Description
Reporting BA - Capital Markets
Job Title: Reporting BA - Capital Markets
Company: Direct IT Recruiting Inc.
Location: Toronto
Job Category: 6 month contract
Career Level: Intermediate to Senior
Work Experience: 5+ years as a BA, SQL, Reporting Solutions, Data Cubes, Reporting Tools, data flows, Agile, CBAP, CSC, equities, derivatives, Fixed Income, MS Business Intelligence BI Tools, counterparty risk
Industry: Capital Markets
DESCRIPTION:
- Seeking a BA with a strong understanding of financial instruments used in Capital Markets including Equities, Derivatives, Fixed Income and FX as well as Private Investing.
- Business Analyst with Investment Fund and Risk Reporting, exposure to one or more of Asset Mix, Liquidity, Leverage, Counterparty Risk and Performance.
- Individual with excellent data analysis and SQL skills. Detail oriented, but still able to see the big picture. Candidate must have strong knowledge of Business Analysis framework and deliverables.
- Interpersonal skills: can build relationships with peers and clients, will be sensitive to client's time, proactive and efficient and able to lead and be led.
- Candidate must have experience in supporting or developing reporting solutions for the investment business as well as having exposure to Microsoft BI tools.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Conduct business analysis, requirements gathering and documentation, and validation testing
- Engage customers and information technology stakeholders to collect and document detailed business and information technology requirements
- Analyze business requirements against existing processes, systems, and data stores for gap analysis and recommended improvements
- Conduct analysis of business process workflow and outline alternative solutions considering benefits, risks and costs
- Conduct working sessions and use interviews to obtain appropriate information to develop solutions (eg one-on-one discussions, formal requirements gathering sessions).
- Translate business requirements and information gathering discussions into professional business presentations and other types of business documentation for consumption by Business customers and solution partners (Development, QA)
- Identify and assess requirements and scope changes, liaise with IT partners to determine project impact, issues and risks
- Work with Quality Assurance to facilitate and assist with the development and execution of the testing requirements
- Provide support as required (answering queries, performing investigations) to end-users
SKILLS:
- Excellent understanding of investment management concepts, processes and practices
- Excellent understanding of techniques, tools and technologies pertaining to the analysis, design, development, testing, deployment and maintenance of software solutions
- Experience working with Data Cubes and Reporting Tools
- Excellent knowledge of requirements management concepts and processes supported by deep practical experience.
- Analytical skills with knowledge of techniques and tools used for process mapping. Overall end-to-end view of business processes and data flows to understand core business issues.
- Ability to identify underlying assumptions and constructively challenge them if necessary to ensure scope and requirements are clearly understood and documented
- Excellent communication skills including business writing and presentation skills
- A team player with strong relationship building skills
- Proven ability to adapt to constantly evolving priorities and environments, ability to multitask and work independently
- Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
- Track record of successfully delivering initiatives
- 5+ years of experience in Capital Markets, Private Investments, Fixed Income
- University degree or equivalent experience (Business/Finance, BA, BSc, Financial Mathematics, Accounting or Computer Science)
- Experience in working with cross functional groups.
- Experience with the full project life cycle from conception to implementation and support
- Excellent communication skills
- Candidate must be able to work independently and as part of a team with minimal supervision
- Agile methodology
- Advanced designations such as CFA, FRM, MBA, Masters Finance - an asset
- Certified Business Analyst CBAP - an asset
- Canadian Securities Course CSC - an asset