As a member of the IT group, the contract Business Systems Analyst will assume responsibility for support of ongoing cashflow related projects within firm’s various Client Service, Operation and Portfolio Construction Teams. This is a highly visible position that will have direct exposure to many business groups. S/he will provide daily data analysis, application support, as well as, project support for existing and new projects.
Responsibilities:
- Conduct analysis, data validation and mapping; gather requirements and documentation
- Understand business workflows, identify problems and opportunities in the context of reporting requirements
- Document incident findings to help build our data quality knowledgebase
- Conduct business and systems requirements; analysis at code and data level such as data mapping and data conversion analysis; adhere to internal software development life cycle methods
- Research, test and track business issues and software defects
- Manage project tasks and communicate updates/status to stakeholders.
- Conduct effective meetings and foster technology dialog with business users
Qualifications:
- 3-5 years of experience working as an IT business systems analyst in the financial services industry; 3+ years of data analysis and mapping
- Cashflow workflow experience a plus
- Experience managing and dealing with software vendors.
- Experience with SQL (Microsoft SQL Server)
- BNY accounting system implementation exposure a plus
- Solid Visio and MS Office application skills
- Solid understanding of system development methodologies and techniques, and an excellent grasp of database concepts and principles.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills with a history of taking initiative and customer service
- Strong analytical and problem solving skills
- Ability to multi-task and exhibit extensive problem solving skills