Trail Blazer Consulting LLC

Title: Business Systems Analyst Location: Owings Mills, MD Virtual hiring Local: Candidates local to Owings Mills, Baltimore, and Washington DC! *Must have experience working in the financial/Investments industry* Top requirements : 1) Self starter - must be able to work independently, take initiative, and have great soft skills 2) Financial/Investments background/ experience 3) Needs to be able to navigate through Data - basic SQL understanding such as SQL quires, building dashboard reports, and navigating through Investment Compliance data 4) Graphing Process Flows 5) Must be very analytical when gathering and documenting requirements 6) Vendor Management - experience engaging with external vendors and COTS products (ex: ServiceNow, Charles River, MSCI, FactSet, etc.) Summary: The main function of a Business Systems Analyst is to perform the analysis, design, implementation, modification, and daily functional support of all applications. Job Responsibilities: * Works with key stakeholders within all business functions to align technology solutions with business strategies * Gathers requirements from business units and translate those to programmers and developers * Prepares cost-benefit and return-on-investment analyses to aid in decisions on system implementation * Demonstrates an informed knowledge of business functions to resolve problems and capitalize on improvement opportunities * Supports one or more highly complex business processes * Works on multiple projects as a project team member * Serves as a liaison between the business community and the IT organization in order to provide technical solutions to meet user needs Qualifications: * Bachelor's degree in a technical field such as computer science, computer engineering or related field required. MBA or other related advanced degree preferred * 8-10 years experience required * Basic knowledge of programming languages in order to comprehend reading code and basic functions * Ability to create business solutions that increase competitive advantage * Ability to exercise good judgment in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions * Project management skills in order to handle diverse projects, often times simultaneously, and meet aggressive deadlines * Ability to solve technical problems/ processes and understand complex details * Ability to increase operating efficiency with produce high quality technical solutions * A high level of interpersonal and verbal communication skills necessary to relate to other people at their systems knowledge level * Ability to analyze complex situations and problems and do the necessary research using multiple sources of information to arrive at innovative solutions - provided by Dice