Senior Business Analyst

We are looking for a suitable Senior Business Analyst to join a multi-year project.

The role is required to work closely with

• Group & Local Finance team on the requirements finalization with new banking system, Credit system and mapping.
• Finance Head Office team in Europe who is the Product Owner & Local Regulatory teams of each site.
• System SME to perform studies to identify gaps and prepare project requirements for System transformation.
• Document Functional Specification and obtain business validation.
• Users from Asia and Europe on requirements and UAT validation.
• Technical team during the development & testing phases.

Important experience required:

• Experience delivering Finance, Credit Risk and regulatory projects with multiple sub-streams and source systems.
• Strong knowledge in Credit Risk Reporting, Local Regulatory Reporting, Accounting movement, accounting scheme (GL) setup and Liquidity management (in order of priority).
• Strong Business Analysis experience, e.g. Impact Analysis, Gap analysis, etc.
• Well documented functional spec with clear and details functional view
• Ability to collaborate and communicate with multiple teams and other stakeholders to maintain harmony.
• Drive, organize all deliverables, monitor and track the progress to closure

Direct Responsibilities

• Organize workshops with respective stakeholders and assess business needs.
• Perform study with the Group & Local Finance teams and vendor/consulting team (if required) to align on the requirements, data mappings and functionalities/scope.
• Drive and plan the application impact analysis after Business workshop.
• Ensure the functional mappings/data comply with local and Group expectations.
• Documenting detailed business requirements and functional specifications.
• Translate the requirements into non-functional specifications for technology teams to develop.
• Conducting user acceptance testing (UAT) and ensuring a smooth transition to new systems.
• Identify any bottlenecks and recommend improvements.
• Collaborate with technology teams to ensure seamless integration and development of the application or data interface flows.
• Build and maintain the Backlog of requirements, transformations and adaptations.
• Work with various Stakeholders, to implement the deliverables and to resolve challenges and issues.
• Involvement in full development lifecycle, from Elaboration->Build->Transition->Production.
• Adhere to WMIS Governance and guiding principles.
• Business requirements consolidation and formal validation from sponsor/product owner.
• Prepare migration and testing strategy consolidation and formal validation.
• Coordinate with all teams, from same division or other divisions, working on the same program.
• Work with the development team, Business analyst, Solution architects, Application SMEs to design the functional solutions.

Functional & Behavioral Competencies

• Should have worked as a business analyst for at least 10 years.
• Hands-on experience in the following areas in IT system implementations:
• - Credit-risk (Limits, Collateral Management, Counterparty Risk)
• - Regulatory Reporting (Knowledge of Basel IV, Site specific local regulatory requirements)
• - Core banking (Knowledge of Loan/Deposit lifecycle)
• Demonstrable experience in a similar role in the Banking Wealth Management industry.
• Experience working throughout the entire IT project life cycle; including analyzing and documenting requirements, workshops, testing and stakeholder management throughout.
• Good knowledge and working capability of product life cycle like loans, deposits, forex, derivatives, limits, Guarantees, securities etc.
• Should have knowledge on Credit life cycle and IFRS9 reporting system implementation lifecycle.
• Should have good knowledge and understanding of the information flow and various business functions in a financial services/bank.
• Ability to prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment.
• Able to conduct the workshops with business teams and challenge the requirements.
• Collaborate with teams and work with groups effectively spread across various regions.
• Strong critical thinker with problem solving aptitude.
• Responsible and good organization of work in each project phase.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.

MUST HAVE SKILLS:

• Business Analysis skills with functional domain knowledge in Credit & Risk and Regulatory Reporting.
• Advanced skill in documenting Comprehensive Functional Specification.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills to drive requirement workshops with Business stakeholders.

GOOD TO HAVE SKILLS:

• Domain knowledge in Accounting.