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Business Systems Analyst - Advanced

Collabera
Full-time
Remote friendly (Toronto, ON)
Worldwide

Key Responsibilities:

  • Gain domain knowledge to define scope and requirements for new applications or insight reports.
  • Independently book meetings with business stakeholders to understand current state, define use cases, and prioritize business needs.
  • Build current state/future state process flows and define clear, detailed requirements.
  • Create and manage a requirements backlog (user stories).
  • Collaborate with IT and UI/UX teams to design solutions.
  • Attend daily scrums and support Dev/QA activities.
  • Validate proposed solutions with stakeholders and ensure timely delivery.
  • Perform Business Acceptance Testing (BAT) and edge testing to identify bugs.


High-Level Responsibilities:

  • Facilitate collaborative sessions with diverse stakeholder groups to gather and analyze requirements.
  • Document detailed business and system solution requirements, providing accurate work effort estimates.
  • Lead requirements prioritization and ensure alignment with business priorities.
  • Verify and validate requirements with impacted stakeholders.
  • Support IT program management by ensuring business priorities are understood and IT teams are equipped with detailed information.
  • Ensure IT solutions are strategic, maximizing data integrity and flexibility.
  • Review UAT test cases, execute BAT test cases, and provide requirements clarifications.
  • Ensure assignments are completed on schedule with timely communication to stakeholders.
  • Build and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders to resolve roadblocks and ensure progress.


Must-Have Skills/Experience:

Education:

  • Undergraduate degree in Economics, Accounting, Finance, or a related quantitative field.


Project Experience:

  • Minimum 4 years as a Business Analyst or Business Systems Analyst.
  • Proven ability to gather, document, and deliver business requirements.
  • Experience delivering medium to large projects in fast-paced, Agile environments.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a logical mindset.


Agile Framework Knowledge:

  • Proven experience working within Agile methodologies.
  • Ability to write and manage user stories, epics, and acceptance criteria.


Technical Skills:

  • Proficient in SQL for data analysis and solution design.
  • Hands-on experience with tools like Jira, Confluence, Visio, and Excel.
  • Strong understanding of database design and data querying.


Stakeholder Management:

  • Excellent communication skills (written, verbal, and presentation).
  • Strong ability to collaborate with business and IT stakeholders.


Nice-to-Have Skills/Experience:

  • Experience as a Tableau developer.
  • Experience designing reporting architecture solutions.
  • Knowledge of data mapping for system integrations.
  • Understanding of corporate lending processes.
  • Passion for innovation and technology.


Soft Skills:

  • Proactive team player with a can-do attitude.
  • Ability to work independently without micromanagement.
  • Comfortable navigating ambiguous requirements and shifting priorities.
  • Strong sense of ownership and initiative.
  • Skilled in understanding end-user needs and translating them into actionable requirements.


Desired Skills and Experience

Corporate Lending,SQL,Tableau,Visio,Documentation,Stakeholder Management,Reporting Architecture