Lead Business Analyst, GFT

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.

This is an opportunity to work on the strategic Finance reporting system, which derives data from enterprise data lake, for different trading systems, Sub Ledgers and other golden reference sources, with the standard data module. These data are then enriched, reconciled and projected on the application GUI which will support our business users to conduct the financial report analysis. 

The business analyst will be working with the clients and data providers closely to define the requirements, data mapping and business rules for the most efficient use of data. This position requires a lot of interpersonal interaction at all levels within the organization, from technical personnel to high level management, excellent communication skills are a must for this role. Role requires work in high pressure environment due to tight timelines.

What will you do?

• Lead the BA responsibilities of a high visibility project involving reconciliation and reporting.
• Understand the various financial products in RBC and how they have been modeled, such as derivatives and fungibles. Be familiar with reconciliation process and concepts of trades, positions, and sub-ledger, price valuations.
• Analysis and document Business and Functional requirements from business stakeholders. Lead and facilitate collaborative sessions with business stakeholders to drive requirements discovery, analysis, and review.
• Get familiar with current data models and systems. Perform data analysis and reverse engineering, using SQL, Python, or other tools, to access the current and future states and perform gap analysis. Identify upstream and downstream dependencies.
• Construct data flow diagrams, business and system context diagrams, create technical specifications.  Work closely with the development teams to ensure there is full understanding and proper execution of requirements in a timely manner.
• Provide hands-on support during various cycles of testing including Functional Testing, Systems Integration Testing, and User Acceptance Testing.
• Adopt Agile methodologies to enable periodic implementations.
• Scrum Management experience, provide high level key deliverable plan and detail break down to user stories and major tasks; providing guidance and leadership through to the scrum team during all project phases; ability to handle pressure with multiple priorities.
• Manage risks, assumptions and constraints for requirements, and communicate to appropriate parties.
• Work with tools and platforms such as Hadoop Hive, AG-Grid; and be willing to learn new ones as needed.

Must-Have:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree. Preferably Technology or Business
• 5+ year Business Analysis experience in fast-paced environment
• Expert knowledge of SQL and Excel for data analysis
• Good financial product knowledge, particularly derivatives
• Proven Data Analysis experience and project delivery in financial service industry
• Ability to clearly articulate problems and solutions
• Detailed oriented with strong problem solving skills
• Expert time management and organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects with competing deadlines

Nice To Have:

• Experience working within Product Control or Financial Control functions.
• Demonstrate integrity and a constructive approach to challenges
• Lead, coach and mentor others while providing constructive feedback
• Familiar with scripting languages such as Python

What’s in it for you?

We thrive on the challenge to be our best, encourage progressive thinking to keep growing, and believe in working together to deliver trusted advice to help our clients thrive and communities prosper. We care about each other, about reaching our potential, about making a difference to our communities, and achieving success that is mutual.

• 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 opportunities to grow
• Ability to make a difference and have a lasting impact.
• A world-class training program in financial services.
• Flexible work/life balance options

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Job Skills

Agile Methodology, Business Data Analysis, Business Process Modeling, Commercial Acumen, Communication, Critical Thinking, Decision Making, Group Problem Solving, Interpersonal Relationship Management, Requirements Analysis

Additional Job Details

Address:

RBC CENTRE, 155 WELLINGTON ST W:TORONTO

City:

Toronto

Country:

Canada

Work Hours/Week:

37.5

Employment Type:

Full time

Platform:

TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS

Job Type:

Regular

Pay Type:

Salaried

Posted Date:

2025-10-03

Application Deadline:

2025-10-24

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date above

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