Senior Business Analyst (SBA) – Commercial Lending / Loan IQ / ACBS
Location: Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Work Arrangement: Hybrid
Job Summary
We are seeking a Senior Business Analyst (SBA) / Commercial Lending Subject Matter Expert (SME) with strong functional knowledge of commercial and corporate lending systems. We prefer candidates with hands-on experience in Loan IQ or ACBS.
The ideal candidate will combine commercial lending expertise with strong SQL and data analysis capabilities to support business requirements, system enhancements, integrations, testing, production support, and lending platform modernization initiatives.
Key Responsibilities
- Work with business, operations, and technology stakeholders to gather, analyze, document, and validate business requirements for commercial lending initiatives.
- Analyze existing lending workflows, platform configurations, integrations, and data flows to identify gaps and recommend enhancements.
- Translate business requirements into functional specifications, user stories, process flows, and acceptance criteria.
- Collaborate with development, architecture, and QA teams throughout solution design, development, testing, and implementation.
- Perform gap analysis, impact assessments, data mapping, and upstream/downstream integration analysis.
- Support System Integration Testing (SIT) and User Acceptance Testing (UAT), including test scenarios, defect analysis, and business validation.
- Investigate production issues and coordinate with technology and operations teams to drive resolution.
- Support commercial lending platform upgrades, migrations, conversions, and integration initiatives.
- Ensure solutions align with lending operations, business controls, regulatory requirements, and enterprise technology standards.
Required Qualifications
- Strong hands-on functional experience in Commercial Lending, preferably with Loan IQ or ACBS.
- Solid understanding of commercial lending, corporate lending, and/or syndicated loans.
- Knowledge of the end-to-end loan lifecycle, including origination, credit agreements, credit lines/facilities, and loan servicing.
- Experience with lending data mapping and integrations involving upstream and downstream systems.
- Strong SQL skills, including the ability to write complex queries and perform data analysis and validation.
- Understanding of relational data models, data structures, and data flows.
- Experience in requirements gathering, functional documentation, stakeholder management, and cross-functional collaboration.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Commercial lending platform migration or conversion experience.
- Experience with syndicated lending, agent-bank processes, loan payments, accounting, or regulatory reporting.
- Experience supporting system integration testing, UAT, production issues, and platform enhancements.
Work Location
This position follows a hybrid work arrangement in Mississauga, Ontario. Candidates should be able to meet the role's onsite requirements.
