Compliance Analyst (Banking), Sr. jobs in New York

The Corporate Banking and Transverse system is looking for a technical BA to work on Corporate Banking applications and Compliance topics.

The Corporate Banking and Transverse system domain within the Global IT New York organization is in charge of the IT projects, applications support & maintenance of the following domains: Finance, Counterparty & Credit Risk, Commercial Back Office, Financial security, Payments and SWIFT messaging as well as the related compliance applications, reference systems, as well as non-business applications (IT for IT, Administration, HR ...).

The domain manages applications in various technologies such as:
Unix platform with Oracle and Sybase databases. Business objects and Essbase as reporting tools.
Windows platform with developments in .net and sql server databases

To be successful in this role, you must be comfortable working with technology as well as business teams alike. Understanding of fundamental software engineering principles and software development life cycle is expected. This is an individual contributor role. Building trust relationships with all stakeholders and earning respect of team members you work with is crucial for success.

Responsibilities:
Project management and coordination for small/medium size projects,
Work with stakeholders to document user requirements in User Functional Specifications / Business Requirements Document, Data mapping specifications, Data flow, Workflow diagrams, etc.
Analyze and verify requirements for completeness, consistency, comprehensibility, feasibility, and conformity to standards.
Review designs and solutions to ensure they are in-line with architecture goals.
Write functional and technical specification documentations as per defined user requirements and standards defined by organizational processes.
Coordinate and assist with development teams to ensure proper implementation
Define testing approach and strategy. Create test scenarios and test cases. Execute application tests.
UAT preparation and coordination
Continuous improvement of the functional and technical environment
Write and review documentation
Establish IT procedures: data quality control, software controls

Qualifications:

At least 6 years of total work experience, with 3 in Business Analysis.
Excellent technical background to be able to read programs and procedures, interact with developers, review technical documentation, define functional architecture, coordinate integration testing,
Banking & Finance industry experience with preference given to candidates with Commercial Banking, Financial Accounting, Payment Systems, Compliance and/or Credit Risk experience.

Skills:
Soft:
Excellent written, verbal and presentation skills.
Ability to communicate effectively and influence optimally at all levels of the organization.
Great attention to detail and organizational skills.
Ability to deal with ambiguity
Proactive with a sense of ownership and accountability for tasks.
Analytical and critical thinking.

Technical:
Knowledge of SQL.
IT project lifecycle knowledge and program testing methodologies.
Knowledge of MS suite of products including Project, Visio, PowerPoint, Excel, etc.
Coding skills are a plus: PL/SQL, C#, DevOps and understanding of object-oriented programming.