BNM - Senior Business Analyst

Job Description

• The Business Senior Analyst is an intermediate-level position responsible for liaising between business users and technologists to exchange information in a concise, logical and understandable way in coordination with the Technology team. The overall objective of this role is to contribute to continuous iterative exploration and investigation of business performance and other measures to gain insight and drive business planning.
Responsibilities:
• Define business, financial, and operations requirements and systems goals through partnership with decision makers, systems owners and end users
• Identify and establish scope and parameters of systems analysis to define outcome criteria and measure-taking actions
• Analyze business processes, gaps in capabilities, as well as appropriate data sources, interfaces and process changes required to address capability gaps
• Generate and compile reports based on findings, including probable causes and potential solutions to systems issues
• Provide advice and counsel related to technology or operations of the business, ensure essential procedures are followed and contribute to defining standards
• Filter, prioritize and validate potentially complex material from multiple sources and perform other duties and functions as assigned
• Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firms reputation and safeguarding Citigroup, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency.
Qualifications:
• 5-8 years of experience in business analysis or systems analysis
• Demonstrated ability to effectively use complex analytical, interpretive and problem-solving techniques
• Proven interpersonal, diplomatic and influencing skills
• Consistently demonstrate clear and concise written and verbal communication
Education:
• Bachelors degree/University degree or equivalent experience
Responsibilities:
• Analyse business client needs, derive test cases, understand and document their use case.
• Resolve problems by translating business requirements, identifying trends and defining scope to inform technical solution.
• Analysis of large sets of product reference data across Equities, Fixed Income, Derivatives and Structured Finance securities from varying sources.
• Define and design enhancements to the system, business processes and process automation utilizing best practices and industry standards.
• Consult with users and clients to trouble shoot complex system issues/problems through in-depth evaluation of business processes and systems.
• Identify and communicate risks and impacts, considering business implications of the application of technology to the current business environment
• Foster communication between business leaders and IT stakeholders facilitating exchange of ideas/information in a concise and logical manner.
• Providing reports, metrics and presentations to inform business users.
• Test systems to ensure projects meet requirements and identify system problems to develop solutions based on analyses
• Acts as SME to senior stakeholders and /or other team members.
• Act as advisor or coach to new or lower level analysts and work as a team to improve efficiency of delivery, performing other duties and functions as assigned
• Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firms reputation and safeguarding Citigroup, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency.
Qualifications:
• Proven relevant experience
• Demonstrate excellent analytical skills, communication and presentation skills with an ability to tailor delivery to the required audience.
• Proven problem-solver with the ability to work under pressure, approach work methodically and manage deadlines or unexpected changes in expectations or requirements
• Ability to work independently and in a team across levels, regions, and functions, with understanding of how collaboration accomplishes objectives.
• Able to operate with a limited level of direct supervision. And can exercise independence of judgement and autonomy.
• You should have experience of partner management and influencing skills
• Experience in data analysis with knowledge of databases, data modelling and data analysis tools such as SQL.
• Excellent Microsoft office skills
• Familiarity with the various stages of Software Development Lifecycle and knowledge of applicable business systems and industry standards.
• Knowledge of Capital Markets/Investment Banking industry highly advantageous
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Keyskills :
software development life cycletest casesfixed incomemusic makingdata analysis