BSA

Job Title: BSA
End Client: Royal Bank of Canada
Work Model: Hybrid 4 days onsite
End Client Address: Toronto ON
Max Vendor Rate: $40/hr CAD on T4 or $50/hr on Incorp

*5 years experience



The Systems Analyst (BA) responsibilities will be conducting requirements gathering sessions and other BA activities with a large diverse set of Product Controllers and Finance Controllers for medium to large size project initiative and able to provide high level key deliverable plan and detail break down of major tasks; understanding the various Capital Market Products and ability to differentiate various trade economics; mapping and tracing source data to WSB applications and understanding impact; work on requirements gathering and solution design for change requests and major programs.
This position requires a lot of interpersonal interaction at all levels within the organization from technical personnel to high level management excellent communication skills are a must for this role.

JD:
Undertake BA responsibilities of multiple strategic applications involving Capital Market Products
Understand the various financial products traded on Markets in RBC and how they have been modeled eg: MBS Bonds Rate Derivatives etc.. Be familiar with booking and settlement process and concepts of trades positions and sub-ledger price valuations.
Analyze existing data models built on MS Access and co-relate Business requirements to gaps in Data models and build solutions.
Analysis and document Business and Functional requirements from business stakeholders. Lead and facilitate collaborative sessions with business stakeholders to drive requirements discovery analysis and review.
Get familiar with current data models and systems. Perform data analysis and reverse engineering to access the current and future states and perform gap analysis. Identify upstream and downstream dependencies.
Construct data flow diagrams business and system context diagrams create design solutions. Work closely with the development teams to ensure there is full understanding and proper execution of requirements in a timely manner.
Provide hands-on support during various cycles of testing including Functional Testing Systems Integration Testing and User Acceptance Testing.
Adopt Agile methodologies to enable periodic implementations.
- Scrum Management experience provide high level key deliverable plan and detail break down to user stories and major tasks; providing guidance and leadership through to the scrum team during all project phases; ability to handle pressure with multiple priorities.
Manage risks assumptions and constraints for requirements and communicate to appropriate parties.
Work with tools and platforms such as JIRA Confluence SQL and be willing to learn adhoc

Must-have:
Bachelors or Masters degree. Preferably Technology or Business.
5-7 years of Business Systems Analysis experience in fast-paced environment
Expert knowledge of SQL and Excel for data analysis
Good Capital Markets product knowledge particularly derivatives
Proven Data Analysis experience and project delivery in financial service industry preferably in MS Access
Understanding and experience in software development life-cycle
Excellent communication skills are critical for this role
Able to quickly and effectively gather synthesize and drive resolution of project tasks in a cross-functional team
Self-starter and ability to work with minimal supervision.
Teamwork & Collaboration Have principals disagree if needed and brainstorm.
Analytical and creative thinker
Ability to clearly articulate problems and solutions
Detailed oriented with strong problem solving skills
Expert time management and organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects with competing deadlines

Nice-to-have:
Experience working in Banking IT servicing Product Controllers and Finance Controllers
Familiarity with coding languages like
Dealing with Ambiguity

What are the top 3 skills required for this role
1. Expert knowledge of SQL and Excel for data analysisSwift migration experience.
2. Good Capital Markets product knowledge particularly derivatives.
3. Proven Data Analysis experience and project delivery in financial service industry preferably in MS Access