QA Automation Analyst Portfolio Management & Wealth Management Systems
Location: Toronto ON
Work Style: Hybrid 3 days in office
Skills: System Architecture Knowledge
Experience Required: 10 & Above
The Quality Assurance (QA) Analyst with 10 yrs of total experience ( with 4-5 yrs of domain and automation exp) will be responsible for testing validating and ensuring the accuracy of portfolio management systems with a strong emphasis on financial calculations. This role requires knowledge of investment products and portfolio accounting to ensure data accuracy system stability and regulatory compliance.
Key Responsibilities
1. Functional & Regression Testing
Develop execute and maintain detailed test plans test cases and test scripts for portfolio management applications.
Validate portfolio-level and security-level calculation
2. Data Validation & Reconciliation
Perform end-to-end data validation between upstream and downstream systems (e.g. trading systems reporting tools).
Reconcile calculated values against trusted benchmarks source systems or manual calculations.
Identify calculation discrepancies and perform root-cause analysis.
3. Requirements & Documentation
Review business requirements calculation methodologies and functional specifications.
Collaborate with Systems Analysts to clarify calculation logic.
Document defects expected vs. actual results and test evidence using tools such as JIRA.
4. Automation & Optimization
Design and build automated test scripts for components using Microsoft Power Automate or other frameworks.
Optimize regression testing frameworks to support frequent releases.
5. Collaboration & Support
Partner with vendor to troubleshoot complex calculation issues.
Participate in Feature design discussions.
Support UAT with business users and provide functional walkthroughs.
Required Skills & Experience
Technical Skills
Experience testing portfolio management systems (e.g. Broadridge RBroker CGI Wealth 360 Charles River).
Hands-on experience validating financial calculations.
Experience with automation tools (Robot Framework Accelq Power Automate).
Domain & Financial Knowledge
Solid understanding of investment products:
o Equities fixed income ETFs mutual funds
Strong knowledge of portfolio accounting concepts:
o Holdings transactions valuations pricing cash flows
Understanding of performance & risk measurement concepts.
Soft Skills
Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving skills.
Excellent communication skills for working with cross-functional teams.
Attention to detail especially around numeric accuracy and financial logic.
Preferred Qualifications
Prior experience in wealth management asset management or investment banking environments.
Top 3 Required Skills: 1. IBM Financial transaction 2. Payment flow 3. Support Modernization Detailed Job Description: Design develop and maintain applications built on IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) to support core payments processing. Contribute to the development of payment flows supporting transaction processing. Build and support integrations between FTM and upstream/downstream systems using enterprise integration patterns. Participate in the design development testing deployment and production support. Troubleshoot and resolve application and integration issues in a complex regulated environment. Collaborate with architecture QA and operations teams to ensure platform stability scalability and performance. Support modernization initiatives and enhancements to existing payment hub capabilities. Produce clear technical documentation and participate in code reviews and knowledge sharing.
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