SUMMARY

• Expertise in capital markets wif extensive experience in Equities, Fixed Income, OTC Credit Derivatives (Swaps, CDO, CDS), Futures, Options, Mutual Funds, Forex transaction, CEFs and ETFs.
• Knowledge of implementation and operation procedures for USD Clearing, Vault Services, MCAS, Image Cash Letter, DDA/iDDA, FX, Canada ACH, Checks and Wires.
• In depth noledge of front, middle and back office of Fund Accounting, Portfolio Management, Asset Management, Prime Brokerage Institutions, Trade lifecycle, DTCC clearing and settlement process.
• Solid noledge of Business Analysis, Quality Analysis and Project Management wif extensive experience in teh preparation of Business Requirements Document (BRD), Functional Requirement Document (FRS) and User Requirement Document (URD).
• Competence in Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) methodologies like Waterfall, Iterative, Agile, and RUP.
• Expertise in teh creation of UML diagrams (Activity, Use Case, Flow Charts) using Rational products and MS Visio.
• Proficient in requirements elicitation by coordinating and facilitating JAD sessions, brainstorming, document review, observation and conducting interviews wif users.
• Leveraging communication and interpersonal skills to liaise business and technology stakeholders resulting in efficient work flows resulting in increased productivity and excellent communication wifin teh project teams.
• Worked extensively wif teh On - site and Off-shore Development and Quality Assurance teams and assisting wif Black Box, GUI testing, Functional, Regression, System testing and UAT’s.
• Excellent documentation skills and experience developing Use cases, Test Plan, Test Cases, defect tracking and maintaining teh Test & Traceability Matrix and assisting wif post implementation activities.
• Solid experience in modeling Relational Databases and Data Warehouses using tools as well as expert noledge in planning and execution of teh Extract, Transform and Load (ETL) process.
• Adept at developing and maintaining all project communication deliverables including roadmap, planning list, change requests, timelines, budget, scope and requirements.
• Knowledge of SOX regulation, OFAC and AML/KYC regulation including, identification of compliance gaps during product implementation and/or operations.
• High emotional intelligence enhances cooperation and harmony wifin teh team by allowing identification and avoidance of personality conflicts and encouraging a focus on team objectives rather TEMPthan personalities wifin teh team.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

• UML
• MS Visio
• MS Office Suite
• SharePoint
• Waterfall
• Agile
• RUP and Iterative
• ERWIN
• Business Objects
• Rational Suite
• QTP
• Load Runner
• Clear Quest
• Quality Center
• SQL
• Java
• HTML
• XML
• VB
• MS SQL Server
• Oracle
• COGNOS
• Sybase
• Clear Case
• Business Source Premier
• QuickBooks
• Oracle Financials
• Bloomberg
• Nice Actimize
• Project Management
• Team building
• coaching and conflict resolution.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, New York, NY

Sr. Business Analyst

Responsibilities

• Identified SMEs and facilitated teh requirements gathering process through interviews, brainstorming sessions wif business unit leaders, products, implementation, operations and teh technology groups.
• Maintained detailed documentation and communicated teh business requirements and assisted stakeholders dat were having trouble getting teh process going by creating skeleton flows based on information gathered from teh product information sites and presenting it them for their approval.
• Utilized UML techniques to create flow charts to capture teh implementation & operations activities as well as documenting teh business & operation systems utilized by each product group.
• Completed product risk assessments in order to identify gaps and key controls as well as assisting in providing recommendations on how to mitigate teh issues identified.
• Reviewed processes wif product owners to ensure dat OFAC screening, KYC data collection/updates and transaction monitoring were documented and calling out teh gaps in instances when these regulatory requirements were not being adhered to.
• As teh project scope expanded I completed presentations to stakeholders about teh project to halp them understand teh process and teh level of detail dat was required as well as editing their contributions to ensure uniformity and completeness of teh information provided.
• Completed walkthroughs wif end users and stakeholders to gather modification requests, upgrade teh relevant requirements documents and coordinating upgrades wif teh development team.
• Created a How To document for use by product owners in teh creation of future product maps as well as assisting in training teh SMEs in its use.

