IT Business Analyst with Fund Accounting Exp.- Full Time or Contract

Role: Business Analyst with Accounting backgroundLocation: New York, NY (Hybrid position 3 days onsite)Duration: Long Term Contract or Full time About the positionThe business and IT teams in the Client Credit Funds group currently use various proprietary and third-party vendor applications to support the LP and Fund Accounting business processes to manage the funds. Investran is the key application for fund/LP accounting along with few custom developed applications to manage process like partner transfers, investor calls/distributions and financial reporting. The business also uses a proprietary algorithm that calculate ownership of investments at the fund level for various allocations and look-through reporting. This is a tremendous opportunity for the right candidate to gain exposure to multiple teams and manage a variety of project deliverables. ResponsibilitiesThe Business Analyst will be working mainly with the accounting business and IT teams in the followingcapacity:• Meet and follow up with the business users to gather requirements• Document business and IT requirements and create flow charts/diagrams• Collaborate with the IT app dev team to propose and brainstorm new functionality or logical solutions• Take on projects and manage tasks for the IT team• Work with users and IT support to close out daily support tickets Required Skills• Minimum of 5 years of hands-on experience and knowledge in the finance industry, especially data• analysis, data transformation, and comparisons using Excel, SQL, or other tools• Willingness to dig deeper into business data issues and question the business process• Ability to work independently and keep users engaged• Excellent written and verbal communication, project management skills• Being organized, detail oriented, and methodical• Relevant academic degree in computer science and/or accounting Desired Experience• Financial industry experience, especially in the LP and fund accounting area• Experience with testing and the software development life cycle process• Investran and SQL knowledge is a plus