Gillian Kelly
About Gillian Kelly
Gillian Kelly is a Murex Front Office/Risk Functional Developer and Business Analyst at First Derivatives in New York, where she has worked since 2020. She has extensive experience in the finance sector, having held various roles at First Derivatives and RBS, and specializes in risk management and Murex system customization.
Current Role at First Derivatives
Gillian Kelly serves as a Murex Front Office/Risk Functional Developer and Business Analyst at First Derivatives since 2020. In this role, she specializes in building and customizing the Murex Limits Control (MLC) to meet specific user needs within the risk management domain. She focuses on creating specific risks with relevant groups and formulas to ensure that only certain trades impact the relevant limits. Gillian works in an agile environment, delivering functionality requirements for each sprint in the Murex implementation project. Her daily tasks involve utilizing Unix and SQL for building and testing purposes.
Previous Experience at First Derivatives
Before her current position, Gillian Kelly held several roles at First Derivatives. She worked as a Murex QA Engineer for eight months in 2018 in New York, where she contributed to quality assurance processes. Following this, she served as a Murex Consultant for five months in Paris from 2018 to 2019. She also worked as a Murex Support Analyst for 11 months in New York from 2019 to 2020. These roles provided her with extensive experience in Murex systems and support.
Experience at RBS
Gillian Kelly has held multiple positions at RBS, contributing to her expertise in the financial technology sector. She began as a Business Analyst Trainee from 2015 to 2016 in Gogarburn, Edinburgh, and later worked as a QA Engineer for three months in 2016. In 2017, she served as an Application Support Analyst and a Calypso Business Analyst for three months each in Edinburgh. Additionally, she was involved in digital transformation projects during her time at RBS.
Educational Background
Gillian Kelly completed her Bachelor's Degree in Economics with Finance at Queen's University Belfast from 2012 to 2015. Prior to this, she attended Sacred Heart Grammar School in Newry, where she achieved her secondary school education from 2005 to 2012. In 2014, she studied Mandarin, Management, and Tourism at Shandong University for 11 months, further enhancing her educational qualifications.
Skills and Specializations
Gillian Kelly possesses specialized skills in Murex systems, particularly in risk management and limits control. She utilizes Unix and SQL on a daily basis for her development and testing tasks. Her expertise includes working in agile environments and delivering functionality requirements for Murex implementation projects. She focuses on ensuring that specific trades impact relevant limits, demonstrating her proficiency in risk analysis and management.