Senior Business Analyst / System Analyst

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.

| | | 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