Business Systems Analyst (Actuarial)
Work at the intersection of actuarial science and data strategy in this hybrid Toronto-based role. Leverage your SQL and data warehousing expertise to drive impactful initiatives in a large-scale Azure environment. Ideal for professionals with strong analytical skills and actuarial experience seeking a high-impact contract in the insurance industry.
What is in it for you:
• Salaried: $65-70 per hour.
• Incorporated business rate: $79-84 per hour.
• 6-month contract with the potential for permanent employment.
• Full-time position: 37.50 hours per week.
• Initial requirement: Full-time in-office presence during onboarding period.
• Hybrid work: following onboarding, the schedule includes in-office attendance from Tuesday to Thursday, with remote work on Monday and Friday.
Responsibilities:
• Gather, analyze, and document business requirements across actuarial and data teams.
• Serve as a liaison between business users and technical developers to align systems with strategic goals.
• Work closely with actuaries to understand policies, products, and financial statements.
• Support a large-scale data warehousing environment and contribute to migration to a data lake architecture.
• Run SQL queries and perform data profiling to validate data accuracy and usability.
• Prepare cost-benefit and ROI analyses for system implementations.
• Translate complex business requirements into actionable technical specifications.
• Handle multiple projects and support highly complex business processes.
• Ensure high-quality documentation, including business requirement documents and source-to-target mapping.
• Work with JIRA to manage requirements and streamline development cycles.
• Collaborate with reporting teams and support data visualization efforts in Power BI.
• Contribute to process improvements that enhance system functionality and user experience.
• Support onboarding of new team members and help evolve the business analysis practice into a more agile framework.
What you will need to succeed:
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, or a related field.
• MBA or other advanced degree is an asset.
• 10 years of experience as a Business Systems Analyst.
• 2 years of actuarial experience in an enterprise environment.
• 5 years of hands-on experience with SQL.
• Strong knowledge of data warehousing concepts and principles (minimum 5 years).
• Basic understanding of programming languages for code comprehension.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to solve complex technical problems.
• Experience creating competitive business solutions through technology.
• Excellent project management and organizational skills to manage concurrent projects.
• Effective communicator with strong interpersonal and documentation skills.
• Proven ability to interpret ambiguous requirements and deliver structured solutions.
• Experience working in a hybrid work environment with global teams is preferred.
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