Senior Business Analyst, Finance

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.
• Document detailed business requirements and functional specifications.
• Translate the requirements into non-functional specifications for technology teams to develop.
• Conduct user acceptance testing (UAT) and ensure a smooth transition to new systems.
• Identify 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 resolve challenges and issues.
• Involvement in full development lifecycle, from Elaboration to Build to Transition to 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.