Business Analyst (Financial Services) at GVA Partners

Job Description

• Develop, document, and enhance technology for the firm’s Business initiatives as well as re-engineer and document IS-impacting cross-functional business processes

Job Functions

• Plays key role in the management and implementation of all Enterprise initiatives and IS solutions implementation
• Evaluates end-user requirements and constraints to get a thorough understanding and ensure they are met and Serves as a liaison between the customer and the development team
• Elicit requirements from business or technical customers and clarify business and user requirements
• Translate high level business requirement to functional specification
• Validate requirements with customer
• Perform requirements analysis and documentation as well as stakeholder analysis and management
• Identify improvements to existing solutions and business processes
• Conduct preliminary investigation of solution
• Facilitate Functional Joint Application design (JAD) sessions
• Document/review functional specification
• Review test plans and reports to ensure that all business requirements are met throughout the testing process
• Provide input to the development of end-user training content for use in instructor-led and technology-based training and support to end users after the delivery of a solution
• Coordinate and manage the implementation of selected business initiatives from concept to closing
• Manage vendor relations in the delivery of solutions

Experience

• 4-6 years hands-on Financial Service experience
• Project management skills/experience
• Experience with software development lifecycles

Educational Qualification

• A first degree in business or technology related discipline.

Competencies:

• Exceptional interpersonal/team building skills including the ability to communicate with all levels of the organization, outsider suppliers, and participate on multi-functional teams
• Proficiency with MS Office suite, and experience in providing clear and concise data using these tools to different levels and audience types across an IT or software development organization
• Ability to work at a detailed level while maintaining an overall administration perspective
• Customer focused and detail oriented
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Good organizational and time management skills
• High level analytical ability where problems are unusual and complex
• Demonstrated technical and professional skills in job-related areas
• Ability to manage numerous tasks and projects simultaneously.