senior business analyst - remote.

Are you a Senior Business Analyst with the ability to lead, influence, and drive decision-making, discussions, and decisions at a Senior Leadership level, consistently increasing the signal vs. the noise in discussions? Our Alberta-based Financial client is seeking a Senior Business Analyst for a 7 month contract.

Client: Financial Services
Duration: 7 months
Location: Remote
Pay Rate: $83-99/hr INC but negotiable

Advantages
• Advance your career by working with a top financial institution in Alberta.

Responsibilities
Job Description: Responsibilities:
- Strategic Stakeholder Management: Collaborate with and lead discussions among Managing Director-level stakeholders across Finance, Risk, Treasury, and Capital Markets to drive consensus and project outcomes.
- Requirements Leadership: Lead business analysis activities by planning, gathering, and documenting business requirements through interviews, workshops, and surveys.
- Universal Translation: Bridge the gap between diverse stakeholder groups by translating Risk models (e.g., Stochastics, PD/LGD) into Finance entries (Double-entry, Trial Balances) and technical IT specifications (ETL, APIs, JSON schemas).

- Discovery and Data Archeology: Lead "Data Archeology" efforts to map legacy infrastructure and define Global Blueprints for Multi-GAAP (IFRS/GAAP) accounting rules.
- Gap and Variance Analysis: Conduct gap analysis to assess differences between current and desired states.
- Technical Documentation: Develop use cases, user stories, and detailed functional specifications to capture system requirements.
- Traceability: Maintain a comprehensive requirements traceability matrix to ensure all regulatory and business needs are tracked throughout the lifecycle.
- Testing and Validation: Guide and participate in User Acceptance Testing (UAT) to validate that the system meets business expectations and regulatory standards.
- Risk Mitigation: Proactively identify and document potential challenges such as data lineage gaps, accounting event complexities, and non-functional requirements like performance and scalability.

Qualifications
Top Skills: 1) Core BA Capabilities: Strong mastery of business analysis methodologies, from requirement gathering to UAT. 2) Strategic Influence: Ability to lead, influence, and drive decision-making, discussions, and decisions at a Senior Leadership level, consistently increasing the signal vs. the noise in discussions. Drive and Accountability: Experience managing multiple priorities in a complex, transformational project environment while owning, driving, and closing their deliverables at a fast pace. Complex Translation: Ability to bridge the language gap between risk modeling, accounting policy, and IT implementation. 3) Lead Project Deliverables: Proven ability to work independently and lead cross-functional teams, with the professional presence to influence and guide Managing Director-level leadership.
Project Description: This project initiates the migration of the Finance and Risk Data Platform (FRDP) to SAP Fioneer while modernizing core financial systems.

Summary
If you're looking for a challenging yet rewarding opportunity that allows you to make a significant impact and grow your career, apply now and become an integral part of our client's mission to deliver excellence . Please apply directly to this ad or reach out to your Randstad Digital representative immediately!

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