Job: Business Analyst - Clearing

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Is this a Pre-Identified Candidate?No
Number of allowed submittals per vendor:2
Duties & Responsibilities:Works as a liaison among stakeholders to elicit, analyze, communicate, validate and document requirements for changes to business processes, policies and information systems. Business Analysts must be inquisitive and able to efficiently reach an understanding of complex tasks while using this understanding to produce project artifacts that satisfy project objectives.
* Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
* Exceptional listening skills
* Experience with analyzing and solving problems of a complex nature
* Ability to effectively work with others in a team environment
* Experience with Business Analysis Methodology
* Proven ability to meet deadlines while simultaneously working multiple projects

Required Skills:* Minimum of 5 years Clearing back office system experience
* Estimates time required to deliver project artifacts and reports progress toward delivery goals throughout the project
* Leads key stakeholder analysis process
* Interacts with project stakeholders to elicit and document project requirements by translating business needs into testable, developer-ready requirements
* Produces professional quality project artifacts including but not limited to business requirement documents, requirement plans, models (e.g. data, event, context and process), traceability matrices, use cases, issue logs and other documents as needed.
* Ensures that system requirements meet business needs and that the business is able to fully integrate and implement new systems or system features
* Partners with project stakeholders to manage requirement change requests throughout the project
* Respectfully challenges requirement additions that lead to scope creep
* Identifies and communicates risks as well as possible solutions
* Assists the business in determining if and how new systems or system enhancements may improve process flow and business function
* Serves as a critical resource and liaison between subject matter experts and technologists throughout the project lifecycle
* Works with the business to recommend appropriate training, communication and scheduling as systems are deployed
* Works with the project team to determine appropriate test plans, deployment plans and supports the product launch
* Participates in the Quality Inspection process for all requirements
* Secures Business Requirement Document approvals from project stakeholders
* Other tasks to be determined by management and project needs

# of Years Required:* Minimum of 1 year Financial Services industry experience
* Minimum of 5 years Business Analysis or equivalent experience

Preferred Skills:* Certified Business Analysis Professional Certification or equivalent a plus
* Clearing Operations Experience a plus

Required Education:* Bachelor degree required. Business or related field preferred. MBA is a plus.

Expenses Allowed: None
Additional Background Checks (if required above standard):
Schedule (days/hours):Monday-Friday 8am-5pm
List equipment to be provided by vendor:
Other Comments to Vendors:We seek candidates with considerable project experience working with brokerage clearing systems (e.g. Sungard, Phase 3, ADP, Broadridge, Comprehensive Software Systems, etc.) to work on a long term project involving the books and records system used by our Clearing firm.

I am looking for a true ?Analyst?. Key experience would inlcude:

- Requirements exploration, eliciatation and documentation (not just an ?order taker?) which in turn can be used by development and groups to build Design/Technical documentation and test cases. ? Someone lacking industry experience but with vast experience writing technical documenation and especially interfacing directly between business units and technology
- Be able to identify the impact on various stakeholders and create process flows, context models and other modeling
- Experienced using various requirement methodologies ? not just what they have read in books. Are experienced BA?s will pick up on this quickly.
- Industry experience and specifically clearing systems experience are a big plus, but the manager feels a good analyst can be successful in this role without the industry knowledge.
- Don?t send me a jack of all trades ? I am not interested in resumes that have experience as a PM/BA unless the focus has been primariy business analysis

Order of preference for resumes and people I would be most inclined to hire:

? Deep experience writing both business/product requirements and technical writing background
? Technical writing background with the personality and experience to server as the primary interace between business and technology