Business Systems Analyst - UML - FS/Asset Management - Boston, MA Area - Up to $100K+ DOE

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Business Systems Analyst - UML - FS/Asset Management - Boston, MA Area



Up to $100K DOE + Bonus + PS - Excellent total package



Local Candidates Only - No Sponsorship



Company



Mid-Sized, successful, and growing Boston based global investment management

company - Great Company - Lots of Upside - Excellent Compensation Package -

Bonus



Position Responsibilities - Summary



The IT Client & Corporate 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. Reporting to the Client and Marketing Services Development Manager, the Business Analyst will work within our Client & Corporate Systems Development Group on a variety of projects. This person will collaborate with the business community to create business requirements documents, and also with

the software development group to convey, clarify, and/or improve the stated

requirements and solutions. Analysis will comprise enhancements to existing

systems as well as the creation of new systems. This individual will

translate business needs into functional specifications to ensure that the

business partners' functional requirements are fulfilled and that all

systems conform to the specifications.



In addition, the Business Analyst will work with business users and/or

Quality Assurance to ensure that test plans for each of the enhancements are

executed and that the final deliverables are accepted in a timely fashion.

This individual will also keep the project managers appraised of the status

of assigned tasks. In this role, the Business Analyst will interact with

many areas of the organization, and will be required to work closely with

all members of the project teams.



Position Responsibilities - Detailed



· Elicit the business community's requirements for enhancing

existing systems and creating new applications



· 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



· Document user-defined enhancement requests, product gaps, and

product bugs



· Acquire and impart business knowledge to the development team

regarding the functionality of assigned applications and workflow processes



· Implement ways to reuse requirements across projects where

appropriate



· Provide project 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



Required Skills and Competencies:



Mandatory requirements: All must haves



· Undergraduate degree in technology discipline or equivalent

experience



· 7-8 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 with database applications, software

development, and implementation projects



· Strong UML Knowledge



· Strong experience is creating Use Cases, Activity diagrams,

functional specifications



· Exposure to Microsoft technology (.Net) would be a plus



Skills & Characteristics:



· 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



· Integrity, flexibility, strong work ethic, reliability



· Enthusiasm, motivation, professionalism, maturity



Compensation



Up to $100K DOE + Bonus + PS - Excellent total package



No Sponsorship Available - No Relocation Available - Local Candidates only



Contact Information



Gary Wright - President - Wright Associates



Phone - (508) 761-6354



Email - replywrightassociates@verizon.net - WEB Site -

www.wrightassociates.org