Senior Business Analyst (12-month contract)

About AGF Management Limited:

Founded in 1957, AGF Management Limited (AGF) is an independent and globally diverse asset management firm. Our companies deliver excellence in investing in the public and private markets through three business lines: AGF Investments, AGF Capital Partners and AGF Private Wealth.
AGF brings a disciplined approach, focused on incorporating sound, responsible and sustainable corporate practices. The firm’s collective investment expertise, driven by its fundamental, quantitative and private investing capabilities, extends globally to a wide range of clients, from financial advisors and their clients to high-net worth and institutional investors including pension plans, corporate plans, sovereign wealth funds, endowments and foundations.
Headquartered in Toronto, Canada, AGF has investment operations and client servicing teams on the ground in North America and Europe. AGF serves more than 820,000 investors. AGF trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol AGF.B.

About The Role:

We are looking for a Senior Business Analyst to join our Solutions and Information Delivery team in Operations. The Senior BA is responsible for obtaining industry and company knowledge in multiple disciplines and applying this knowledge to the initiation and delivery of solutions to the business.

The Senior BA will act as a specialist in the analysis tasks for business and technology projects. Responsibilities include project initiation, feasibility studies, cost benefit analysis, requirements analysis, use cases, business designs, testing, training and implementation tasks.
Your Responsibilities:

• Working with business stakeholders to understand the current state processes and identify and document optimal future state processes.
• Documenting detailed user requirements and defining functional capabilities of the systems to be delivered and the boundaries between the manual and automated functions.
• Assisting with, and leading where required, the formulation and definition of scope and objectives based on both user needs and a thorough understanding of business systems, technology, and industry requirements.
• Functional specifications for development teams and vendors, including data mapping.
• Identifying and working with vendors, where required in the context of RFPs and RFIs.
• Providing direction in the use of technology to optimize business workflow.
• Considering the implications of the application of technology to the current and future business environment.
• Participate in design reviews to ensure that the technical design represents and complies with the user's requirements and, as appropriate, works with the users to obtain user input and approval, to resolve issues and to keep users informed of project status.
• Developing test plans and training plans in conjunction with the QA and Training leads, recognizing the skill and experience requirements.​

Your Qualifications:

• Minimum of 5 years of progressive business experience as a BA or BSA within a project environment, and 2 years at the Senior BA level.
• Must have Financial Services industry experience, specifically within the Investment or Asset Management business.
• Experience with various systems supporting the Investment Management business, such as Trade Order Management, Market Data and Fund/Investment Accounting systems.
• Experience with Bloomberg and Eagle PACE is an asset.
• Thorough understanding of security types, including derivatives, and associated data.
• Ability to handle multiple projects concurrently, within a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to balance business and technical issues to develop cost effective solutions that meet the business objectives.
• Ability to influence and negotiate with all levels of the organization to meet project targets.
• Excellent demonstrated written and verbal communication skills, as well as proficient documentation skills.
• Able to work effectively with minimal supervision & adapt quickly to changing requirements.
• Good knowledge of BA best practices, including requirements elicitation and documentation, use cases, process flows; experience with functional specifications and data mapping.
• University level undergraduate degree.

Compensation: 

The anticipated compensation range for this role is $90,000-100,000 annually, which represents base salary and, where applicable, variable compensation components (e.g., annual bonus, commissions, etc.). Actual compensation will be determined based on many factors such as role location, candidate experience / qualifications, market conditions, and internal equity.

AGF aims to offer a comprehensive and competitive total rewards package designed to support the success and well-being of our employees, which may include a combination of base salary, variable compensation, benefits, and retirement savings plans.

No unsolicited agency referrals please.  
 

AGF is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible workplace. We welcome and encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, including women, Indigenous peoples, racialized persons, persons with disabilities, and members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community.

We do not discriminate on the basis of race, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, family status, disability, or any other status protected by applicable legislation.

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment process. If you require accommodation at any stage of the application or hiring process, please contact us at [email protected] so that appropriate arrangements can be made.