This position is primarily responsible for providing business systems analysis, development & maintenance support for investment analytical applications.  The incumbent will function in a team-oriented context with opportunities for interacting directly with Investment business clients.

The position is a role that defines business specifications for developing solutions & integration, develops test plans, upgrades applications, develops reporting and troubleshoots data issues.

The role requires a good understanding of Investment business processes and experience maintaining & supporting investment applications combined with excellent project work skills, including documentation, testing and implementation.

The position requires strong analytical skills coupled with investment analytics knowledge (both front & back office) and systems implementation and maintenance experience. It requires strong interpersonal, organisational and project management skills combined with the ability to adapt to rapidly changing investment and technology environments readily.

This role supports investment performance and risk analytics tools and systems, as well as the data warehouse.  Strong knowledge of investment data analytics is required.

Required Experience / Skills:

• Demonstrated project expertise and experience in phases of system development life cycle.
• Experience in defining, implementing, and supporting investment business solutions.
• Experience in Investment business analysis with a good understanding of Data Warehouses, Risk Management, Performance Measurement Systems and Investment reporting.
• A minimum of 5  years’ experience as a Business/ Systems Analyst with exposure to relevant investment systems implementation activities.  Investment applications including trading, portfolio management & analytics tools on various platforms with emphasis on SQL Server based products.
• Experience with developing integration between investment applications and development of data feed interfaces.
• Experience with ODBC report writers such as Crystal, Access, etc is required. Experience with SQL queries.
• Working knowledge of MS Office including Excel spreadsheets with real-time links and access databases.
• Excellent interpersonal skills to foster effective team dynamics.
• Ability to multi-task efficiently in fast-paced, multiple project environments.
• University degree in Computer Science & Mathematics, Commerce & Finance, or equivalent industry-related business experience; Completion of Canadian Securities Course an asset.
• Completion or enrollment in CGA, CMA or CFA preferred.  Completion of Canadian Securities Course is an asset.