Business Analyst IT – Advance
- Location: Toronto, ON- Hybrid(4 days Onsite)
- Pay Rate: $62-$73/hr
- Contract Length: 12 Months
We at Raise are hiring a Business Analyst IT – Advance 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.
Position Purpose:
- The Advanced Business Analyst will conduct functional reviews with stakeholders, gather requirements, document business requirements and create process maps of current and future state.
- Assesses and analyzes business needs to resolve issues. Contributes to successful project completion by assessing and identifying risks and developing recommendations. The Advanced Business Analyst may present recommended
- business solutions that meet sponsor/stakeholder needs. Significant independent judgment is required with minimal direction given by supervisor. May lead/supervise lower level analysts.
- Project scope will include medium to large scale projects/ programs with several technologies and/or 3rd parties.
Responsibilities:
- Lead detailed requirement phases by identifying, tracking, escalating and/or resolving business systems issues
- Assess, research, analyze and document sponsor/stakeholder needs in accordance with the Project Life Cycle utilizing reporting tools, and requirements.
- 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 relationship 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 and Experience:
- Minimum Bachelor’s degree. Specialization in Business, Finance, Engineering, Math or Sciences is desirable
- Business Analyst designation – would be an asset.
- 3-6 years 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
- Experience in financial services – would be an asset
- Experience in Information Technology field – would be an asset
Skills and Competencies:
- Ability to quickly learn organizational structure, business strategies and processes
- Lead discussions on detailed requirement phases indentifying, 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
- Communication Tools: Collaboration platforms.
- Documentation Tools: Confluence, SharePoint,
- Reporting Tools: PowerPoint, Excel
Must-have Skills:
- 5+ years of experience in banking or financial services industry with understanding of business analysis
- Hands-on experience with being a BA on a program
- Guiding teams and stakeholders to make informed, consensus-driven decisions.
- Aligning program and portfolio-level objectives to maintain alignment and achieve strategic outcomes.
- Effective storytelling skills – written and verbal skills and attention to detail in preparing reporting and summaries that is provided to stakeholders and senior / executive leadership.
- A ‘Growth Mindset’ – remain current with emerging consumer / industry trends, embraces new data to generate impactful insights. Proactive and inquisitive mindset, continuously seeking opportunities and the “why” behind data trends to improve existing processes and streamline activities.
Nice-to-Have:
- Business Analyst Certificate
- Regulatory Knowledge
- Compliance and Audit Experience
- Worked with Lines of Business, not IT
Soft Skills:
- Problem solving skills
- Analytical thinker and detailed oriented
- Creative and conceptual thinker
- Organized with excellent time management
- Ability to work independently
- Ability to work with a team
- Ability to drive results and provide constructive feedback
- Strong personal initiative and excellent execution
Languages:
- English – high level of proficiency, both written and verbal
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.
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