Investment Management Firm in Los ANgeles is looking for a Sr BA to join their team. Please contact me at revi @ wallstreetpersonnel.com .The Senior Business Analyst at Firm Asset Management LLC (“FIRM”) analyzes business needs, helps solve business problems and supports the design of technical solutions at its headquarters located in El Segundo, CA. This role interfaces and engages directly with the Front Office Portfolio, Risk, and Operational managers. The ideal candidate enjoys a challenge and has the ability to frame and communicate complex issues in a way that everyone can understand.PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES• Interface with business leads and functional SMEs, to identify and capture current state process flow and business requirements• Hands-on role in the creation and maintenance of critical project artifacts in particular; business requirements, system specifications, process flows and test/use case scripts• Work with project team to identify future state process flows and requirements to meet project objectives and strategic goals• Facilitate design review meeting and capture outcomes and update solution and requirement documentation• Prepare and present analysis findings to senior stakeholders and steering committees• Support the design and decision-making process with IT and business subject matter experts• Ensure clear communication is maintained across the project team and externally to all stakeholdersJob Requirements• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Finance or similar field• 8+ years business analysis experience, ideally for an asset management firm in investment operations and /or investment accounting functions• Experience working across, and switching between, multiple projects concurrently• Experience with vendor implementation projects and internal build technology projects• Experience mapping and deigning operational workflow in the investment management industry• Experience creating project artifacts for data driven initiatives i.e. data dictionaries, data flow diagrams and data validation requirements• Comfortable working with and analysing large and complex data sets and the ability to distill and communicate findings• Proficient in both waterfall and agile methodologies• High degree of financial product literacy• Experience working directly with trading desks and/or portfolio managers• Experience performing detailed business analysis• Knowledge of the SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle) Process and project management methodologies – both waterfall and agile• Highly proactive, willing to take ownership of issues and follow through to resolution• Has the ability to be flexible and to adapt to changing circumstances and priorities• Strong teamwork, communication and time management abilities• Organizationally diligent and meticulous with details• Is personable, open, and engaging, with a customer-facing attitude• Experience with the following technologies is preferred: Data Management platforms, (Mastering and ETL), OMS, Market Data, Data WarehouseJob Type: Full-timeExperience:• Business Analyst: 5 years (Required)Education:• Bachelor’s (Required)