IT Business Analyst
Jefferies Finance is a commercial finance company that structures, underwrites and syndicates primarily senior secured loans to corporate borrowers. JFIN’s operations are primarily conducted through two business lines, Underwriting & Arrangement and Portfolio & Asset Management. JFIN also purchases performing loans in the syndicated markets. JFIN may also originate second lien term loans, bridge loans, mezzanine loans as well as related equity co-investments and purchase stressed and distressed loans in the secondary markets. In addition, JFIN and two of its subsidiaries, Apex Credit Partners LLC and JFIN Asset Management LLC, each act as investment advisers for several funds.
Position:
This position is a IT business analyst position that will be assist with IT implementations, and will also be responsible for requirements gathering, reporting, providing support, testing.
Technical Knowledge:
- Skilled in SQL, Microsoft Office (Access, Excel, Word, PowerPoint), and experience in business intelligence applications
- Previous experience with AllVue or Infor systems preferable
- Application maintenance including data reconciliation, data architecture, and code deployment
- Understanding of data quality control
- Understanding of object oriented principles and entity relationship diagrams (ERD)
Other Skills Required:
- Keeps up with a fast-paced environment and tight deadlines
- Big picture thinker that can provide risk assessment related to application development
- Understands the need for transparency with developers and focus on end user requirements
- Good analytical and writing skills, ability to understand users needs and provide feedback
Responsibilities
- Investigate technical issues as a 1st line of defense and escalate to vendors if necessary
- Testing code fixes and new implementation changes and document test evidence.
- Coordinate user acceptance testing where necessary
- Perform upgrade testing and data reconciliations
- Prepare weekly/monthly reporting and reach out to stakeholders on data inconsistencies and questions
- Maintain implementation tracker
- Maintain data dictionary
- Answer questions from users and provide training material
Languages / Certifications / Skills:
- Skilled in Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Access, Microsoft PowerPoint, SQL
- Exposure to coding in object-oriented language preferable