Business Analyst
- Location: Toronto, ON – Hybrid (Wed and Thursday and every 4th Friday of month)
- Pay Rate: $60.35/hr – $71.21/hr
- Contract Length: 12 Months with possibility for extension
We at Raise are hiring a 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:
- Project Management & Execution—Plan, execute, control, and close out projects or work packages, ensuring delivery against defined scope, schedule, and budget.
- Requirements Gathering & Analysis – Collaborate with business partners to gather, validate, and document business requirements, and facilitate solution design discussions with stakeholders.
- Documentation & Reporting – Maintain project documentation, including project plans, status reports, meeting minutes, and change requests; generate regular updates for management.
- Process Improvement & Compliance – Identify opportunities to enhance operational efficiency, recommend process changes, and ensure compliance with bank’s standards, policies, and procedures.
- Risk & Issue Management – Analyze project risks and issues, recommend mitigation strategies, and support decision-making to keep initiatives on track.
- Support operational initiatives beyond project work.
Cross-Functional Relationships:
- The role will require interacting with cross-functional teams (business, technology, consulting companies, third parties, and contingent workers).
- The role will require interaction with different level of the organization to gather requirements and obtain sign-offs from the leadership teams (Senior levels to Executives)
Compliance Requirements/Responsibilities:
- As an employee of the bank, the incumbent must comply with all applicable bank and line of business policies, standards, guidelines, and controls.
Authorities/Decision Rights:
- As a key contributor to the business unit, this job has the authority to recommend changes to business processes in order to enhance operational efficiency and effectiveness.
Must-Have Skills and Qualifications:
- Experience in business analysis and project management (i.e., writing requirements, documentation updates, etc.), preferably within the financial services sector. – 5+ years
- Stakeholder management – 5 years
- Coupa experience
- Communication skills—able to effectively communicate detailed information in a clear, structured, impactful way.
- Collaboration skills – able to work in a cross-functional team and ensure that all points of views are considered and understood
- Influencing without authority – able to influence others without authority in order to meet deliverable deadlines and objectives.
- Organized and detail-oriented. Manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously, with excellent time management and organizational skills.
- Tech-savvy. Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and have experience with Microsoft Project, Teams, and SharePoint.
Nice to have skills:
- Experience with “Procure to pay”
- Experience with invoicing and procurement
- Banking experience
- Jira and confluence
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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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