28 Nov
BA Financial Services
Kansas, Kansascity , 80111 Kansascity USA

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Job Req: 20-08133Job Title: Financial Services Business AnalystJob Location: Overland Park, KS (Remote during COVID)Job Type: Contract through November 2021 (potential CTH) Financial Services BA - Position Summary We are looking for an experienced Business Analyst for a Retirement Planning client of ours in Overland Park, KS. Qualified candidates will have Business Analysis experience within the Financial Services industry and should be able to step-in and take ownership of their projects right from the start.The Financial Services BA will be responsible for overall coordination, development and implementation of one or multiple simultaneous complex/large project(s). Provides a single point of contact for projects on behalf of the business and project resources. Engages resources and coordinates the efforts of team members and internal and external stakeholders in order to deliver projects according to plan. Defines the projects objectives and oversees quality control throughout its life cycle. RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Acts as extension of the business to ensure needs are met through the project life cycle OR acts as the voice of the business, representing and driving the business interests throughout the project life cycle
  • Partners with all business support and technical resources to align the business model.
  • Partners with PMO on large projects to define the program structure, report and update status, identify risks, facilitates change control and monitor/manage progress.
  • Works with leadership to define the desired business model and ushers the changes through full introduction to the business
  • Works with legal/compliance, product, customer experience, marketing, and other partner organization teams as well as systems to evolve the business solutions and manage change.
  • Coordination of resources, both internal and external.
  • Managing expectations and ensuring the project is on time and meets expectations.
  • Ensuring all parties have the necessary requests and information to be successful.
  • Creates and maintains project plans for large/complex projects.
  • Tracking the tasks and holding meetings to review and complete the project.
  • Train and support other Project Leaders End users, training teams and other support group to ensure business continuity post launch
  • Including new hire training and mentoring, assisting in new product rollouts to the team, helping team members identify resources and to validate alignment across the organization's project portfolio.
  • Manage day-to-day client interaction throughout the project.
  • Sets and manages client expectations, answer questions, setup meetings, continually seeks opportunities to increase customer satisfaction and deepen client relationships within the project landscape.
  • Creates a system of reports and monitoring to track progress and identify problems. Leads the effort to find solutions that keep project on track and within budget. Implements and manages project changes and interventions to achieve project outputs.
  • Must be comfortable escalating and communicating challenging issues that jeopardize project success professionally and without bias.
QUALIFICATIONS
  • 3-5 years of experience as a Business Analyst
  • Financial Services industry experience
  • Bachelor's Degree. Master's Degree desired.
  • Good writing and verbal communication skills
  • JIRA experience
  • Visio experience
  • Agile
  • Facilitated workshops nice to have
  • Great elicitation skills
Please include Linkedin link with submittal. Contact Zak HornungTechnical Recruiter About Ascent:The Ascent Services Group (ASG) is a nationally recognized technology staffing and consulting firm whose fundamental business is providing staffing services to Small, Medium and Large Enterprise clients in our core market verticals: Financial Services, Healthcare, Technology and Life Sciences. As consultants for ASG, you will have access to many of the top clients within the industries we serve.

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