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| Company |
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans |
| Title: |
Investment Sr./Lead Business Analyst 2694 |
| Category: |
Finance/Banking |
| Description: |
| Investment Sr./Lead Business Analyst
Requisition ID 2694
Location Minneapolis, MN
Description The incumbent is responsible for providing system and process support for investment staff, primarily for the location in which the position resides. To provide a high level of support, the incumbent will work closely with internal customers, other Investment Operations staff, and IT in the Appleton and Minneapolis offices.
Position Roles/Responsibilities/Accountabilities
• Provide front-line system and process support for assigned business staff
• Partner with other Investment Operations staff to develop and reinforce system and process standards throughout the investment department
• Partner with IT and other Business Analysts to maintain or improve the reliability and effectiveness of shared vendor systems
• Interface with customers frequently to capture business priorities and understand their ever-changing needs
• Lead or participate in projects that implement new processes and systems or improve existing infrastructure
• Oversee the successful movement of key data through complex systems and processes
• Serve as a liaison to IT for development, implementation, and maintenance of assigned systems
• Develop relationships with external entities such as vendors and peers to keep current with technology and industry trends
• Partner with Reporting Analysts and IT to provide effective reports and develop efficient reporting methods
• Serve as system administrator for assigned systems as needed
Position Qualifications
• College degree in IT and finance, or equivalent work experience
• Ability to use end user tools of intermediate complexity for reporting, including light programming in Access, VBA, and/or SAS.
• Four or more years of Investment system knowledge on platforms such as Bloomberg, Factset, etc.
• Three or more years of experience working with IT on a variety of technologies in a corporate environment (desktops, servers, networks) preferred
Competencies
• Desire to learn and understand Investment business and processes
• Customer focus, strong sense of urgency, thrives on getting things done
• Analytical and problem solving skills
• Teamwork and collaboration
• Work planning and organization
• Effective communication
• Dependable
External/Internal Dependencies
• Investment/Fund Accounting – Must understand systems and processes common to both operations, and impact of investment processes on accounting.
• Law/Compliance – Must have an awareness of applicable regulations, and seek guidance when needed.
• Corporate IT – Must partner with IT to supply technology solutions that meet business needs and function effectively within the overall corporate infrastructure.
• System and Data Vendors – Must foster a solid working relationship with vendors to promote efficient utilization of products, and effective vendor support. |
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| Employment type: |
Full Time |
| Salary: |
Unspecified |
| Degree: |
Unspecified |
| Experience: |
Unspecified |
| Location: |
Minneapolis - Twin Cities - Through Out |
| Post Date: |
2008-07-15 |
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