System Analyst

System Analyst, Cash Management & Transaction Banking Transformation - Japanese Bank

• Review and analyze business requirements, functional specifications, and system design documents for banking projects.
• Understand banking transaction flows and ensure alignment between business and system requirements.
• Identify gaps, inconsistencies, risks, and issues within project documentation and processes.
• Coordinate requirement and design clarifications with business, IT, vendor, and regional stakeholders.
• Support project governance, progress tracking, risk management, and issue resolution activities.
• Facilitate stakeholder communication and alignment to ensure successful project delivery.
• Maintain project documentation and support reporting on project status and key actions.

• Bachelor’s degree in information technology, Computer Science, Business, Finance, or a related field.
• Minimum 3 years of experience as a System Analyst, Business Analyst, or similar role in banking system projects.

• Experience reviewing functional specifications, system design documents, interface specifications, and business requirements.
• Strong knowledge of Payments, Cash Management, Transaction Banking, or Corporate Banking.
• Strong System Analyst experience within banking environments.
• Ability to analyze end-to-end transaction flows, system interactions, and dependencies.
• Experience in source-to-target data mapping, interface specifications, message transformation logic, and functional specifications.
• Experience conducting impact analysis, gap analysis, and requirements clarification.
• Ability to review solution designs and challenge technical proposals from vendors.
• Experience working with business users, IT teams, vendors, and regional stakeholders.
• Experience in Cash Management System (CMS) platforms, Transaction Banking transformation, payment modernization, or ISO 20022 migration projects is advantageous.
• Understanding of cloud-based banking architectures, API integrations, middleware platforms, and system migration initiatives is preferred.
• Experience in project governance, PMO support, vendor management, project planning, status reporting, and project controls is beneficial.
• Experience supporting regional APAC banking projects or working in Japanese corporate environments is an advantage.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills.
• Self-driven, proactive, and able to work independently in a fast-paced project environment.
• Strong ownership, accountability, and commitment to project success.
• Good communication skills in both English and Japanese to effectively communicate and collaborate with Japanese-speaking stakeholders and clients.