Senior Business Analyst – Finance Data & Architecture
We are
At Synechron, we believe in the power of digital to transform businesses for the better. Our global consulting firm combines creativity and innovative technology to deliver industry-leading digital solutions. Synechron’s progressive technologies and optimization strategies span end-to-end Artificial Intelligence, Consulting, Digital, Cloud & DevOps, Data, and Software Engineering, servicing an array of noteworthy financial services and technology firms. Through research and development initiatives in our FinLabs we develop solutions for modernization, from Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain to Data Science models, Digital Underwriting, mobile-first applications and more. Over the last 20+ years, our company has been honored with multiple employer awards, recognizing our commitment to our talented teams. With top clients to boast about, Synechron has a global workforce of 17,000+, and has 57 offices in 22 countries within key global markets.
Our challenge
We are seeking an experienced Business Analyst to join the Data Warehouse Analysis & Design team. This role bridges Finance, Business, and Technology teams to support enterprise data initiatives, data architecture, and financial reporting solutions. The ideal candidate combines deep accounting and banking domain expertise with strong data analysis and technical skills.
Additional Information*
The base salary for this position will vary based on geography and other factors. In accordance with law, the base salary for this role if filled within Mississauga, ON is CAD $120k - CAD $125k/year & benefits (see below).
The Role
Responsibilities:
- Gather, analyze, and document business, data, and reporting requirements.
- Translate requirements into data mappings, functional specifications, and design artifacts.
- Analyze end-to-end financial data flows from source systems through subledgers and General Ledger platforms.
- Create and maintain source-to-target mappings, data lineage, and logical data models.
- Partner with Finance, Product Control, Treasury, Risk, Operations, and Technology teams.
- Support data warehouse, reporting, governance, and modernization initiatives.
- Perform data analysis, reconciliation, impact assessments, and root-cause investigations.
Requirements:
- 8+ years of Business Analysis, Data Analysis, or Financial Systems experience in Banking.
- Deep knowledge of:
- General Ledger (GL)
- Journal processing and accounting events
- Subledger architectures
- Balance Sheet and P&L reporting
- Financial data flows and reconciliation processes
- Strong understanding of banking products and operations, with deep expertise in one or more areas:
- Commercial Lending
- Syndicated Lending
- Treasury
- Repo / Securities Financing
- Fixed Income
- Derivatives
- Deposits / Payments
- Strong SQL skills and experience analyzing complex enterprise data models.
- Experience documenting requirements, data mappings, and business processes.
Preferred, but not required:
- SAP Finance / SAP General Ledger experience.
- Snowflake experience.
- Databricks experience.
- Data warehouse and data lake architecture experience.
- Data Mesh and data governance experience.
- Familiarity with metadata management, data lineage, and data quality frameworks.
- Experience working in Agile environments and with JIRA.
We offer:
- A multinational organization with 57 offices in 22 countries and the possibility to work abroad.
- 15 days (3 weeks) of paid annual leave plus an additional 10 days of personal leave (floating days and sick days).
- A comprehensive insurance plan including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and long-term disability.
- Flexible hybrid policy.
- RRSP with employer’s contribution up to 4%.
- A higher education certification policy.
- On-demand Udemy for Business for all Synechron employees with free access to more than 5000 curated courses.
- Coaching opportunities with experienced colleagues from our Financial Innovation Labs (FinLabs) and Center of Excellences (CoE) groups.
- Cutting edge projects at the world’s leading tier-one banks, financial institutions and insurance firms.
- A truly diverse, fun-loving and global work culture.
S YNECHRON’S DIVERSITY & INCLUSION STATEMENT
Diversity & Inclusion are fundamental to our culture, and Synechron is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. Our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiative ‘Same Difference’ is committed to fostering an inclusive culture - promoting equality, diversity and an environment that is respectful to all. We strongly believe that a diverse workforce helps build stronger, successful businesses as a global company. We encourage applicants from across diverse backgrounds, race, ethnicities, religion, age, marital status, gender, sexual orientations, or disabilities to apply. We empower our global workforce by offering flexible workplace arrangements, mentoring, internal mobility, learning and development programs, and more.
All employment decisions at Synechron are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to the applicant’s gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, disabled or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.