Are you looking to join a global technology department for an industry-leading financial advisory firm? It's an exciting time to be in our Technology department as we're investing in the future of our firm's technology. Our business is growing internationally, which emphasizes the need to build an unparalleled technology team that inspires future global growth through strategic solutions and systems. We help support our firm's diverse businesses and we're excited to continue solidifying that foundation as we add more experienced technologists to our team.
The Opportunity:
We are looking for someone to join our Technology Business Services team as a Senior Business Analyst - Charles River Development Platform Owner providing business/product support in order and execution management. You will work with Client Guidelines and Assurance (Portfolio Compliance), Portfolio Engineering (Construction and maintenance of Models), Portfolio Implementation (Rebalancing, Order Generation), Traders (Trade Routing, Executions) and Trading Operations (Post Trade) for daily operations. We ask that you have a strong understanding of the Order and Trade Lifecycle. You will work closely with the Charles River userbase and understand their needs for efficiencies and new capabilities, and partner with Charles River and our our teams to design and implement needed solutions. You will report to the Application Development Team Lead for our Portfolio Engineering and Trading Technology Team.
The Day-To-Day:
Effectively foster dialogue and communication between internal business customers, Technology Teams, and our application vendors
Partner and engage with your business customers to understand their challenges and to formulate the most optimal solutions for our plans to implement and resolve
Be the bridging intermediary between Technology and Portfolio Management Teams ( Portfolio Engineering, Portfolio Implementation & Trading)
Take ownership of configuration tuning, deployment, testing and post-deployment support
Document new requirements, configure, and tune the application to the User's needs
Engage in and facilitate User Acceptance Testing on workflows and resolve issues
Maintain insight and build forward-looking plans to effectively write business, functional and technical requirements in the form of user stories under the Agile/Scrum framework
Develop and effectively convey business, functional and technical systems along with runbook and guiding supporting documentation
Monitor production platforms for start of day readiness and general system health
C  onvey clear business, functional and technical systems requirements accompanied with solution detail, diagrams and guiding supporting documentation
Your Qualifications:
Bachelor's in Finance, Economics, Computer Science, Engineering, Physics, Math or related work experience
5+ years of experience working as a Technology Business Analyst or as a Product Manager supporting business critical applications as part of a Wealth or Investment Management Technology team
2+ years of working experience configuring and implementing Charles River Manager Work Bench or Central Work Bench workflows, layouts and Result Sets.
Strong working knowledge of order management concepts, workflows and terminology to partner with and have meaningful conversations with Portfolio Implementation and Trading Team members
Front/Middle/Back Office experience with Order Management Systems such as Charles River (comparable experiences in other Order Management and Execution Management Systems will be considered)
Strong understanding of Equities and Fixed Income – Market Securities Data, Order Generation and Trade Lifecycle processes
Strong understanding of Compliance workflows and Rule Writing within Order Management Systems
Ability to write, update and execute SQL queries
Strong understanding of the Agile Software Development Lifecycle
Proficiency with process diagramming and project management tools
Why Fisher Investments:
We work for a bigger purpose: bettering the investment universe. We take great pride in our inclusive culture, our learning and development framework customized for every employee, and our Great Place to Work Certification. It's the people that make the Fisher purpose possible, and we invest in them by offering exceptional benefits like:
100% paid medical, dental and vision premiums for you and your qualifying dependents
A 50% 401(k) match, up to the IRS maximum
20 days of PTO*, plus 10 paid holidays (*17 days of PTO and 3 days of sick time for California employees)
Family Support programs including 8 weeks Paid Primary Caregiver leave, adoption assistance and back-up child care
$10,000 fertility, hormonal health and family-forming benefit
Opportunity to participate in our hybrid work from home program. This program is subject to change. Based on tenure and performance eligibility, you will have the opportunity to work from home up to 75 days per year
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Job Summary

Under general supervision, uses specialized knowledge and skills obtained through education, experience and/or, specialized training to serve as a liaison between the frontline staff and the leadership teams to provide solutions to meet business unit needs. Provides programs to improve operational efficiency, consistency, and compliance to support the department. Implement business practices and processes. Develops, communicates, and trains the department on business practices and processes. Resolves or recommends solutions to moderately complex problems. Extensive contact with internal customers is required to identify, research, and resolve problems. May train or lead the work of others and leads projects of moderate scope in various facets of operational processing, oversight and quality assurance.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

•Work with functional areas within the department to understand the business case and primary objectives of new projects.

•Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure strategic alignment on initiatives and projects.

•Ability to be involved in numerous projects simultaneously and understand how to prioritize alongside supporting operational functions.

•Reviews operational procedures and methods; maps current business processes; defines and analyzes business activities; identifies best practices; and recommends improvements.

•Consults with users to identify, analyze, refine, and document business requirements.

•Perform gap analysis and translate findings into business process and/or system requirements;

•Support quality assurance reviews of operational processes and oversight.

•Gather data to better forecast and optimize utilization of staff. Develop and define metrics (i.e.. productivity, quality, staffing) for department targets.

•Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Knowledge of

•Functional, operational, and technical requirements of assigned project(s)/business unit initiatives.

•Back-office concepts, practices and procedures used in the securities industry.

•General financial industry knowledge and knowledge of supported business area.

•Concepts, practices, and procedures analyzing business processes. Business analytics and process improvement.

Skill in

•Verbal and written communication;

•Analytics and problem solving; and decision making.

•Preparing various reports, summaries, surveys, and written recommendations.

•Developing and maintaining project plans.

•Business Analysis tools: Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook).

Ability to

•Work cross-functionally within an organization to accomplish objectives;

•Maintain a strong attention to detail;

•Communicate effectively with a broad range of audiences;

•Quickly learn new concepts, systems, and processes;

•Establish priorities and meet project time and quality targets; and

•Work independently and with minimal supervision.

•Establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.

•Ask pointed questions to verify clear understanding of client issues.

•Analyze a business function and derive a set of requirements to satisfy a general request.

•Take ownership of an aspect or task on a project with little to no assistance.

Educational/Previous Experience Requirements

Education/Previous Experience

•Bachelor's degree.

•Requires technical and business knowledge, training, and understanding of job's requirements.

•Requires a minimum of two (2) years of relevant work experience.

OR ~

•Any equivalent combination of experience, education, and/or training approved by Human Resources.

•Financial services industry experience is a definite asset.

Licenses/Certifications

•None

Raymond James Guiding Behaviors

At Raymond James our associates use five guiding behaviors (Develop, Collaborate, Decide, Deliver, Improve) to deliver on the firm's core values of client-first, integrity, independence and a conservative, long-term view.

We expect our associates at all levels to:

•Grow professionally and inspire others to do the same

•Work with and through others to achieve desired outcome

•Make prompt, pragmatic choices and act with the client in mind

•Take ownership and hold themselves and others accountable for delivering results that matter

