Business Analyst
Location Address: WFH (Scarborough once restrictions are lifted)
Contract Duration: 2 months
Extension: Yes
FTE: Yes
Number of Positions: 1
Schedule Hours: 9am-5pm, Monday-Friday & rare occasions of OT as required
The main function of a Business Systems Analyst is to perform the analysis, design, implementation, modification, and daily functional support of all applications.
Story Behind the Need
• Business group: Transactional Delivery Services
• Project: Payment modernization.
• Reason for request: Position created to help meet project deadlines.
Candidate Value Proposition
• The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work with the major financial system applications at one of the Big Five Banks in Canada.
Typical Day in Role
• 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
Candidate Requirements/Must Have Skills:
• 8+ years of related experience required
• Previous experience with JIRA, Confluence
• Basic knowledge of programming languages in order to comprehend reading code and basic functions
• Ability to exercise good judgment in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions
• Project management skills in order to handle diverse projects, often times simultaneously, and meet aggressive deadlines
• Ability to solve technical problems/ processes and understand complex details
• Ability to increase operating efficiency with produce high quality technical solutions
• 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 Skills:
• Previous experience in a Financial Institution or Banking Industry
Soft Skills:
• A high level of interpersonal and verbal communication skills necessary to relate to other people at their systems knowledge level
• Strong teamwork skills used for effective collaboration efforts
Degrees or certifications:
• Bachelor's degree in a technical field such as computer science, computer engineering or related field required
Candidate Review & Selection
• Structure and Format:
• 1 round – video panel interview with HM & Operations Manager