Senior Business Analyst / System Analyst

Benefits:

• Competitive salary

• Free food & snacks

• Health insurance

Job Title: Senior Business Analyst / System Analyst

Location: NYC, NY | 2 Days in a week work from office is must. Type: Contract

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Business Analyst / System Analyst with strong expertise in the Property & Casualty (P&C) Insurance domain, preferably with hands-on experience in MGA (Managing General Agent), MGU (Managing General Underwriter) or Insurance Carrier environments.

Key Responsibilities

1. Business Analysis & Requirements Gathering

•             Lead discovery and requirement-gathering sessions with finance, reporting and insurance operations teams.

•             Understand current-state business processes, reporting requirements and operational challenges.

•             Translate business needs into clear business, functional and data requirements.

•             Prepare BRDs, functional specifications, user stories, process flows and supporting documentation.

•             Facilitate stakeholder discussions and obtain consensus and sign-off on requirements.

2. Data Mapping & Analysis

•             Perform source-to-target data mapping and document data definitions, transformation rules and business logic.

•             Analyze data flows across insurance applications, reporting platforms and downstream systems.

•             Validate data accuracy, completeness, consistency and business logic.

•             Work closely with technical and data engineering teams to clarify mapping requirements and resolve data-related issues.

•             Support data integration, migration and analytics transformation initiatives.

3. P&C Insurance Domain & Finance Expertise

•             Demonstrate a strong understanding of P&C Insurance business processes.

•             Understand MGA/MGU/Insurance Carrier operations and insurance finance processes.

•             Review and validate reports, dashboards and analytics related to premiums, claims, reserving, statutory reporting and management reporting.

•             Understand insurance accounting, financial reporting and month-end close processes.

•             Ensure proposed solutions align with insurance business rules and operational requirements.

4. Delivery, Testing & Stakeholder Management

•             Support backlog refinement, functional reviews and solution validation.

•             Define and execute UAT scenarios and support business users during testing.

•             Identify business risks, dependencies and scope changes and recommend mitigation plans.

•             Work closely with onshore and offshore delivery teams to ensure successful implementation.

•             Support change management, user training and adoption.

5. Roadmap & Governance

•             Identify and prioritize business use cases based on value, feasibility and effort.

•             Contribute to project roadmaps, KPIs and delivery milestones.

•             Provide regular project updates and support stakeholder and steering committee discussions.

•             Mentor offshore analysts and contribute to reusable business analysis templates and best practices.

Required Skills & Experience

•             10+ years of experience in Business Analysis, Systems Analysis, Insurance Consulting or Financial Services Consulting.

•             Strong experience in the P&C Insurance (Property & Casualty) domain.

•             Experience working with MGA, MGU or Insurance Carrier environments is highly preferred.

•             Hands-on experience in data mapping, source-to-target mapping and data transformation requirements.

•             Strong understanding of insurance processes, including premiums, claims, reserving and financial reporting.

•             Experience in BI, reporting, data or analytics transformation projects.

•             Experience in requirements gathering, functional documentation, stakeholder management and UAT.

•             Knowledge of SQL and data analysis is preferred.

•             Experience working in Agile or phased delivery environments.

•             Excellent communication, presentation, facilitation and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred Candidate Background

Candidates with experience in the following areas will be given preference:

•             P&C / Specialty Insurance.

•             MGA / MGU / Insurance Carrier.

•             London Market Insurance.

•             Insurance Finance and Regulatory Reporting.

•             Insurance Data Mapping and Analytics Transformation.

•             Insurance Core Systems and Reporting Platforms.

Mandatory Work Arrangement

Candidates must be comfortable working from the client office 2 days per week. This is a mandatory hybrid working requirement and is non-negotiable.

Vendor Screening & Submission Guidelines

Please prioritize candidates who possess all three core skill sets:

1.            P&C Insurance Domain Experience – Strong understanding of Property & Casualty Insurance business processes.

2.            MGA/MGU Experience – Hands-on experience working with Managing General Agents, Managing General Underwriters or Insurance Carriers.

3.            Data Mapping Experience – Practical experience in source-to-target mapping, data definitions, transformation rules and data validation.

Important Screening Note:

•             Candidates with all three core skills (P&C Insurance + MGA/MGU + Data Mapping) should receive the highest priority.

 

Thank you!

Respectfully Yours,

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|   | Md Abid || Senior IT Recruiter  | Zenith Infotek LLC | 4400 State Hwy 121, Suite 335, Lewisville, TX 75056 Contact: +1-469-848-8767| md.abid@zenithinfotek.com | www.zenithinfotek.com

Flexible work from home options available.