Wednesday, February 03, 2010

Business Analyst in New York, NY

Wednesday, February 03, 2010
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PURPOSE OF THE ROLE:The Business Analyst will help to drive the completion of Business Analysis, Business Requirement Documentation, and Testing to support the successful implementation and delivery of Reference Data solutions. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: ? Meet with decision-makers, systems owners, and end users to define business, systems, and operations requirements. ? Work with key business and technology stakeholders to help them understand the available Reference Data services, and to identify gaps with their needs. ? Ensure that all stakeholders are involved in Pre studies and definition phases and that all tasks required implementing a solution are identified in the project plans submitted for approval. ? Develop and review Business Requirement Documents ? Facilitate meetings with the appropriate subject matter experts to receive specifics on requirements ? Ensure that high-level business requirements have been decomposed properly into useable functional requirements ? Perform analysis to determine and verify business requirements and functional design ? Lead peer reviews and inspections of requirement documents ? Manage changes to baseline requirements through a change control process ? Maintain issues lists, including minutes from design meetings ? Document functional specifications and SDLC required artifacts ? Document operational flow of multiple business areas or processes ? Develop and execute test plans that will ensure business requirements have been met ? Create test scripts including specific test cases and expected results ? Balance the needs and foster a relationship between the business and the technology areas ? Create flow diagrams, structure charts, and other types of system or process representations ? As appropriate, utilize design tools to create mock screens and prototypes ? Assist Project Manager with the project plan ? Assist in the organization and delivery of presentations ? Utilize standard processes, design and testing tools throughout project development life cycle ? Ensure deliverables are being met on a timely basis ? Minimum of 3 - 5 years of practical experience in analysis, design and implementation on successfully implemented projects in the financial services industry ? Compiling data, defining and documenting business requirements ? Managing, organizing and prioritizing multiple tasks and responsibilities ? Preparing and executing test scripts Competencies: ? Knowledge of Financial Products and Market Data. Specifically Equities, Fixed Income, and Derivative instruments. ? Technically proficient in Microsoft Office products, MS Project and Visio. ? Strong oral and written communication skills and ability to facilitate discussions ? Quickly grasp and master new requirements and related knowledge ? Manage tight deadlines or unexpected requirement changes ? Ability to learn/understand some technical implications of system design ? Willingness to ask questions, challenge the process and seek out answers ? Ability to work independently, multi-task, and take ownership of various parts of the project ? Strong analytical and problem solving skills

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