Environment: SharePoint, UML, MS Visio, Excel, Word and Outlook

Confidential, Warren, NJ

Sr. Business Analyst

Responsibilities

• Assisted in creating teh Project Plan, designed Requirements Planning and Management document and assisted wif teh purchase of tool licenses.
• Supervised and managed projects from inception to implementation, ensuring dat project management methodology was implemented throughout teh project lifecycle.
• Performed business analysis and impact studies to document teh business lines and general functions to be supported by teh project, enabling teh client to validate cost and resource assumptions regarding teh system.
• Identified SMEs and facilitated teh requirements gathering process through interviews, JAD sessions, task analysis, brainstorming sessions wif business unit leaders, products, underwriting, asset management and sales teams along wif teh technology groups.
• Maintained detailed documentation and communicated teh business requirements and functional requirements wif teh project team using teh BRD, FRS, use cases, activity and sequence diagrams using MS Visio.
• Analyzed system requirements and developed a detailed Test Plan, Test Scripts, GUI and security testing in collaboration wif QA and tracked defects once tests were executed in Quality Center.
• Worked wif market data and reference data using Bloomberg.
• Performed management tasks such as performance reviews, work assignment and counseling team members.
• Assisted wif teh development of metric measurement and reporting to identify Change Management trends along wif recommending plans to remedy trending issues.
• Managed conflict and negotiated resolution by identifying business risk and recommending options to business stakeholders for sound decision-making.
• As Scrum Master, I facilitated Scrum Sprint Planning Sessions, backlog grooming, sizing, sprint retrospectives, daily stand ups and user stories.
• Completed walkthroughs wif end users and stakeholders to gather modification requests, upgrade teh relevant requirements documents and coordinating upgrades wif teh development team.
• Monitored and analyzed teh development of cascading style sheets in HTML at teh front end.

Environment: UML, Agile, Oracle, Bloomberg, Microsoft SQL, MS Visio, MS Office Suite, Business Source Premier, MS Project, Erwin and Quality Center.

Confidential, Irvine, CA

Sr. Business Analyst/Scrum Master

Responsibilities

• Facilitated user interviews, workshops and task analysis to gather requirements.
• Documented requirements and prepared teh BRD tan worked wif teh development team to translate them into Technical requirements.
• Interacted wif front, middle and back office teams to identify and document business needs.
• Worked wif market data and security master data for different asset classes used by various business groups throughout teh firm.
• Extensively used Bloomberg and Reuters to analyze market data, security master data and reference data for various asset classes; created APIs (Application Programming Interface) in excel to automate manual processes of data validation.
• Worked wif Equity, Fixed Income, OTC Derivatives, Government Bonds, Exchange Traded Derivatives, Municipal Bonds, Treasury Securities, Options, Currency Forwards, SWAPS and Interest Rate SWAPS.
• Created teh FRS including Use stories, scenarios, activity diagrams and data mapping.
• Coordinated daily stand ups, documented project progress and communicated teh status to stakeholders.
• Created Test scenarios and worked wif QA to create system integration test scripts ensuring compliance wif business rules.
• Perform data validation, integration and manual backend/database testing using SQL queries.
• Wrote SQL queries and assisted in extracting data for creating Data mapping document.
• As Scrum Master I facilitated Scrum Sprint Planning Sessions, backlog grooming, sizing, sprint retrospectives, daily stand ups and user stories.
• Assisted in conducting risk assessment of projects and coordination of project deadlines.
• Conducted functional walkthroughs, UAT sessions and assisted in teh development of User Guides and Manuals or customers.

Environment: MS Office, MS Project, Visio, Windows, MS SQL 2005, Oracle, Sybase, COGNOS, Quality Center, Reuters, Bloomberg.

Confidential, Basking Ridge, NJ

Sr. Business Analyst

Responsibilities

• Coordinated teh requirements elicitation process by conducting interviews, task analysis, scheduling JAD sessions and reviewed relevant documentation.
• Coordinated teh project tasks, assigned tasks to teh appropriate team members and maintained teh status reports, ensuring dat they were available for review by management.
• Conducted meetings wif teh development team and QA team to ensure dat teh BRS and teh accompanying documents were fully understood and could be executed.
• Acted as teh liaison between teh business team and technology team.
• Analyzed teh business requirements, prepared teh Business Requirement Document (BRD) and Software Requirement Specification (SRS) and obtained teh required signoffs.
• Prepared teh Functional Requirement components such as UML diagrams, Use Case document to translate business requirements into technical requirements and system specifications.
• Used SharePoint web application platform for content management, document management, business intelligence and process integration.
• Maintained proper documentation of all changes to teh plan and provided weekly status reports to teh client and teh project team.
• Tracked project plan, project problems and change requests and ensured timely discussions wif technical team lead and project manager to find solutions and mitigate risks.
• Worked wif QA to create Test Plans, Test Cases and Test scripts as well as assisting wif teh test execution and defect tracking.
• Conducted UAT, documented feedback and communicated teh same wif teh project team.
• Assisted in teh development of teh Training Plan for teh new technology and process improvements in conjunction wif department heads and HR.
• Assisted wif teh creation of teh user manual and training materials for business users and well as providing support post implementation.

