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- Employment type
- Contract
- Experience level
- Lead · 10+ years
- Minimum education
- Professional degree
- Posting language
- English
- Working hours
- 40 hours per week
- Location requirements
- Country, Ontario, Canada
- Seniority
- Mid-Senior level
- Application method
- Apply on LinkedIn (LinkedIn sign-in required)
Job summary
Gather and analyze stakeholder needs, translate them into requirements and user stories, and guide those stories as product owner through design and software delivery. Coordinate among business users, developers, QA, architects, and vendors, while providing solution input, training, and functional support.
Job details
We are looking for a Sr. IT Business Analyst preferably with background in financial systems/accounting. This is a six (6) months contract to hire position with our client. As a Sr. IT Business Analyst, you will collect and analyze business needs of project stakeholders and author requirements as user stories to ensure that quality solutions are delivered that align with company’s strategies, serve as product owner for your user stories, participate in design sessions, provide input on the software solution, provide training, and functional support. You will be a liaison among users, development, QA, architects, and 3rd party vendors. No visa sponsorship or visa transfer available at this time. CRO and finance experience a huge plus! Responsibilities for a Sr. IT Business Analyst: Documents business needs, issues and challenges using a variety of analytical skills, techniques, and resources. Translates non-technical requirements into technical business requirements for moderate to complex software solutions. Proactively researches best practices and aligns solutions accordingly. Leads project team and liaises between users, development, quality assurance, architects, and third party vendors. Represents the Business Analysis team internally and externally to continuously improve IT processes. Required Skills and qualification a Sr. IT Business Analyst: 10+ years of hands-on experience with business Analysis / Requirements Gathering 4+ year’s expertise with SDLC Background in financial systems/accounting software Experience with off the shelf solutions and customizations/configurations Experience working on software development projects including gathering requirements, communicating with software developers on technical topics, authoring user stories, and meeting with business users. Team-player, team-first attitude. Strong relationship building, interpersonal, and collaboration skills. Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Strong and effective time management skills. BS degree Experience in Corporate system and application solutions, specifically Finance. Demonstrated strong analytical skills, critical thinking, follow through and documentation skills. Experience working in an Agile Scrum software development environment. Professional Certifications such as PMP, IIBA, etc.
What you’ll do
Gather and analyze stakeholder needs, translate them into requirements and user stories, and guide those stories as product owner through design and software delivery. Coordinate among business users, developers, QA, architects, and vendors, while providing solution input, training, and functional support.
Requirements
Requires 10+ years of hands-on business analysis and requirements-gathering experience, at least four years of SDLC expertise, and a background in financial systems or accounting software. A bachelor's degree, Agile Scrum experience, strong analytical and communication skills, and experience with software projects and corporate finance applications are requested; professional certifications such as PMP or IIBA are noted.
Listed skills
- Business analysis · Preferred
- Requirements gathering · Preferred
- Stakeholder Management · Preferred
- Critical Thinking · Preferred
- Quality assurance · Preferred
- Communication · Preferred
- Documentation · Preferred
Other relevant skills
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- Business Analysis
- Requirements Gathering
- Financial Systems
- Accounting Software
- Software Development Life Cycle
- User Stories
- Agile Scrum
- Stakeholder Management
- Analytical Skills
- Critical Thinking
- Technical Requirements
- Software Configuration
- Quality Assurance
- Project Leadership
- Communication
- Documentation
Job areas
- Technology
- Finance & Accounting
- Data & Analytics
- Management & Leadership