Financial Systems Quality Analyst in Boston, MA

Position Summary: The Quality Analyst is responsible for working effectively with other team members to successfully complete the testing of Investment Systems and/or Internal Systems defects and unplanned development items. The testing will include issue recreation in our test region, test case creation, regression test case creation/automation and execution on the Fund Accounting platform in order to effectively test code prior to implementation into production. S/he needs to maintain the statuses and audit trail for all issues, regression test areas and unplanned development items they are tasked with managing. S/he will be responsible for raising areas of concern in a timely manner. Areas of Responsibility: Management of issue retest life cycle Recreation of issues generated from business users in test region Creation of test cases Work to automate regression test cases Execution of test cases Creation of success criteria Verification of testing results Maintain detailed back-up for all issues assigned Recognize patterns in complex information and identify key issues Understand technical concepts and effectively link them to business needs Contribute ideas and solutions to management to enhance deliverables Effective/timely communication of areas of concern Follow up on open items Produce procedure documents and training materials Experience: Qualifications: BS/BA required Minimum of 5 years related experience in the financial services industry Sound understanding of fund accounting operations, including fixed income, equity, derivatives, expenses, capital stock, corporate actions, etc. Testing experience a plus including test case creation and execution Excellent communications skills, both oral and written Strong organizational skills and attention to detail Broad understanding of the business considerations Willingness to ask questions, challenge the process and seek out answers Demonstrate ability to execute project activities/tasks with little direction, and plan time effectively to meet project deadlines An aptitude for analytical and problem resolution Ability to prioritize work, multi task and effectively juggle several projects To Apply to this job go to http://www.GadBall.com or click here