The Senior Business Analyst service provider plays a pivotal role in driving operational efficiency, enhancing reporting accuracy, and aligning technology solutions with evolving business needs. These
The Senior Business Analyst service provider plays a pivotal role in driving operational efficiency, enhancing reporting accuracy, and aligning technology solutions with evolving business needs. These services involve deep collaboration with cross-functional teams, including product owners, developers, testers, and business stakeholders, to deliver high-impact solutions across multiple domains such as financial systems, investment reporting, and corporate accounting.
* Solution Delivery & Stakeholder Engagement
* Lead business analysis efforts for an investments management platform, including
* troubleshooting, reporting, and team alignment.
* Act as the primary liaison between business users and technical teams, ensuring clear
* communication and iterative product refinement.
* Facilitate alignment meetings and support requirement discovery, development, and testing.
* Strategic Planning & OKR Development
* Contribute to the development of team-level Objectives and Key Results (OKRs), aligning initiatives with broader organizational goals.
* System Upgrades & Vendor Coordination
* Support upgrading testing activities and coordinate issue resolution with vendors.
* Collaborate with business lines to define and execute effective test strategies.
* Business Requirements & Solution Design
* Define and validate business requirements for various software enhancements to meet evolving business needs.
* Guide development teams to ensure solutions meet business expectations and compliance standards.
* Financial Systems & Reporting Enhancements
* Troubleshoot financial transaction issues and coordinate enhancements for improved reporting.
* Present issues to vendors and support the Product Owner in managing cross-functional expectations.
* Investment Data & Corporate Reporting
* Provide expert analysis on investment data inconsistencies and reporting challenges.
* Collaborate with IT architects to support strategic planning and roadmap development
* Help business units visualize root causes and recommend actionable solutions.
* Agile Practices & Continuous Improvement
* Adapt and refine Agile and business analysis practices to align with organizational culture and governance.
* Promote best practices in requirement gathering, stakeholder engagement, and solution delivery.
Specific Project Requirements
* Identify and assess business needs.
* Create user stories and clear acceptance criteria in ADO
* Collaborate with team and triage problem tickets and bugs
* Work closely with development team on solutioning and RCA
* Support the user with their User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and functional troubleshooting
* Coordinate deployment documentation and approvals
Skills
Top Skills Required:
* Proven experience in business analysis within financial services or investment management.
* Strong understanding of risk models, financial reporting, and corporate accounting systems.
* Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
* Experience with Agile methodologies and cross-functional team collaboration.
* Familiarity with tools such as eFront and other financial platforms.
Other Skills Required
* Knowledge of Power BI
Assets
* Experience in Risk, Legal and Corp Services domain