Senior Business Analyst

Apside; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services firm is seeking a Senior Business Analyst to drive operational efficiency and enhance reporting accuracy. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver solutions in areas like financial systems and corporate accounting. Ideal candidates will have strong experience in business analysis within financial services, excellent communication skills, and familiarity with tools like Power BI. This role offers the opportunity for significant impact on business outcomes in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in business analysis within financial services or investment management.
• Strong understanding of risk models, financial reporting, and corporate accounting systems.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead business analysis efforts for investments management platform.
• Define and validate business requirements for software enhancements.
• Support upgrading testing activities and coordinate issue resolution with vendors.
• Adapt Agile practices to align with organizational culture.
• Collaborate with IT architects to support strategic planning.

Skills

Business analysis experience in financial services

Understanding of risk models

Strong communication skills

Agile methodologies experience

Familiarity with financial platforms (eFront)

Knowledge of Power BI

Job description

Overview

The Senior Business Analyst service provider plays a pivotal role in driving operational efficiency, enhancing reporting accuracy, and aligning technology solutions with evolving business needs. These services involve deep collaboration with cross-functional teams, including product owners, developers, testers, and business stakeholders, to deliver high-impact solutions across multiple domains such as financial systems, investment reporting, and corporate accounting.

Responsibilities

• Solution Delivery & Stakeholder Engagement: Lead business analysis efforts for an investments management platform, including troubleshooting, reporting, and team alignment. Act as the primary liaison between business users and technical teams, ensuring clear communication and iterative product refinement. Facilitate alignment meetings and support requirement discovery, development, and testing.
• Strategic Planning & OKR Development: Contribute to the development of team-level Objectives and Key Results (OKRs), aligning initiatives with broader organizational goals.
• System Upgrades & Vendor Coordination: Support upgrading testing activities and coordinate issue resolution with vendors. Collaborate with business lines to define and execute effective test strategies.
• Business Requirements & Solution Design: Define and validate business requirements for various software enhancements to meet evolving business needs. Guide development teams to ensure solutions meet business expectations and compliance standards.
• Financial Systems & Reporting Enhancements: Troubleshoot financial transaction issues and coordinate enhancements for improved reporting. Present issues to vendors and support the Product Owner in managing cross-functional expectations.
• Investment Data & Corporate Reporting: Provide expert analysis on investment data inconsistencies and reporting challenges. Collaborate with IT architects to support strategic planning and roadmap development. Help business units visualize root causes and recommend actionable solutions.
• Agile Practices & Continuous Improvement: Adapt and refine Agile and business analysis practices to align with organizational culture and governance. Promote best practices in requirement gathering, stakeholder engagement, and solution delivery.

Specific Project Requirements

• Identify and assess business needs.
• Create user stories and clear acceptance criteria in ADO.
• Collaborate with team and triage problem tickets and bugs.
• Work closely with development team on solutioning and RCA.
• Support the user with their User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and functional troubleshooting.
• Coordinate deployment documentation and approvals.

Skills

• Proven experience in business analysis within financial services or investment management.
• Strong understanding of risk models, financial reporting, and corporate accounting systems.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience with Agile methodologies and cross-functional team collaboration.
• Familiarity with tools such as eFront and other financial platforms.
• Knowledge of Power BI

Assets: Experience in Risk, Legal and Corp Services domain