Senior Business Analyst

Job Description Are you a talented, creative, and results-driven professional who thrives on delivering high-performing applications? Come join us Global Functions Technology (GFT) is part of RBC’s Technology and Operations division. GFT’s impact is far-reaching as we collaborate with partners from across the company to deliver innovative and transformative IT solutions. Our clients represent Risk, Finance, HR, CAO, Audit, Legal, Compliance, Financial Crime, Capital Markets, Personal and Commercial Banking and Wealth Management. We also lead the development of digital tools and platforms to enhance collaboration. We believe that innovation should drive all that we do, in challenging assumptions and being big and bold with our ideas. We support our people in developing the technical, business and professional skills needed to be successful. You will work with partners from across the company, participate in networking events, and have access to a wide variety of supports including mentorship. You will work directly with leaders who believe in celebrating successes and sharing learnings with other teams to promote progress. The Business Analyst will be based in Halifax, working with various Finance, Risk and IT teams to analyze, translate and document requirements, providing guidance, and recommending solutions. Responsibilities Drive requirements discovery and elicitation from Finance and Risk stakeholders from backlog of internal and external requests. Plan and Lead requirement discussions, capturing data and business rules requirements. Collaborate with key stakeholders and IT team members (incl. Developers, Architects, PM, QE's, BA's) to build consensus and drive towards delivery of the right solution. Analyze, translate and document Finance requirements into business and functional specifications for IT Development team. Identify relevant upstream and downstream dependencies and follow up with stakeholders for input or sign-offs on a timely basis. Develop effort estimates for analysis and requirements activities including BRD preparation and Functional Interface specifications. Effectively communicate and build rapport with team members and stakeholders across multiple projects and functions, including Risk Capital and Regulatory Reporting teams, Finance Shared Services and Controller teams, and source data providers and consumer IT teams. Provide hands-on support during various cycles of testing including Functional Testing, Quality Assurance, Systems Integration Testing, and User Acceptance Testing. Actively contribute to process re-engineering and process improvement. Qualifications Must Have 3 years’ experience working as a Business Analyst supporting the delivery of Finance or Risk Reporting solutions, with a minimum of 2 years’ experience in a Data Analysis capacity. Strong Data Analysis and Data Manipulation Skills. Advanced knowledge of MS Office tools including Excel and Access. Experience writing SQL queries. Experience working on cross-business and technology data programs. Proficient experience with Software Development Lifecycle process, Agile, Iterative Waterfall and IT terms and methods. Ability to collaborate effectively with various business and technical teams, including offshore. Nice to Have Experience at a large banking or financial services organization. Strong technical background - ability to read programming languages. Financial or Regulatory Reporting experience. Benefits A comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses and flexible benefits, competitive compensation, commissions, and stock where applicable. Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities. Ability to make a difference and lasting impact. Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team. A world-class training program in financial services. Flexible work/life balance options. Opportunities to do challenging work, take on progressively greater accountabilities, and build close relationships with clients. EEO Statement At RBC, we believe an inclusive workplace that has diverse perspectives is core to our continued growth as one of the largest and most successful banks in the world. Maintaining a workplace where our employees feel supported to perform at their best, effectively collaborate, drive innovation, and grow professionally helps to bring our Purpose to life and create value for our clients and communities. RBC strives to deliver this through policies and programs intended to foster a workplace based on respect, belonging and opportunity for all. #J-18808-Ljbffr