Senior Business Analyst (reference data)

Iris's client, one of the world's largest financial institutions is looking to hire a Senior Business Data Analyst (reference data) for a long term opportunity.

Work Location : Jersey City, NJ (Hybrid Onsite)

W2 or Self-Incorporated Only

Client is looking for a strong BA / DA with Reference Data experience .

Detailed JD :

This team is responsible for providing authoritative sources of securities indicative data to their clients across the organization.

This Business Analyst team is tasked with the enhancement to the system including integration of various vendor feeds, data model enhancement and updates to existing data from vendors.

This may involve analyzing multiple data sets manually or engineering automated solutions. The overall objective of this role is to understand business needs & conduct data analysis.

Responsibilities :

• Data Analysis for complex system
• Strong SQL knowledge required
• Financial Data Modeling Capabilities
• Work closely with End Users / Clients to understand Business Process / Industry Standards / Regulatory Mandate requirements.
• Reverse engineering functional specifications from data
• Work closely with IT and Operations partners
• Work with external data vendors (i.e., Bloomberg, Reuters, IDC, Markit, etc) and standards organizations
• Able to execute projects independently
• Conduct Systems Integrated Testing (SIT) and User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
• Create Function Specification Documents (FSD), System Requirement Specification (SRS), and test plans
• Ability to focus on high quality work
• Serve as advisor or coach to mid-level developers and analysts, allocating work as necessary
• Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firm's reputation and safeguarding, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency.

Qualifications :

• Working experience of 8 years min. as Business Analyst
• Background in financial reference data and capital markets
• SQL knowledge required (able to query data, analyze and troubleshooting)
• Data analysis and data mapping skills
• Data Oriented with an excellent attention to detail
• Experience / understanding of business process reengineering and business modeling concepts, systems development lifecycle
• Must possess good communication skills with the ability to be assertive
• Analytical skills and writing skills, to include solid experience in writing functional and technical specifications
• Experience utilizing various SDLC methodologies like Waterfall, Agile (JIRA etc.)
• Comprehensive knowledge of the Testing Lifecycle with SIT, UAT, and Production

Preferred Skills :

• Experience working with major securities indicative data providers (like Bloomberg, Reuters, IDC, Markit)
• Project lead experience
• Experience working closely with IT Project managers and development teams
• Knowledge of MS Excel, Visio
• Experience with vendor product implementation

Education :

Bachelor’s degree / University degree or equivalent experience

Master’s degree preferred