Senior Business Analyst

Project Description

The Securities Master Central (SMC) is responsible for providing authoritative sources of securities indicative data to our clients across the organization. SMC BA team is tasked with the enhancement to the system including integration of various vendor feeds, data model enhancement and updates to existing data from vendors. This may involve analyzing multiple data sets manually or engineering automated solutions

Responsibilities

• Data Analysis for complex system• Strong SQL knowledge required• Financial Data Modeling Capabilities• Work closely with End Users/Clients to understand Business Process/Industry Standards/Regulatory Mandate requirements.• Reverse engineering functional specifications from data• Work closely with IT and Operations partners• Work with external data vendors (i.e., Bloomberg, Reuters, IDC, Markit, etc) and standards organizations• Able to execute projects Independently• Conduct Systems Integrated Testing (SIT) and User Acceptance Testing (UAT)• Create Function Specification Documents (FSD), System Requirement Specification (SRS), and test plans• Ability to focus on high quality work while under pressure• Mentor and coach junior analysts

Skills

Must have

• Working experience of 8 years min. as Business Analyst• Strong background in financial reference data• Strong SQL knowledge required (able to query data, analyze and troubleshooting)• Strong Data analysis and data mapping skills• College degree, specialized training or equivalent work experience• Data Oriented with an excellent attention to detail• Experience/understanding of business process reengineering and business modeling concepts, systems development lifecycle• Must possess good communication skills with the ability to be assertive• Strong analytical skills and writing skills, to include solid experience in writing functional and technical specifications• Experience utilizing various SDLC methodologies like Waterfall, Agile (JIRA etc.)• Comprehensive knowledge of the Testing Lifecycle with SIT, UAT, and Production

Nice to have

• Experience working with major securities indicative data providers (like Bloomberg, Reuters, IDC, Markit)• Project lead experience• Experience working closely with IT Project managers and development teams• Knowledge of MS Excel, Visio• Experience with vendor product implementation• Strong background in capital markets

Languages

English: C2 Proficient

Seniority

Senior

Relocation package

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Vacancy Specialization

Business Analysis

Ref Number

VR-95995