Senior Business Analyst (12-month contract)

AGF Management•Toronto, ON

4d•CA$90,000 - CA$100,000•Onsite

About The Position

We are looking for a Senior Business Analyst to join our Solutions and Information Delivery team in Operations. The Senior BA is responsible for obtaining industry and company knowledge in multiple disciplines and applying this knowledge to the initiation and delivery of solutions to the business. The Senior BA will act as a specialist in the analysis tasks for business and technology projects. Responsibilities include project initiation, feasibility studies, cost benefit analysis, requirements analysis, use cases, business designs, testing, training and implementation tasks.

Requirements

Minimum of 5 years of progressive business experience as a BA or BSA within a project environment, and 2 years at the Senior BA level.
Must have Financial Services industry experience, specifically within the Investment or Asset Management business.
Experience with various systems supporting the Investment Management business, such as Trade Order Management, Market Data and Fund/Investment Accounting systems.
Thorough understanding of security types, including derivatives, and associated data.
Ability to handle multiple projects concurrently, within a fast-paced environment.
Ability to balance business and technical issues to develop cost effective solutions that meet the business objectives.
Ability to influence and negotiate with all levels of the organization to meet project targets.
Excellent demonstrated written and verbal communication skills, as well as proficient documentation skills.
Able to work effectively with minimal supervision & adapt quickly to changing requirements.
Good knowledge of BA best practices, including requirements elicitation and documentation, use cases, process flows; experience with functional specifications and data mapping.
University level undergraduate degree.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Bloomberg and Eagle PACE is an asset.

Responsibilities

Working with business stakeholders to understand the current state processes and identify and document optimal future state processes.
Documenting detailed user requirements and defining functional capabilities of the systems to be delivered and the boundaries between the manual and automated functions.
Assisting with, and leading where required, the formulation and definition of scope and objectives based on both user needs and a thorough understanding of business systems, technology, and industry requirements.
Functional specifications for development teams and vendors, including data mapping.
Identifying and working with vendors, where required in the context of RFPs and RFIs.
Providing direction in the use of technology to optimize business workflow.
Considering the implications of the application of technology to the current and future business environment.
Participate in design reviews to ensure that the technical design represents and complies with the user's requirements and, as appropriate, works with the users to obtain user input and approval, to resolve issues and to keep users informed of project status.
Developing test plans and training plans in conjunction with the QA and Training leads, recognizing the skill and experience requirements.