It Business Analyst

IT Business Analyst
The IT Financing, Global trade and ESS team will need a Business Analyst to work on a Letter of Credit migration project from Loan IQ to FBTI (Fusion Banking Trade Innovation). The main focus of the role will be to gather requirements, assess impact to local and global IT applications, liaise with local and Global IT teams to perform all phases of the project inclusive of project planning, test planning and execution, UAT coordination and other related functions.
The candidate will be part of the global project team and work under the supervision of the senior Business Analyst of the project. He/She/They will need to be able to work well in a global team environment (US & Europe) and is expected to share knowledge and collaborate with both IT and business stakeholders. The candidate will have business analysis and project management skills, and work closely with the business to collect and formalize business requirements, collaborate with Head Office IT teams to define sustainable IT solutions that meet business needs, create and execute test plans, coordinate UAT, and report regular statuses. The candidate will work closely with Head Office departments, as well as the local IT, Middle Office, Loan and Letter of Credit Operations, and Front-Office teams
The Business Analyst will:

• Actively participate in the scoping phase of the FBTI migration to collect requirements, assess impact on local and global IT financing applications
• Document Business Processes: write business requirements documents and functional requirements (use cases, flow diagrams, etc.) and validate them with the business. Assist in the review of functional requirements with IT
• Document current state processes, highlighting gaps that would need to solved for in the future state
• Coordinate and participate in functional requirements gathering sessions with the business: Front Office, Finance, Operations, and Compliance
• Help with building out a detailed project plan understanding the tasks that need to be performed for a complete migration from the existing Letter of Credit platform to FBTI
• Liaise with Local and Global business and IT teams to coordinate all related project efforts
• Propose a test strategy, write test scripts, execute test scripts and coordinate UAT
• Work with users to identify issues and work closely with developers to define optimal solutions
• Review deliverables and ensure that change control procedures are properly followed
• Ensure that all issues/alerts are coordinated, monitored, logged, tracked, resolved, and appropriately documented, and escalated when necessary
• Coordinate and liaise with local and Head Office IT on behalf of local users, ensuring that subject matter experts and stakeholders are appropriately engaged
• Provide clear and concise project reporting to the project teams and USIT management
• Train users, colleagues and peers as needed on the FBTI application

Required Education & Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, finance or engineering required
• Minimum of 5 years of directly related experience
• Experience in financial services, specifically an international bank is highly preferred
• Minimum of 4 years' experience with commercial lending, global trade and or financial service
• Knowledge of commercial lending and business processes. Loan and Letter of Credit knowledge is mandatory
• Experience of LoanIQ or FBTI software or equivalent
• Front Office to Back Office accounting with Regulatory Knowledge is also mandatory
• Experience with data manipulation using tools or languages such as Business Objects, SQL over large data sets
• Strong MS Office skills including Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Visio, Project etc.
• Experience with multiple types of analysis: current state operating model, data reconciliation, quality review, workflow analysis, process improvement, strategic vision, and functional requirements
• Experience in driving system implementation, developing and executing testing strategies, supporting model validation and remediation
• Strong English language skills both written and oral. (fluency is a must)
• Great communication and collaboration skills needed for requirements gathering/creation
• Must be a team player who is willing to teach, learn and share
• Must be able to work both independently and collaboratively with local and global teams
• Excellent time management skills with ability to multi-task and prioritize workload, while maintaining high attention to detail and meet deadlines
• Experience with Agile Methodologies