Overview

This is a hybrid role, with the expectation that time working will regularly take place inside and outside of a company office.

This position leads system analysis efforts, delivers strategic insight, and acts as a technical expert for business systems within the Bank. Performs at the highest level of service complexity in support of system operations, performance, and usage. Develops advanced solutions and specifications to resolve process issues, which may involve elements of testing and development. Serves as a resource to wider business units or associates and may provide a leadership role for less experienced analysts. This role will interface with business, other application development teams within IT as well as various shared services organizations and infrastructure areas. Resource will be part of Treasury IT, supporting continued build out of investments, capital markets, cash, and liquidity management capabilities at First Citizens Bank.

• Data Analysis - Sources, compiles, and interprets data. Performs data analysis at the most advanced level, effectively communicating and directing analysis output. May handle special projects or direct the analysis efforts of the work group.
• Identifying Requirements - Determines system requirements and communicates them using specifications, reports, project plans, or other forms of documentation. Determines and resolves complex factors that affect system processes. Ensures compliance through monitoring and analysis.
• Reporting - Enables strategic insight into business systems through reports to senior management. Evaluates systems based on data analysis, user input, and extensive testing. Conveys patterns, problems, and areas of improvement, and develops process enhancements based on results.
• System Support - Provides expert technical support for systems by responding to inquiries, ensuring processes run smoothly, and working to continuously improve the end-user experience. Handles escalated and complex support issues. Develops and implements modifications and enhancements. Serves as an analytics resource to wider organization or business units, offering expertise on systems and data output.
• Lead engagement with business partners on changing business needs, analyze business requirements, and communicate the system implications of proposed system changes.
• Provide leadership to team members and peers.

Bachelor's Degree and 6 years of experience in Systems Support, or Analytics, or Operational Support OR High School Diploma or GED and 10 years of experience in Systems Support, or Analytics, or Operational Support

Preferred Qualifications

• More than 10 years of experience working as a business systems analyst in the financial industry (Treasury, Liquidity, Cash Management, Group Finance, Regulatory Reporting, Product Control etc.).
• Proven track record in business requirements elicitation techniques, translation to functional and non-functional requirements, solutions design, story writing, test planning and change management.
• Proven experience in business process reengineering and systems analysis.
• Experience working with data management projects having experience in data analysis, data governance, data quality and lineage.
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills, with the ability to analyze business requirements to determine processing flow, user needs, and inter-dependencies of multiple information systems.
• Experience in defining test strategy and writing test cases.
• Strong SQL skills: ability to write complex and effective SQL queries.
• Experience in SDLC and Agile methodologies.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; history of active engagement with business partners and stakeholders.
• Functional knowledge of financial instruments like Repo, Investments, Cash, Derivatives, and Debt is a plus.
• Experience with any of the following is a plus: Quantum, Swift, Aladdin, Clearwater, Chatham Financials, Pinnacle, QRM.

First Citizens benefits programs are designed to meet our associates where they are in life. Full-time associates (20+ hours) are offered a comprehensive benefits program, with customized offerings, including those designed to support families, however defined. More information regarding our benefits offerings can be found here: https://jobs.firstcitizens.com/benefits.

First Citizens Bank is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race (including traits historically associated with race, such as hair texture and protective hairstyles), color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, military membership, application, or obligation, or any other legally protected status.