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Alberta Investment Management Corporation

Crown corporation and diversified institutional investor

Senior Business Analyst - Back Office Technology & Business Delivery

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Full-timeNo salary listedHybrid

About the Job

Requirements

  • Post-secondary education in Business, Finance, Accounting, Economics, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related discipline, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
  • At least 5 years of experience in a Business Analyst or related role within investment management, pensions, capital markets, or financial services, delivering or supporting technology solutions across front-, middle-, or back-office functions.
  • Strong understanding of investment management processes, including areas such as fund administration, investment accounting, cash management, settlements, reconciliations, financial reporting, or net asset valuation.
  • Working knowledge of capital markets products, which may include equities, fixed income, over-the-counter derivatives, or private markets, and understanding of the investment lifecycle.
  • Understanding of investment book of record concepts and how position, cash, transaction, and accounting data flow between front-, middle-, and back-office systems.
  • Experience gathering, analyzing, and documenting business requirements, user stories, acceptance criteria, process flows, or functional specifications.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with experience investigating complex business, data, process, or technology issues and identifying practical solutions.
  • Working knowledge of Agile/DevOps delivery methodologies.
  • Strong written and verbal communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills.
  • Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple concurrent priorities and deadlines.

Responsibilities

  • Partner with investment, operations, finance, risk, compliance, and technology stakeholders to understand business needs and change objectives, facilitate discussions, and drive alignment and decisions.
  • Translate high-level or conceptual needs into clear business requirements, functional specifications, process flows, data mappings, use cases, and user stories.
  • Support initiatives across the investment lifecycle, focusing on back-office processes including investment accounting, fund administration, cash management, settlements, reconciliations, valuations, and financial reporting.
  • Analyze business, data, and technology issues, perform root cause analysis, identify process or data gaps, and recommend practical solutions.
  • Create and refine product backlogs, features, acceptance criteria, and user stories, partnering with delivery teams on prioritization and sprint planning.
  • Lead or support the business analysis lifecycle for initiatives and enhancements, including requirements definition, design support, testing, implementation, and deployment.
  • Develop test scenarios and acceptance criteria, support User Acceptance Testing, and validate results against expected business, accounting, and operational outcomes.
  • Partner with Developers, Quality Assurance, Project Managers, and release teams to ensure solutions meet business requirements and quality expectations.
  • Identify and support business process and technology improvements and help implement effective solutions.
  • Build strong knowledge of AIMCo’s investment and technology environment, including SimCorp Dimension and related investment applications.
  • Share knowledge and provide guidance to other Business Analysts and team members while contributing to continuous learning and improvement.
  • Build trusted relationships across investment, operations, finance, and technology teams.
  • Develop strong knowledge of AIMCo’s investment business, technology environment, and SimCorp Dimension.
  • Independently own requirements and analysis for assigned initiatives through successful delivery.
  • Lead business analysis for initiatives appropriate to experience and contribute effectively to larger enterprise programs.

Desired Qualifications

  • Hands-on experience with investment management platforms, ideally SimCorp Dimension; experience with Aladdin, eFront, or Bloomberg is an asset.
  • Experience in fund administration, investment accounting, cash management, investment finance, or net asset valuation.
  • Experience within the Canadian or U.S. pension or institutional investment management industry.
  • Experience with Azure DevOps, SQL, or investment system integrations is an asset.
  • Experience leading business analysis for initiatives or mentoring other Business Analysts is an asset.

About the Company

Alberta Investment Management Corporation

Crown corporation and diversified institutional investor

Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo) is a government-owned investment manager that handles large pools of capital for Alberta. It acts as a Crown corporation and operates independently from the provincial government. AIMCo manages more than $160 billion in assets for Alberta-based pension plans, endowments, insurance funds, and government funds, including the Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund, investing globally to meet long-term obligations. Its products are investment management services—allocating and selecting global assets to achieve long-term returns for clients. Unlike many private asset managers, AIMCo’s ownership by the Province of Alberta and its governance structure tie its goals to public sector clients and long-term public prosperity, focusing on stable, long-duration funding outcomes. Its main goal is to provide superior long-term investment results for its clients.

Company size
501-1,000
Company stage
Not listed
Total funding
$143.2M
Headquarters
Edmonton, Canada
Founded
2008

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