Senior Business Analyst

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  • ThoughtFocus
Job Summary
Location
Stamford ,CT
Job Type
Contract
Visa
Any Valid Visa
Salary
PayRate
Qualification
BCA
Experience
2Years - 10Years
Posted
18 Dec 2024
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Job Description

We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Business Analyst with a strong background in Alternative Investment Management, End-to-End Fund Accounting, and expertise in Private Equity fund operations . Experience and understanding of Capital Markets, particularly in Private Equity, is a prerequisite for this role .


Position Summary:

The ideal candidate will play a role in the development of multiple parts of the business by analyzing past, current, and future business trends. This individual will establish strategies and solutions to achieve desired outcomes and implement these solutions. He / She will often work cross-functionally with internal business units to understand the challenges that these teams are facing and provide solutions to these groups.


Must Haves:

  • In-depth Capital Market – Private Equity experience
  • Client Facing Skills
  • Excellent Data Analysis Skills
  • Technology Awareness


Responsibilities:

  • Engage with clients’ stakeholders and business partners to understand workflows and client needs.
  • Work along with the Subject Matter Experts in the Alternate Assets / Capital Market to carry out business transformation assessments.Conduct Current State vs Future State Assessments of business systems.Be able to define and leverage technology to develop and enhance business applications and processes.
  • Be able to document business requirements through journey and story mapping and epic and story writing.
  • Designs with actionable acceptance criteria.
  • Break down complex business problems by understanding business needs and crafting an understanding of how digital solutions meet those needs.
  • Influence and understand the priority of components to complete a program.
  • Maintain backlogs to understand expected outcomes for products.
  • Analyze and detail current business and system interrelation workflows.
  • Identify opportunities to meet project objectives and make recommendations for future approaches to achieve business outcomes.
  • Work with Scrum Master to organize and prioritize steps to be taken to remedy issues.
  • Develop user definitions, use cases, and workflow diagrams to illustrate business problems.
  • Participate in business acceptance testing and work with developers to triage pre and post code release defects.
  • Work with key business partners - performance delivery, operations, and client implementations - to ensure product implementation and readiness.
  • Support activities of other team members when required.
  • Conduct diagnoses of the complexities of Alternative Asset Operations related to the conclusion of projects.Bring Techno-Functional expertise to combine functional knowledge in brainstorming solutions with the technical team.

Mandatory Requirement on Domain Understanding:

Private Equity Fund Operations : Private Equity fund accounting cycle, including Position, Cash, reconciliations, pricing, valuations, Accruals, GAV, NAV, fee calculations, P&L allocations, and investor reporting. Understanding of compliance and regulations governing Private Equity fund accounting.Alternative Investment Management : Understanding of the alternative investment strategies.End-to-End Fund Accounting : End-to-End Fund Accounting processes, maintaining accuracy and adherence to timelines.Capital Markets Expertise : Demonstrate a deep understanding of Capital Markets, specifically in Private Equity.

Qualifications:

  • 15-20 Years of Experience.
  • Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, or a related field.
  • Capable of delivering on multiple competing priorities with little supervision.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with diverse teams.
  • This role requires good client-facing skills.Proven experience as a Business Analyst in the capital market with a focus on Private Equity Fund Operations .Proficient in the basics of SQL for data analysis .Detail-oriented with a focus on accuracy in fund accounting and reporting.

A good knowledge of any ALM tool like JIRA, Rally, Azure Boards etc. Capable of working with distributed teams in an Agile development environment .

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