Business Analyst - Financial Services

BUSINESS ANALYST - FINANCIAL SERVICES

SKILLS: Business Analyst, Use Case Analysis, UML, BABOK practices

SUMMARY:

Premier provider of global institutional investment research, consulting, and investment advisory services, located in Venice, Florida, seeks a Business Analyst/Systems Analyst. This position reports directly to the Managing Director, Applications Development of the IT Department. The key role is to understand the business process and business requirements of the Research teams and translate them to specific software requirements. You must have good documentation and methodology experience. The BA/SA must have strong technical skills coupled with Business Intelligence in the financial markets, securities and related data analytics industry, and the ability to quickly develop a deep understanding of customer's needs that can be transformed into technical application and operational requirements. Pro-active and dedicated work ethic a must. Strong desire to succeed in a challenging environment that often requires multitasking and frequently shifting priorities. Want to come work in corporate America? Corporate America has never looked this good in shorts and flip flops!

QUALIFICATIONS:

- Minimum of 3 to 5 years of demonstrable skills as a Business Analyst or Systems Analyst with prior formal experience in the BA or SA role
- Minimum of 2 years experience working with custom developed applications (Java and/or C++ preferred)
- Experience working with financial markets, trading and securities data products a MUST
- Solid experience with the execution of BABOK (Business Analysis Body of Knowledge) practices and methodologies
- Ability to articulate and execute methods for requirements elicitations through JAD sessions, workshops, questionnaires, interviews, etc.
- Strong understanding of RUP, UML modelling techniques including use cases, sequence diagrams, class diagrams, etc.
- Strong understanding of User Experience/Usability methods as a component of developing system requirements
- Strong experience defining and implementing formal software development methodologies, requirements traceability, and change control
- Demonstrated experience in QA testing and debugging techniques
- Statistical background preferred
- Provide Project Management support for select smaller projects
- Communicate with system users to identify, explain, and resolve problems which cannot be solved by Tier 1 or Tier 2 support personnel
- Relational Database and Database Modeling experience
- Exceptional written and verbal communications skills

EDUCATION/CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

- Bachelor's degree in Business, Computer Science or related field; Master's degree preferred
- Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP) certification preferred

BENEFITS:

Our work environment includes a fully equipped gym and basketball court, as well as a year-round, casual dress policy that is well-suited to the more relaxed living experience on the Gulf Coast of Florida (flip-flops and shorts are okay.) Our office building is surrounded by beautiful fairways..No State Income Tax in Florida!