Performance Measurement Business Systems Analyst

Client is a leading investment management firm located in the financial district of Boston

The IT Client Systems Team is responsible for the development and support of Corporate Business applications. This team consists of approximately 35 technology professionals whose key functions include application development, system integration, application support, and production support. The supported business areas are Client Services, Performance Analytics, Business Development, Renewable Resources, Finance, and Human Resources.

Overview:
Reporting to the BA Group Manager, the Business Analyst will work within our Client Systems Development Group on projects related to performance measurement and reporting. client utilizes a proprietary shareholder services and performance measurement system (GPRS) that is continually being enhanced. This system is in the process of being upgraded to a new development platform. The individual will collaborate with the business community to document the existing GPRS system and create comprehensive business requirements documents for ongoing enhancements and the upgrade of the product. The person in this role will work with the software development group to convey, clarify, and improve the stated requirements and solutions. This individual will translate business needs into functional specifications to ensure that the business partners’ functional requirements are fulfilled, and that the enhancements as well as the newly upgraded GPRS system conform to the specifications. In addition, the Business Analyst will work with business users and/or Quality Assurance to ensure that test plans are executed and that the final deliverables are accepted in a timely fashion. This individual will work very closely with the GPRS project manager and will keep her apprised of the status of assigned tasks. In this role, the Business Analyst will interact with the Performance Analytics group as well as other business areas of the organization. This position is based in Boston, MA.

Primary Responsibilities:
• Document current functionality in the system at increasing levels of detail, including all mathematical formulas and business rules
• Elicit the business community’s requirements for enhancing the existing GPRS system and shaping the architecture for the upgraded performance measurement application
• Work with the project manager to document the product’s vision and the project’s scope, analyzing systems and processes to identify gaps and opportunities
• Create detailed requirements documentation, including text, examples, workflows, and other diagrams where appropriate to facilitate understanding of the requirements
• Write requirements specifications according to standard templates, using natural language simply, clearly, unambiguously, and concisely
• Manage the requirements specifications, working as part of a team of in-house staff and outside consultants to confirm and implement the required changes
• Ensure that Quality Assurance test plans are executed before releasing product enhancements for User Acceptance Testing
• Contribute knowledge and support to QA and UAT teams throughout the process of testing the application’s workflow and functionality
• Facilitate the production release of new functionality and provide assistance in support of production issues
• Acquire and impart business knowledge to the development team regarding the functionality of the application and workflow processes
• Create end-user, operational and ‘as-built’ documentation to accompany each release of the product
• Provide managers with timely updates on the progress of assigned tasks
• Participate in high-level aspects of project budgeting
• Perform miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned

Mandatory Requirements:
• Undergraduate degree in technology discipline or equivalent experience
• 5+ years experience in an IT organization
• 3-5 years experience in a business analyst role, including experience writing business requirements documents and QA test plans
• 3+ years experience in the financial services industry, preferably in the asset management sector
• 2-3 years experience developing or supporting performance measurement or attribution systems
• 2-3 years experience with database applications, software development, and implementation projects
• Strong technical and analytical skills particularly related to financial analysis and investments

Skills and Competencies:
• Extremely strong interpersonal, interviewing, and listening skills
• Proven ability to work directly with the business community, handle demanding user groups, and communicate with internal clients at all enterprise levels
• Analytical skills, including the ability to critically evaluate the information gathered from multiple sources, reconcile conflicts, decompose high-level information into details, abstract up from low-level information to a more general understanding, and distinguish requests and solution ideas from requirements
• Writing skills, capability to communicate information effectively and provide quality documentation of processes
• Organizational skills, strong attention to detail, ability to prioritize multiple tasks, handle diverse situations, set goals, and meet deadlines
• Motivation to work efficiently with minimal supervision, willingness to take initiative and employ good follow-through skills
• Ability to learn new concepts, systems, and software independently and quickly
• Attention to process and procedures to comply with internal/external audits

Characteristics:
• Integrity, flexibility, strong work ethic, reliability
• Enthusiasm, motivation, professionalism, maturity

Please contact Albert Barsoumian with qualified resumes via email at albert@collabstaff.com or via phone at 508-872-7402.