Business Analyst Expert - Climate Risk

CGI; Toronto; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company in the IT sector as a Business Analyst in the Banking Services Division. This role involves supporting capital markets systems, improving processes, and requires extensive experience in risk management and data analysis. Work in a hybrid model, contributing to significant projects and driving business improvements.

Benefits

Access to global health and wellness programs

Competitive salaries and benefits

Learning initiatives for career growth

Qualifications

• 10+ years previous work experience as a Business or Data Analyst.
• Experience with pricing and risk in capital markets.
• Knowledge of market risk management is useful.

Responsibilities

• Provide first level support for existing capital markets systems.
• Conduct periodic reviews for process improvement.
• Document processes as part of the technology build.

Skills

Data analysis

Documentation skills

Agile methodologies

Risk management

Use of Python

SQL queries

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Sciences, Information Technology, Computer Science or other quantitative discipline

Tools

Python

Anaconda

Pandas

Jupyter

Linux

Hadoop

Hive

Spark

Job description

We are Canada's largest independent information technology services firm, and after 45 years, we're still growing! Join Canada's largest IT Company as a 'Business Analyst' in our Banking Services Division

CGI supports our members’ career aspirations, offering learning initiatives and provides access to our global health and wellness program. We also offer competitive salaries and benefits, with your career growth in our top of mind.

This role is hybrid and requires you to be at Downtown Toronto office at a minimum 2-3 days per week - subject to change at any time.

Your future duties and responsibilities :

• Be able to provide first level support for existing capital markets system(s).
• Conduct periodic reviews of internal processes and controls to identify opportunities for process improvement and methodology enhancements.
• Resolve complex problems to meet business needs, provide recommendations on the designs and methodologies, system solutions.
• As part of the team, identify and lead strategic improvements to our systems and processes.
• Document processes as part of the technology build

Required qualifications to be successful in this role :

• Experience working on projects (Agile methodologies) related to pricing / risk and Market and Credit / Counterparty data for Risk engines
• Relevant Risk experience : Modeling of different product types including Bonds, Equity, FX etc. for Market and Counterparty Credit Risk exposures
• Understanding of financial Instruments including several types - Rates Derivatives, Credit Derivatives, Equity Derivatives FX Options & FX Cash, and their valuation; Exposure to Banking Loan Book and other products
• Knowledge of market and counterparty risk management is useful
• 10+ years previous work experience as a Business or Data Analyst, or in a technical / functional Role
• Documentation skills – ability to succinctly articulate requirements, summarize data analysis and present to business users and development team
• Use of Python, Anaconda, Pandas, Jupyter, Linux, Hadoop, Hive, Spark and other big data technologies
• Strong data analysis skills are required including analyzing large data sets in using SQL queries and other modelling tools
• Producing and using Data Catalogues, understanding data models and business process modeling
• Experience building enterprise scale applications involving large data volumes and computations
• Bachelor’s degree in Sciences, Information Technology, Computer Science or other quantitative discipline

Nice to Have

• Good understanding of Climate Risk Initiatives, Environmental, Social and Governance investment policies & framework for financial institutions
• Professional risk / finance certifications (e.g. FRM, PRM, CFA)