| Job Description |
A bank in Downtown Toronto is looking for a Senior Business analyst. The main function of a Business 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. This senior BA will be assisting in testing within the foreign exchange (previous FX experience would be great), they should be able to perform simple SQL queries, analysis, documentation. This BA will be dealing with users (not external clients but business users), create test cases, share results with business and identify issue during tests. Most of their communication will take place over the phone or emailing but they will also be in contact with the development team so great communication are important. This senior BA will be assisting in testing within the foreign exchange (previous FX experience would be great), they should be able to perform simple SQL queries, analysis, documentation. This BA will be dealing with users (not external clients but business users), create test cases, share results with business and identify issue during tests. Most of their communication will take place over the phone or emailing but they will also be in contact with the development team so great communication are important
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| Job Requirements |
Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree in a technical field such as computer science, computer engineering or related field required. MBA or other related advanced degree preferred
• 8-10 + years’ experience required
• Basic knowledge of programming languages in order to comprehend reading code and basic functions
• Ability to create business solutions that increase competitive advantage
• 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
• A high level of interpersonal and verbal communication skills necessary to relate to other people at their systems knowledge level
• Ability to analyze complex situations and problems and do the necessary research using multiple sources of information to arrive at innovative solutions
Candidate Requirements/Must Have Skills:
1) 8-10 + years of overall experience
2) Workflows, diagrams
3) Microsoft Excel, Visio
4) Simple SQL queries
5) Nice to have: knowledge of applications, WallStreet, FX,
Degrees or certifications:
• Bachelor's degree or Post-Secondary education
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