Senior Technical Business Analyst

Scotiabank; Toronto; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution is seeking a Technical Business/Data Analyst in Toronto. The candidate will support wholesale clients through detailed data analysis and development of stable data solutions. Responsibilities include collaborating with stakeholders, driving process improvement, and ensuring high-quality data for reporting purposes. Required skills include SQL experience, Agile methodology understanding, and a background in finance/accounting. Competitive rewards, including flexible vacation and personal days, are offered from day one.

Benefits

Diversity and inclusion initiatives

Accessibility workplace accommodations

Upskilling through online courses

Competitive rewards program

Community engagement opportunities

Qualifications

• 5-7 years of experience as a BA/BSA.
• Project experience writing queries using SQL.
• Understanding of Agile/Scrum methodology.
• Power BI experience is an asset.
• Fluency in Spanish preferred.
• Experience with automated testing.
• 3+ years in finance/accounting.

Responsibilities

• Act as a technical business/data analyst for projects.
• Design and build specifications for data processes.
• Support technical peers and collaborate with teams.
• Drive implementation of new processes and technologies.
• Conduct acceptance testing for complex solutions.

Skills

Technical analysis

SQL (intermediate to advanced)

Agile/Scrum methodology

Power BI

Fluency in Spanish

Automated testing

Finance/accounting background

Job description

The Team

Global Banking & Markets Engineering (GBME) - Regulatory & Compliance Technology - Supporting Client Revenue & P&L Reporting.

The Role

The successful candidate will have the opportunity to gain exposure to various Loan Data Origination systems and work with big data where camaraderie is as essential as technical expertise. Working on high visibility products and building experience with data analytics software. Opportunity to work with various stakeholders (senior level, and subject matter experts) across departments.

Is this role right for you? In this role you will:

• The incumbent acts as technical business/data analyst resource in BAU and projects, providing detailed technical data analysis, testing, investigations, recommendations, program specifications and business requirements for development of technical solutions for the sourcing, delivery, and processing of required monthly/daily data sources within the distributed technical architecture to support client profitability and analytics for wholesale customers.
• Supported by knowledge of wholesale business products and detailed understanding of Bank source applications, the incumbent uses technical knowledge and business/data insights to design and build specifications for operationally stable processes that extract, transform, and map raw data to organized/structured schemas for the purpose of consistent reporting and analytics.
• The incumbent supports technical peers in the team and collaborate with business partners, data engineers and cross functional IT teams to deliver complex, creative, cost-effective, and robust operationally stable data solutions. This includes development of complex queries against big data that are required to ensure data are accessible for analytics and reporting by the data teams, as well as providing oversight of reporting solutions using Tableau, and/or other industry standard BI tools.
• The incumbent provides acceptance testing and verification to help verify complex technical/business solutions for the assigned tasks. They will share the results with users for confirmation and sign-off to proceed with implementation to release the solution in production environment. The incumbent may be required to perform operational support after hours from time-to-time to support late hours implementation and operational processes.
• The incumbent drives the implementation of new processes, improving methodologies and utilizes cutting-edge technologies to expedite delivery of new and enhanced products to our customers on a daily basis. They drive adoption of modern testing approaches and techniques to both ensure excellent quality standards while delivering with velocity.

Do you have the skills that will enable you to succeed in this role?

• 5-7 years of experience working in a similar capacity as a BA/BSA
• Recent project experience writing intermediate to advanced queries using SQL.
• Agile/Scrum methodology understanding / worked in an Agile environment
• Power BI is a strong asset.
• Fluency in Spanish
• Experience with automated testing.
• 3+ years\' finance/accounting background (experience with revenue reporting and P&L)

Whats in it for you?

• Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Allyship - We strive to create an inclusive culture where every employee is empowered to reach their fullest potential, respected for who they are, and are embraced through bias-free practices and inclusive values across Scotiabank. We embrace diversity and provide opportunities for all employee to learn, grow & participate through our various Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) that span across diverse gender identities, ethnicity, race, age, ability & veterans.
• Accessibility and Workplace Accommodations - We value the unique skills and experiences everyone brings to the Bank and are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment for everyone. Scotiabank continues to locate, remove, and prevent barriers so that we can build a diverse and inclusive environment while meeting accessibility requirements.
• Upskilling through online courses, cross-functional development opportunities, and tuition assistance.
• Competitive Rewards program including bonus, flexible vacation, personal, sick days and benefits will start on day one.
• Community Engagement - no matter where you choose to work from; we offer opportunities for community engagement & belonging with our various programs such as hackathons, contests, cooking with friends, Humans of Digital and much more!

Location(s): Canada : Ontario : Toronto

Scotiabank is a leading bank in the Americas. Guided by our purpose: "for every future", we help our customers, their families and their communities achieve success through a broad range of advice, products and services, including personal and commercial banking, wealth management and private banking, corporate and investment banking, and capital markets.

At Scotiabank, we value the unique skills and experiences each individual brings to the Bank, and are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment for everyone. If you require accommodation (including, but not limited to, an accessible interview site, alternate format documents, ASL Interpreter, or Assistive Technology) during the recruitment and selection process, please let our Recruitment team know. If you require technical assistance, please click here. Candidates must apply directly online to be considered for this role. We thank all applicants for their interest in a career at Scotiabank; however, only those candidates who are selected for an interview will be contacted.