Business Systems Analyst

Scotiabank; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry leader in the financial sector is seeking a dynamic individual to join their innovative team. This role focuses on delivering customer value in a fast-paced environment, where you will engage with diverse stakeholders and contribute to strategic projects in the payments industry. You will be instrumental in analyzing business needs, optimizing payment processes, and ensuring compliance with industry standards. If you are passionate about making an impact and thrive in a collaborative culture, this opportunity offers the chance to grow and develop your skills while contributing to meaningful projects.

Benefits

Diversity and Inclusion Programs

Tuition Assistance

Flexible Vacation

Competitive Rewards Program

Community Engagement Opportunities

Qualifications

• Expertise in business process mapping and requirements documentation.
• Strong analytical skills with attention to detail and problem-solving abilities.
• Experience in Agile project methodology and payments domain knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Lead analysis and documentation of business requirements.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to deliver end-to-end solutions.
• Facilitate workshops to gather and analyze requirements.

Skills

Business process mapping

Requirements gathering

System analysis

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Communication skills

Gap analysis

Relationship building

Project risk management

Agile methodology

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance or related field

Certifications in Agile or Project Management

Tools

Jira

Confluence

MS Office

Job description

Requisition ID: 223721

Join a purpose driven winning team, committed to results, in an inclusive and high-performing culture.

The Team

Scotiabank continues to be an industry leader for Payments technology and innovation. We have a history of safely leveraging new tools to enable new experiences for our customers, focusing on ensuring we protect their interests and goals. The result of this leads to modernization programs which aim to offer enriched information and transparencies to support the rapidly evolving payments community.

The Role

We are looking for an enthusiastic individual to innovate and collaborate on the value-driven goals in delivering customer value. You will engage in a fast-paced and challenging environment, with opportunities to build new relationships and learn how you can make an impact in the competitive, trillion-dollar, Payments industry. You will be exposed to a wide range of businesses both internally and externally, then leveraging Scotiabank’s strong technology base, build and develop on strategic, forward-looking infrastructure.

Is this role right for you?

• Lead the analysis, documentation, and validation of business requirements ensuring all the decisions and requirements changes are properly captured
• Collaborate with business stakeholders and technology teams across the bank as well as external partners to deliver the end-to-end solution
• Translate complex business needs into clear and concise functional requirements and user stories
• Facilitate workshops and working sessions with cross-functional teams to gather and analyze requirements
• Contribute to design and optimization of payment processes, ensuring compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements
• Support scrum master and project manager in planning, scoping, and impact analysis for initiatives
• Perform gap analysis, root cause assessments, and release readiness reviews for payment system enhancements or upgrades
• Act as a subject matter expert (SME) for payments-related projects and operational improvements
• Monitor post-implementation performance and incident resolution
• Must be able to work within tight deadlines and schedules which may result in extended working hours during peak time to meet project deliverables
• Mentor and coach less experienced team members
• Support various portfolio initiatives where possible
• Champion a customer focused culture to deepen client relationships and leverage broader Bank relationships, systems, and knowledge
• Champion a high-performance environment and contributes to an inclusive work environment
• Experience and willingness to execute various test cycles
• Ability to come to office 3 times a week
  
  

Do you have the skills that will enable you to succeed in this role?

• Strong expertise in business process mapping, requirements gathering & documenting and system analysis
• Core analytical and problem-solving abilities with keen attention to detail
• Ability to communicate effectively with both technical and business stakeholders, translating complex information into clear insights
• Ability to conduct gap analysis on different payment standards
• Strong ability to build and maintain relationships with stakeholders across the bank
• Ability to quickly adapt and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
• Ability to proactively identify project risks and contribute to overall project health and success
• Proficiency in using Jira / Confluence/ MS Office
• Payments Domain Knowledge is an asset
• Experience working in Agile project methodology
• Experience in Banking/Financial industry is a nice-to-have
  
  

What's in it for you?

• Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Allyship - We strive to create an inclusive culture where every employee is empowered to reach their fullest potential, respected for who they are, and are embraced through bias-free practices and inclusive values across Scotiabank. We embrace diversity and provide opportunities for all employee to learn, grow & participate through our various Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) that span across diverse gender identities, ethnicity, race, age, ability & veterans.
• Accessibility and Workplace Accommodations - We value the unique skills and experiences each individual brings to the Bank, and are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment for everyone. Scotiabank continues to locate, remove and prevent barriers so that we can build a diverse and inclusive environment while meeting accessibility requirements.
• Upskilling through online courses, cross-functional development opportunities, and tuition assistance.
• Competitive Rewards program including bonus, flexible vacation, personal, sick days and benefits will start on day one.
• Community Engagement - no matter where you choose to work from; we offer opportunities for community egagement & belonging with our various programs such as hackathons and much more!
  
  

Work conditions: Hybrid

Location(s): Canada : Ontario : Toronto

Scotiabank is a leading bank in the Americas. Guided by our purpose: "for every future", we help our customers, their families and their communities achieve success through a broad range of advice, products and services, including personal and commercial banking, wealth management and private banking, corporate and investment banking, and capital markets.

At Scotiabank, we value the unique skills and experiences each individual brings to the Bank, and are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment for everyone. If you require accommodation (including, but not limited to, an accessible interview site, alternate format documents, ASL Interpreter, or Assistive Technology) during the recruitment and selection process, please let our Recruitment team know. If you require technical assistance, please click here. Candidates must apply directly online to be considered for this role. We thank all applicants for their interest in a career at Scotiabank; however, only those candidates who are selected for an interview will be contacted.