Business Analyst - Halifax, Canada - Citco

Citco

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Halifax, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Business Analyst

Halifax, Canada

About Citco

Citco is a global leader in fund services, corporate governance and related asset services with staff across 50 office locations worldwide.

With more than $1.8 trillion in assets under administration, we deliver end-to-end solutions and exceptional service to meet our clients' needs.

About the Team & Business Line:

Fund Administration is Citco's core business, and our alternative asset and accounting service is one of the industry's most respected.

Our continuous investment in learning and technology solutions means our people are equipped to deliver a seamless client experience.

As a core member of our Intelligent Automation (IA) team, you will be working with some of the industry's most accomplished professionals to deliver award-winning services for complex fund structures that our clients can depend upon.

The Intelligent Automation (IA) is multi-skilled team charged with identifying, building and deploying operational solutions leveraging a suite of emerging technologies, such as Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing, Robotics Process Automation, Business Process Management, Reconciliation Tools, APIs and Automation.

The Business Analyst will be a key member of the Intelligent Automation (IA) team and will play an integral role in designing and delivering automated processes within the Citco Group.

The Business Analyst will work with the Process Design team, Process Adoption team and business unit representatives to optimize and digitize operational processes in order to deliver bottom-line results for Citco.

Your Role:

You will elicit, capture, analyze, refine, articulate and document business requirements, user stories, acceptance criteria and software documentation.
Work with Process Design and Technical team to brainstorm solutions and assess feasibility
Create and review solution design documents clearly articulating asis and tobe states
Document and communicate business outcomes and gains from proposed solutions
Perform all aspects of the project lifecycle including but not limited to: scoping, analyzing, developing solutions and reviewing deliverables from executing to implementing change
Work with Process Adoption and Business Leads to rollout completed solutions to target teams/offices
Own product backlog maintenance and grooming
Participate in Scrum standup meetings, backlog grooming sessions, review and retrospective meetings
Perform weekend testing for releases (new functionality, bugs, enhancements, upgrades); generally one or two releases are scheduled per quarter

About You:

You have an undergrad degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Information Systems or related field.
Exceptional communication skills, both written and oral
Ability to work independently
Positive attitude
Strong understanding of the Hedge Fund Industry (Reconciliation, Fund Accounting, Pricing, Investor Relations, etc.)
Experience working in an agile environment
Understanding of the benefits of Business Process Management, Machine Learning and Robotic Process Automation
Able to work with multiple stakeholders to produce clearly articulated requirements for projects
Create user stories, acceptance criteria, design documentation and process flows in order to clearly communicate a set of functional requirements
Create and execute test plans in Dev/QA/UAT environments
Prepare and manage technical/user documentation for projects
Design, evaluate and monitor key metrics with business partner
Create interactive reports in Qlik/Tableau/Power BI/Alteryx
Assets:
Advanced MS Excel Skills
Macro development experience in VBA
Familiar with Database Systems (SQL/NoSQL)
Financial product knowledge and knowledge of Fund Administration
Understanding of agile project management
Knowledge of JIRA and Confluence
Familiar with cloud technology
Key Competencies:
Adaptability
Quality and risk management
Problem solving
Communication
Teamwork
Drive for results
Attention to detail

Our Benefits
Your well-being is of paramount importance to us, and central to our success.

We provide a range of benefits, training and education support, and flexible working arrangements to help you achieve success in your career while balancing personal needs.

Ask us about specific benefits in your location.

We recognize diversity as a source of organizational pride and strength.

We have made it a priority to reflect our nation's evolving diversity in the people we hire, and the culture we create in our organization.