Business Analyst Front Office - Equity
About the job
- The candidate must hold a Bac+5 qualification from an engineering school or a Master's in computer science.
- The candidate must have 1 to 3 years of experience, including apprenticeship experience, in a varied background such as Business Analyst/MOA, Front Office support, or development transitioning toward a functional role.
- The candidate must understand market finance and be able to connect business and IT.
- The candidate must know several asset classes and have a solid foundation in financial products.
- The candidate must be comfortable writing functional specifications and understand interactions between applications and information systems.
- Knowledge of SQL is mandatory.
- Professional spoken and written English is essential.
- Gather and analyze Front Office users' needs.
- Write business requirements and functional specifications.
- Participate in designing solutions with IT teams.
- Understand and challenge issues related to product and trade lifecycles.
- Prepare test plans and test cases, then carry out functional and integration acceptance testing.
- Analyze incidents and support users.
- Participate in production monitoring and enhancements to the SOPHIS software package.
- Interact with teams across the Front-to-Back-to-Risk chain.
- Knowledge of Equity and equity derivatives is desirable.
- Knowledge of SOPHIS is a plus.
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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