Randstad
Job title:
TDJP00053456 Business Analyst III
Company
Randstad
Job description
Business Analyst III = 6 Months Hybrid opportunity with TD.Multiple Project Assignment focused on Securities and Trade Settlements1. Stakeholder Engagement and Communication
Lead Stakeholders: Work with a diverse range of stakeholders, adapting communication style to meet their needs.
Ongoing Communication: Provide regular updates on project progress and address concerns from stakeholders and partners.
Escalation and Problem Resolution: Address and escalate any concerns or issues from stakeholders and partners at all levels.Collaboration: Engage with internal and external business partners to improve operational efficiency.2. Business Requirements Management
Gather and Elicit Requirements: Use various elicitation techniques to gather, probe, and analyze business requirements from stakeholders.
Document and Validate Requirements: Ensure that business requirements are well documented and validated with stakeholders.
Scope Management: Identify scope changes and analyze their impact on the project’s benefits and risks.
Requirements Traceability: Ensure full traceability of business requirements and prioritize them to meet business needs.
Business Need Definition: Work with business leaders to define the problem statement and strategic objectives.3. Project Leadership and Delivery
Lead Project Deliverables: Take ownership of project deliverables related to business requirements, ensuring they meet customer and business needs.
Change Management: Apply change management practices such as stakeholder analysis and gap analysis to ensure smooth transitions.
Mitigate Risks: Proactively identify, manage, and mitigate risks and issues related to requirements and project delivery.
Work Package Management: Own and complete specific work packages for operational readiness, ensuring deadlines are met and priorities adjusted as needed.4. Process Improvement and Operational Efficiency
Review Processes for Improvement: Constantly review processes to identify opportunities for improving efficiency and effectiveness.
Operational Readiness: Ensure the business is ready for operational change by preparing relevant work packages and collaborating across stakeholders.5. Compliance and Governance
Adhere to Project Governance: Ensure projects meet performance, quality, and compliance standards as defined by the enterprise’s governance framework.
Financial Responsibility: Own cost estimation efforts and manage project requirements to ensure budget and timeline are met.
Project Change Requests: Analyze and assess change requests, determining their impact on the project’s requirements and overall business benefits.6. Financial Management
Cost and Timeline Management: Forecast, define, and manage the requirements effort, including cost and timeline impacts from project changes.
Support RFI/RFP: Assist in the Request for Information (RFI) or Request for Proposal (RFP) processes with vendors, if needed.
Seed Funding Request: Contribute to the development of the seed funding request by ensuring the project scope and benefits are clearly articulated.7. Quality Assurance and Testing
Support Testing: Contribute to quality assurance activities, including the development of test scripts and participation in the testing process.
Issue Resolution: Communicate testing issues and resolutions to ensure the developed solutions meet business requirements.8. Post-Implementation Support
Post-Implementation Activities: Support post-implementation activities, ensuring solutions are delivered as planned and business needs are fully met.Must Have:Business Analyst Experience:Proven experience in business analysis, including requirements gathering, process mapping, and data analysis.
Capital Market Experience:Familiarity with financial markets, including equity, debt, commodities, derivatives, and other financial instruments.
Back-office Experience:Experience in back-office operations such as trade processing, settlement, reconciliations, and other operational functions.
Banking Experience:A strong background in banking operations, either in retail or investment banking.
SWIFT Knowledge:Understanding of SWIFT messaging protocols, which are used for financial communication, including payment instructions and securities transactions.
Securities Operations Experience:Knowledge of securities transactions, including trade settlement, clearing, and custodial services.
Settlements Experience:Experience with trade settlements, including both domestic and international transactions.
Accounting/Finance Operations Experience:Exposure to accounting and finance operations, such as financial reporting, balance sheet reconciliations, or managing financial statements.
Nice to Have:TD Experience:
Experience with Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD) or familiarity with its systems and processes.Python:
Knowledge of Python programming for data analysis, automation, or integration purposes.PowerBI Experience:
Familiarity with PowerBI for data visualization, reporting, and dashboard creation.Book of Record Experience:
Experience working with the “book of record” concept, which refers to the authoritative source of transaction data, typically in relation to financial systems.Advantages
Opportunity to work at TD bank, gain experience and knowledge
How will performance be measured: Deliverables and deadlines being met, etcResponsibilitiesCustomer Focus: Anticipating and addressing customer needs through effective communication and delivering Legendary Customer Service in line with company standards. Leading diverse stakeholders and ensuring project deliverables align with customer, employee, and business needs.Project and Requirements Management: Analyzing impacts on stakeholders, processes, and technology to meet business goals. Ensuring business requirements are well-defined, prioritized, and aligned with strategic objectives. Identifying and mitigating risks and ensuring traceability and quality through the project lifecycle.Collaboration: Working closely with stakeholders, project managers, and business sponsors to ensure successful delivery of projects. Facilitating clear communication, managing scope changes, and addressing issues as they arise.Operational Efficiency: Continuously reviewing and improving operational processes to enhance efficiency. Supporting system design, testing, and implementation to ensure business requirements are met.Financial Management: Managing cost and timeline forecasts, supporting RFPs, and ensuring the accurate documentation of requirements to minimize project changes and control costs. Identifying and addressing risks related to project execution.QualificationsMUST HAVE:
Business Analyst experience
Capital market experience
Back-office experience
Banking experience
SWIFT knowledge
Securities Operations experience
Settlements experience
Accounting/Finance Operations experienceNICE TO HAVE
TD experience
Python
PowerBI experience
Book of record experienceSummaryCustomer Focus: Anticipating and addressing customer needs through effective communication and delivering Legendary Customer Service in line with company standards. Leading diverse stakeholders and ensuring project deliverables align with customer, employee, and business needs.Project and Requirements Management: Analyzing impacts on stakeholders, processes, and technology to meet business goals. Ensuring business requirements are well-defined, prioritized, and aligned with strategic objectives. Identifying and mitigating risks and ensuring traceability and quality through the project lifecycle.Collaboration: Working closely with stakeholders, project managers, and business sponsors to ensure successful delivery of projects. Facilitating clear communication, managing scope changes, and addressing issues as they arise.Operational Efficiency: Continuously reviewing and improving operational processes to enhance efficiency. Supporting system design, testing, and implementation to ensure business requirements are met.Financial Management: Managing cost and timeline forecasts, supporting RFPs, and ensuring the accurate documentation of requirements to minimize project changes and control costs. Identifying and addressing risks related to project execution.Randstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees. In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada’s workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary/gender non-conforming; Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.Randstad Canada is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible workplace for all its candidates and employees by supporting their accessibility and accommodation needs throughout the employment lifecycle. We ask that all job applications please identify any accommodation requirements by sending an email to [email protected] to ensure their ability to fully participate in the interview process.
Expected salary
Location
Toronto, ON
Job date
Sun, 08 Dec 2024 04:12:48 GMT
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