Senior Business Analyst / System Analyst

ZENITH INFOTEK LLC•New York, NY

1d•$50 - $60•Hybrid

About The Position

We are seeking an experienced Business Analyst / System Analyst with strong expertise in the Property & Casualty (P&C) Insurance domain, preferably with hands-on experience in MGA, MGU, or insurance carrier environments. The role supports finance, reporting, and insurance operations through business and systems analysis, data mapping, analytics transformation, testing, and delivery coordination. The position is based in New York City and requires working from the client office two days per week; the hybrid arrangement is mandatory and non-negotiable.

Requirements

10+ years of experience in Business Analysis, Systems Analysis, Insurance Consulting, or Financial Services Consulting.
Strong experience in the Property & Casualty (P&C) Insurance domain.
Hands-on experience in data mapping, source-to-target mapping, and data transformation requirements.
Strong understanding of insurance processes, including premiums, claims, reserving, and financial reporting.
Experience in BI, reporting, data, or analytics transformation projects.
Experience in requirements gathering, functional documentation, stakeholder management, and UAT.
Excellent communication, presentation, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills.
Must be comfortable working from the client office two days per week.

Nice To Haves

Experience working with MGA, MGU, or insurance carrier environments.
Knowledge of SQL and data analysis.
Experience working in Agile or phased delivery environments.
Experience in P&C or specialty insurance.
Experience with London Market Insurance.
Experience in insurance finance and regulatory reporting.
Experience in insurance data mapping and analytics transformation.
Experience with insurance core systems and reporting platforms.

Responsibilities

Lead discovery and requirements-gathering sessions with finance, reporting, and insurance operations teams.
Understand current-state business processes, reporting requirements, and operational challenges.
Translate business needs into clear business, functional, and data requirements.
Prepare BRDs, functional specifications, user stories, process flows, and supporting documentation.
Facilitate stakeholder discussions and obtain consensus and sign-off on requirements.
Perform source-to-target data mapping and document data definitions, transformation rules, and business logic.
Analyze data flows across insurance applications, reporting platforms, and downstream systems.
Validate data accuracy, completeness, consistency, and business logic.
Work with technical and data engineering teams to clarify mapping requirements and resolve data-related issues.
Support data integration, migration, and analytics transformation initiatives.
Review and validate reports, dashboards, and analytics related to premiums, claims, reserving, statutory reporting, and management reporting.
Ensure proposed solutions align with insurance business rules and operational requirements.
Support backlog refinement, functional reviews, and solution validation.
Define and execute UAT scenarios and support business users during testing.
Identify business risks, dependencies, and scope changes, and recommend mitigation plans.
Work with onshore and offshore delivery teams to support successful implementation.
Support change management, user training, and adoption.
Identify and prioritize business use cases based on value, feasibility, and effort.
Contribute to project roadmaps, KPIs, and delivery milestones.
Provide project updates and support stakeholder and steering committee discussions.
Mentor offshore analysts and contribute to reusable business analysis templates and best practices.