet & Cie SA
Geneva
