Senior Functional Business Analyst- Banking Finance
Summary
Senior Functional Business Analyst in Banking Finance, responsible for eliciting and validating business requirements, performing impact assessments, transitioning specs to System Analysts, and supporting SIT/UAT phases for forecasting and budgeting projects.
Experience and Skills
- Role : Senior Functional Business Analyst- Banking Finance
- Over 14+ years of experience in business analysis, with a strong track record in delivering finance-related projects.
- Working experience seasoned as a Functional Business Analyst with 8+years of relevant experience, especially into Group Finance
- Must have recent working experience in Forecasting and Budgeting project implementations over 3+ years.
- Hands-on in supporting the project team during the SIT and UAT phases working experience which includes test execution, defect triage, root cause analysis, and coordination of issue resolution to ensure successful project delivery.
- Must have 8+ years Banking working experience as a Business Analyst
- Proficient in data management and financial systems
- Knowledgeable in accounting standards and regulatory requirements
- Skilled in MS Excel and PowerPoint for analysis and reporting
- Experienced in change management and project management fundamentals
- Strong team player with leadership skills, able to drive collaboration and resolve complex issues
- Passionate, diligent, and resilient, with the ability to work through ambiguity and deliver under pressure
- Excellent interpersonal skills, with a focus on building strong stakeholder relationships
- Confident presenter, able to explain complex topics clearly and effectively
- Domain: Banking Finance
Key Responsibilities:
Business Analysis & Requirements Management
- Collaborate with Business Unit Specialists to elicit, review, and validate businessrequirements
- Perform impact assessments and analyze the "to-be" business and operational processes based on agreed requirements
- Define detailed functional and non-functional requirements aligned with business objectives
- Monitor and manage risks / issues related to requirements and scope creep
- Perform impact assessments and estimations for project change requests
Functional Design & Solution Alignment
- Transition requirements to System Analysts, ensuring clarity and completeness.
- Maintain traceability of functional specification to business requirements
Testing
- Review test plan and functional test scope prepared by testing team
- Support SIT and UAT, including defect prioritisation, tracking and resolution