Sr. Business Analyst to support implementation and testing of in-house solution for large banking client - 40961

Sr. Business Analyst to support implementation and testing of in-house solution for large banking client - 40961

Location: Toronto (hybrid)
Duration: 10 months
 
Job Description:
Business analysis for a regulatory driven CCR Standardized Approach, with focus on requirement analysis, implementation validation and testing activities. This new in-house solution is designed to cover all the aspects of this initiative.
 
Job Responsibilities:
• Support the implementation process, primarily testing activities. The test requirements would cover various aspects of the risk system, including: trade & market data mappings, various risk measures calculations and aggregations, as well as the related reports and workflows.
• Participate in writing of detailed test plans and creation of sample data required to perform the related tests cases
• Perform the testing across the entire testing cycle to ensure business requirements are met
• Be proactive in identifying issues and proposing solutions
• Track and report the testing results
• Assist with writing of business requirements
• Assist with documenting of procedures, control processes, and policies relevant to internal controls
• Consult with stakeholders to understand the detailed line-of-business and/or risk objectives
• Continuously improve understanding of subject matter relating to Counterparty Credit Risk monitoring and Basel III RWA / capital calculations
 
Must Have Skills:
• 5+ yrs experience as a Business Analyst (ideally within banking/FI)
• Participation in mid-scale/large IT development projects, with hands-on experience in conducting testing
• Ability to write test cases based on existing business requirements documents
• Ability to create mock-up data required to test the pre-specified cases
• Understanding of OTC and exchange-traded derivative products
• Broad understanding of risk management methodologies
• Knowledge of SDLC
• Agile experience
 
Nice to Have Skills:
• Advanced knowledge of Excel, VBA, SQL, Database Concepts
• Experience in using work tracking systems (e.g. JIRA, HPQC) would be an advantage
• CFA, FRM, PRM designation or working towards one of those or similar ones