Business Analyst Job Toronto area,Ontario Canada,Business

Position: Business Analyst (12 Month Contract)

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Responsibilities

Participate in both Agile and Waterfall projects related to Portfolio Servicing Platform (incl Trade Processing, Pricing/Valuations, Asset Servicing, Derivatives Servicing, Investment Accounting processes) upgrades, enhancements, system integrations, and process improvements that benefit OMERS Capital Markets investment teams, Corporate Finance and Capital Markets Finance

Assist the Platform Owner in managing the product backlog and roadmap, prioritization of work, and resource allocation on initiatives.

Lead business analysis activities for all phases of the project life cycle including requirements elicitation, analysis, testing, training, implementation, and post implementation support

Ensure that project scope, objectives, deliverables, and timelines are clearly documented and communicated

Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather and analyze requirements for projects impacting the OMERS Portfolio Servicing Platform (e.g. user stories, business requirements documents, etc.)

Design and develop complex reporting and dashboards (SQL, SSRS, Crystal, Power BI etc.) that deliver insights to investment professionals

Define and execute business test plans, including performance and integration tests

Ensure change management principles are considered throughout delivery, including the early capture of stakeholder impacts, end-user training, and communications

Partner with technology teams to implement system enhancements, upgrades, and patches

Develop and maintain support documentation, including troubleshooting guides and knowledge base articles

Anticipate issues and make recommendations to mitigate risks; support ad hoc analysis to identify the root cause of issues and resolve issues in a timely manner ensuring minimal disruption to investment teams

Provide recommendations for the improvement of business analysis and project delivery practices

Develop relationships among partners by supporting a culture of transparency, collaboration, and service excellence

Qualifications

Minimum 1-3 years experience in business analysis roles supporting investment applications, including production support, change initiatives and/or large transformation programs.

Bachelor’s Degree in a related field such as Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Accounting, Finance, and Economics

Completion or enrolment in CPA or CFA consider an asset

Professional certifications in Business Analysis, Change Management, Process Improvement, Quality Assurance, Project Management are assets

Strong analytical skills with the ability to conduct complex data analysis (SQL, Excel)

Knowledge of business analysis strategies (requirements elicitation, business process modeling, user stories, source to target mapping etc.) and tools (Azure Dev Ops, Visio, Excel, Power

BI)

Knowledge of the investment lifecycles of exchange traded and OTC products, including exotic instruments

Experience implementing and delivering change to leading investment applications (e.g. Calypso, CRD, Sim Corp, Eagle, Bloomberg, Aladdin etc.)

Strong attention to detail with the ability to understand end-to-end processes

Growth mindset through learning; an openness to change and continuous improvement

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