Senior Business Analyst - GFT

Royal Bank of Canada; Halifax; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution seeks a Business Analyst to facilitate Finance and Risk reporting solutions. The ideal candidate will have substantial experience in data analysis and possess strong SQL and MS Office skills. Responsibilities include gathering requirements, analyzing business needs, and supporting testing processes. This role offers competitive compensation and flexible work options.

Benefits

Comprehensive Total Rewards Program

Flexible work/life balance options

World-class training program

Qualifications

• 3 years experience as a Business Analyst in Finance or Risk Reporting.
• Advanced knowledge of MS Office tools, particularly Excel and Access.
• Experience writing SQL queries.

Responsibilities

• Drive requirements discovery from Finance and Risk stakeholders.
• Analyze and document Finance requirements for IT development.
• Support various testing cycles including QA and UAT.

Skills

Data Analysis

SQL

MS Excel

Agile

Business Analysis

Tools

Visio

JD Edwards

Job description

Job Description

What will you do

• Drive requirements discovery and elicitation from Finance and Risk stakeholders from backlog of internal and external requests.
• Plan and lead requirement discussions capturing data and business rules requirements.
• Collaborate with key stakeholders and IT team members (incl. Developers Architects PM QEs BAs) to build consensus and drive towards delivery of the right solution.
• Analyze, translate and document Finance requirements into business and functional specifications for IT Development team.
• Identify relevant upstream and downstream dependencies and follow up with stakeholders for input or sign-offs on a timely basis.
• Develop effort estimates for analysis and requirements activities including BRD preparation and Functional Interface specifications.
• Effectively communicate and build rapport with team members and stakeholders across multiple projects and functions including Risk Capital and Regulatory Reporting teams Finance Shared Services and Controller teams and source data providers and consumer IT teams.
• Provide hands-on support during various cycles of testing including Functional Testing Quality Assurance Systems Integration Testing and User Acceptance Testing.
• Actively contribute to process re-engineering and process improvement.

What do you need to succeed

• Must Have :
• 3 years experience working as a Business Analyst supporting the delivery of Finance or Risk Reporting solutions with a minimum of 2 years experience in a Data Analysis capacity
• Strong Data Analysis and Data Manipulation Skills.
• Advanced knowledge of MS Office tools including Excel and Access.
• Experience writing SQL queries
• Experience working on cross-business and technology data programs.
• Proficient experience with Software Development Lifecycle process Agile Iterative Waterfall and IT terms and methods.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with various business and technical teams including offshore.
• Nice to Have :
• Experience at a large banking or financial services organization.
• Strong technical background - ability to read programming languages.
• Financial or Regulatory Reporting experience

What’s in it for you

We thrive on the challenge to be our best, progressive thinking to keep growing and working together to deliver trusted advice to help our clients thrive and communities prosper. We care about each other, reaching our potential, making a difference to our communities and achieving success that is mutual.

• A comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses and flexible benefits, competitive compensation, commissions and stock where applicable.
• Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities.
• Ability to make a difference and lasting impact.
• Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive and high-performing team.
• A world-class training program in financial services.
• Flexible work / life balance options
• Opportunities to do challenging work, take on progressively greater accountabilities and build close relationships with clients.

Additional details

• Address: 120 Western Pkwy, Bedford
• City: Bedford
• Country: Canada
• Work hours / week: 37.5
• Employment Type: Full time
• Platform: TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS
• Job Type: Regular
• Pay Type: Salaried
• Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date above

Inclusion and Equal Opportunity Employment

At RBC we believe an inclusive workplace that has diverse perspectives is core to our continued growth as one of the largest and most successful banks in the world. Maintaining a workplace where our employees feel supported to perform at their best, effectively collaborate, drive innovation and grow professionally helps to bring our Purpose to life and create value for our clients and communities. RBC strives to deliver this through policies and programs intended to foster a workplace based on respect, belonging and opportunity for all.

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Required Experience

Senior IC

Key Skills

SQL, Agile, Business Analysis, Visio, Waterfall, Business Process Modeling, Requirements Gathering, Business requirements, JD Edwards, SDLC, Systems Analysis, Data Analysis Skills

Experience

years

Vacancy

1