Business Analyst

Synechron; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 100,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

15 days of paid annual leave

Comprehensive insurance plan

Flexible hybrid policy

RRSP with employer’s contribution

On-demand Udemy access

Coaching opportunities

Job summary

A global financial technology firm seeks a Senior Business Analyst in Toronto, Canada. The role involves analyzing compliance initiatives and collaborating with senior stakeholders and third-party vendors. Candidates should have over 10 years of Business Analysis experience with a strong focus on capital markets data and hands-on experience in SQL and data modeling. The position offers a competitive salary of CAD $100k – CAD $115k per year and a hybrid work policy.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of Business Analysis / Business Systems Analysis experience.
• Strong hands-on experience with advanced SQL and data modeling for data validation and analysis.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with data-intensive initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Conduct detailed functional and technical analysis of compliance initiatives.
• Lead information gathering sessions for onboarding communication channels.
• Collaborate with technical teams and vendors to understand system capabilities.

Skills

Business Analysis / Business Systems Analysis experience

Capital Markets domain expertise

Advanced SQL

Data modeling

Analytical and problem-solving skills

Snowflake

Databricks

Azure cloud infrastructure

AWS cloud infrastructure

Agile / Scrum methodologies

BI or reporting tools

Excellent communication skills

Tools

Python/R

Tableau

Power BI

Job description

We are seeking a Senior Business Analyst with strong understanding of capital markets data, with emphasis on Corporate and Investment Banking.

The base salary for this position will vary based on geography and other factors. In accordance with law, the base salary for this role if filled within Toronto, ON is CAD $100k – CAD $115k/year & benefits (see below).

Responsibilities

• Conduct detailed functional and technical analysis of compliance initiatives, streamlining workflows to enhance surveillance capabilities.
• Lead information gathering sessions for onboarding communication channels, managing discussions and group dynamics to achieve clear, documented requirements and use cases.
• Collaborate with upstream and downstream technical teams, third-party vendors, and platform providers to understand data, system capabilities, dependencies, and integration points.
• Engage with senior stakeholders to validate requirements via reviews and walkthroughs, ensuring system specifications align with business and regulatory expectations.
• Partner with Regulatory Compliance and third-party vendors to support migration to cloud platforms, ensuring technical feasibility and data security.
• Decipher compliance, information security and data quality guidelines, and advise on solution options and remediation plans for data breaches or quality issues.
• Participate in quality assurance activities, including reviews, inspections, user acceptance testing, and post-implementation validation.
• Manage risks, assumptions, and constraints related to requirements, and effectively communicate project status and issues to stakeholders.
• Drive continuous improvement by promoting team collaboration, productivity enhancements, and cross-platform technical discussions.
• Collaborate with business teams to define lexicons, scenarios, and detection rules for misconduct, market abuse, and insider trading.

Requirements

• 10+ years of Business Analysis / Business Systems Analysis experience, with Capital Markets domain expertise
• Strong hands‑on experience with advanced SQL and data modeling for complex queries, data validation, and analysis
• Excellent analytical and problem‑solving skills, with the ability to work on data‑intensive initiatives
• Experience working with Snowflake and Databricks in an enterprise data environment
• Exposure to Azure and AWS cloud infrastructure (S3, EC2, IAM, data pipelines, or related services)
• Strong understanding of capital markets data, with emphasis on Corporate and Investment Banking products(credit exposures,new issuances, trades, reference data,return metrics etc.)
• Experience translating complex and ambiguous business needs into data and system requirements
• Working experience with Agile / Scrum methodologies
• Exposure to BI or reporting tools (Tableau, Power BI, etc.)
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage senior stakeholders

Preferred, but not required

• Experience supporting data modernization, cloud migration, or analytics platforms
• Experience with Python/R for advanced analytics
• Knowledge on how AI and machine learning can be applied to business problems to enhance automation and predictive analytics
• Background in regulatory, risk, or front‑office analytics initiatives

We offer

• A multinational organization with 60 offices in 20 countries and the possibility to work abroad.
• 15 days (3 weeks) of paid annual leave plus an additional 10 days of personal leave (floating days and sick days).
• A comprehensive insurance plan including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and long-term disability.
• Flexible hybrid policy.
• RRSP with employer’s contribution up to 4%.
• A higher education certification policy.
• On-demand Udemy for Business for all Synechron employees with free access to more than 5000 curated courses.
• Coaching opportunities with experienced colleagues from our Financial Innovation Labs (FinLabs) and Center of Excellences (CoE) groups.
• Cutting edge projects at the world’s leading tier‐one banks, financial institutions and insurance firms.
• A truly diverse, fun-loving and global work culture.