Senior Business Systems Analyst

FirstPro is now accepting resumes for a Senior Business Systems Analyst position based in Waltham, MA. This role will focus on driving the success of the company's core financial product offerings by building out business capabilities, gathering requirements and translating them into technical documents. This is a contract to permanent hire role.

This position will require you to work onsite in Waltham multiple days per week, so only candidates near the area will be considered. You will also be required to have prior financial systems, asset management, or trading systems experience.

Responsibilities

• Engage with subject-matter experts to analyze and document current system states and processes.
• Meticulously gather and document business requirements, emphasizing customer and support staff needs; collaborate with workstream leads to prioritize these requirements in line with phased objectives.
• Communicate business requirements effectively with external vendors.
• Facilitate and lead joint design sessions between business and IT stakeholders. Construct workflow charts and diagrams.
• Partner with QA and business to develop detailed use cases to guide UAT test plans.
• Ensure timely completion and distribution of all relevant documentation.
• Partner with internal product solutions teams to identify and enhance Agile process efficiencies.
• Lead cross-departmental initiatives for launching new product extensions.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of experience in processing mapping, use case diagramming, business analysis and requirements definition.
• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite and Visio.
• Financial services background a strong plus.
• Experience with all stages of a project life cycle, including planning, analysis, design, construction, and testing.
• Previous experience with Atlassian tools a plus.
• Project management experience a plus.