Senior Business Analyst

Description:

As a member of the Finance Operations team reporting to the Director, Finance Initiative and Portfolio Management, the Senior Business Analyst will perform a key role in the ongoing management of the Finance initiative portfolio management process and function. A ‘project portfolio management office’ is being established to manage and steer a backlog of initiatives post IFRS 17 implementation. These initiatives include process improvements and system optimizations that will support the global Business Groups and Corporate functions across our global shared Finance, Actuarial and ALM teams. The objective is to achieve a less resource intensive and faster Quarter End. The Senior Business Analyst has deep knowledge of a wide variety of business concepts, practices, and procedures and general Finance operations; they rely on their expertise, experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals, and to perform a variety of tasks. The Senior business Analyst conducts needs analysis, writes requirements, collaborates with others for system and process design; and supports teams to increase productivity and reduce costs.

What will you do?

• Facilitate the identification of business and IT process improvements

• Work collaboratively with team members to address high-priority backlog items

• Create portfolio and budget reporting and summarize key results; manage and track key issues, risks, decisions, and actions

• Work with the Product Owners/Project Managers to conduct analysis on business requests with a focus on the links between processes and systems throughout the organization

• Analyze and document how systems, processes, procedures and clients will be impacted by future development

• Analyze and define user requirements with global business partners and work with IT to translate them into system requirements/user stories

• Create and/or provide input into internal and external communications and user documentation

• Review and provide feedback to business and technical documentation

• Develop and or re-design new processes to support stakeholders

• Create clear and concise process documentation

• Work with business on the roll out of what has been developed and analysis on impacts

• Support testing with a focus on end to end validation

• Support the creation of an Oracle Decommissioning plan and tracking against it

Key Skills

• CPA designation preferred or equivalent experience

• BS/BA degree or equivalent experience

• Experience with varying requirements gathering techniques

• Skilled at finding hidden requirements, edge cases, and a “desire to break” attitude

• Skilled in Microsoft Office suite of products

• Knowledge of overall financial services industry

• Deep knowledge of relevant business, processes, systems and capabilities

• Skilled in test execution and understanding the outcomes

Individual Skills

• Strong analytical skills

• Comfortable with data requirements and related data activities

• Strong communication skills with ability to communicate both complex business and technical concepts and align organization on decisions

• Sound problem-solving skills with the ability to quickly process complex information and present it clearly and simply

• Utilizes team collaboration to create innovative solutions efficiently

• Big picture and strategic thinker, visionary and creative in both perspective and methodologies

Mindset & Behaviours

• Strong interpersonal / relationship building skills with business and technical personnel

• Synthesizes abstract/complex concepts and ideas into simple, understandable, user-driven requirements

• Passionate about the client, technology and excited about the impact of emerging / disruptive technologies

• Wants to unleash inner self-starter and work in an environment that fosters entrepreneurial minds

• Embraces a culture of trust and complete transparency

• Open to learning new ideas outside scope or knowledge skillset

What's in it for you?

• 20 vacation days per year

• Flexible Benefits from the day you join to meet the needs of you and your family

• Pension, stock and savings programs to help build and enhance your future financial security

• The opportunity to move along a variety of career paths with amazing networking potential

• Great Place to Work® Certified in Canada and the US.

• Named 2021 “Best Places to Work” by Glassdoor

• Canada Award for Excellence for Mental Health at Work - 2021

• Flexible hybrid work model

• Work and professional development that is united by our Purpose: to help Clients and Employees achieve lifetime financial security and live healthier lives

• A friendly, collaborative, and inclusive culture