21 Oct
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Aston Carter
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Winnipeg
21 Oct
Aston Carter
Winnipeg
Job Title: Transformation Senior AnalystJob Description The Middle & Back Office Change Management Transformation Senior Analyst supports a major transformation initiative by translating future-state Operations, Performance, Accounting, and related workflow changes into clear, practical change management, communication, and training support for impacted stakeholders. This role focuses on understanding how Middle and Back Office teams are affected by changes in processes, data, technology, controls, and operating models, and ensures that those teams are prepared, informed, and equipped to adopt new ways of working.
Responsibilities
Develop a strong understanding of current and future-state Middle and Back Office processes, workflows, controls, dependencies, pain points, and user impacts.
Partner closely with Middle and Back Office stakeholders, program workstreams, business leads, and delivery partners to understand what is changing and where additional change support is required.
Support change impact assessments by identifying affected stakeholder groups, process changes, role impacts, readiness risks, training needs, and communication requirements.
Create clear, business-friendly communications, talking points, FAQs, briefing notes, and stakeholder updates that explain Middle and Back Office changes in practical language.
Support the preparation of training materials, job aids, process walkthroughs, readiness content, and adoption support for Operations, Performance, Accounting, and related teams.
Stay closely involved in testing, readiness, and workflow validation activities to identify where users may need additional guidance, reinforcement, or support.
Identify and document stakeholder concerns, knowledge gaps, readiness issues,
adoption risks, unresolved questions, and areas requiring escalation.
Provide clear and timely updates to transformation leadership on change readiness, communication needs, training progress, stakeholder sentiment, and emerging risks or blockers.
Act as a connector between business users, delivery teams, training leads, communications support, and the Transformation Office to help ensure impacted teams are prepared for change.
Essential Skills
Experience in investment operations, fund accounting, performance measurement, pension operations, asset management, or capital markets.
Solid understanding of the trade lifecycle, including reconciliations, valuations, accounting, controls, and reporting processes.
Ability to explain how investment data flows through the organization and impacts Middle and Back Office activities.
Experience working with investment data such as positions, transactions, cash, market values, exposures, accruals, and performance data.
Understanding of how Operations, Accounting, and Performance teams use data for daily processing, month-end close, reporting, and decision-making.
Ability to analyze downstream impacts of changes across multiple business functions.
Proven experience supporting large-scale technology, operating model, or process transformations.
Hands‑on involvement with change impact assessments, stakeholder engagement, communications, training, readiness, and user adoption.
Ability to translate business, process, and technology changes into practical impacts for end users.
Knowledge of Middle and Back Office workflows, controls, and risk and gap analysis.
Additional Skills & Qualifications
Background in capital markets, asset management, or pension operations.
Experience with fund accounting and performance measurement processes.
Familiarity with investment operations platforms and tools such as Aladdin or similar systems.
Experience with budgeting and reporting in an investment or capital markets context.
Strong stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to build trust and communicate effectively with diverse business and technology teams.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to create clear talking points, FAQs, and briefing materials.
Comfort working in a transformation office or change management function, collaborating with delivery, training, and communications teams.
Work Environment This role reports into the Change Management function within a capital markets environment and operates in a hybrid working model. The standard hours are 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., with some flexibility on start and end times. The position requires working in the office four days per week, allowing for regular in-person collaboration with Middle and Back Office stakeholders, program workstreams, and transformation teams. The environment is structured, professional, and focused on supporting complex investment operations, technology change, and process transf
📌 Transformation Senior Analyst (Winnipeg)
🏢 Aston Carter
📍 Winnipeg