Associate, Business Systems Analyst (11am - 7pm) | PGIM Ireland

Description

The team is based in Letterkenny, Ireland, within the Investment Accounting Business Analysis group of the company's global asset management business, which is part of a large US financial group.

The group supports the investment accounting systems across the full software development life cycle, with a focus on transformation, automation and better data and workflow.

The company manages nearly US$1.34 trillion in assets as of March 31st, 2024, with offices in 18 countries and 148 years of history. It serves retail and institutional investors across public and private fixed income, equities, real estate and alternatives.

The parent company is not affiliated with the UK-headquartered Prudential plc.

The company hires for the long term and wants new team members to grow their skills and careers from their first day.

Responsibilities

• Find solutions to complex business problems by gathering and analyzing business and system requirements, aiming to improve operational performance.
• Run data-gathering interviews and review requests from users and operations teams.
• Write business specifications, requirements and rules, redesign applications and processes, build mockups and analyze user data.
• Work with clients and developers through each phase of the software development life cycle.
• Build test plans that confirm system functions meet business requirements.
• Design and run tests for system changes, including test case matrices and test cases, then compare actual and expected results, resolve issues and record outcomes.
• Work with product owners, clients, other business analysts, developers and testers in the group.
• Use tools such as Jira, Excel, SQL, Visio, Python, Selenium, Oracle, SQL Server, Power BI or Tableau, Cognos, Power Automate, compare tools, automated test tools and Xceptor, depending on the project.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Management Information Systems, Business Analytics and Information Technology, Business, Accounting, Computer Science, Finance, Economics or a related field.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong project management, organization and communication skills.
• Flexibility in your schedule to extend overlap and work with partners and stakeholders in the US.
• Ideally, experience in banking or financial services, including fund administration, accounting, tax or operations.
• Experience with SQL and related tools such as Microsoft Query, Rapid SQL or DBeaver is preferred.
• Knowledge of the software development life cycle is preferred, and experience with Agile methodology is a plus.
• Experience with Cognos or another reporting platform is a plus.
• Experience in business analysis, requirements work, software testing or productivity tools such as automated testing tools, compare tools, robotic process automation, data visualization or Python is a plus.
• The company encourages applications from people who meet most of the requirements but not all of them, if their skills fit the role.

Conditions

Based in Letterkenny, with 2 days a week on site.

Core hours are 11am to 7pm, with some flexibility.

Any job offer is subject to satisfactory references, and background checks apply to all candidates offered a role.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and hires on merit.

Benefits

• Health insurance through Laya and BUPA, covering eligible employees' day-to-day medical and hospital costs.
• 23 days of annual leave at full pay.
• Pension scheme where members can contribute up to 8% of salary per year, and the company matches up to 8% of salary, with optional voluntary contributions.
• Life assurance paid fully by the company, starting from your first day, with a lump sum of 4 times your salary for your beneficiaries.
• Education assistance programme that reimburses eligible employees for further study.