Business Systems Analyst , Investment Management

Business Systems Analyst

Our Client, a Boston-based investment manager approach has an opening for a Business Analyst.

The Business Analyst will be part of the Business Support Group, a team of business analysts and project managers in an onsite IT department. The Business Analyst will be responsible for supporting the systems and projects related to the Investor Services team.

Responsibilities for this position include the following:

• Work with the software engineering team to evaluate and create solutions.
• Coordinate with vendors on upgrades, enhancements, and due diligence.
• Create and maintain technology backlogs ensuring the plan and priorities align with the business unit’s objectives.
• Develop a solid understanding of the business functions of the business lines supported.
• Facilitate working sessions and collaborate with business managers and end-users to elicit business requirements.
• Produce scope documents, business cases and project plans.
• Support data and reporting needs for other teams involved in the investor operations area.
• Participate in planning and implementing technology solutions for the Investor Services Team and provide IT support for upstream and downstream operations processes and systems.
• Communicate business requirements, including summaries of current business processes, use-cases, data flow diagrams, data mapping and wire frame mock-ups.

Candidates should possess the following qualifications and characteristics:

• Detail oriented, with strong organizational skills combined with the ability to recognize how tactical details impact overall project success.
• Experience with SDLC & RDLC, including delivering custom, complex software solutions.
• Background in the following areas is a plus: reporting systems & tools including data marts and data warehouses.
• Ability to effectively identify and mitigate risks before they become project-impacting issues.
• Ability to manage to deadlines and drive efforts to closure.
• Positive, ‘can-do’ approach to problem solving. Strong respect for core firm values such as mutual respect, accountability, intellectual curiosity, and honesty
• Undergraduate degree with 4-8 years overall experience, including experience in business / systems analysis and project management roles; preferably in the financial services or financial technology industry supporting transfer agency function.
• Experience with evaluating and implementing enterprise scale, off-the-shelf software.
• Effective communication skills, both written and verbal, to all levels of an organization.
• Effective relationship management, consensus building and influencing skills combined with the ability to “pushback” diplomatically on internal stakeholders.

This is an excellent opportunity for the person who would appreciate the benefits of working in the dynamic environment of a very successful two hundred-person firm. Hybrid working environment where employees are expected to be in the office a minimum of 2 days/week in Boston Back Bay.

For immediate consideration please email Kenny at [email protected].