Reference Data Business Analyst

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Job description

Job Description:

Our client in NYC is looking to fill a BA consulting role in their Reference Data group for providing process, analytical, decision and project support for Reference Data technology operations. This includes gathering relevant information, conducting in-depth analysis, making recommendations that drive improvements in Ref Data processes, and implementing continuous improvement initiatives. The role is responsible for developing and managing operational reporting activities, producing and developing metrics, and builds supporting technological processes and presentations. Also included in the scope are processes that impact interfaces and linkages to other systems and tools that interact with our centralized databases across multiple environments.

This individual is expected to:

• Support the development, delivery and maintenance of Reference Data suits of applications. Work closely with Java/Unix developers, middleware, DBAs, Release management and Environment management teams.
• Provide process support and work closely with internal stakeholders from Firm's Front Office, Middle Office, Back Office, Compliance and KYC teams on various Reference Data matters.
• Collaborate, meet and communicate effectively with Data Quality Operations and IT teams to identify potential issues proactively.
• Provide Subject matter expertise on numerous functional as well as technical aspects of Reference Data applications and feeds, brings strong data analytical and statistical skills to triage complex reference data production issues and ability to move forward with feasible solutions with very minimal supervision.
• Produce relevant and useful analytics to help drive decision making and achieve group objectives including operational reports, monthly metrics and system reconciliation reports.
• Participate in System Testing activities including but not limited to DEV, QA, SIT, UAT and regression activities.
• Support the execution of assigned multiple projects and deliverables concurrently.

THE SKILLS YOU NEED TO GET THE JOB:

• Prior experience with complex data driven assignments.
• Advance level of Data analysis, Reference Data domain - preferred.
• Able to reverse engineer to shape up current and future states of a given platform.
• Be able to manage multiple initiatives involving complex data analysis simultaneously.
• Identify, highlight conflicts, potential risks, compatibility for a set of Business cases and/or framework.
• Elicit clear, concise and complete specifications for end-to-end Business processes.
• MUST HAVE: Unix, Advanced level of SQL and MS Excel, along with working with Java/Angular framework-based applications.
• Strong understanding of Waterfall and Agile methodologies. Scrum and Kanban are must.
• Prior experience with JIRA is desired. Alteryx (automates analytics) experience desired.
• Able to understand Test vs Production environments. Conduct multiple, complex UAT cycles.
• Requirement elicitation, documentation, Use Case and Test Case derivations

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