Business Systems Analyst

Location: WFH, Toronto
Contract Duration: 4 months

Summary: The main function of a Business Systems Analyst is to perform the analysis, design, implementation, modification, and daily functional support of all applications.

Job Responsibilities:
– Works with key stakeholders within all business functions to align technology solutions with business strategies
– Gathers requirements from business units and translates those to programmers and developers
– Prepares cost-benefit and return-on-investment analyses to aid in decisions on system implementation
– Demonstrates an informed knowledge of business functions to resolve problems and capitalize on improvement opportunities
– Supports one or more highly complex business processes
– Works on multiple projects as a project team member
– Serves as a liaison between the business community and the IT organization in order to provide technical solutions to meet user needs

Qualifications/Must Have skills:
1. 7 + years of experience as a technical BSA
2. A high level of interpersonal and verbal communication skills necessary to relate to other people at their systems knowledge level
3. 3-5 years of prior work experience with UML models
4. Ability to create business solutions that increase competitive advantage
5. Ability to exercise good judgment in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions
6. Project management skills in order to handle diverse projects, often times simultaneously, and meet aggressive deadlines
7. Ability to analyze complex situations and problems and do the necessary research using multiple sources of information to arrive at innovative solutions

Nice to have:
1. Prior banking or FI experience
2. CBAP Certificate- asset

Education:
Bachelor's degree in a technical field such as computer science, computer engineering or related field required.