Business Analyst Financial Services

Tech Talent International (SI) supplies technical talent to a variety of clients ranging from Fortune 100/500/1000 companies to small and mid-sized organizations in Canada/US and Europe.

We currently have permanent role as a Business Analyst - Financial Services with our large consulting client on a long term project with a major financial services client in the downtown Montreal area.

Role: Business Analyst - Financial Services

Type: Fulltime Perm

Location: Hybrid - Downtown Montreal QC -(roles starts off 5 days in office for 1st 3 months then turns into hybrid setup 3 days onsite 2 days from home)

Salary: $80000 - $85000 9% bonus 3 weeks paid vacation RRSP contribution benefits sick/personal days

Language: English and French(nice to have)

Position Overview

Act as the Point of Contact in AMER for one or more business lines regarding project requests

Serve as the primary Business Analyst within the AMER MAR (Global Markets) business unit overseeing strategic projects

Analyze and understand business requirements functions and processes within securities processing (Equities and Fixed Income)

Drive both technical and non-technical solutions evaluating tactical and strategic approaches and providing cost and timeline estimates

Coordinate solution workshops oversee user testing phases and obtain required sign-offs

Translate detailed business requirements into technical specifications for development teams and ensure accuracy

Collaborate with users to develop test plans define acceptance criteria and document testing results

Participate in the design of new architecture aligned with IS strategy

Collaborate with operations front office risk finance and external partners

Manage stakeholder expectations in a fast-paced time-sensitive environment

Mandatory

5 years of experience as a Business Analyst

Experience in investment banking with securities and cash products (Equity and Fixed Income Settlement and Clearance) within a Technology team

Strong experience working with business stakeholders (front office accounting finance risk) to gather and document requirements and deliver solutions

Experience working with development teams and strong understanding of SDLC methodologies particularly Agile

Proficiency in SQL (query creation and analysis)

Strong knowledge of Microsoft Excel Word and PowerPoint

Ability to manage multiple priorities and projects simultaneously

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Bachelors or Masters degree in Finance Business Administration Computer Science or Engineering

Nice to have

Experience coordinating projects across multiple time zones

Proactive self-motivated and results-oriented with leadership capabilities

Strong team player with a collaborative mindset and disciplined approach to SDLC

Knowledge of XML and JSON

Experience with Power BI

Familiarity with Broadridge applications (BPS / IMPACT / FinancePraDLR)

Previous experience as a Project Manager in IT