PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

• Result oriented Lead Business Systems Analyst with 10+ years of experience in Financeand investment bankingindustries.
• Experienced with Risk Management, Risk Ratings Systems, Credit Risk Valuation, Basel II/III Implementation, OTC Securities (Swaps, Options and Futures) Risk Analytics, Equity, Fixed Income Products like Treasury (Bonds, Notes, and Bill), etc.,
• Strong knowledge of trading life cycle, hedge fund strategies, securities accounting, financial products.
• Good understanding of (CCAR) - Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review and risk assessment
• Good understanding of Dodd-Frank Act supervisory stress testing
• Extensive Knowledge in Confidential, Corporate Finance, Risk Management, Investment Banking, Mortgage, Financial Statement Analysis, Equity, Fixed Income, Alternative Investments, Derivatives, Confidential &A, IPO etc.
• Strong understanding of risk control; including Value at Risk(VAR), Anti-Money Laundering(AML), Bank Secrecy Act(BSA), and Know Your Customer(KYC).
• Compliance Analyst performing review and investigations for Trade Surveillance, AML/KYC, Sanctions Screening, Watch List Filtering, and Customer Due Diligence.
• Expertise in Agile and RUP methodologies of Software development
• Expertise in creating Business Requirement Document, Functional, User Stories and Non Functional Specifications.
• Extensive skills in Data Analysis, Requirement Analysis, Business Modeling, and use case developing using UML methodology including Activity Diagrams, Sequence Diagrams, Data Flow Diagrams, Class Diagrams, designing prototypes and documenting them using Microsoft Visio.
• Hands-on experience with ER Modeling, Data Modeling, Data Indexing, and Data Normalization.
• Proficient in Test driven development & testing methodologies for performing UAT, System Integration testing (SIT), Business Acceptance Testing (BAT) and documenting test results.
• Being actively involved with QA team in different phases of testing such as System testing, Functional testing, Regression testing and Integration testing for Quality Analysis.
• Expert in facilitating all levels of management, developers, QAs, stakeholders, business users and off-site teams in JADs, brainstorm sessions, white boarding by conferences and WebEx.
• Experience in creating ‘User Manual’ and providing training to the end users.
• Proven active involvement in Post Production Validation and Production Support.
• Confident, quick learner, adaptable and flexible to the ever-changing technology.
• Excellent communication skills and leadership qualities

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Requirements Management Tools: SAP Powerdesigner, IBM Rational Rose

User Interface Design Tools: SmartDraw, MS Visio, Visual Paradigm, Just in Mind, Snagit, MS Paint

Languages: SQL, XML, HTML, CSS, Visual C++, C++

Project Management Tools: MS Project, MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access), Sharepoint, TFS

Defect Management Tools: JIRA, HP Quality Center

Databases: SQL Server 2000, MS Access, Oracle

Programming Languages: Visual C++, C++, Pro *C, PL/SQL

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, New York, NY

Lead Business analyst

Responsibilities:

• Interviewed Business Users to gather Requirements and analyzed the feasibility of their needs by coordinating with the project manager and technical lead.
• Managed Business Requirements performed gap analysis and segregated them into high level and low level Use Cases, Activity Diagrams / State Chart Diagrams using Rational Rose according to UML methodology thus defining the Data Process Models.
• Collaborated with Basel II team on credit risk analysis and issue resolution.
• Communicated the implementation of the new calculation framework of Risk Weight Asset under Basel II
• Prepared for GAP Analysis; identified and documented improved areas to meet capital requirement regulations for Basel II Compliance.
• Enhancing supporting documentation (policies, frameworks, standards, methodologies, and modeling documents) to demonstrate compliance with the Basel II Accord.
• Identified/documented data sources and transformation rules required to populate and maintain data warehouse content.
• Designed and developed Use Cases and UML models using Microsoft Visio.
• Gather requirements for the listed options risk management system, specifically for index options risk management spreadsheet.
• Configured the Data mapping between Oracle and SQL Server 2005.
• Tested Performance & Accuracy related queries under SQL Server
• Designed and implemented basic SQL queries for testing and report/data validation
• Manage Scope and change throughout the SDLC process of the product.
• Created Use cases, activity report, logical components and deployment views to extract business process flows and workflows involved in the project. Carried out defect tracking using Clear Quest
• Created Pivot tables in Excel to manage accounts in conjunction with MS-Project. Evaluated budgets, expenditures, and profit-loss projections.
• Support requirements triage in MQC to select release specific requirements - identify relationships and dependencies between requirements, estimate technical effort and perform Impact Analysis.
• Involved in full life cycle of Business Objects reporting Application.
• Involved in Data Modeling of both Logical Design and Physical design of data warehouse and data marts in Star Schema and Snow Flake Schema methodology.
• Designed and Developed the Business Objects Universes which suit the standard, analytical and ad-hoc reporting requirements of the Business Objects users.
• Involved in Regression testing of each build during the various phases of the application using QTP
• Assisted to develop the Test Plan, Test Cases and Test Scenarios to be used in testing based on Business Requirements, technical specifications and/or product knowledge.
• Conducted User Acceptance Testing, gathered and documented User Manuals and Business Rules

Environment: Microsoft Office Suite, Microsoft Visio, Documentum, Windows NT/XP, Oracle, SQL, SQL Server, Sybase, EVPN, IBM Websphere, UML, Business Process Modeller, Business Objects, TestDirector, LoadRunner.

Confidential, Weehawken, NJ

Senior Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Met with stakeholders and users to review / manage expectations and identify opportunities to improve ROI.
• Extensively involved with the trading activities of Credit Derivatives, Interest Rate Derivatives, FX Derivatives, Equity Derivatives and Commodity Derivatives; and Futures including Commodity Futures Contracts and Financial Futures
• Used Agile Software Development process viz. Scrum, as this was a time bound project.
• Facilitated JAD sessions with end users, development and QA teams.
• Authored Business Requirements Document BRD with project teams. Extracted, discussed, and refined business requirements from business users and SME’s.
• Conducted review sessions on regular basis with QA and development teams for preparing status, delivery report and client reporting.
• Prepared Use cases and Activity flow diagrams and Work flow diagrams, considering the scope of the project with MS VISIO 2003.
• Responsible for improved service, reduce coding errors, improve consistency, improve profitability, improve cash flow and reduce facultative placement errors through a front-end reinsurance system.
• Involved in Managing Data modeling project from Logical design and implementation of Sybase Database
• Assisted in creating wireframes for web interface with the GUI design team.
• Moreover, I also authored functional requirements documents FRD by interacting with development team for improving client’s legacy system.
• Performed the client reporting and updating of the project on a regular basis
• Conducted status report meetings with the business and the IT team on a weekly basis, as the most important aspect of the project was Data Mapping.
• Prepared Business Object / Business Process Models that included modeling of all the activities of business from conceptual to procedural level.
• Assisted the development team in preparation of the CRUD Matrix.
• Exposed to SQL queries while churning out relevant information from company’s database.
• Assisted in system and user acceptance testing (UAT), free-trial demos, performed client presentations.
• Submitted change requests and worked with change request records in Clear Quest.
• Participated in entering and tracking system defects in Rational Clear Quest.

Environment: Agile Rational Rose, Smart Draw, Windows, MS Office(MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Visio), Java, Oracle, UML, SQL

Confidential, Midtown, NY

Sr. Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Interacted with project stakeholders and business groups to evaluate business needs and data issues for risk side, and worked with the technology team to implement pragmatic solutions in a timely manner.
• Identified and documented business needs for new market risk and credit risk module or re - usability of an existing module by performing a GAP analysis.
• Investigated and documented approvals/declines, escalation of approval requests for AML suitability and involved in Enhancement of Actimize solution to analyze AML data and tune alert parameters.
• Gathered Business Requirements, notional calculations of financial futures, options, fixed income and equity, and also key point of contact with business users including traders and risk managers.
• Focussed in the area of Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review (CCAR) Reporting, Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) and Dodd - Frank Regulatory Reporting.
• Worked closely with Subject Matter Experts (SME) of all applications for different types of risk control violation, including conference call and raising Jira ticket for change request release.
• Responsible for writing the Business Requirement Document (BRD) and the Functional Requirement Document (FRD) for the application.
• Gained end-to-end understanding of the technology and data infrastructures behind the daily production and reporting of all counter-party credit risk (CCRT) and market risk metrics
• Completed Data Critical Program (DCPNP) survey for all applications under Treasury and Risk IT.
• Offered data support and checking using SQL/Query and developed complex spreadsheets using VBA\SQL.
• Involved in Privilege Accounts Downgrading (ITPA), assigned and helped developers within team to raise CRs and cooperated with Windows Team to make sure the process smoothly and successfully.
• Worked with QA team to make sure all key changes have been test in UAT environment before releasing and did post check after releasing.
• Utilize knowledge of regulatory requirements specific to Dodd-Frank Act Stress Testing and CCAR
• Assisted testers in developing a variety of possible Test Scenarios and Test Cases to ensure that the system built according the requirements.
• Worked closely with the business users for each area within Confidential in order to elucidate the User Acceptance Testing (UAT) strategy and offer strategic validation solutions to the business.
• Provided status update monthly to Senior Managers of progress made on all aspects of risk control and milestones achieved and shared with RTB team to improve their performance.

Environment: Microsoft office suite, SQL Server 2000, Jira, SQL, ServiceNow, Bloomberg.

Confidential, NYC, NY

Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Gathered Business Requirements, defined the scope of the project, analyze and prioritized requirements, developed customized business strategies, and identified high potential business opportunities
• Automated the generation of Customer Due Diligence (CDD) and Enhance Due Diligence (EDD) reports in compliance with AML regulation.
• Conducted JAD sessions, met with client and end users in order to accelerate the design of IT solutions and also depict the user s view of the business needs and to jointly develop a solution
• Created burn down chart of the whole project and also each sprint while conducting daily scrum meetings with developers.
• Involved in Scrum Sprint Planning Sessions, Backlog Grooming Sizing, Sprint Retrospectives & Reviews, Daily Stand ups, User Stories and Acceptance Criteria
• Developed UML diagrams (use case diagrams, activity diagrams, sequence diagrams, and class diagrams) in order to validate entity reference data and verification of the customer records: legal name, address, business purpose legitimacy and analysis of transaction activity)
• Designed and implemented basic SQL queries for data warehouse, and did data profiling
• Implemented layouts for Suspicious Activity and Pattern analysis under AML regulations
• Issued the Test Plan Document, Test Planning, Test Design and Test Execution and was involved in the Testing Process which verified and validated all the defined business requirements and associated functionalities
• Lead the UAT effort and was single point of contact for all the User Testing issues and Change Management.
• Created the Requirement Traceability Matrix (RTM) in order to project the life cycle activities and work products to the project requirements
• Coordinated System Integration Testing (SIT), and Regression testing for the project implementation.
• Effectively led the effort and implementation of the Business User Acceptance Testing.
• Worked closely with Change Management team and attended Change Advisory Board meetings.

Environment: Agile, Rational Rose, Rational Requisite Pro, MS Visio, MS Project, SQL, UNIX

Confidential, New York, NY

Business Analyst

Responsibilities :

• Gathered User and Business requirements through interviews, brainstorming sessions and document analysis.
• Reviewed and gathered requirements from the Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) and Stakeholders using various elicitation techniques and produced Scope Management Documents, Business Requirements Document (BRD) , Functional Requirement Document (FRD) .
• Performed in-depth GAP Analysis on the requirements, identified the gaps using outcome analysis and proxy benchmarking, and documented the GAP Analysis report.
• Created various documents such as Use Cases , Prototypes , and Business Flows and Work Flow diagrams for effective plans.
• Followed the RUP and worked as a team to analyze and design the workflow.
• Worked to support cross-functional SKUs through varying online filtering and sorting options.
• Managed changes in requirements using a Change Control process.
• Documented and analyzed defects using Silk Central.
• Experience with creating vba excels forms and spreadsheets.
• Responsible for analyzing project goals, breaking down what needs to be created and attempting to engage users so that definite requirements can be defined.
• Created User Interface Documents.
• Experienced in creating and refining user interface documents, excellent in creating wireframes.
• Analyzed system requirements and developed Test Plan and Test Cases for testing the functionality.
• Participated in Smoke Tests and Post Production Validation (PPV).
• Wrote Test Cases and performed User Acceptance Testing, documented the defects in detail using the Defect Tracking Tools.
• Participated in User Acceptance Testing (UATs) and Used Silk Central for defect tracking and reporting the defects.
• Participated in walkthroughs and team meetings to discuss the issues arising in testing.
• Maintained proper communication with the developers ensuring that the modifications and requirements were addressed and also monitored these revisions.
• Managed verbal and written communication with the user groups and stakeholders across multiple geographical locations including US and Europe.

Environment : RUP, MS Office, SharePoint, SQL, Silk Central, MS Excel, MS Access, Java