Systems Business Analyst Sr.

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co•Boston, MA

About The Position

At BBH, Partnership is more than a form of ownership—it’s our approach to business and relationships. We know that supporting your professional and personal goals is the best way to help our clients and advance our business. We take that responsibility seriously. With a 200-year legacy and a shared passion for what’s next, this is the right place to build a fulfilling career. Brown Brothers Harriman is currently recruiting a Systems Business Analyst Sr to join our Capital Partners Technology Team. The Systems Business Analyst acts as a liaison between Capital Partners' Systems and Capital Partners business groups. The individual is responsible for defining and documenting business needs and functional requirements and ensuring technology solutions enhance and support the business operations. The individual also identifies technology alternatives and recommends system solutions to business and technical audiences. The Systems Business Analyst participates in all phases of the systems development life cycle, with a focus on strategic initiatives.

Requirements

5-7 years’ experience at a financial services company - preferably with Private Banking and/or Investment Management experience
4 years of relevant work experience
Working directly with business counterparts to clarify their requests, translate them to workable functional requirements, and coordinate acceptance testing
Working directly with development teams to describe requirements, answer questions, and perform integration/QA testing
Proven business analysis skills, including business requirements, product proposals and business and technical workflows
Ability to analyze current workflows and identify opportunities for improvement
Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously, while meeting deadlines
Professional communication skills
Able to use standard desktop tools effectively, including Microsoft Office
Ability to use wide range of office software, such as more advanced Excel techniques, PowerPoint presentations, etc.
Able to use standard desktop tools effectively, including Microsoft Office
Ability to use wide range of office software, such as more advanced Excel techniques, PowerPoint presentations, etc.

Responsibilities

Develop clear, concise methodology documents, which requires proficiency in interviewing skills, workflow analysis, dataflow diagramming, screen design, etc.
Review and assist in development of project plans, project workflows and resource assignments as requested by Project Manager.
Facilitate the definition of functional requirements by working with programmer analysts and users in prototyping and design sessions.
Translate and present project concepts into effective visual images which clarify design elements and issues for both business and technical audiences
Manage distinct efforts either via waterfall or more iterative development process as assigned by the Project Manager.
Ensure methodology is followed for efforts and overall projects; provide meaningful feedback in accordance with departmental standards and guidelines.
Maintain issue log; coordinate and support communications surrounding both systems and user acceptance for assigned effort(s).
Identify, mediate, resolve and eliminate miscommunications between business and technical project team members.
Conduct user training.
Use SQL or reporting/BI tools (such as Qlik Sense) to perform data analysis, validate report requirements and confirm test results.
Participate in development of test strategy, test plans and test cases
Translate system workflows into system configuration
Participate in test execution and document results