Business Analyst
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Job Location:
New York City, NY - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
2 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Client : Accentue
Top 3 Required Skills
Business Analyst Experience: 5 years (in banking/financial services).
Total Professional Experience: 9 years.
Industry Experience: Financial Asset Management.
Advent Geneva Experience: At least 3 years
Good to have
Advent Geneva Experience: At least 3 years
Prior experience in asset management firms or fund administrators (experience with alternative asset managers is a significant plus).
Strong MS-SQL skills.
Experience in business-facing roles coordinating directly with key stakeholders.
MBA and/or CFA certifications.
Disqualifiers
Candidates with less than 5 years of Business Analyst experience in banking or financial services.
Job Description
Role Summary
This Business Analyst role is crucial for supporting investment and fund administration functions within a clients financial services organization. The successful candidate will act as a primary liaison between key business stakeholders and technical teams ensuring the effective use of systems and data particularly those sourced from Advent Geneva. This person will be responsible for gathering requirements analyzing data issues driving process improvements and coordinating the full project lifecycle from build activities through QA and UAT.
Responsibilities
Build and maintain relationships with stakeholders across Investment Accounting Fund Admin and Reporting teams.
Gather document and analyze requirements for system projects and enhancements.
Provide best-fit solutions while maintaining the integrity of existing applications.
Work extensively with Portfolio/Investment accounting datasets and reports (primarily from Advent Geneva).
Coordinate inter-team project plans keeping stakeholders informed.
Act as a liaison to development teams translating business requirements into functional requirements.
Perform analysis and support for Ares data warehouse integrations.
Identify opportunities to improve business processes and operational efficiency.
Drive quality control across various systems and integrations.
Conduct data analysis and debugging to research data issues and support business problem resolution.
Perform applications change project QA and User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
Required Skills
Total Professional Experience: 9 years
Business Analyst Experience: 5 years specifically within the banking or financial services sector.
Education: Bachelors degree in Computer Science Accounting or Finance.
Advent Geneva Experience: At least 3 years
Prior experience in asset management firms or fund administrators (experience with alternative asset managers is a significant plus).
Strong MS-SQL skills.
Experience in business-facing roles coordinating directly with key stakeholders.
MBA and/or CFA certifications.
Job Responsibilities
Build and maintain relationships with stakeholders across Investment Accounting Fund Admin and Reporting teams.
Gather document and analyze requirements for system projects and enhancements.
Provide best-fit solutions while maintaining the integrity of existing applications.
Work extensively with Portfolio/Investment accounting datasets and reports (primarily from Advent Geneva).
Coordinate inter-team project plans keeping stakeholders informed.
Act as a liaison to development teams translating business requirements into functional requirements.
Perform analysis and support for Ares data warehouse integrations.
Identify opportunities to improve business processes and operational efficiency.
Drive quality control across various systems and integrations.
Conduct data analysis and debugging to research data issues and support business problem resolution.
Perform applications change project QA and User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
Key Skills
- SQL
- Agile
- Business Analysis
- Visio
- Waterfall
- Business Process Modeling
- Requirements Gathering
- User Acceptance Testing
- Business requirements
- SDLC
- Systems Analysis
- Data Analysis Skills
