Freelancer profile translated to English.

Description

20 years of experience in institutional trading systems — Murex, Summit, Calypso, Kondor+.

Graduated from École Centrale de Marseille (2005), I have spent two decades implementing and optimizing the most demanding trading platforms on the market, across four continents: Paris, London, São Paulo, Mexico, Utrecht, Milan, Casablanca.

What I can offer you:

Solution Architecture: design of Front-to-Back systems, integration of application components, definition of data flows

VBA/Excel/Access Development: business tools, automation, dashboards, PnL reports

SQL & Databases: querying, reconciliations, financial data extraction

Project Coordination: team leadership (up to 8 people), SIT/UAT testing campaigns, Front-Middle-Back office liaison

My typical deliverables:

— Excel/VBA accelerator tools (documented productivity gains: -75% analysis time)

— End-to-end functional specifications

— Test strategies and campaign reports

— Tracking and coverage dashboards (450 User Stories × 150 test cases)

Sectors: Investment Banking, Asset Management, Treasury, Fintech.

Available for ad-hoc missions or long-term support.

Languages

French
Native or bilingual
English
Native or bilingual
Spanish
Fluent
Portuguese
Fluent
Dutch
Conversational

Workplace preferences

Can work on-site

Paris (up to 50km)

MUREX
TEST LEAD
BANKING AND INSURANCE
February 2020 - April 2025 (5 years and 2 months)
Paris, France
Excel / VBA / Access :

VBA/Excel/Access mastery in a trading room environment and at the dedicated MUREX editor — test campaign management, reporting, and data analysis
Creation of +150 reusable test cases and coverage tools managing 450 User Stories × 150 test cases
Development of accelerator Excel tools reducing analysis time by 75%
Design of structured dashboards and progress reports for SIT/UAT campaigns
Setup of SharePoint sites with +40 structured deliverables and tracking tables
Lunalogic (2005-2006): Creation of an internal PnL report ORACLE/ACCESS/VBA/EXCEL for Natixis' FXMM desks

SQL :

Expertise SQL supporting Austrian Banks for Front & Middle Office queries
Database querying for P&L/MV/Sensitivities reconciliations
Data extraction and validation for Money Market & Asset Management test scenarios
Lunalogic: Oracle queries for feeding trading desks' PnL reports

C++
Development of a C++ calculation engine — portfolio valuations, risk calculations, and scenario simulations
Architecture inspired by institutional trading systems.
Engine supporting unified tax/product modeling and Monte Carlo simulations
Excel VBA access Python SQL
Accenture
Senior Financial Markets Consultant
September 2006 - September 2019 (13 years)
Description:
Senior consultant on institutional trading platforms (Murex, Summit, Calypso) for international banking clients. Missions carried out across 4 continents: Paris, Utrecht, São Paulo, Mexico, Milan, Casablanca, London, Helsinki.
Key missions:

RABOBANK (Utrecht): Treasury testing coordination across 3 sites (NY/Utrecht/HK), direct collaboration with FXMM & IRD traders on the trading floor, user training.
BANORTE (Mexico): BA Team Lead (5 people), delivery of end-to-end functional specifications for Money Market and Asset Management on Murex v3.1.
CALYON (Paris): Deputy Head of Summit Support (8 people), preparation of weekly Front-to-Back production releases for IRD activities.
UNICREDIT (Milan/Vienna/Prague): Reporting implementation, creation of an XLS parser reducing verification time by 75%.

Typical deliverables: Functional specifications, VBA/Excel accelerator tools, test packages (+150 reusable cases), tracking and coverage dashboards.

Relevant skills: MUREX, SQL, VBA Excel, ACCESS, SUMMIT