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Associate Business Analyst

APR Staffing

Beaverton, OR(remote)

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JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Antitrust, Brokerage, Business Analysis, Code Reviews, Communication Skills, Consulting, Cross-Functional, Customer Support/Service, Data Analysis, Detail Oriented, Diversity Recruiting, Documentation, English Language, Financial Audit, Internal Audit, Inventory Management, Microsoft Office, Microsoft SQL Server, Operational Audit, Problem Solving Skills, Process Analysis, Project/Program Management, Quality Assurance, Quality Control, Recruiting/Staffing Agency, Relational Databases (RDBMS), Requirements Management, Research Skills, Root Cause Analysis, SAP, Securities, Standards Development, Statement of Work (SOW), Technical Recruiting, Test Requirements, Testing, Time Management, Trading/Stockbroking
LOCATION
Beaverton, OR(remote)
POSTED
7 days ago
Title: Associate Business Analyst
Job #: 9270-1
Location: 100% remote
Duration: 1+ year contract

Job Description: Top 3 Required Skills:
1. SQL
2. Requirements gathering
3. Reporting & Documentation

The Hiring Manager is seeking candidates who are highly self driven, able to review reports with strong attention to detail, conduct thorough research, and partner cross functionally to resolve issues. Candidates with backgrounds in accounting, internal audit, or inventory control tend to be a strong fit for this role.

Additional role details: Worker in this position will receive automated daily, weekly, and monthly reports. They will be responsible for reviewing these reports to ensure all data aligns with the systems of origin and with one another. When discrepancies appear, they will collaborate across teams to determine the root cause—whether it is a reporting issue or a data issue—and then deliver their findings to the appropriate team for resolution.

The Business Analyst group within Client Services is the team which manages and coordinates the review, programming and testing of both simple and complex plans of allocation as detailed for settlement purposes in Class Action, Remediation, and Mass Tort administration. The Business Analysts act as a resource to the Project Managers based on their experience and understanding of how securitized instruments trade across various exchanges and platforms as needed spanning the entire lifecycle of a class action or antitrust matter.

The Associate Business Analyst (Associate BA) is responsible for understanding the requirements of a particular case and determining the handling of those securities in relation to not only the Plan of Allocation ("POA”), but also defect noticing and general class member and client communications. The Associate BA translates functional requirements into a technical statement of work from which developers can code the Plan of Allocation. The Associate BA will test and review the results of each calculation module to ensure that it is properly applying the POA and work directly with Data Services, QC/QA Analysts, Claims, Project Teams, Business Analysts and other operational groups to understand all aspects of the case.

Job Responsibilities
• Understand the entire lifecycle of a securities class action or similar matter. Determine what data is required and define how that data, as well as our business rules, will translate to the Plan of Allocation applications.
• Develop and publish technical specifications, requirements, test claims and other documentation, as required, specifically as it relates to the calculation module.
• Using tools such as Excel, SQL Server, and others to analyze data ensuring requirements are being met.
• Accommodate Client and Senior Client, as well as the Claims Team with nominee outreach including but not limited to questions on recognized loss, eligibility of securities, filing eligibility and the application of the Plan of Allocation
• Assist Client and Senior Client with the Final Review of a case, including audits of top claims, duplicates and price per share outliers and other
• Review all submitted data (trade date, securities, etc.) to ensure it complies the with the Plan of Allocation and requirements of the settlement
• Create standard queries that can pull specific components from the Plan of Allocation and transactional submissions for calculation review.
• Review Master Proof of Claim file and contact nominees to resolve issues and answer questions.
• Conduct, or consult in testing of the calculation module to ensure results are acceptable and meet requirements consistent with the approved Plan of Allocation.
• Interact and correspond professionally with team members, project management, clients, nominees, brokers and other stakeholders.
• Account for and accurately log time against project work in SAP.

Qualifications
• Four-year college degree or equivalent industry experience.
• 2+ years' experience as Business Analyst, Data Analyst, Process Specialist, or other roles where business functional requirements are captured and decomposed.
• Proficient in MS Office tools, particularly Excel.
• Experience with relational databases
• Ability to work in an environment with deadlines and shifting priorities.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing; ability to adjust for the intended audience. Fluent in English.
• Proficiency in MS SQL server is required

Pre-Employment Requirement
All employment offers are contingent upon successful completion of our pre-employment screening that may include drug testing, background/criminal check, and if applicable, must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

APR Staffing is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

About APR Staffing
APR Staffing was born from the merger of two well-respected technical staffing firms in Portland. ieSolutions, founded in 2002, enjoyed an impressive reputation as one of the largest locally-owned and most respected technical staffing companies. Professional Resource Group, aka Data Resource Group, founded in 2009, also earned regional acclaim for being a fast-growing and highly-motivated professional staffing agency. Both companies have been recent award winners for the Portland Business Journal's Fastest-Growing Private Companies. The two firms, now as APR Staffing, make for one of the fastest-growing and most-respected professional and technical staffing companies in Oregon and Southwest Washington.

Collaborating with our customers, we augment their workforce with technical and administrative professionals. We provide only high-caliber, professional-grade resources throughout the Pacific Northwest.

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