Business Analyst III-Private Banking Job at INSPYR Solutions (Los Angeles)

Business Analyst III-Private Banking

INSPYR Solutions

Location:
United States , Los Angeles

Category:
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Contract Type:
Not provided

Salary:

60.00 - 69.00 USD / Hour

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Job Description:

Serve as a liaison between the business community and the IT organization in order to provide solutions to meet user needs. Provides business analysis support for moderately complex applications, including analyzing and documenting business processes and translating user requirements to software development teams. Leads projects of moderate scope and complexity or serves as a technical advisor to project teams. Resolves or recommends solutions to moderately complex problems. Extensive contact with internal customers is required to identify, research, and resolve problems.

Job Responsibility:

Adheres to established standards and maintains currency in business analysis practices, procedures and techniques
Consults with users to identify, analyze, refine and document business requirements
Coordinates project scheduling with appropriate entities
Develops and maintains project schedules and produces project reports and documentation
Develops conceptual design documents, including project definition, alternative solutions, scope of work, functional specifications, and logical skeletons for new systems
Follows up with internal clients about completed tasks to ensure client satisfaction
Identifies requirements for testing, develops test plans and scripts and coordinates test transmissions, as required. Tests software
May determine appropriate actions in emergency situations to ensure data is secure and available for use as soon as possible
May prepare project proposals and project plans
Provides training and may lead the work of others, as required
Reviews operational procedures and methods
maps current business processes
defines and analyzes business activities
identifies best practices
and recommends improvements
Serves as a liaison between end users and software development teams, including functioning as a subject matter expert (SME) in translating requirements to software development teams
Maintain currency in analyst skills.

Requirements:

Knowledge of: Functional, operational and technical requirements of assigned project(s)
Concepts of risk management, issue tracking, change management and requirements gathering
Concepts, practices and procedures analyzing business processes
Investment concepts, practices and procedures used in the securities industry
The use of technology in business
The relationship between IT and business
Core business competencies such as finance, management, accounting, operations, and marketing
More detailed awareness of the business context of a technical solution, including specific business goals associated with the project, how the project will meet the goals, and their own part in advancing the goals
General financial industry knowledge and knowledge of supported business area. Skill in: Business Analysis tools: Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook), Software Engineering Methodology (SEM) process, Change Management, Project Management tools (MS Project), basic database query language usage, time tracking tools, Use Case / UML, advanced quality assurance (QA) tool usage for test case development, execution, and defect tracking/issue tracking software
Creating and interpreting process maps and flowcharts
Preparing various reports, summaries, surveys and written recommendations
Developing and maintaining project plans
Developing conceptual design documents, including devising logical skeletons for new systems
Conducting usability testing of software applications
Operating standard office equipment and using required software applications. Ability to: 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
Actively communicate technical and business aspects of work efforts to team members
Mentor other analysts when necessary
Champion a non-technical project improvement effort
Lead requirements gathering sessions
Provide a high level of customer service
Establish and maintain effective working relationships with others
Exhibit a positive attitude when dealing with others
Follow all internal procedures for handling customer requests
Communicate timely and through proper channels to keep customer and upper management informed of the progress of an issue
Take personal ownership of issues, following through to issue resolution
Attend to detail
Analyze and solve logic problems
In emergency situations, determine appropriate actions to protect critical systems and data
Meet all deadlines created by management or clearly communicate to management the reasons the deadlines are not possible
Effectively organize and prioritize all tasks and responsibilities
Participate in team projects and activities
Demonstrate flexibility in accepting and adapting to change
Clear, concise, grammatically correct oral and written communications, including SEM documentation
Demonstrate appropriate frequency and level of detail in communications
Escalate unresolved issues to others.