Business Analyst - Middle Office

Middle Office Business Analyst – Trade Data & Regulatory Reporting - Capital Markets

Location : Toronto (hybrid - 2-3 days/week in office)

Contract : 6 months with potential to extend

Hourly Rates:

T4: 64 - 68

IC: 75-80

What You'll Be Doing

• Gather, analyze and document business requirements for trade-data, regulatory and data-quality initiatives .
• Work with Middle Office and Operations teams to understand trade lifecycles, processes and data flows .
• Analyze and reconcile trade data across multiple systems to identify discrepancies, gaps and quality issues .
• Leverage SQL to query, validate, reconcile and investigate large and complex datasets.
• Perform root-cause analysis on data defects and work with Technology teams to develop sustainable solutions.
• Define data-quality rules, controls and KPIs to improve data accuracy and integrity.
• Support regulatory reporting initiatives and help ensure trade data is complete, accurate and delivered within required timelines .
• Develop business requirements, functional specifications, data mappings, process flows and user stories .
• Coordinate across business, technology, compliance, risk and data-governance stakeholders.
• Support system testing, UAT and post-implementation validation .
• Track issues, dependencies and remediation activities through resolution.
• Communicate findings, progress and project updates to business and technology stakeholders.

What We're Looking For

• Experience as a Business Analyst within Capital Markets, Middle Office or Trade Operations .
• Strong understanding of trade data and the end-to-end trade lifecycle .
• Experience supporting regulatory, compliance, data-governance or data-quality initiatives .
• Strong SQL skills with experience querying, analyzing and reconciling complex datasets.
• Hands-on experience with data validation, data-quality analysis and root-cause investigation .
• Ability to translate business needs into detailed requirements, data mappings and process documentation .
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and communication skills.
• Comfortable working with both business and technical stakeholders .

Nice to Have

• Knowledge of Capital Markets regulatory reporting requirements.
• Experience with asset classes such as Fixed Income, Equities, FX or Derivatives .
• Understanding of data lineage, data controls and data-governance frameworks .
• Experience within a large bank or highly regulated financial-services organization .
• Experience working in an Agile environment , with tools such as Jira and Confluence.