SUMMARY

• 8 years of finance domain experience in Software Development Lifecycle like Agile Scrum, RUP and Waterfall with proficient skills in capturing/analyzing Business, Business Process Re - engineer, IT & Functional Requirements, documentation and business support.
• Good understanding of data warehouse and transactional data of financial instruments like fixed income, equities, etc.
• Experienced in financial instruments within investment banking and brokerage environments (Fixed Income, Mutual Funds, Asset Backed Securities, Hedge Funds, Capital Markets, Debt, Equity and Structured Products).
• In-depth noledge of Fixed Income Clearing Corporation (FICC) and FINRA/NASD rules and regulations.
• Highly experienced with Settlement and Messaging concepts ( STP and SWIFT), Trade Lifecycle, Transfer Agency Services, and Hedge strategies.
• Proficient in various Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) Methodologies including Agile, Waterfall and RUP, excellent documentation skills in developing Business Requirement Document, Functional and Non Functional Specifications.
• Expertise in authoring technical documentation - Business Requirement Document (BRD), Functional Requirement Document (FRD), System Design Specification, Requirement Traceability Matrix, Test Plan.
• Extensive experience in Business modeling, Requirement Analysis, Data Analysis, and use case developing using UML methodology include Activity Diagrams, Sequence Diagram, Data Flow Diagram, Class Diagram, Wireframes prototypes and documenting them using Microsoft Visio.
• Well versed with testing methodologies for performing UAT & Test driven development, documenting test results, System Integration Testing (SIT) and Business Acceptance Testing (BAT).
• Strong noledge of Data Warehousing methodologies and concept, such as dimensional modeling, ETL processes and reporting tools like Business Objects, IBM Cognos.
• Extensive experience in Data Analysis, database modeling and development ofEntity Relationship Diagrams (ERD), SQL, Data migration,Data mapping, OLTP/OLAP and reportingprocess.
• Extensive experience with QA team in various phases of testing like Regression testing, Functional testing, System testing and Integration testing for Quality Analysis.
• Expertise in designing and documenting the test cases and test scenarios based on the different technical specification document.
• Excellent communication skills and strong leader with capability to handle new situation and technologies, and provide necessary deliverables and resolve issues creatively by out of the boxing thinking.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• RUP
• Agile
• UML
• MS Visio and SQL
• MS Excel
• MS Power Point
• SSRS 2012
• IBM Cognos 8
• SSIS 2012
• Business Objects XI
• JavaScript
• IBM Data Stage 8.5
• Lotus Notes
• VB 6.0
• Mainframes
• SWIFT
• Informatica 9.5
• SSIS 2012
• IBM Data Stage 8.5
• SQL Server 2005/2000
• Toad 11.5
• Oracle 9i/10g
• HP Quality Center/ALM 11.5
• Rational Clear Quest 8.0
• Rational Clear case8.0
• Irise 8.0
• JustinMind 5.0.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Pennington, NJ

Sr.Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Conducted reviews of the various documentation/information obtained from the clients within the business units.
• Ensured that information obtained is consistent with BSA/AML Policy and Procedures and satisfies regulatory requirements.
• Analyzed AML surveillance system on a regular basis to ensure continued efficiency, effectiveness, and meaningful and valid alerts.
• Conducted JAD sessions and worked with other departments to develop appropriate business processes for various AML related IT initiatives.
• Worked with AML Operations team to analyze monitoring patterns of clients with their CDD profile.
• Evaluated requests for reports to meet business needs.
• Designed, built, tested, implemented, maintained and determined requirements to enhance business systems.
• Assisted in the administration and review of Client Risk Scoring, Client Identification and KYC documentation oversight/management requirements.
• Communicated extensively with the clients and with different levels of management to identify requirements, use cases and to develop functional specifications.
• Created Use-Cases and Business Use-Case Model after accessing the status and scope of the project and understanding the business processes.
• Recommended and implemented changes and enhancements, or the need for new processes or systems, as necessary.
• Managed all the requirements and created a Traceability Matrix.
• Performed the integration/user acceptance testing of new products/monitoring systems for AML projects and systems.
• Analyzed monitoring processes to enhance and develop reports to display trends, patterns and areas of risk.
• Used Rational Clear Case to track changes of multiple artifacts by versioning artifacts, associating requirements to specific change request/defects to streamline the defect/change tracking process.
• Tested the application manually by executing Test Cases in Quality Centre prior to Automation and Involved in automated testing and Functional Testing and Regression testing.
• Developed User Acceptance Testing (UAT) specifications with guidance from AML Compliances.
• Coordinated and prioritized outstanding defects and enhancement/system requests based on business requirements, allowing sufficient time frame to ensure accuracy and consider deadlines.
• Monitored client expectations and conducted user interviews.