Environment: RUP, Rational Rose, Clear Quest, Clear Case & Requisite Pro, Business Objects, Quality Center, SQL, MS Visio Java, HTML, and Oracle Financials

Confidential, St. Louis, MO

Business Analyst

Responsibilities

• Worked wif departmental heads to receive approval for teh project as defined by teh project manager and secured teh necessary sign offs.
• Collaborated wif SMEs to identify and analyze teh core requirements of teh project.
• Organized requirements into logical groupings of essential business processes, rules in a structured manner to ensure dat all critical elements of teh project were captured.
• Assisted in teh integration of teh SunGard InTrader system wif other backend systems.
• Analyzed data sets include in Credit Default Swaps, Distressed Debt, Investment Grade and High Yield Bonds.
• Assisted Scrum Master in performing risk analysis of project and prioritize teh application development and testing.
• Facilitated weekly meetings wif teh review teams to continuously improve teh project, updated teh burn down chart.
• Prepared teh Functionality Test Plan which was used by testing team while doing their testing process as well as presented Back End Testing scenarios by using SQL.
• Conducted Regression Testing to ensure teh generation of certain datasets regardless of parameter selection.
• Participated in documenting User manuals and conducted User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
• Developed timelines for project delivery and managed projects and resources to successful completion.
• Assisted in development of training materials for new technology and process improvements. Provided training to users and user manager.
• Provided remote and on-site support to end user during and post-implementation.
• Measured project performance on time and budget as per teh project plan.

Environment: UML, Microsoft SQL Server, MS Visio, MS Office, Agile, Visual Basic, Load Runner, HP Quality Center.

Confidential, Paramus, NJ

Business Analyst

Responsibilities

• Verified accuracy of teh general ledger transactions and prepared monthly reconciliations.
• Ensured dat all transactions were recorded in accordance wif GAAP, SOX and AML/ KYC regulations.
• Served as backup for accountants including generating and maintaining financial statement reports.
• Assisted wif month end and year end closing activities.
• Analyzed sub ledger accounts to ensure accuracy and matched them to teh general ledger totals.
• Coordinated requirements analysis by gathering requirements through document analysis, user interviews, and JAD sessions wif clients, development and QA teams.
• Created UML diagrams, BRD and Functional Requirements Documents and supplied them to teh development team.
• Captured As-Is Process, designed To-Be process and performed Gap Analysis.
• Updated requirements documentation in QC and ensured dat they were reviewed by teh relevant parties.
• Executed testing of teh applications, documented defects and submitted detailed requests for fixes to teh development team.
• Coordinated UAT sessions and documented feedback which I shared wif teh development team.
• Provided support to teh Business Analysis team by assisting wif documentation, setting up meetings, following up on meeting discussion action items as requested.
• Conducted financial analysis and created written reports documenting analyses and their interpretation to assist teh management team wif decision-making.
• Performed financial research, analysis and reporting of Fixed Assets data as requested and gained strong noledge and experience on leases, tax-related fixed assets issues and business combinations.
• Validated and processed invoices, provided coding to finance, obtained line management approvals and reconciled billing discrepancies.
• Monitored and analyzed KPI, calculated ratios such as Return on Investment (ROI), Return on Asset (ROA) and implemented improvements for fixed asset processes.
• Completed journal entries as assigned as well as reconciliation of all Fixed Asset related ledger accounts.
• Reviewed monthly accruals for accuracy and identified process improvements to increase efficiency.
• Assisted wif all stages of internal and external audits by preparing documentation and providing documentation and support as needed.
• Assisted in teh preparation of User Manuals in paper and digital formats.

Environment: MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint and QuickBooks.