Job Scope:

We are looking for a suitable Senior Business Analyst to join a Finance Division for a multi-year project. The role is required to work closely with:

• Group Finance team on the requirements finalization with new core banking system and mapping.
• Vendor/consulting team on the data mappings and functionalities to align with Group Finance requirements.
• Finance Head Office team in Europe who is the Product Owner.
• Document Functional Specification and obtain business validation.
• Users from Asia and Europe on requirements and UAT validation.

Important experience required:

• Strong knowledge in Accounting movement and Accounting scheme (GL) setup with Temenos/Transact knowledge, Liquidity management and Credit Risk Reporting (in order of priority).
• Prior experience delivering Financial Accounting and regulatory projects with multiple sub-streams and source systems.
• Strong Business Analysis experience
• 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

Responsibilities:

• Organize workshops with respective stakeholders and assess business needs.
• Perform study with the Group Finance and Vendor/consulting team 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 specification 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 IT 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

Job Requirements:

• Should have worked as a Business analyst at least for 10 years.
• Hands on experience in the following areas in IT system implementations:
• Financial Accounting (Knowledge on Transaction movements, Accruals, Reversals for Trading and Banking book)
• Liquidity Management
• Credit-risk (Collateral Management, Counterparty Risk)
• Regulatory Reporting (Knowledge on Basel IV, SACCR preferred)
• Core banking (Knowledge on Loan/Deposit lifecycle)
• Knowledge on Performance and Profitability indicators for the assets managed by the bank.
• Knowledge on Temenos/TRANSACT.
• 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, Guarantees, securities etc.
• Should have knowledge on Accounting/Finance group 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 challenging 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 the work in each project phase.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.