Business Systems Analyst II

Company: Edward Jones
Location: Des Plaines
Posted on: August 7, 2022

Job Description:

At Edward Jones, we help clients achieve their serious, long-term financial goals by understanding their needs and implementing tailored solutions. To ensure a personal client experience, we have located our 14,000+ branch offices where our more than 7 million clients live and work.

A typical branch office has one financial advisor who meets with clients face-to-face and one branch office administrator who enhances the team's ability to build deep relationships with clients. Headquarters associates in St. Louis and Tempe provide support and expertise to help U.S. and Canada branch teams deliver an ideal client experience. Edward Jones currently has more branch offices than any other financial services firm, and we continue to grow to meet the needs of long-term individual investors.US Remote Eligible
The Operations division is looking for a Business Systems Analyst to join our Insurance Product team. This role will contribute to a team which is working to evolve our annuity trading systems. The position has a broad scope of responsibility and requires interpretation of user feedback, an understanding of one or more complex systems as well as other complex information to make subjective decisions that have substantial risk and/or legal, regulatory or financial implications.

*Depending on experience/qualifications, this role may be filled as a Business Analyst I, II, OR III*

Key responsibilities include:

• Liaison between Technology and other divisional stakeholders to maintain, enhance or integrate firm systems and data by proactively identifying enterprise technology opportunities or serving on a formal project team in support of new systems and data.
• Supports multiple highly complex business processes and serves as a functional leader.
• Create, maintain and review business process models, data flows, prototypes, business requirements, use cases and test cases.
• Create and execute multiple project plans at the same time of high complexity.
• Execute and present written and verbal business systems impact analysis resulting in identification of systematic solution with high impact.
• Generate communication, process and educational plans to mitigate the disruption of change.
• Understanding of enterprise systems and impacts of change.
• Responsible for business systems case development and presentation for new systems and data.
• Assist in enforcement of Business Systems Analyst principles and practices within the team.
• Mentors less experienced members of the teamPosition Requirements :
  Bachelor's degree is required with emphasis in Computer Science or MIS strongly preferred (or relevant work experience).SIE and Series 99 required within 120 days of start date (US); Series 7 required within 12 months of start date (US).Advanced knowledge of standard Business System Analyst principles and practices.2-5 years experience designing and implementing functional systems and data in a structured process.Ability to research data definition, usage and flow to gain expertise in existing systems.Ability to create new business processes and data usage to promote efficiency.The ability to multi-task and prioritize assigned tasks / projects with minimal assistance.Expert relationship management, interpersonal and negotiation skills.Expert troubleshooting skills to investigate resolve and escalate problems. Identifies need for technical assistance to help in problem resolution.Associate must have the ability to work independently and in a team environment. Lead other associates or project entities without authority.Ability to effectively communicate with enterprise leaders using verbal, written and presentations skills.Ability to summarize highly complex business cases, system information and concepts and clearly communicate to firm leadership.Expert knowledge of Microsoft Office tools to provide working system prototypes and scenario modeling.Expert to learn evolving firm reporting technology platforms (Tableau, BI tools)Proficient understanding of data warehouse concepts.Ability to create project plans or execute pre-existing plans.Experience working on an Agile team is a plus.Experience working with Insurance carriers and platforms is a plus

  • FORTUNE 2020 Edward Jones was named No. 7 on the 2020 FORTUNE 100 Best Companies to Work For list.
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    • Edward Jones Ranked No. 6 of the 100 best workplaces for millennials by Great Place to Work and FORTUNE Magazine.
    • 2020 Corporate Equality Index Edward Jones joins the ranks of 680 major U.S businesses that received top marks in the HRC Foundations 18th Annual Scorecard on LBGTQ Workplace Equality
    • Edward Jones named a top company for training, ranking No. 25 on Training magazine's 2020 Training Top 125 list the highest ranking among the financial-services industry!
    • Financial services firm Edward Jones has been named one of the 2019 Best Workplaces for Parents by Great Place to Work and FORTUNE magazine. The firm ranked No. 5 on the list of 50 companies, up two spots from last year.
      • The Best Workplaces for Parents list is one of a series of rankings by Great Place to Work and FORTUNE based on employee feedback from Great Place to Work-Certified organizations. Edward Jones ranked No. 7 on the FORTUNE 100 Best Companies to Work for in 2019 list, the firms 20th appearance on the list. The firm also was ranked the No. 1 Best Workplace in Financial Services & Insurance and the No. 6 Best Workplace for Millennials by Great Place to Work and FORTUNE. Edward Jones does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, religion, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, pregnancy, veteran status, genetic information or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.At Edward Jones, we value and respect our associates and their contributions, and we recognize individual efforts through a rewards program that promotes a long-term career, financial security and well-being. to learn more about our total compensation approach, which in addition to base salary, typically includes benefits, bonuses and profit sharing. The salary range for this role is based on national data and actual pay is based on skills, experience, education, and other relevant factors for a potential new associate:
        Salary: $66379 - $109459
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