Description
Business Analyst - P&C Insurance
Job Title: Business Analyst - P&C Insurance
Company: Direct IT Recruiting Inc.
Location: Toronto
Job Category: 6 month contract
Career Level: Intermediate
Work Experience: 5+ years as a BA and or BSA, 2+ years Property and Casualty Insurance
DESCRIPTION:
- Should act as the liaison between the client business units and IT and lead the Business Requirements Gathering process to elicit the true needs of the client.
- Should document Business Analysis artifacts such as BRD, Use Cases etc. and establish acceptance test criteria with client.
- Complete process mapping to identify AS IS information, procedure, and decision flows and develop TO BE state process maps.
- Perform gap analysis, and identification of any areas for improvement within existing procedures, methods and business processes.
- Perform Gap-Fit analysis
- Prototype potential solutions for business process re-design, provide trade-off information and suggest recommended course(s) of action.
- Develop functional and technical specifications for delivering new and maintaining existing business applications.
- Act as a subject matter expert with regards to business needs and application design related activities. This may include leading configuration and design reviews within a project team.
- Evaluate existing procedures and methods, identify and document items such as database content, structure, application subsystems and develop data dictionaries;
- Interact with other IT functional units to clarify and build applications that meet a business units objectives. These departments include, but are not limited to, Shared Services, Infrastructure and Support group.
REQUIREMENTS:
- 2+ years Experience with Property and Casualty Insurance
- 5 years experience as a Business Analyst and/or Business Systems Analyst
- Experience with Policy and Claims
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering or business related discipline
- Proven experience in studying business processes and documenting requirements
- Strong knowledge and understanding of Finance and Accounting principles
- Strong analytical and problem solving skills
- Excellent written, verbal communication and presentation skills
- Strong inter-personal skills and ability to work in a team environment
- Strong SQL Scripting, VB Scripting, MS Office (Excel, Access, Word, Visio, PowerPoint) Skills
- Guidewire experience (an asset)
- CBAP certification (an asset)
- CIP certification (an asset)