Contract Length: 6-month contract + good chance of extension
Location: WFH (once on site Toronto)
Business Group: Seeking candidates for 1 Seasoned Business Systems Analyst to support a high-profile confidential project engaging stakeholders, vendors and technical teams.
Candidate Value Proposition:
The successful candidates will have the opportunity to be extended and work on multiple projects.
Typical Day in the Role:
The main function of a Business Systems Analyst is to perform the analysis, design, implementation, modification, and daily functional support of all applications.
• 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
Must Have Skills/Requirements:
1) 7 + years’ BSA experience, working with key stakeholders within all business functions to align technology solutions with business strategies
2) 7 + years’ gathering requirements from business units and translates those to programmers and developers
3) Strong understanding of Data flows from a process perspective (minimum 1 year recent relevant work experience)
Nice to Have Skills:
• Experience in wealth management and financial systems is preferred
Soft Skills:
– Customer service driven attitude and strong communication skills to discuss, clarify, and address the concerns of all stakeholders and team members
– Strong communication – written (i.e. enterprise architecture review board deck) & verbal (presenting key stakeholders)
– Need strong interpersonal skills & ability to be diplomatic
– Need someone who is independent; will proactively create meetings to ensure the process flows are updated timely and accurately
Education:
– Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience