SUMMARY

• Over 8 years of extensive experience as a Business Analyst in business and functional requirements gathering, analyzing requirements, developing DRP (Distribution requirement Planning), data analysis, data mapping, business process re - engineering, object-oriented designing, unified modeling language (UML), SDLC methodology (RUP, Agile, SCRUM, XP) in finance and investment banking domain, very good team player with excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Experienced in the securities and derivatives trading and extensive knowledge of the securities, derivatives, FX and fixed income instruments such as Bonds.
• Strong Experience in implementation, Upgrade and Production support of Oracle ERP financial suite including Oracle General Ledger, Payables, Receivables, Fixed Asset, Cash Management and SLA
• Very good understanding of Financial modules like AP, AR, CM involved in OTC (Order To Cash) & P2P (Procure To Pay)
• Extensive knowledge in Finance, Credit Card, Investment Banking, Mortgage,
• Strong understanding of portfolio analysis report and P&L reports by performing the risk analysis (Credit Risk, Market Risk, Reinvestment Risk, and Inflation Risk) based on the client investment objective.
• Involved in the formulation and implementation of a structured credit policy and related processes to manage credit risk. Involved in the designing the strategy for credit risk management, including credit policy development and risk monitoring. Knowledge of the quantitative risk management.
• Experience in prime brokerage, MBS and and/or Risk Management, project vision.
• Expertise in Data Quality Management, Data Modeling, Data Analysis, Requirement Analysis, Business Modeling, Data Migration, Data profiling, Dimensional Modeling, SQL.
• Excellent in performing GAP Analysis to check the compatibility of the existing system infrastructure with the new business requirements.
• Experience in conducting joint application development (JAD) session, Rapid application development (RAD) and distribution requirements.
• Experience in Prime Brokerage and Risk Management
• Extensive success in translating business requirements and user expectations into detailed functional specifications, use cases and wireframes employing Unified Modeling Language (UML)

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Rational tools: Rational Requisite pro, Rational rose, Rational clear case, Rational clear quest, UML (Unified Modeling Language), OOAD (Object-Oriented Analysis and Design),SDLC- Agile, RUP, Scrum, waterfall, Erwin, Microsoft Office suites (Word, PowerPoint, Access, Excel, Outlook, Project, Visio, Mercury Quality Center (v8.2 & v9.2), Microsoft SQL Server (2000, 2005 & 2008), SSIS, SSRS, Oracle (8i, 9i & 10g), PL/SQL, T-SQL, IBM Lotus Notes (Same Time), IBM Clarity, HTML, XML, Unix AIX 5.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Newark, Delaware

Sr. Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Co-Authored the project charter, which included project goals, business case, opportunity statement, and high level timeline and team assignments for the projects.
• Prepared the work of the existing (AS-IS) and proposed the (To-BE) process for the reporting.
• Involved in defining the project objectives and scope, identified the users and appropriate interviewing methods, understood the current business process, business rules and constraints and gathered requirements.
• Bridged the gap between the existing system and the future process by embedding the unique feature such as message acknowledgement, advanced search criteria.
• Analyzed the attributes of credit derivatives like Credit Default Swap, Credit linked notes, total return swap.
• Conducted the JAD session to bring all the team members as well as the business people on the same wavelength and took sign offs from the business people.
• Structured the process breakdown and identifies important deliverables with related timelines
• Base lined the business requirements by conducting the requirement analysis and translated them into functional requirement document.
• Developed vision document involving general vision of the core project’s requirements, key features, and main constraints
• Conducted Brainstorming sessions with the business and other stakeholders to understand the high-level requirements for the project
• Designed the parameter screen and created a preliminary prototype which implemented all the requirements into the module.
• Have worked in Data Market Systems
• Interacted with SME’s in the construction of Use Case diagrams and Use Case Specifications.
• Prepared test plans and test cases, and ensured that the reporting compliances were tested by testing team and also presented Back End Testing scenarios by using SQL Server.
• Conducted Regression Testing to ensure the generation of certain datasets regardless of parameter selection.
• Coordinated development activities across various departments
• Conducted review meeting to continuously assess the status of project with regard to project plan and controlled iterations of the deliverables in conjunction with UAT’s bugs or revisions
• Provided technical and procedural support for User Acceptance Testing
• Improved team morale by conducting team-building activities
• Managed the development of documentation pertaining to a project milestone
• Communicated project changes and status to the stakeholders on a daily basis, ensuring each proposed change goes through a systematic project impact analysis.
• Manage changes in project scope, identify potential risks and issues and coordinate resolution.
• Prepared User Manual highlighting the different functionality of the module, and set focus sessions to train the business.
• Organized post-launch review meetings to revisit project strengths and liabilities, and to build out better processes for future projects. Team building and wrap-up continued up to this point.

Environment: PMBOK, MS Office (MS Word, MS Excel, MS Access, MS Project, MS Visio), UML, Quality Center, PL SQL

Confidential, New York, NY

Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Interacted with BPOs and system architects to understand detail level of data flow from various applications within LPS.
• Analyzed and prioritized user and business requirements, as system requirements, that were included while developing the software.
• As Scrum Master involved in Scrum Sprint Planning Sessions, Backlog Grooming, Sizing, Sprint Retrospectives & Reviews, Daily Standup, User Stories and Acceptance Criteria.
• As Scrum Master created and prioritized the Back Log in Rally, coordinated Planning Sessions and maintained User Stories and Acceptance Criteria.
• Elicited Business requirements and business needs as part of an Agile Scrum team.
• Worked on creating Functional requirement documents and Software requirement Documents.
• Prepared work flow document and data models supporting and documents containing essential business elements, detailed definitions, & descriptions of the relationships, to analyze and document business data requirements.
• Planned and defined system requirements to User stories.
• Created UML Diagrams like Sequence Diagrams, Activity Diagrams and process flow diagrams to elaborate the new processes using MS Visio.
• Conducted JAD sessions with management, SME (Subject Matter Expertise), vendors, users and other stakeholders for open and pending issues to develop specifications.
• Scheduled meetings with the DA’s (data analysts), developers, and SA’s (System Analyst).
• Worked extensively on data mapping and worked on to create data dictionary to consolidate all the features in the same dictionary.
• Coordinated daily activities with the IT Developers, QA and Product teams along with the project management group.
• Created and managed project templates, use case templates, requirement types and traceability matrix.
• Worked closely with QA team during UAT testing and created test plans and test scenarios.

Environment: Agile, Rally, UML, .NET, SQL, Microsoft Office suites (Word, PowerPoint, Access, Excel, Outlook, Project, Visio), Windows, Microsoft SQL Server 2008, Share Point, Quality Center

Confidential, Manchester,NH

Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Obtaining a detailed knowledge of thebusinessprocessbeing followed in the project environment.
• Involved in documenting a Project Vision and Scope document to specify high level business needs and (As-Is/To-Be) scenario.
• Conducted an impact analysis to determine the critical areas with high priority.
• PreparedBusinessObject /BusinessProcess Models that included modeling of all the activities ofbusinessfrom conceptual to procedural level.
• Extracted thebusinessrequirementsfrom the stakeholders keeping in mind their need for the application and documenting them using Rational Requisite Pro.
• Elaborated put or call options that protects an investor from foreign-exchangerisk for a future sale or purchase of a specifiedforeign-equity portfolio.
• Documented scenarios for credit risk management for measuring, monitoring and managing credit risk, thereby offering a broad range of analytical Capabilities and user control.
• Documented functional specifications on estimating and stressing credit risk measures and rating estimates by using scorecards/models.
• AnalyzedBusinessRequirements performedgap analysisand segregated them into high level and low levelUse Cases, Activity Diagrams / State Chart Diagramsusing Rational Rose according to UML methodology thus defining the Data Process Models.
• Extensively worked on the ETL mappings, analysisand documentation of OLAP reports requirements
• Interacted with database developers for formulating the ER diagrams and data flow diagrams.
• Documented report layouts and report mapping documents for ad hoc reporting
• Have worked in Data Market system
• Undertook back end testing using SQL and wrote queries.
• Effective communication made possible between the developers and the end-clients to guarantee that development efforts were within the scope of the project and the development was as expected.
• Supported traders for frontoffice operations like order management.
• Held regularJADmeetings with the system architects, developers, database developers, and quality testers during the entire project to assure that the critical as well as the minute details of the project were discussed and issues were resolved beforehand.
• Carried outdefect controlandchange controlinClear Quest.
• Facilitated the User acceptance testing and recorded the outcome of it
• Performed training sessions to make the user community comfortable with the new process flow
• Documented the User Manual

Environment: Windows, SSIS, Crystal Reports, SQL, Microsoft Office suite, Microsoft Visio, Rational Requisite Pro, Clear Quest, Rational Unified Process (RUP), Clear Case, UML, Rational Rose

Confidential, NY

Business analyst

Responsibilities:

• Worked with stake holders to detail the decision making process at that time creating business process flow diagrams utilizing MS Visio.
• This allowed for the identification of duplications of user effort and data collection.
• Assisted in identifying gaps in data collection and content management
• Assisted in ensuring consistency of SFG's Global Reference Data by reviewing identification codes for securities
• Worked with the project sponsor to create entitlements matrix
• Developed and received approval for all Functional Requirements
• Verified the Use Cases to support the technical design of the system
• Created a data dictionary for use of project for requirements, testing and development
• Developed strategies for Data Scrubbing, Cleansing, Enriching, transforming and loading Data in Staging/Data warehouse
• Conducted work flow analysis to examine the current needs and to establish the future goals of the project
• Designed and implemented basic SQL queries for testing and report/data validation Used Data warehousing for Data Profiling to examine the data available in source Database
• Published functional requirements on web for access by all project participants. Created screen designs in Visio for each step of system including all what if scenarios. Held screen reviews with business to determine usability, held reviews with development for technical approval, modified screens as required by business and development
• Reviewed and approved test scripts.
• Reviewed test results and prepared test scenarios for UAT

Environment: Windows NT, Microsoft Word 2007, Microsoft Excel 2007, MS Project 2007, XML, J2EE, HTML, Siebel eFinance 8.0, Rational Requisite Pro, MS Visio 2007,HP Quick Test Pro, Load Runner 9.5, HP Quality Center

Confidential, Moines, IA

Business Systems Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Workedwith the centralized OTC Reference Data Management team within the client organization to understand the structure of various OTC instruments and coordinated withthe technical teamtobuild areferencedatainterfaceto the client's risk analytics database
• Assisted in preparation of logic flow-charting, improving maintenance and report delivery processes.
• Maintained and kept track of stakeholder’s requests for enhancements and changes using Rational Clear Quest.
• Implemented an integrated RUP solution with complete line of traceability for all artifacts of web development projects.
• Involved in requirement gathering using Rational Requisite Pro that included interviews, brainstorms and meetings with stakeholders and SMEs.
• Collaboratedwith backend team to build data models for storage of various OTC instruments like - CDS, IRS,Currency Swaps, Total Return Swaps, Fx Forwards, Fx Options
• DocumentedETL workflow data mapping specs with translation logic to map data from source to target database and to enhance existingdata extracts(to third party analytics vendors- SunGard)toinclude OTC swaps'terms and conditions
• Analyzed Business Requirements, reviewed Test Strategy, Traceability Matrices and Test Plans to ensure that test cases reflect user needs for functional, performance, usability and security requirements.
• Followed a structured approach to organize requirements into logical groupings of essential business processes, business rules and information needs and ensured critical requirements were not missed.
• Followed UML based methods by using MS Visio to create Use Cases, Activity Diagrams and Sequence Diagrams.
• Identified Test Harnesses that assisted QA effort in reducing redundancy of Automation Scripts and made them more reusable.
• Conducted UAT (User Acceptance Testing) to make sure that all user requirements are catered by application.
• Involved in preparing a simple and detailed User manual for application, intended for a novice user.

Environment: Rational Requisite Pro, Rational Rose, MS Office Suite, .Net framework,SSIS, Business Intelligence, Microsoft Analysis Services, Struts, Rational Team Test Suite, Windows NT, Java, HTML, MS Visio, UML