Senior Reinsurance Business Systems Analyst

Senior Reinsurance Business Systems Analyst - Starr Insurance

Location Onsite in NYC

Starr Companies is seeking a Senior Reinsurance Business Systems Analyst with reinsurance expertise in both Premium and Claims, Treaty and Facultative contracts. Knowledge of Reinsurance Accounting data a plus. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 5 years' experience in Product Support, business / data analysis. This position will be a replacement to the IT area that supports Starr s Reinsurance applications. The analyst will be part of a team of developers / analysts responsible for the current reinsurance platform and also be involved in the design and implementation of a new reinsurance system as part of Starr s Global reinsurance transformation initiative. The analyst will work in collaboration with other data analysts, developers, vendors, and key business stakeholders both internal and external to ensure system design best practices and data quality.

Essential Functions:
Develop a good understanding of the functionality and operation of the applications
Develop a good understanding of application integration points with other systems and end to end data flows
Support the Senior IT Manager to drive initiatives forward ensuring timely delivery of project milestones
Work with Business Operations SME s to gather, analyze and document business requirements into Functional Specifications
Troubleshoot production support issues and document root cause and resolutions
Frequently communicate status of tasks ensuring all deadlines are met
Assist in the development of test scenarios, test execution and test results validation, as needed

Data Management & Project Support
Use SQL and Excel to identify, analyze and resolve data quality issues
Perform data profiling and analysis on reinsurance and enterprise data warehouses
Document and map ETL transformations to Onboard or enhance data feeds
Ensure data standards are reused and enforced across data platforms.
Maintain process protocols by writing and updating procedures.

Effective Communication and Team Collaboration
Understand complex interdependencies
Ability to capture meeting notes as needed, create and maintain issue logs
Able to identify and escalate issues appropriately
Review designs by other team members and give constructive feedback.
Follow departmental standard operating procedures, workflow processes and work in a transparent manner.

Position Requirements:
Bachelor's Degree or equivalent (5+ years data experience), Masters a plus
Knowledge of Reinsurance and Reinsurance platforms Required
Quick Learner with an excellent memory
Strong Excel skills speed and proficiency
Demonstrated proficiency with SQL
Strong analytical skills, especially data analysis
Understand data flows
Experienced with ETL transformations & data mapping Preferred
Project Management skills a plus
Intellectual curiosity and a desire to seek new challenges
Ability to work autonomously