Business Analyst with Insurance Background

Avance Consulting Services; Southwestern Ontario; On-site; CAD 75,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A global IT consulting firm is seeking a Business Analyst with an insurance background for a contract role in Waterloo, Ontario. The successful candidate will engage with users to document their information needs and provide support for BI projects. Ideal applicants should have experience in DW/BI projects, a thorough knowledge of insurance, and proficiency in SQL and data analysis. This role allows for collaboration in an agile environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in the full life-cycle of a DW/BI project.
• Thorough understanding of the commercial insurance and reinsurance industry.
• Experience of working collaboratively in an agile manner.

Responsibilities

• Engage with users to document their information needs.
• Provide BA support to BI projects.
• Document requirements clearly for both business and IT.

Skills

BA role in DW/BI projects

Business Intelligence knowledge

SQL knowledge

Data analysis

Agile collaboration

Education

Degree educated

Tools

SQL

Microsoft BI stack

Job description

Business Analyst with Insurance Background

• Full-time

About Company: A Global IT consulting firm with several large customer engagements across Europe and US. It provides strategic business consulting, technology, engineering and outsourcing services to help clients leverage technology and create impactful and measurable business value for every IT investment.

About Us: Avance Consulting Services is a global talent acquisition and executive search company. We work exclusively with some of the most reputed and admired clients across various sectors and geographies.

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Position : Business Analyst with Insurance Background Location : Waterloo, Ontario Duration : Contract

Principal Responsibilities

• Engaging with existing and prospective users to understand and document their information needs predicated on an understanding of both business processes and the business decisions that users need to make
• Provide BA support to BI projects to enable them to meet their deadlines
• Working with IT colleagues to understand and document available data sources and their interrelation
• Collaborating with other team members to design solutions
• Collaborating with other team members to develop strong reconciliation and control processes
• Working with quality assurance to ensure that business requirements are met
• Responsible for partnering with business and user group representatives to understand business decisions and the related reporting and analysis needs
• Requirements gathering, user interviews, running workshops, prototyping
• Document requirements in a format that is intelligible to both business partners and IT colleagues
• Analyse and document available data sources and data flows to standards and in a consistent manner
• Collaborate with colleagues in designing solutions that meet the established business needs

Experience & Qualifications

• Experience of fulfilling a BA role in the full life-cycle of a DW/BI project
• Experience of working as a BI BA within the London Market
• A thoroughgoing knowledge of the commercial Insurance and reinsurance industry
• Degree educated
• Demonstrable understanding of the collateral factors that lead to success in DW/BI projects, including user engagement, prototyping, MDM, data quality and educational approach
• Experience of working collaboratively in an agile manner

Technical Skills

• Working knowledge of SQL, data analysis, reporting and modelling tools
• Working knowledge of SQL Server and the associated Microsoft BI stack, including MDS and DQS desirable

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