Iris's client, one of the leading financial institutions is looking to hire a BA/DA for a long-term opportunity in Jersey City.

Location-Jersey City (hybrid - 3days)

Client is looking for a strong BA/DA with Reference Data experience. This role is at AVP level and they may want to convert the resource at a later date.

Detailed JD:

This team is responsible for providing authoritative sources of securities indicative data to their clients across the organization. This Business Analyst team is tasked with the enhancement to the system including integration of various vendor feeds, data model enhancement and updates to existing data from vendors. This may involve analyzing multiple data sets manually or engineering automated solutions. The overall objective of this role is to understand business needs & conduct data analysis.

Responsibilities:

Data Analysis for complex system
Strong SQL knowledge required
Financial Data Modeling Capabilities
Work closely with End Users/Clients to understand Business Process/Industry Standards/Regulatory Mandate requirements.
Reverse engineering functional specifications from data
Work closely with IT and Operations partners
Work with external data vendors (i.e., Bloomberg, Reuters, IDC, Markit, etc) and standards organizations
Able to execute projects Independently
Conduct Systems Integrated Testing (SIT) and User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
Create Function Specification Documents (FSD), System Requirement Specification (SRS), and test plans
Ability to focus on high quality work
Serve as advisor or coach to mid-level developers and analysts, allocating work as necessary

Qualifications:

Working experience of 8 years min. as Business Analyst
Background in financial reference data and capital markets
SQL knowledge required (able to query data, analyze and troubleshooting)
Data analysis and data mapping skills
Data Oriented with an excellent attention to detail
Experience/understanding of business process reengineering and business modeling concepts, systems development lifecycle
Must possess good communication skills with the ability to be assertive
Analytical skills and writing skills, to include solid experience in writing functional and technical specifications
Experience utilizing various SDLC methodologies like Waterfall, Agile (JIRA etc.)
Comprehensive knowledge of the Testing Lifecycle with SIT, UAT, and Production

Preferred Skills

Experience working with major securities indicative data providers (like Bloomberg, Reuters, IDC, Markit)
Project lead experience
Experience working closely with IT Project managers and development teams
Knowledge of MS Excel, Visio
Experience with vendor product implementation

Education:

Bachelor’s degree/University degree or equivalent experience
Master’s degree preferred

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