Senior Business Analyst – Financial Services

Our client, a leading Asset Manager with offices in Downtown Manhattan, is looking for a Senior Business Analyst to join their team.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and/ or assist with project management for selected projects
• Test business processes and recommend improvements
• Create reports, dashboards and visualizations to understand business performance
• Gather and analyze data for potential business expansion
• Communicate and validate requirements with relevant stakeholders
• Identify specific business opportunities and process improvements, including opportunities for automation
• Coordinate with different departmental teams to produce better business outcomes
• Develop and maintain reporting tools
• Collaborate with product manager on roadmap planning and prioritization
• Document clear and well-structured business requirements and procedures
• Perform data analysis and modeling
• Assist with ad-hoc requests from the team
• Influence stakeholders to support business projects
• Analyze process issues and bottlenecks and determine recommendations for improvements

Qualifications & Requirements:

• Strong analytical, project and time management skills
• Proven ability to learn quickly and prioritize multiple projects
• Strong technical skills that can contribute to automation and process improvement
• Excellent critical thinking and organizational skills
• Bachelor’s degree including at least 3-8 years in a financial service or business analysis role
• Energetic and willing to get involved where needed
• Experience with private market funds is a plus
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)
• Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to work well in a team environment
• Exceptional attention to detail, placing a high priority on accuracy
• Capable of anticipating and accommodating the needs of team members and adapting to the changing needs of the organization
• Strong oral and written communication skills