Senior Business System Analyst - AML

Nexus Systems Group Inc.; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology consulting firm is seeking an experienced Business System Analyst to work in Toronto. This role involves translating complex business requirements into technical specifications and supporting technical teams with a focus on AML technology. Candidates should have over 10 years of relevant experience and strong SQL skills. The position offers a hybrid work environment and the potential for contract extension.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience as Business System Analyst in application development.
• 5+ years of experience modifying and developing SQL queries.
• Working knowledge of Agile Project Management and Risk Management.

Responsibilities

• Translate business requirements to technical requirements.
• Support DEV & QA teams and investigate PROD issues.
• Gather and manage requirements elicitation sessions with stakeholders.

Skills

Business System Analyst experience

General technical knowledge

SQL queries for data analysis

Agile Project Management

Communication skills

Education

Undergraduate degree in business, mathematics, or computer science

Tools

Jira

Confluence

ServiceNow

Job description

Overview

Location: Hybrid (1-2x/week, day TBD), Toronto. Contract Duration: ASAP to 10/31/2025. Extension: Possible. FTE: Not likely. Number of Positions: 1. Schedule Hours: 9am – 5pm, Monday – Friday, 37.5 hrs per week.

Candidate Value Proposition: The successful candidate will not only have the opportunity to gain valuable experience at a top 5 Canadian bank, but also get exposure to some of the bank's top-of-the-line AML technology solutions.

Typical Day in Role

• Translating business requirements to technical requirements, supporting DEV & QA teams, investigating PROD issues, etc.
• Champion a customer-focused culture to deepen client relationships and leverage broader Bank relationships, systems and knowledge.
• Elicit and document (user stories, story maps, etc.) high level and detailed requirements and process/data flows (as-is, future state) for enhancements and new feature requests for existing onboarding and servicing applications for Scotia Wealth Management.
• Provide investigative support and perform prioritization, root cause analysis, and impact analysis for L1 and L2 support for existing applications.
• Work as a liaison among various business and technology teams to ensure strategic alignment for the solutions being considered/implemented.
• Conduct, gather and manage requirements elicitation and demo sessions with stakeholder teams.
• Identify key project assumptions, dependencies and constraints.
• Present and articulate technology solution options to IT/business stakeholders at various levels in formal and structured settings, including business sponsor and senior management team to support decision making.
• Understand how the Bank’s risk appetite and risk culture should be considered in day-to-day activities and decisions.
• Actively pursues effective and efficient operations of his/her respective areas in accordance with our clients Values, its Code of Conduct and the Global Sales Principles, while ensuring the adequacy, adherence to and effectiveness of day-to-day business controls to meet obligations with respect to operational, compliance, AML/ATF/sanctions and conduct risk.
• Champions a high performance environment and contributes to an inclusive work environment.

Must Have Skills

• 10+ years of experience as Business System Analyst in large and complex application development and/or client solution delivery.
• 5+ years of experience with a wide spectrum of general technical knowledge, including programming, database.
• 5+ years’ experience modifying and developing SQL queries for data analysis and building of business requirements as well as technical specifications (for JIRA tasks assigned to developers).
• Working knowledge of Agile Project Management, Risk Management and Change Management skills – demonstrated in recent project work.

Nice-To-Have Skills

• Recent project experience working on AML projects.
• Confluence, Jira, ServiceNow - strong advantage.
• Previous experience in financial industry desirable.

Soft Skills

• Exceptional analytical, problem solving skills, vision and innovative approach to build and perform research/evaluation of technical solution options.
• Self-starter that actively engages issues seeking resolution, ability to meet dynamic changes on prioritization.
• Excellent communications skills to coordinate with high ranking individuals internally.
• Ability to manage assigned tasks and expectations without direct instruction or oversight.
• Fast, adaptable learner who can hit the ground running.
• Ability to work well under pressure while demonstrating strong professionalism.
• Strong investigation, prioritization, and organization skills.
• Candidate must have an open mind when it comes to approach, and be able to assess each situation separately.
• Must be able to collaborate closely with a team at times, while also being capable of holding themselves accountable to meet individual deadlines without hand holding.

Best vs Average

Candidate should have strong experience working on technical teams with hands-on SQL experience. Ideal profiles will have strong experience with SQL, creating technical design documents, and translating business requirements to technical requirements. Prior AML project experience is highly preferred.

Degrees or Certifications

A recognized undergraduate degree in business, mathematics, computer science or a related discipline.

Candidate Review & Selection

• Structure and Format:
• 1st round: With hiring manager (Senior Project Lead) and team, MS Teams video interview, 60 minutes. Behavioral and technical round with assessment of SQL skillsets.
• 2nd round: as needed (Senior Manager).