Confidential, Buffalo, NY

Sr. Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

• 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.
• Reviewed and analyzed Fixed Income Clearing Corporation (FICC) compliance rules for Trade Processing Module which provides real-time submission, management and reconciliation of MBS trades and pools as required by FICC’s trade processing, risk management, trade netting and pool netting programs.
• Developed requirements for customization and enhancement of MBS reporting applications.
• Interacted with the business users for creating the high-level use case diagrams and use case narrations.
• Prepared Business Requirements Document (BRD) and used Rational Rose for Functional Requirements Specification (FRS) as per the Business requirements and Post Trade MBS work flow.
• Constantly interacted with stakeholders to develop Functional Requirement Documents (FRD) into use case for the IT team.
• Extensively interacted with both user group and development team, conducted JAD session to gather requirements for conceptual model.
• Documented specifications on Settlement risk mitigation through flexible, integrated workflow management throughout the entire MBS trade lifecycle.
• Developed User Cases on functionalities for MBS pool allocation and optimization, pool substitutions, pair-offs, trade assignments and broker give-ups.
• Designed the logical and physical models using Rational Rose and came up with structured charts, Class and sequence diagrams and activity Diagrams with Design Team.
• Interacted frequently with the Data Architect team regarding the data mining, Data mapping and Data modeling and ETL processes.
• Established traceability matrixusingRational Requisite Pro requirements in different SDLC stages, and managed changes requests; controlled, tracked and monitoredchange requestsusingRational Clear Questto enable successful interactive development.
• Actively interacted with testing team for Alpha-testing, Functional Testing, System Integration Testing, Security Testing, Regression Testing.
• Actively involved in developing Test Plan. Test Cases, Test Reports and Defect tracking.
• Used Rational ClearQuest for all types of change requests, including defects, enhancements, issues and documentation changes with a flexible workflow process.
• Involved in data analysis using SQL Server in addition to implementing ETL with the direction to the data warehouse.
• Involved with reviewing defects reported from UAT/Beta Testing efforts and analyzed for root cause and took actions based on the findings.
• Conducted training sessions to make the users comfortable with the functionality.
• Provided support on maintenance issues.
• Developed modules in the HR department for the user education and training about the new system.

Confidential, New York, 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.
• Worked closely with the Project Manager to prepare plans and analyzed the existing system and business process flow.
• 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.
• Evaluated requirements of US Basel standardized approach for Credit Risk.
• Conducted detailed business analysis by working with client and end-users to identify system and operational requirements and improvements.
• Supported the IT team to create functional specification documents for the design, development and implementation of strategic projects.
• Conducted the JAD session to gather requirements for the purpose of developing release backlogs for various functionalities and converting them into use cases, also involved in creating and prioritizing the Sprint Backlogs in Rally Scrum, conducting Sprint Planning Sessions, Sprint Retrospectives and Reviews, sharing metrics to identify and implement improvements.
• Translated business requirement into Technical requirements and system specifications and documented in the respective documents.
• Highly experience in creating the business process models and creating UML diagrams used MS Visio.
• Derived functional specifications using UML diagrams, and sequence diagram, and collaborated with software architects and developers to ensure that the applications conform to the requirements.
• Reviewed development plan, quality assurance test plans and user documentation to ensure correct interpretation of original specification.
• Created traceability matrix using Quality Centre requirement in different SDLC stages, and also managed change requests, monitored change requests to enable successful interactive development.

Confidential, New York, NY

Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Facilitated and Coordinated JAD sessions withbusinessusers to analyze the investment tracking system, application life-cycle, gather and define the key performance indicators, document and present the requirements specifications.
• Performed Root Cause Analysis and Re-engineeredbusinessprocesses, and implemented performance measures, presented project presentations to the business users.
• Documented functional requirement document and used Rational Rose to develop the use cases.
• Achieved final approval and validations ofbusinessrules and processes with users and management.
• Managed requirements end-end for BASEL II Regulatory Platform and expanded the current platform for risk MIS reporting.
• Identified, managed and communicated requirements with user groups and team members, using Rational Rose and Rational Requisite Pro.
• Involved in ETL process of extracting, analyzing, converting, and summarizing data conversion and data migration aspects from the existing Financial Systems.
• Performed data analysis of wealth management transactions with centralized billing analytic, data conversion and performance reporting, repo and other fixed income financial products (Repo, Sell Buy backs, Coupons, etc.).
• Use Case Analysis using UML, which provided the framework for potential use case deliverables and their inter-relationships, and allow for maximizing software reuse.
• Authored design documentations: traceability matrices (RTM) functional specs and complex process and data flow diagrams.
• Facilitated UAT and ensured proper testing environment and test data was made available to the users.
• Involved with reviewing defects reported from UAT efforts and analyzed for root cause and coordinated with the developers for early resolution.

Confidential, New York, NY

Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Met business process owners, SME, and marketing team for requirement gathering.
• Conducted JAD sessions, which involved the customer in all development and design process.
• Performed system and document analysis to the current systems in order to understand them better.
• Prepared Use Case Narratives and User Stories.
• Created UML diagrams like Use Case Diagrams, Sequence Diagrams, Activity Diagrams in order to describe the functionality of the system.
• Prepared Wire frames, Prototype and Mockup screens and Simulations.
• Involved in the Data Migration between Systems and validated the Business Requirements.
• Performed manual back-end testing to ensure requirements were met.
• Involved in User Acceptance Testing.
• Defined the requirements to develop the Graphical User Interface (GUI).
• Conducted daily Scrum meeting, Scrum reviews, and Scrum retrospective.
• Developed test methods for unit testing, integration, functional testing, load, and usability testing.

Confidential

Jr. Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Liaised with business users and clients globally to understand and track requirements, issues and concerns and to identify system/business process inefficiencies.
• Analyzed and documented business processes including documenting data workflows.
• Defined requirements and gained approval for process and application improvements by gathering feedback, preparing business requirements documents, providing input to functional specifications and presenting specifications to stakeholders (Management, Operations, Product Development and Technology).
• Assisted application testing teams by providing written test plans, appropriate test data and product demonstrations including management and execution of User Acceptance Testing process.
• Involved in training and education of staff and clients in the efficient use of systems and processes. This may include providing the lead (or assistance) in composing user manuals and/or training materials, or verbal presentation.