Job Description:
Job Title- Principal Systems Analyst
The Role
The FFIO Technology team is looking for a highly skilled Systems Analyst to support and enhance strategic Alternative Investments technology platforms and business processes. This role will partner closely 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.
The ideal candidate will bring strong domain expertise in Alternative Investments & related instruments, proven systems analysis experience, and hands-on experience in SS&C Geneva and Geneva World Investor (GWI). This role requires exceptional analytical thinking, stakeholder management, and the ability to bridge business and technology teams to deliver high-quality solutions.
The Purpose of This Role
As a Systems Analyst, you are required to quickly gain understanding of the FFIO Alternative investments Accounting & Data Strategy – specifically the intersection of Reference, Accounting, Pricing and Trade data. As a systems analyst in the team, you will be expected to quickly gain understanding of all the components of our applications and will work with the team to deliver outstanding customer experience solutions.
The ideal candidate should show ease at making personal connections, be confident in leading and constructively challenging with a dedicated approach to solving problems and overcoming obstacles.
This role requires knowing the scrum/kanban principles and being a strong communicator and influencer. The ideal candidate should step up to be a database developer in lean analysis phases.
The Skills that are Key to this role
- 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.
The Value You Deliver
- 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 & 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.
How Your Work Impacts the Organization
Fidelity Fund & Investment Operations (FFIO) provides accounting and investment management support services for Fidelity mutual funds and other retail and institutional investment products. These services include calculating and distributing NAVs, distribution rates and yields for a wide variety of investment products, preparing fund financial statements, dividend estimates and tax returns, monitoring delivery of fund trades to custodian banks, processing corporate actions, collecting securities income on behalf of the funds, reconciling, reporting and moving money in support of fund shareholder transactions, and managing fund liquidity.
The Expertise We’re Looking For
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science Engineering/ Information Technology, Information Systems
- 6+ years of Financial IT industry experience
- Strong team player that thrives in a collaborative environment
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Quick learner and a great team player
- Experience in the financial services industry, preferably in the Mutual Fund environment, is a plus.
The Team
Fidelity Fund Investment Operations (FFIO) provides accounting and investment management support services for Fidelity mutual funds and other retail and institutional investment products. These services include calculating and distributing NAVs, holdings, distribution rates and yields for a wide variety of investment products; preparing fund financial statements, dividend estimates and tax returns; monitoring delivery of fund trades to custodian banks; processing corporate actions; collecting securities income on behalf of the funds; reconciling, reporting and moving money in support of fund shareholder transactions; and managing fund liquidity.
Company Overview
At Fidelity, we are passionate about making our financial expertise broadly accessible and effective in helping people live the lives they want! We are a privately held company that places a high degree of value in creating and nurturing a work environment that attracts the best talent and reflects our commitment to our associates. We are proud of our diverse and inclusive workplace where we respect and value our associates for their unique perspectives and experiences. For information about working at Fidelity, visit FidelityCareers.com. Fidelity Investments is an equal opportunity employer.
Location: Bangalore
Shift timings: 11:00 pm - 8:00pm