Location Address: Toronto
Contract Duration: 6 months (Possibility for extension or Convert to FTE)
Story Behind the Need:
Project: Seeking an Business Systems Analyst to Support the regulatory initiate
Candidate Value Proposition
The successful candidate will not only have the opportunity to gain valuable experience at a top 5 Canadian bank, but also get the opportunity to be extended or converted on permanently with good performance.
Typical Day in Role
– Develop high-level and detailed business requirement documents and any other documents required to define and explain business processes (current and future).
– Create clear, succinct documentation using tools to provide strong visual representation of current and future plans, roadmaps, etc.
– Lead/support work during the project life cycle, e.g. system documentation, system test results, etc. to provide feedback reflecting business interests/perspective.
– Prepare and participate in testing documentation and execution of test cases.
– Ensure production activities/responsibilities are captured, documented and understood by affected stakeholders and/or support Post Implementation Verification (PIV) testing/activities.
– Serves as a liaison between the business community and the IT organization in order to provide technical solutions to meet user needs
– Create business solutions that increase competitive advantage
– Creating User Stories
– Exercise good judgment in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions
– 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
– Working on 1 key project with the stakeholders and project team
Candidate Requirements/Must Have Skills:
1) 8+ years of experience in a similar IT BA within FS – FI/Banking preferred
2) Expert level understanding of SDLC and Project Life Cycle – demonstrated through experience in project work (both Agile and Waterfall projects required)
3) 3+ years of experience with Microsoft Visio
4) 4+ years of creating artifacts such as Use Cases, assessments, software requirements specifications, etc
5) 5+ years of experience with MS Office Suite
Nice-To-Have Skills:
– Understanding of JIRA / Confluence
– Experience within SQL is great to have but not required for
– Credit Insurance background is definitely preferred
Soft Skills:
– Self-starter that actively engages issues seeking resolution, ability to meet dynamic changes on prioritization
– Excellent communications skills to coordinate with high ranking individuals internally (Sr Manager and Director level generally)
– Ability to manage assigned tasks and expectations without direct instruction or oversight
– Fast, adaptable learner who can hit the ground running
– Ability to work well under pressure while demonstrating strong professionalism
-Strong investigation, prioritization, and organization skills
– Candidate must have an open mind when it comes to approach, and be able to assess each situation separately
– Must be able to collaborate closely with a team at times, while also being capable of holding themselves accountable to meet individual deadlines without hand holding