Senior Business Analyst

Job Description

Senior Business Analyst

Location : Toronto, ON - Hybrid- (3 days on site- anchors Wed and Thursday)

Contract Length : 8 Months.

Our client is the Canadian gold standard in the Financial Services Industry.

We are looking for Senior Business Analyst.

We at Raise are hiring a Senior Business Analyst for one of our top clients. After establishing themselves as an industry leader, they’re now expanding their team to meet rising demand.

We’re hiring right now; if you’re interested, apply below for your chance to join a great place to work.

What will you do? (there is lots more on this in a nutshell )

• Lead detailed requirement phases by identifying, tracking, escalating and / or resolving business systems issues.
• Involved in all aspects of projects, including documentation of project needs, analysis, research of needs and possible solutions, identifying technology and business solutions, gathering, documenting and updating business requirements;

reviewing workflow process mapping; creating project plans; developing business testing strategies and working with project members to execute the test plan, recommending preferred solutions, and implementing recommendations.

• Conduct functional reviews with stakeholders, gather requirements, document business requirements and create process maps of current and future state.
• Identify, track and resolve business systems issues.
• Create or lead the development of detailed level process maps to facilitate requirements gathering, gap analysis and for training use.
• Manage project documentation (implementation plan, issues log, process maps, reports, FTE analysis, etc.) and resolves emerging issues at the implementation stage of the project.
• Contribute to successful project completion within budget and on time by identifying risks and developing / recommending mitigation strategies.
• Seeks input from the business by facilitating sessions.
• Develop strategic training plan associated with introduction of new / enhanced the business processes.
• Provide assistance with business user testing, when required.
• Develop and maintain strong relationship with business partners and internal / external team members.
• Provide consulting services to business partners on new initiatives.
• Identify issues and escalates / manages resolution as required.

If you are right for his role, you probably have :

• 10+ years of experience as a Business Analyst, Preferably within banking or financial institutions.
• Experience in all / most facets of project lifecycle; strong comprehension of project management methodologies; genuine commitment to project environment and discipline.
• A degree in a STEM field is ideal, but a business or financial degree is also acceptable.
• Experience with Technology and / or Regulatory Projects.
• Experience in identifying and assessing key business processes, Business Process and Process Mapping.
• Proficient in Jira, Confluence, and Visio, proficient in reporting capabilities (e.g. pivot tables, Strong Excel), able to communicate well with both Business and Technology team members, organizational skills, experience writing technical requirements.

Nice-to-have Skills :

• Business Analyst designation.
• Experience in financial services.
• Experience in Information Technology field.

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