Business Analyst - Equity, Front Office
About the job
- Hold a Bac+5 qualification, specifically an engineering-school degree or a Master's degree in computer science.
- Have 1 to 3 years of experience, including work-study experience.
- Understand capital markets and be able to connect business needs with information technology.
- Know several asset classes and have a solid foundation in financial products.
- Be comfortable writing functional specifications and understand interactions between applications and information systems.
- Have mandatory knowledge of SQL.
- Be able to work professionally in spoken and written English.
- Gather and analyze the needs of Front Office users.
- Write business requirements and functional specifications.
- Participate in solution design with information technology teams.
- Understand and challenge issues related to the life cycle of products and trades.
- Prepare test plans and test data, then perform functional and integration acceptance testing.
- Analyze incidents and support users.
- Participate in production monitoring and enhancements of the SOPHIS software package.
- Interact with the different teams across the Front-to-Back-to-Risk chain.
- Knowledge of Equity and equity derivatives.
- Knowledge of SOPHIS.
About the company
Meritis est un cabinet de conseil spécialisé dans la transformation numérique. Il réunit environ 600 consultants qui accompagnent les entreprises tout au long de la chaîne de valeur, du cadrage des projets au pilotage et au développement applicatif. Ses domaines d’expertise couvrent l’Architecture des systèmes d’information, le Cloud, la Data, le software engineering, la finance et la cybersécurité. Leurs agences se trouvent à Paris, Sophia Antipolis, Aix-en-Provence, Montpellier, Nantes et ils interviennent aussi à Rennes, Bordeaux et Lille. L’objectif est de donner un temps d’avance aux clients en connectant les meilleurs talents à leur transformation digitale. Meritis se distingue par son accompagnement personnalisé, des parcours de carrière et des formations adaptés, ainsi qu’une culture d’exigence, d’humilité, de bienveillance et de proximité, qui lui a valu plusieurs distinctions Great Place To Work.
Company Size
501-1,000
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
Paris, France
Founded
2007
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Meritis reported 900-plus employees and 142 open roles in September 2026.
- June 2025 Neofin expanded direct access to bank risk, ESG, and compliance budgets.
- London gives Meritis a credible European footprint for cross-border financial-services contracts.
What critics are saying
- Neofin and Navigacom integration can distract leaders and erode margins through 2027.
- Meritis depends on finance clients like BNP Paribas and NatWest for premium work.
- Consulting is replaceable; Capgemini and Accenture can outbid Meritis on enterprise accounts.
What makes Meritis unique
- June 2025 Neofin added London, risk, compliance, and sustainable finance expertise.
- Meritis covers strategy, pilotage, and delivery across IT and financial-business teams.
- The group now spans Paris, Sophia Antipolis, Montpellier, Nantes, Porto, and Lisbon.
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Meritis has acquired Neofin Advisory, a consultancy specializing in risk management, financial regulation, and sustainable finance. This strategic move follows the acquisition of Navigacom in November 2024 and marks a significant step for Meritis, enhancing its expertise in the financial sector and accelerating its international growth with a new office in London. This acquisition strengthens Meritis' position in key markets and supports its global expansion strategy.