Business Analyst- job post

February 13, 2026

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The senior business analyst will be responsible for working closely with business users, IT staff, department managers, and the project team to gather system requirements and document system specifications for new transformational version of core fund accounting system. The business analyst is also responsible for assisting the project management, development, QA testing, training, and support teams.

Responsibilities:

  • Work with the business staff, technology staff, and all relevant project resources to produce comprehensive requirements and detailed specifications for existing and new financial functionality, interfaces, and reports. Analyze enhancement requests, defects and other issues, translating them into professional specifications.
  • Represent the business in documenting, communicating, and prioritizing agreed requirements with the project team.
  • Gather and document requirements and specify solutions to complex business challenges, working with the business and/or project team, via new solutions and/ or by leveraging or extending an existing suite of solution components.
  • Develop a detailed understanding of planned and existing solution components.
  • Work with the development and project teams to determine solution effort, in order to represent options and costs within the project plan
  • Assist the QA and UAT testing groups by providing direction & support for User Acceptance Testing, creation of test cases, and test plan creation.
  • Document outstanding current state issues into summary format for communication to the user group and project team for prioritization and subsequently to Steering Committees and project sponsors for approval of priorities. Maintain the repository of enhancement requests and issues & bugs while recording status and monitoring prioritization changes and incorporation into project planning.
  • Lead demonstrations with business, support, and training groups within the project for new and improved applications, communicate detailed descriptions of functionality changes and provide follow up support as required.
  • Develop and maintain a working knowledge of business rules and documentation of business processes as they pertain to the business applications to ensure accuracy, consistency, legal compliance, and data integrity.
  • Travel may be required.

Requirements:

  • Experience with requirements capture and business analysis on IT projects for complex financial applications in the alternative fund industry.
  • Experience with Fund Accounting and administration systems is a strong plus.
  • Experience and detailed knowledge of Hedge Funds, Private Equity Funds, Real Estate Funds and Fund of Hedge Funds is highly desirable.
  • Previous experience working with IT development teams in a SCRUM environment is beneficial.
  • Experience with JIRA, Confluence or other Agile development management products.
  • Knowledge and experience with Oracle, SQL Server, or other database management systems is preferred.
  • Technical and/or accounting degree or equivalent work experience is preferred.