•Contribute to the continuous evolution of the firm

We Are:
Accenture is a global professional services company with leading capabilities in digital, cloud and security. Combining unmatched experience and specialized skills across more than 40 industries, we offer Strategy and Consulting, Interactive, Technology and Operations servicesall powered by the worlds largest network of Advanced Technology and Intelligent Operations centers. Our 674,000 people deliver on the promise of technology and human ingenuity every day, serving clients in more than 120 countries. We embrace the power of change to create value and shared success for our clients, people, shareholders, partners and communities. Visit us at www.accenture.com (https://blog.accenture.com/nacandidatemarketing/2021/03/24/updated-accenture-boilerplate-new-of-employees/www.accenture.com) .
You Are:
A talented application Claim Center Business Analyst with deep knowledge of Guidewire Claim Center application solutions. Youre skilled in all aspects of Guidewire implementation, from design and configuration to customization and support after the solution goes live. You enjoy working with people with all different skill sets, and you have a flair for negotiating and gaining consensus in a fast-paced environment. You have plentyyoure a master at juggling multiple tasks and meeting deadlines. Planning and strategizing come easily to you, and you have a take-charge approach to seeing tasks through to completion.
The Work:
+ Excellent Domain knowledge on Property & Casualty Insurance to understand and analyze the business needs of the customer
+ Detailed knowledge of Guidewire Claim Center and its integration mechanisms
+ Develop functional specifications in the form of User Stories, process flows, use cases, and data mappings leveraging tools such as JIRA, Confluence, Rally, etc.,
+ Experience in leading business tracks, requirement elicitation workshops, writing user stories, UI mock-up, product model, workflow processes, forms, rating
+ Experience in integrating legacy application with the Guidewire application
+ Strong business judgment, leadership and integrity: He/she should be a tenacious decision maker, able to bring a healthy, aggressive, yet responsible approach to the business problem
+ Ability to work in the global delivery model and be a liaison between the client and software development team across different geographies
+ Experience in working in a fast-paced Agile (Scrum/SAFe) and multiple stakeholder environments
+ Work with Requirements Manager, Scrum Master and Program Manager for various project activities
Travel may be required for this role. The amount of travel will vary from 0 to 100% depending on business need and client requirements.
Heres What You Need:
+ Minimum of 3 years of experience as a Business Analyst with Guidewire Cloud Claim Center
+ Minimum of 5 years of experience as Business Analyst within Insurance Domain
+ Bachelors Degree or equivalent (12 years) work experience (If an, associate degree with 6 years of work experience)
Compensation at Accenture varies depending on a wide array of factors, which may include but are not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. As required by local law, Accenture provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired in California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Maryland, New York or Washington as set forth below.We accept applications on an on-going basis and there is no fixed deadline to apply.
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Washington $77,700 to $177,200
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Inclusion and diversity are fundamental to our culture and core values. Our rich diversity makes us more innovative and more creative, which helps us better serve our clients and our communities. Read more here (https://www.accenture.com/us-en/about/inclusion-diversity/us-workforce)
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Strong strategic thinking and analytical skills Expertise in Agile, Waterfall and SDLC for effective application development Knowledge of technology architectures' best practices and market trends Job Requirements Strong strategic thinking and analytical skills Expertise in Agile, Waterfall and SDLC for effective application development Knowledge of technology architectures' best practices and market trends

Business Analyst I or II
Location: St. Petersburg, FL, 33716

Job classification:

Full-time; non-exempt under the Fair Labor Standards Act.

Job Description:

The Business Analyst will be responsible for analyzing business processes, identifying areas for improvement, and developing solutions to enhance efficiency and productivity. The successful candidate will work closely with stakeholders to gather requirements, document processes, and develop business cases for proposed solutions. The Business Analyst will also be responsible for testing and implementing new systems and processes, as well as providing training and support to end-users.
Key Responsibilities:
Analyze business processes and identify areas for improvement
Develop solutions to enhance efficiency and productivity
Gather requirements from stakeholders and document processes
Develop business cases for proposed solutions
Test and implement new systems and processes
Provide training and support to end-users
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand business requirements and translate them into data analysis tasks.
Acquire, clean, and preprocess data from various sources to ensure accuracy, completeness, and reliability.
Utilize statistical techniques and data visualization tools to analyze and interpret large datasets, uncovering trends, patterns, and correlations.
Develop and maintain dashboards, reports, and metrics to communicate findings to company personnel.
Conduct ad-hoc analysis and hypothesis testing to address specific business questions or challenges.
Create efficient workflows with various software to automate data analysis and reporting capabilities.
Work with our Emergency Management team during a disaster situation to provide support with data entry and data reporting.
Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in a quantitative field such as statistics, mathematics, information technology, engineering, computer science, or related field.
Or proven experience in data analysis, with 2+ years of experience in a similar role.
Proficiency with data manipulation tools such as SQL and Microsoft Office.
Strong communication skills, through verbal and written communication.
Excellent presentation and interpersonal skills.
Effectively work across multiple departments, receiving tasks from various team members.
Needs to be able to work independently and utilize time management skills.
Desired Qualifications:    Proficient in various coding languages such as Python, Java, or similar programming languages.
Working understanding of data visualization tools such as Tableau, Power BI, or similar platforms.
Ability to travel for work during a disaster situation, on average 20% of employment time but subject to emergency activation.

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