Fionn Whelan
About Fionn Whelan
Fionn Whelan is a Financial Engineer currently working as an MxML Developer at an investment bank in London since 2019. He has extensive experience in financial technology, having previously worked at First Derivatives and Murex, and holds a Bachelor of Arts in Business and Economics from Trinity College Dublin.
Work at Investment Bank, London
Fionn Whelan has been working at an Investment Bank in London as an MxML Developer since 2019. In this role, he develops pre-trade rules and is involved in various aspects of XSL, XSLTREE, XMLF, and SQL DataDictionary development. He manages Datamart feeders and extractions, providing L3 support for MxML/Back-Office, which includes contract, event, exchange, and deliverable workflows. Whelan acts as the senior MxML developer on site for integration issue escalation, ensuring efficient operations within the bank's systems.
Current Role at First Derivatives
Fionn Whelan has been employed at First Derivatives as a Financial Engineer since 2016. His responsibilities include contributing to workflow development and new product development/transformation across various bank projects. He engages in shell scripting processes and ensures regulatory compliance with SFTR and MiFID. Whelan also handles confirmations through paper, SWIFT, and affirmations, and is responsible for UDF configuration and development.
Education and Expertise
Fionn Whelan studied at Trinity College Dublin, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Business and Economics from 2012 to 2016. He also attended Université catholique de Louvain in 2015, focusing on Business/Managerial Economics for 11 months. Prior to that, he completed his education at Belvedere College from 2006 to 2012. His academic background provides a strong foundation for his expertise in financial engineering and development.
Previous Experience in Financial Engineering
Before his current roles, Fionn Whelan worked at Murex as part of the Embedment Programme - Interfaces for three months in 2019 in the Paris Area, France. He also served as a Murex Developer at an Investment Bank in London from 2018 to 2019 for five months. These positions contributed to his skills in financial systems and development, enhancing his capabilities as a financial engineer.