Overview:

• Our client, a leading Canadian bank, is seeking an experienced Senior Business Analysts to support Capital Reporting and Sell-Side functions within the Capital Markets division.

• These positions are essential in helping stabilize a newly restructured reporting team and ensure timely, accurate delivery of financial reports tied to capital markets operations.

• This is a functionally focused Business Analyst role.

• The ideal candidate brings a strong background in capital markets financial reporting, experience with derivatives, and a proven ability to gather requirements, create BRDs, and lead UAT processes.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities:

• Act as a liaison between finance and business stakeholders to gather and document detailed business requirements (BRDs) for financial and regulatory reporting.

• Own and lead user acceptance testing (UAT) efforts to ensure accurate implementation of reporting enhancements.

• Support and improve capital markets reporting with a focus on derivatives, P&L control, and financial instrument reporting.

• Oversee monthly and quarterly reporting cycles, ensuring completeness, accuracy, and control compliance.

• Create and maintain SOPs, process documentation, and reporting summaries for leadership review.

• Identify areas for process improvement and potential automation within the reporting function.

• Collaborate with governance, finance, and middle office teams to meet internal standards and external regulatory requirements.

Required Qualifications:

• 10+ years of experience as a Business Analyst in financial services or capital markets, with a clear focus on financial reporting.

• Must have hands-on experience working with derivatives and strong understanding of capital markets products.

• Proven ability to gather, document, and communicate business requirements (BRDs).

• Drive and manage BAU financial and regulatory reporting activities, including P&L, trade data reconciliation, controls testing, and exception handling.

• Own and optimize recurring deliverables such as BCAR, NCR, liquidity reporting, and other Basel-aligned frameworks.

• Experience leading UAT and coordinating with business users for testing and validation.

• Solid understanding of financial reporting controls, reconciliations, and governance practices.

• Strong proficiency in Excel; familiarity with SQL is an asset, but not core to the role.

• Excellent communication skills, especially in translating reporting requirements into deliverables for cross-functional teams.

Nice to Have:

• Exposure to a wide range of capital markets instruments (e.g., repos, swaps, bonds).

• Experience working in regulated environments with audit/compliance involvement.

Ideal Candidate Profile:

• Functionally strong Business Analyst with a proactive approach and attention to detail.

• Confident navigating complex capital markets reporting environments.

• Able to drive clarity and consistency in ambiguous situations.

• Strong collaborator with excellent communication skills across finance, governance, and operations.