**Business Analyst - Alternative Investment Services** **Banking & Financial Services** **New York** **ABOUT US** Cognizant is one of the world's leading professional services companies, transforming clients' business, operating, and technology models for the digital era. Our unique industry-based, consultative approach helps clients envision, build, and run more innovative and efficient businesses. Learn how Cognizant helps clients with digital at www.cognizant.com . **COGNIZANT CONSULTING** Within Cognizant is Cognizant Consulting, a global consulting organization delivering strategic and domain consulting through industry and technology expertise. With over 6,000 consultants worldwide, Cognizant offers high-value consulting services that improve business performance and operational productivity, lower operational expenses and enhance overall performance. Clients draw upon our deep industry expertise, program and change management capabilities, and analytical objectivity to help improve business productivity, drive technology-enabled business transformation and increase shareholder value. We provide several Business/IT Consulting Services including Business Strategy, IT Strategy & Roadmap Development, Process Re-Engineering & Transformation, Enterprise Architecture & Technology Selection, and Domain Solutions. The Cognizant Consulting team is a highly performing organization that is continually expanding our client base and increasingly being recommended by analysts such as Forrester and Gartner. And we’re growing! **The Role** Our Banking & Financial Services group is looking for a Business Analyst to join our journey. We’re looking for **a Business Analyst** who can deliver within **Cognizant’s Five Pillars of Consulting** : 1) Project Execution, 2) Expertise, 3) Business Development, 4) Practice Development, & 5) People Development. As a Business Analyst, this means creating high-quality client deliverables and taking ownership (with supervision) of producing client content and meeting client expectations; developing an expertise in your functional area, including obtaining certifications; contributing to Client Satisfaction and/or RFPs; supporting leadership and contributing to content development for service offerings; and participating in People Care initiatives and always exhibiting personal leadership. In addition to enabling consulting excellence through the Five Pillars of Consulting, the specific requirements for this position are below. Our solutions are in demand and we’re passionate about making a difference. If you have experience with the above, are selfless leaders, and are committed to a client-facing environment; if you want to grow your career with a team that wants to build something great together, we want to hear from you! Apply now! **Responsibilities** · Exercise responsibility for one or more components of a consulting engagement Support or drive data-driven identification and analysis of solution requirement · Conduct workshops with clients to elicit requirements as the basis for creating business requirements documents and user stories · Monitor solution quality compliance to standards and conduct or facilitate structured solution walkthroughs · Conduct user acceptance testing and issue tracking / resolution · Support solution change or enhancement requests · Prepare and deliver solution training workshops and collateral for clients · Perform other project tasks as needed, such as competitive research, storyline development, and report preparation (e.g., acceptance, QA). · These associates develop a profound understanding of the Cognizant way, productive project collaboration skills and practice deliverables, collegial support and information-sharing practices, and exquisite client sensibilities. **Qualifications** · 2-5 + years working in technology, consulting, professional services, or solution development within the financial services industry. · Masters or MBA Degree a plus · Business Analyst Role - Requirement gathering, liaison with business and technology, requirement/user story documentation, testing · Ability to play scrum master role · Knowledgeable in agile process · Experience/knowledge in Asset Management/Asset Servicing areas especially Investor Services · Preferred experience in Alternative Investment Services · Preferred experience in Portal to provide reporting services to Fund Managers and/or Investors **Work Authorization** · Cognizant will only consider applicants for this position who are legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship (H-1B, L-1B, L-1A, etc.) Cognizant is an equal opportunity employer that embraces diversity, champions equity and values inclusion. We are dedicated to nurturing a community where everyone feels heard, accepted and welcome. Your application and candidacy will not be considered based on race, color, sex, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, veteran status or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state or local laws.