Senior Business Systems Analyst

Onico Solutions; Richmond Hill; Hybrid; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consultancy in financial services is seeking a Senior Business Systems Analyst in York Region, Richmond Hill. The ideal candidate will have over 6 years of experience in business analysis, particularly in the financial industry. Responsibilities include documenting business processes, supporting user acceptance testing, and contributing to project plans. This position offers a flexible work arrangement with a focus on mortgage loan origination and data mapping.

Qualifications

• 6+ years' experience as business systems analyst/business analyst.
• 4+ years' experience in financial industry.
• 2+ years of experience with data workflows.

Responsibilities

• Review business processes to identify operational and financial requirements.
• Document requirements and specifications.
• Support user acceptance testing.

Skills

Business analysis

Data mapping

Process mapping

Loan Origination

Agile methodology

Negotiation

Communication

Conflict resolution

Education

Certified Business Analyst Professional (CBAP)

Job description

Overview

The Senior Business Systems Analyst provides strategic business analysis services to business partners. The focus of this position is to work closely with the business units to gain in-depth understanding of business strategy, processes, services, roadmap and the context in which the business operates. This role will be key to understanding the capabilities needed to address business challenges particularly in our client’s Mortgage Loans Originations process.

Responsibilities

• Review with business partner and document business processes from end-to-end to identify and address operational, financial and technological requirements and risks.
• Documents requirements, specifications, data mapping, business rules and makes recommendations to improve proposed solutions.
• Communicates effectively with business partners to identify needs and evaluate alternative business solutions with project management or technical team.
• Documents workflows and perform processes mapping, results of business analysis and requirement gathering, obtain sign-off from business on the business requirement documentation.
• Support user acceptance testing in translating requirements and use cases into test conditions and expected results.
• Adhere to existing processes/standards including the system development life cycle and project management methodology, architecture and escalate issues if necessary.
• Contribute to the development of project plans by participating in the scoping and estimating of proposed projects.
• Communicate project status and provide timely escalation of issues to the Project manager or Application manager.
• Provide exceptional services to IT and business areas.

Qualifications

• 6+ years’ experience as business systems analyst/business analyst
• 4+ years’ experience in financial industry is required
• 2+ years of experience with data workflows – data mapping, process mapping
• Experience in Loan Origination for Mortgages
• Certified Business Analyst Profession (CBAP)
• Experience with Agile/Scrum methodology
• Time management, highly organized, work independently
• Strategic/forward thinking
• Negotiating, influencing
• Interpersonal relationship building
• Communication (verbal and written) – excellent
• Conflict resolution
• Multi-tasking in fast paced, deadline driven environment

Contract

This is a minimum 8 month contract with a possible extension, work from home or hybrid (downtown Toronto).