Senior Business Analyst
- Location: Toronto, ON – Hybrid (4 Days on-site)
- Pay Rate: $51.16 – $60.41/hr
- Contract Length: 12 Months
We at Raise are hiring a Senior Business Analyst for one of our top clients. After establishing themselves as an industry leader, they’re now expanding their team to meet rising demand. We’re hiring right now; if you’re interested, apply below for your chance to join a great place to work.
Responsibilities:
- Lead detailed requirement phases by identifying, tracking, escalating and/or resolving business systems issues
- Involved in all aspects of projects, including documentation of project needs, analysis, research of needs and possible solutions, identifying technology and business solutions, gathering, documenting and updating business requirements; reviewing workflow process mapping; creating project plans; developing business testing strategies and working with project members to execute the test plan, recommending preferred solutions, and implementing recommendations
- Conduct functional reviews with stakeholders, gather requirements, document business requirements and create process maps of current and future state
- Identify, track and resolve business systems issues
- Create or lead the development of detailed level process maps to facilitate requirements gathering, gap analysis and for training use
- Manage project documentation (implementation plan, issues log, process maps, reports, FTE analysis, etc.) and resolves emerging issues at the implementation stage of the project
- Contribute to successful project completion within budget and on time by identifying risks and developing/recommending mitigation strategies
- Seeks input from the business by facilitating sessions
- Develop strategic training plan associated with introduction of new/ enhanced the business processes
- Provide assistance with business user testing, when required
- Develop and maintain strong relationships with business partners and internal/external team members
- Provide consulting services to business partners on new initiatives
- Identify issues and escalates/manages resolution as required
Knowledge & Experience:
Must-have:
- 10+ years of experience as a Business Analyst
- Experience in all/most facets of project lifecycle; strong comprehension of project management methodologies; genuine commitment to project environment and discipline
- Experience in identifying and assessing key business processes
- Bachelor’s degree; specialization in Business, Finance, Engineering, Math or Sciences is ideal
Nice-to-have:
- Business Analyst designation
- Experience in financial services
- Experience in the Information Technology field
Skills & Competencies:
- Ability to quickly learn organizational structure, business strategies and processes
- Lead discussions on detailed requirement phases identifying, tracking, escalating and/or resolving business systems issues
- Knowledgeable on business process modeling, process mapping
- Write clear and well-structured business requirements documents
- Advanced ability to resolve minor conflicts/issues using different tactics for prior to escalation
- Strong analytical and problem solving skills
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Advanced facilitation and presentation skills
- Experience/knowledge with desktop applications/suites such as MS Project, MS Excel, databases, etc.
- Good organizational skills with the ability to handle multiple concurrent activities and to work successfully under pressure
Attributes:
- Business acumen
- Able to deal with ambiguity
- Analytical thinker, detailed oriented with good problem solving skills
- Results oriented
- Organized with strong time management skills
- Ability to work independently
- Team player, cooperative with good interpersonal skills
- Creative thinker with problem solving skills
- Coach others and provide constructive feedback
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Raise is an established hiring firm with over 65 years of experience. We believe strongly in making the world a better place through work, which is why we’re a certified B Corporation and donate 10% of our profits to charity.
We strive to build teams that reflect the diversity of the communities we work in. We encourage all qualified applicants to apply, including people from traditionally underrepresented groups such as women, visible minorities, Indigenous peoples, people identifying as LGBTQ2SI, veterans, and people with visible/nonvisible disabilities.
We have a dedicated webpage for accommodations where you can learn more about what we offer and request accommodation: https://raise.jobs/accommodations/
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