Business Analyst - OFSAA

Job description

About BNP Paribas Group:

BNP Paribas Group is a leading European bank with a strong global footprint across 72 markets and more than 202,000 employees. The Group provides corporates, institutional and private investors with product and service solutions tailored to their specific needs. It offers a wide range of financial services covering corporate & institutional banking, wealth management, asset management, insurance, as well as retail banking and consumer financing through strategic partnerships

About BNP Paribas India Solutions:

Established in 2005, BNP Paribas India Solutions is a wholly owned subsidiary of BNP Paribas Group, a leading bank in Europe with an international reach. With delivery centers located in Mumbai and Chennai, we are a 24x7 global delivery center. We partner various business lines of BNP Paribas such as Corporate and Institutional Banking, Wealth Management, Retail Banking through three verticals - Information Technology, Operations and Finance Shared Services.

About Business line/Function :

ITG ISPL FRESH is part of global newly setup organization with blend of Business Analysis and IT Development and Support Services working together within a defined governance structure.

It is a Global hub and delivers IT Change and Project services to FRESH Finance Global stakeholders.

Job Title:

Business Analyst

Date:

2020

Department:

FRESH

Location:

Mumbai

Business Line / Function:

CIB

Reports to:

(Direct)

Lead

Grade:

(if applicable)

(Functional)

Number of Direct Reports:

-

Directorship / Registration:

NA

Position Purpose

The Business Analyst has broad-based responsibilities for the functional design, specification and deployment of Finance Systems initiatives at both a Legal Entity and IHC level.

Responsibilities

· Elicit, analyze, and document Business/Functional requirements and procedure documents.

· Undertake data assessment, data gap analysis and remediation.

· Develop functional specification requirements for IT development and to ensure user requirements are met.

· Plan, test and document UAT/System/Integration testing up to successful delivery of project.

· Change & Release Management.

· Prepare the slides for regular Management meetings and present the same.

· Managing the data load for testing the data in each release.

· Co-ordinate with the stakeholders on sign off and approval of User/Business requirement, Test cases and Test results.

· Update the Jira Tracker as the new change requests are created.

· Update the Test cases, Test Evidences in HP ALM during the testing phase.

· Deliver FSD(Finance System & Data) projects within agreed timeframe and managing issues and timely escalations.

· Liaise with cross functional teams, business groups, IT and PMO organizations in New York, New Jersey, California, Montreal, Mumbai, London and Paris.

· Ensure on-time quality delivery of projects and activities assigned.

· Contribute to the design and implementation of processes that aim to improve the Finance Systems framework.

· Contribute to knowledge sharing across the COO Organization.

· SQL knowledge will be added advantage.

Technical & Behavioral Competencies

· Proficient in using Microsoft software Office skills (Excel, Word, Access, PowerPoint, ).

· Knowledge/experience of: Oracle applications (OFSAA, OBIEE) will be added advantage

Specific Qualifications (if required)

1. · Excellent written and oral communication skills, with the ability to explain complex issues clearly and concisely to audiences of varying technical or accounting levels.

2. · Ability to work effectively in geographically dispersed cross-functional teams.

3. · Former experiences within a Finance function in Banking and Financial Services

4. · Experience must include Business Analysis and reconciliation and controls.

Skills Referential

Behavioural Skills : (Please select up to 4 skills)

Ability to collaborate / Teamwork

Organizational skills

Attention to detail / rigor

Communication skills - oral & written

Transversal Skills: (Please select up to 5 skills)

Ability to manage a project

Ability to develop others & improve their skills

Ability to develop and adapt a process

Education Level:

MBA in Finance, Bachelor's Degree in engineering ,I.T, Commerce

Experience Level

3 to 5 years of experience in the field of Accounting and / or Accounting systems and implementation in financial service industry

Desired profile

Qualifications :

MBA in Finance, Bachelor's Degree in engineering ,I.T, Commerce