Application Business Analyst II

at  First National Financial

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We are hiring an Application Business Analyst II, IT!
Reporting To: Senior Manager, IT Business Analysis
Full-Time/Part- Time: Full-time
Posting Date: October 30, 2024
Closing Date: November 13, 2024
Hours of Work: 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Grade: 12.4
Office Location: Toronto Great location! Steps away from the main public transit station

SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES:

• Foster extensive understanding of business analysis profession
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to interact with diverse groups, management levels and subject matter experts
• Detail-oriented with high degree of accuracy and strong organizational skills.
• Experience in the mortgage and/or financial services industry is preferred.
• Effectively facilitate business meetings and application design sessions with solid ability to encourage group members to take ownership of the applicable process and the outcomes.
• Ability to create clear documentation, produce supporting artifacts of the analysis and explain complex process flows.
• Extensive ability to interpret customer / business needs and translate them into application and operational requirements as well as effectively explain them to internal and external contacts or groups.
• Strong analytical (critical thinking) and problem-solving skills (trouble shooting).
• Ability to work in a dynamic environment blending both new and older technologies.
• Ability to self-learn and take the initiative to learn the required skills.
• Proven ability to take ownership and deliver with the same level of velocity and certainty on multiple Enterprise priorities promoting simplification and efficiency
• Ability to self-motivate, prioritize, and meet deadlines in a seamless execution whether on-site or remote.
• Highly resourceful with a proactive / go-getter attitude.
• Experience in delivering and collaborating within a Matrix Environment
• Self-starter with the ability to work independently and in a team.

EDUCATION/CERTIFICATION/EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or related field.
• 3-5 years of experience as a Technical Business Analyst (Business Systems Analyst) for software development projects
• Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP) an asset
• Certified PMP, CSM, CSPO, CDMP and ITIL are all assets
• Strong technical skills, including experience with programming languages, web technologies, and database systems.
• Experience with Agile methodologies, Scrum framework and software development life cycle.
• Familiarity with the mortgage and/or financial services industry is preferred.
• 2-3 years’ minimum experience working with First National systems and practices an asset.
• Solid experience with modelling tools like MS Visio
• Solid experience with Analytical tools like MSQL and MS Power BI
• Strong analytical, logical and business knowledge

Please refer the Job description for details