Business Analyst

Apptoza Inc.; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Part time

Job summary

Apptoza Inc. is seeking a Business Analyst located in Toronto, ON (Hybrid). This role involves conducting requirements gathering sessions within finance systems, focusing on capital markets, and US regulatory reporting. The ideal candidate will possess 5-7 years of experience in business systems analysis, strong knowledge of SQL, and excellent communication skills. Responsibilities include documenting requirements, analyzing data models, and supporting testing cycles. The company offers a contract position with a dynamic working environment.

Qualifications

• 5-7 years of business systems analysis experience in a fast-paced environment.
• Expert knowledge of SQL and Excel for data analysis.
• Strong capital markets product knowledge, particularly derivatives.

Responsibilities

• Undertake BA responsibilities of multiple strategic applications involving Capital Market Products.
• Analyze existing data models built on MS Access and correlate business requirements to gaps in data models.
• Document business and functional requirements from business stakeholders.
• Work closely with development teams to ensure full understanding and proper execution of requirements.

Skills

Expert knowledge of SQL

Strong capital markets product knowledge

Proven data analysis experience

Excellent communication skills

Agile methodologies

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Technology or Business

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

SQL

Excel

Job description

Business Analyst (BASEL regulatory reporting, Capital Markets, Finance Systems, US Regulatory Reporting)

Location: Toronto, ON (Hybrid)

Duration: Contract

SCOPE OF ROLE

The Systems Analyst (BA) responsibilities include conducting requirements gathering sessions and other BA activities with a large diverse set of Product Controllers and Finance Controllers for medium to large size project initiatives. The role involves providing a high‑level key deliverable plan and detailed breakdown of major tasks, understanding various Capital Market Products, differentiating trade economics mapping, and tracing source data to WSB applications. The position requires significant interpersonal interaction at all levels within the organization, from technical personnel to high‑level management, and excellent communication skills.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Undertake BA responsibilities of multiple strategic applications involving Capital Market Products.
• Understand the various financial products traded on Markets in RBC and how they have been modeled (e.g., MBS, Bonds, Rate Derivatives).
• Be familiar with booking and settlement process and concepts of trades, positions, sub‑ledger, and price valuations.
• Analyze existing data models built on MS Access and correlate business requirements to gaps in data models; build solutions.
• Document business and functional requirements from business stakeholders.
• Lead and facilitate collaborative sessions with stakeholders to drive requirements discovery, analysis, and review.
• Perform data analysis, reverse engineering, and gap analysis to determine current and future states.
• Identify upstream and downstream dependencies and construct data flow, business, and system context diagrams.
• Work closely with development teams to ensure full understanding and proper execution of requirements.
• Provide hands‑on support during various testing cycles (functional, systems integration, user acceptance).
• Adopt Agile methodologies to enable periodic implementations and manage scrum activities.
• Identify and communicate risks, assumptions, and constraints.
• Use tools and platforms such as JIRA, Confluence, SQL; be willing to learn ad hoc.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Technology or Business.
• 5‑7 years of business systems analysis experience in a fast‑paced environment.
• Expert knowledge of SQL and Excel for data analysis.
• Strong capital markets product knowledge, particularly derivatives.
• Proven data analysis experience and project delivery in financial services.