Jacob Raju
About Jacob Raju
Jacob Raju is a Business Analyst with extensive experience in financial software support, currently working at First Derivatives in Johannesburg. He has held various roles in the IT sector, including positions at PwC and HCL Technologies, and has a strong educational background in Management and Information Technology.
Work at FD Technologies
Jacob Raju has been employed at First Derivatives since 2016, serving as a Business Analyst for eight years at the client site in Johannesburg. In this role, he is responsible for running daily jobs on Control-M to ensure the timely generation of client reports and reconciliation using Sophis, a software for equities and derivatives trading and risk management. His responsibilities include tracking outgoing payments, analyzing reconciliation issues, and managing change requests in collaboration with internal IT teams and vendors.
Previous Experience
Prior to his current role, Jacob Raju held various positions that contributed to his expertise in business analysis and IT. He worked at Allstate Northern Ireland as a Supply Chain/Test Data Analyst during a three-month master's placement in 2015. He also served as an IT Business Analyst at PwC for three months in 2015 and at Quicklet Property Management for one year from 2014 to 2015. Additionally, he worked as a Software Engineer/IT Consultant at First Derivatives for seven months in 2016 and as a Telesales Agent at HCL Technologies from 2005 to 2006.
Education and Expertise
Jacob Raju holds a Master's Degree in Management from Ulster University, which he completed from 2013 to 2015. He also earned a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science from the University of Bradford from 2010 to 2013. Earlier, he studied Information Technology at Southwest College Dungannon, obtaining an Associate's Degree from 2008 to 2010. His foundational education includes a high school diploma from Integrated College Dungannon, completed from 2004 to 2008.
Technical Skills and Responsibilities
In his role as a Business Analyst, Jacob Raju engages with various teams, including Quants, development, and infrastructure, to address queries and provide necessary information. He is responsible for collecting user and business requirements to support development and enhancements within Sophis. His duties also involve documenting internal issues and procedures, creating user guides for training, and performing routine regulatory reporting tasks alongside ad-hoc projects.