Senior Business Analyst, Scotia Jarislowsky Fraser

Title: Senior Business Analyst, Scotia Jarislowsky Fraser - Toronto

Requisition ID: 268430

Join a purpose driven winning team, committed to results, in an inclusive and high-performing culture.

Purpose of Job

The Senior Business Analyst, Scotia Jarislowsky Fraser (SJF) is responsible for the effective development, design and implementation of the core data management and analytical processes of the business.

Areas of focus will be twofold with an emphasis on management / sales staff reporting and analytics used to inform and monitor key growth and sales initiatives. Main responsibilities will involve working towards an increase in customer profitability, growth drivers of the business, and production of a central repository of high quality information to support strategic initiatives.

Is this role right for you? In this role you will:

1. Develop and maintain a central repository of key financial, client and business metrics

Gather data and key information by:

• Leveraging source systems and databases for direct data/information extracts
• Identifying alternative information sources
• Compiling/consolidating data/information from multiple sources
• Gathering information through interviewing, questionnaires, source documents, liaising with other departments and key stakeholders
• Organizing the data collected in a clear, consistent manner

Maintain data integrity of core information sources by:

• Ensuring a robust understanding of the underlying information and systems to identify inconsistencies within data sources
• Addressing systematic issues when required to improve the accuracy of direct data extraction
• Taking corrective measures when necessary to correct and validate raw data

Develop and maintain reporting and analysis for SJF by:

• Conducting analysis independently by reviewing, monitoring and analyzing large sets of data to derive trends and important developments
• Identifying and investigating issues to ensure validity of conclusions

Support for strategic growth initiatives by:

• Formulating conclusions and provide recommendations to Senior Management based on analysis
• Ensuring the analysis is clear, logical, accurate and properly documented

Own monthly, quarterly and ad-hoc reporting which include:

• Business results reporting in the form of robust dashboards (Power BI) leveraging key performance indicators
• Client management reporting for sales staff to assist in client relationship management and sales prospecting efforts
• Compliance adherence reporting

2. Support key strategic initiatives within SJF

Develop recommendations on how to proceed on key strategic initiatives by:

• Formulating conclusions and providing recommendations to Senior Management based on the analysis
• Ensuring the analysis is clear, logical, accurate and properly documented

Track and monitor progress and levels of success (sales trending) by:

• Developing and implementing key performance indicators
• Ensuring a clear and concise process for monitoring results

3. Support and execute the administration of the SJF compensation plans

Work with internal partners in administration efforts by:

• Tracking and monitoring results and assisting in applying parameters/drivers of the compensation plans for measurement
• Calculating and reconciling compensation factors for purposes of payment
• Calculating and reconciling quarterly performance scores
• Reviewing and validating that measurement is accurate and transparent
• Developing and maintaining distribution procedures of payment information and supporting data

Liaise with participants of the plan(s) to address questions or concerns by:

• Leveraging repository of client and financial results to investigate payments if required
• Maintaining database of non-standard measures that need to be tracked and actioned on a quarterly basis

4. Provide Superior Service and Support to SJF Staff by: