SUMMARY

• Managed implementation of regulatory reporting solution Capital Market groups at Confidential, Confidential Bank, Confidential to facilitate Fed’s Regulation of Volker rule reporting
• Managed conversion of Proprietary Global Trading onto Sophis platform covering front to back processes for Equities, Fixed Income, Futures and OTC Derivatives across North America, Europe and Asia. Implemented automations and control compliant with regulators and corporate guidelines.
• Relevant and substantial work experience with business requirements definition and management (end to end), structured analysis, process design, use case documentation, UML process and use case definition
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to interact professionally with a diverse levels of individuals in the organization; executives, managers, developers
• Working knowledge of business analysis documentation standards
• Excellent oral and written communication/soft skills and the ability to clearly articulate to all project members and stakeholders
• Extensive knowledge of structured OTC’s(trading strategies, understanding long confirms, required trade economics for valuations)
• Extensive knowledge of valuation models (Black - Scholes etc). Understanding of OTC curve methodologies and construction (SOFR vs Libor, spreads, etc )
• Understanding of volatility surfaces including ATM volatilities and historical volatilities for OTC options
• Extensive knowledge of GREEKs (Delta, Beta, Rho, etc). Thorough understanding of OTC Bloomberg trade modeling for (IRS, Cross Currency, CDS, etc)
• Highly proficient in preparing Business Requirement documents (BRD), Functional Requirement Documents (FRD), User Requirement Document (URD), User Stories, Use Cases, Data Flow Diagrams, Process Flow Diagrams, Mapping Documents
• Highly experienced in Business Process Analysis, Business Process Reengineering, GAP Analysis, Business Analysis, Requirement Gathering, Analysis, Documentation, Data Analysis
• Experienced in Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) involving Agile Scrum and Waterfall methodologies
• Expertise in conducting Client Workshops, JAD Sessions and Requirements Elicitation Sessions with various stakeholders
• Extensive experience in Advanced Excel, SQL and basic VBA for modeling, data analysis and automation. Python, JIRA tracker, Sophis, Murex, Summit, Tableau, Informatica, SmartCo
• Experienced with testing effort in preparing the functional test plans, test scripts, test data, test coordination, escalation, prioritizing the bugs and user acceptance testing
• Used Atlassian a JIRA product for project management and content management for tracking issues and resolutions.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• MS Office Suite
• Power Point
• Word
• Excel
• Access
• Outlook
• Project
• Visio
• SQL
• VBA
• Smart Stream
• Python
• ADP-BPS
• Quick Books
• Sophis
• Great Plains
• Bloomberg
• Hyperion
• PerTrac
• DART
• DB Analytics
• JIRA tracker
• Summit
• Murex
• Tableau
• QlikView

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential

Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Develop new websites and web pages, provides changes and corrections to existing sites and pages. Works with business teams and other Technology teams towards resolution of problems and implementation of new processes. Web editing and debugging as requested.
• Prioritize work requests and escalate issues to management.
• Follow changes management and other IT Technology procedures and processes as appropriate and monitors the execution of these amongst team members, recommendations for process improvements
• Participated in the development and integration of graphical and multimedia components
• Collaborating with business and back end developers reach goals for a given designed feature

Confidential

Business Analyst II

Responsibilities:

• CAT NMS and OATS documentation gathering and analysis
• Review and documented internal work flow by creating charts and diagrams (future/current state)
• Review of OATS vs. CAT Technical Specifications/Data Dictionaries for event scenarios analysis
• Interacted with vendors Fidessa/Broadridge to develop a user stories and tasks for CAT implementation
• Documented OMS’s work flows with charts and diagrams (future/current state)
• Run a possible test scenarios in a vendor’s UAT portals
• Interacted with Front Office to document and analyze their work flow
• Axe Trading: System implementation for a FO Commercial Paper, Municipal and Corporate Bonds
• Authored Business Requirement Document (BRD), Functional Specification Document (FRD), Mapping Documents, User Stories, Data Flow diagrams, Business Process Diagram etc.
• Developed the connectivity for external pricing vendors from Bloomberg, Trade Wed, Market Axess, TMC, KCG Bond Point, Trade Web Direct, MTS Bonds etc.

Confidential, Weehawken, NJ

Business Analyst/Asset Management (Consultant)

Responsibilities:

• Led the implementation of OTC Derivative instruments in the new Security and Pricing Master for Confidential Asset Management by working with Senior Level Executives, Business Delivery Leads and SME’s from Trading, Operations, Fund Accounting, Pricing Valuation Committee, Data Governance etc.
• Interacted with FO to document Order Management System (Fidessa) work flow and functionalities.
• Headed execution of Pricing feeds of OTC instruments from JPM Pricing Direct, Super D, ICE, Tech Mahindra to Security/Pricing Master and Sim Corp Dimension
• Led business analysis and requirement gathering for structuring of OTC instruments, including Equity Option, FX Option, FX Forwards, Bond Forwards, Interest Rate SWAP, Basis SWAP, Credit Default SWAP, Cross Currency SWAP, Inflation SWAP, CDS Option, IRS Swaptions, Repurchase Agreements (Repos)
• Authored Pricing Request Templates, Netted Price logic and reviewed existing Pricing Logic for all OTC derivatives by working with Product Specialists from External Pricing Vendors, Global Valuation Committee, Fund Accounting SME’s
• Proposed, solidified and implemented OTC work flows for pricing and new securities set up by working with external pricing vendors, fund accounting (Sim Corp Dimension and GIM2), Operations, Trading and Global Valuation Committee Confidential Asset Management
• Implemented the SIX FI Telekurs reference data feed to enrich Equity, Fixed Income, Mutual Fund securities in the Security Master with Valoren for downstream consumers
• Created mapping documents for data points needed for structuring of OTC instruments in Security Master from the legacy Investment Data Warehouse as a tactical solution
• Authored Business Requirement Documents (BRD), Functional Specification Documents (FRD), Mapping Documents, User Stories, Data Flow Diagrams, Business Process Diagrams, Test Plan, Test Cases etc.
• Documented non-functional requirements using story maps and data modeling

Confidential, New York, NY

Business Analyst/Product Valuation Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Collaborated with business owners/stakeholders to understand the business needs, processes and data sources for large, complex companywide projects like Qualified Financial Contracts recordkeeping requirements of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform
• Performed Independent Price Testing for the firm's fair value exposures in the Wealth Management Americas business
• Using my deep knowledge of wide range of financial instruments, gathering business and functional requirements for large-scale projects and applications
• Managing the collaboration with business owners/stakeholders to understand the business needs, processes and data sources for large, complex companywide projects applying agile methodology
• Creating and translating business needs into clearly defined and documented detailed technology requirements
• Managing and planning the IT requirements elicitation efforts such as conducting stakeholder analysis
• Developing support analysis documentation (including data dictionaries and use cases)
• Documented non-functional requirements using story maps and data modeling
• Interacted with FO equity trading desk and gathered requirements for equity option vendor (Fidessa)

Confidential

Business Analyst/Product Valuation Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Performed Volker rule regulatory reporting. Inventory Aging and Inventory turnover testing and implementation of user interface across multiple products and trading desks requirements of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform
• Testing and Implementation of the new P&L platform using extensive data analysis across a multiple products
• Interact directly with developers in order to come up with new processes and procedures to facilitate system rollout
• Communicated implementation issues to Front Office and work directly with front office to
• Performed Volker rule regulatory reporting. Inventory Aging and Inventory turnover testing and implementation of user interface across multiple products and trading desks
• Involved in scenario stress testing for Rates Desk simulating adverse and severely adverse economic and financial conditions
• Interact directly with developers in order to come up with new processes and procedures to facilitate system rollout using agile methodology
• Communicated implementation issues to Front Office and work directly with front office to resolve and test new procedures
• Developing and evaluating procedures, controls, user requirements and functional specifications to identify gaps between current state and future state
• Creating business requirements documents (BRD’s) into Use Cases/Functional Specifications for customization
• Worked with colleagues to develop price-testing and reserve policies, consistent with principles of valuation and control
• Documented non-functional requirements using story maps and data modeling

Confidential

Credit derivatives/High Yield Credit

Responsibilities:

• Requirements gathering, functional requirements, user stories and documenting business/data/application/technology architectures, requirements, and business rules
• Documenting and explaining problems and works with others to resolve software defects while ensuring technical compatibility and end user satisfaction utilizing agile methodology
• Generating re-usable intellectual capital in the form of consulting methodology and templates, blueprints, and business cases
• Involved in all control functions and project work with accounting, infrastructure and valuations aspects within Credit Derivatives Group. Dealt extensively with front office, support, and product control groups across regions
• Production and reporting of daily profit and loss for the equity derivatives trading desk. Liaise between front, middle, and back office to clear all position, valuation and static data breaks
• Implemented strategic plans, profitability analysis, independent price testing, financial reporting and disclosures
• Documented non-functional requirements using story maps and data modeling

Confidential

Business Analyst Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Performed Price verification (daily, weekly, monthly)
• Using my deep knowledge of wide range of financial instruments, gathered business and functional requirements for large-scale projects and applications
• Managed the collaboration with business owners/stakeholders to understand the business needs, processes and data sources for large, complex companywide projects
• Created and translated business needs into clearly defined and documented detailed technology requirements
• Managed and planed the IT requirements elicitation efforts such as conducting stakeholder analysis
• Delivered the results of elicitation in the form of organized notes; spearheaded the prioritization, conducted solution assessment and validation of requirements with the business and project teams
• Developed supporting analysis documentation (including data dictionaries and use cases)
• Worked with IT project managers to obtain consensus and signoff on requirements deliverables
• Wrote user acceptance test plans and scripts and coordinated user acceptance test execution
• Worked with project managers to obtain user acceptance test signoff
• Provided subject matter expertise to the team throughout the project
• Prepared senior level technical reports for executive management and managed special technology projects and initiatives as assigned
• Prepared project documentation using standard project tools including Microsoft Project, Excel and PowerPoint
• Deliverables included: High Level Business Requirements, Detailed Business Requirements, Data Dictionary, Business Process Flows, Business Rules, Use Cases, Error Messages Inventory, Content Inventory

Confidential, New York, NY

Business Analyst Alternative Investments and Manager Selection

Responsibilities:

• Portfolio Analytics and Quality assurance testing
• As a Business Analyst, was acting as a liaison between business clients and development team, with specific focus on developing Alternative Investments solutions
• Was responsible for working with the stakeholders to analyze business needs, recommend an optimal solution, and author requirements documentation
• Worked with the technology team to facilitate communication of client-specific business rules, processes, requirements and requests
• Translated high-level business requirements on multiple, complex applications into detailed functional specifications
• Performed feasibility analysis, scope projects, prioritized deliverables, recommended alternative solutions and project strategies, and engaged in negotiations
• Assisted in developing technical strategy, determined which business requirements can and should be automated, and defined how to integrate with other business and technical processes
• Established high, mid and micro level plans, and estimates for project teams
• Coordinated globally dispersed development, QA, deployment and reuse