Senior Business Analyst

Welcome to Yoush Consulting. Are you an independent IT Consultant or wish to become one?

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Business Systems Analyst (6 month contract to start - Remote Work/Downtown Toronto)

Our client in the Financial Services industry is looking for talented individuals to trail blaze with them in increasing their capacity to satisfy their growing client demand. If you thrive on innovative projects where you can influence the direction of technical strategy, come and join their national practice.

Responsibilities

• As a senior analyst on complex programs, work with business stakeholders to elicit and document requirements, collaborate on process models with an understanding of system capabilities, analyze data needs, assist in evaluating solutions, and ensure appropriate testing against requirements
• Work collaboratively within the Business Transformation team and with key colleagues across the firm, including the Technology team and business subject matter experts in documenting functional, data, and technical requirements, and assist the project manager in defining project tasks and business cases
• Facilitate workshops with both business and technical colleagues to gather information for the development of technical requirements
• Manage the prioritization of requirements for changes to our core systems
• Develop UAT test plans and support UAT with Business stakeholders
• Oversee data mapping for integration activity between applications
• Collaborate with project managers, developers, and other members of the cross-functional team
• Guide and mentor junior team members, helping ensure consistency and quality

Requirements

• Minimum 5+ years' experience as a Business Systems Analyst or Business Analyst
• Diploma/Degree in business administration, computer science, information technology, or related field, or equivalent work experience
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to communicate with business and technical stakeholders
• Experience with Visio, PowerPoint, Excel, and Word
• Experience in Waterfall and Agile-based projects
• Ability to work with Business Process models (BPMN)
• Experience with User Interface and User Experience ( UX ) design, wireframing, and prototyping
• Ideally experience with Data Engineering and Data Science Teams
• Ability to support multiple projects concurrently, balancing deliverables, and prioritizing across projects
• Experience with DW and Microsoft Fabric is an asset
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Resourcefulness and creative problem-solving skills