Business Analyst

International Financial Group; Southwestern Ontario; Hybrid; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A major financial institution in Waterloo is seeking a Business Analyst for a 12-month hybrid contract, with the potential for conversion. The ideal candidate will have over 4 years of experience in business analysis, strong communication skills, and proficiency in tools like Workday, Excel, and JIRA. Responsibilities include collaborating with project managers and creating business requirements documentation.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience as a Business System or Technical Analyst.
• Experience with SAAS, Waterfall, Agile, or hybrid projects.
• Solid written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with key partners to support IT initiatives.
• Create and deliver business requirements and technical documentation.
• Perform functional testing to ensure successful remediation of issues.

Skills

Business Analysis

Technical Analysis

Communication Skills

Excel

MS Word

JIRA

PowerPoint

Tools

Workday

Agile Methodologies

Waterfall Methodologies

Job description

Overview

Our client, a Top 5 Financial Institution in Canada is looking for a Business Analyst for an initial 12-month contract, with the intent to convert. The role is hybrid and located in Waterloo.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with the key partners such as the Pillar Lead, Project Managers, and other colleagues across Group Functions Technology the HR Pillars such as Employee Experience, and other team members
• Work closely with the Business Systems Analysts in Group Functions IT in relation to any in flight initiative or project
• Create and deliver business requirements, user stories, test scripts, success criteria and technical documentation, in a manner which supports incremental delivery
• Perform need / impact analysis and estimations of timing for business requirements, user stories creation and testing
• Perform functional testing to confirm success, identify issues and ensure successful remediation of issues
• Develop business analysis tools and templates to contribute to the repository of resources to support the COE

Requirements

• 4+ years proven track record as a Business System, or Technical Analyst; CBAP designation would be an asset
• Previous experience working with on SAAS, Waterfall, Agile or hybrid projects
• Experience of HRIS Systems - particularly Workday
• Solid written, verbal communication and interpersonal skills
• Highly skilled in the use of Excel, MSWord, JIRA, and PowerPoint