Business Analyst

MNP; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consulting firm is seeking a Business Analyst to support their Digital Solutions practice in Ottawa, Ontario. The role requires a combination of communication skills, project management experience, and a solid foundation in business analysis. You'll be working with clients to understand their needs and help drive transformative results through technology. Competitive compensation and diverse rewards are offered, including a flexible benefits program, development assistance, and a focus on a balanced lifestyle.

Benefits

Generous base pay

4 paid personal days

Group pension plan with 4% matching

Flexibility with benefits

Professional development assistance

Firm sponsored social events

Qualifications

• Amazing communication and people skills.
• Demonstratable experience in project management, business analysis, or systems analysis.
• Applicable designations/certifications like PMP or CBAP are assets.

Responsibilities

• Lead workshops and Agile Scrum events.
• Engage business stakeholders and write documentation.
• Facilitate daily scrums as per Agile methods.

Skills

Communication skills

Project management

Business analysis

Agile SCRUM

Technical writing

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business, computer science, or related field

Tools

Microsoft Dynamics 365

Azure DevOps

Job description

Overview

What do you think of when you hear the name MNP? We are more than a prominent consulting firm in tax and accounting, we are redefining how organizations succeed in the digital age by bridging strategic vision, technical innovation, and operational execution to deliver transformative results.

Make an impact as we strengthen our Digital Solutions practice with a Business Analyst. This diverse team of tech-savvy problem solvers has expertise and delivery depth across customer platforms, applied data & analytics, applications & cloud and business platforms solutions. Regardless of the underpinning technology, our team members understand clients’ unique needs and embrace the possibilities that technology brings to an evolving business landscape. Customer preferences are evolving at a rapid pace. As a trusted advisor you will design to meet those needs, engage customers in expected as well as new ways, gather, secure and organize meaningful insights, translating them into meaningful action, an incredible client experience, improved sustainability and optimized performance while reducing costs and enhancing growth.

At MNP, you will work alongside a collaborative team of creative thinkers and problem-solvers. You will gain hands-on experience, tackle meaningful challenges, and grow your skills in an environment where your voice is valued, and your development is a priority. If you are ready to accelerate your career and make a lasting impact, this is where your journey begins.

Responsibilities

• Project and Client leadership
• Establish yourself as a project trusted advisor by fully understanding the client’s business and supporting processes
• Collaborate with the client project team to establish roles and responsibilities, risk areas, deliverables and deadlines
• Collaborate and guide the client business area to ensure scope containment, timelines, and targets, adjusting where necessary
• Fulfill project management and coordination role, tracking project budgets, deliverables and scope
• Organize and coordinate stakeholder engagement
• Facilitate and run effective meetings
• Participate in challenging and often unique engagements with clients, bringing your experience with senior business and technology leaders to these discussions
• Leverage your experience, strong listening skills and critical thinking capabilities to formulate impactful client recommendations
• Engage business stakeholders and write formal documentation such as business user stories, requirements definition specifications, functional design documents, project glossaries, non-functional requirements specifications and communication plans
• Business Analysis
• Lead workshops, interviews, and Agile Scrum events to help craft requirements and user stories
• Business process modelling of the current and desired future state
• Requirement analysis, defining all types of requirements to define the business need
• Requirements management (within Azure DevOps) and prioritization of project backlog
• Preparing correspondence, technical reports, and dashboards
• Conducting detailed research, interpretation, and analysis of the data gathered
• Analyze Risk and Benefits Realization frameworks, and perform cost-benefit analysis
• Supporting the design, development, formatting, and proofreading of the resultant reports, test strategies, test suites & cases, document deliverables, and presentations
• Agile Scrum Master
• Facilitate daily scrums as per Agile Scrum methods
• Perpetuate the Agile Mindset to fail fast, fail inexpensively, learn, and pivot
• Lead and present Sprint retrospectives and Sprint demos
• Support and coach the client product owner as necessary
• Facilitate the removal of roadblocks for the DevTeam
• Support Quality Assurance Activities
• Help create and validate test strategy and test suites, ensuring alignment and traceability to all project user stories and project backlog items
• Assisting clients by performing walk-through sessions, to validate defects and fixes

Skills and Experience

• Must have amazing communication and people skills, with the ability to communicate to end-clients and technical contacts (verbal, written, presentation)
• Background in consulting, preferable in technology, case management and customer relationship management (CRM) (preferably in Microsoft Dynamics 365 platform)
• Possess a bachelor’s degree, ideally in business, computer science, communications or other related field
• Demonstratable experience in project management, business analysis, systems analysis, assessments, records management, system implementation or managed services.
• Applicable designation/certifications (e.g. PMP, CBAP, ITIL, TOGAF, Prosci) are considered an asset
• Demonstrated project management and organizational skills
• Experience in Agile SCRUM software development and DevOps
• Software testing/quality assurance

Rewards

MY REWARDS @ MNP With a focus on high-potential earnings, MNP is proud to offer customized rewards that support our unique culture and a balanced lifestyle to thrive at work and outside of the office. You will be rewarded with generous base pay, vacation time, 4 paid personal days, a group pension plan with 4% matching, voluntary savings products, bonus programs, flexible benefits, mental health resources, exclusive access to perks and discounts, professional development assistance, MNP University, a flexible ‘Dress For Your Day’ environment, firm sponsored social events and more

Diversity

Diversity@MNP We embrace diversity as a core value and celebrate our differences. We believe each team member contributes unique gifts and amplifying their potential makes our business stronger. We encourage people with disabilities to apply!