IT Business Analyst II

TalentBurst; Montreal; Hybrid; CAD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking an IT Business Analyst II for a 12+ month contract in Montreal. This role involves managing IT budgets, overseeing project portfolios, and engaging with various stakeholders to improve governance and efficiency within the IT team. Candidates should have a bachelor's degree and 3-5 years of relevant experience, along with strong communication and organizational skills.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of relevant experience in a financial analyst or project manager role.
• Excellent communication skills for reports and presentations.
• Proficient in MS Office tools, especially Excel and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Manage IT Budget & Financials for local and global stakeholders.
• Oversee CIB IT Project Portfolio Management ensuring governance.
• Liaise with non-IT teams for transversal activities.

Skills

Communication

Presentation

Influencing

Networking

Organizational skills

IT Governance

Program Management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

MS Office

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Job Title: IT Business Analyst II

Duration: 12+ month(s) Contract (With Possibility of extension)

Location: Montreal QC (Hybrid)

The position requires a college degree and 3-5 years of experience as a financial analyst or project manager.

CIB Americas IT is responsible for IT development, business/technical analysis, project management, maintenance, and support for a wide range of applications within the Americas region, covering all CIB business areas. IT development teams work closely with our business partners and users to understand new requirements from clients, exchanges, industry, regulators, and other stakeholders, and to code against those requirements to enhance our platforms. The team also contributes to the platform engineering strategy to improve resiliency, stability, and scalability.

This role is within the CIB Americas IT Steering & Governance team, which works directly with the CIB Americas CIO. The team manages IT strategy, programs, financials, and governance activities supporting over 800 staff across the US, Canada, and LATAM, covering Global Market, Global Banking, BP2S, ALMT & CEP IT teams.

Responsibilities

1. Managing IT Budget & Financials: Serve as the key resource or SPOC in the office of the CIO for global & local stakeholders, maintaining GM IT budgets & financials, managing budget requests, preparing presentations, and reporting. Collaborate with IT managers, finance, and other teams for budget monitoring, transfers, updates, allocations, forecasting, cost monitoring, and spend analysis.
2. CIB IT Project Portfolio Management: Oversee the project portfolio ensuring governance through the Project Portfolio Committee. Act as SPOC for Clarity tool updates and review governance assessments. Improve project portfolio quality by strengthening procedures and standards.
3. Oversight: Review and consolidate control evidence during IT audits, exams, and reviews. Liaise with non-IT teams such as HR, Finance, Procurement, Legal, Security, and Infrastructure for transversal activities.

Minimum Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree
• 3 to 5 years of relevant experience
• Excellent communication skills for engaging reports and presentations to leadership
• Proficiency in MS Office tools, especially Excel and PowerPoint
• Ability to build effective networks within the IT group
• Strong presentation and influencing skills
• Knowledge of IT Governance, Program Management, and Organizational skills

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