SUMMARY

• 7 years of experience working as a Business Analyst managing projects in Banking and Financial Services domain.
• Full software life - cycle implementation, upgrades, production support, rollout & business analysis and testing.
• Hands on experience handling projects involving credit card portfolio conversion and fraud, disputes and payments.
• Experience using use case methodology, requirement management system tools.
• Business requirement specification gathering through conducting research, JAD sessions with stakeholders and end users.
• Documentation of business and functional requirements into BRDs and FRDs involving technical details on clear project implementation like EO/EI, Timeline assessment, HLD, System impact analysis, PCR sizing etc.
• Hands on experience using business modeling tools like MS Visio to create process flow diagrams
• Facilitating User Acceptance Tests when needed and timely identification and resolution of the risks by calculating Stock Variance and Delta measures of derivatives and conducting meetings with the stakeholders to mitigate the risks.
• Hands on experience on performing requirement gathering for CCAR, ensuring data transmission per PCI/ARC Data Security Standards, conducting data mapping to study impact analysis on target databases.
• Expert understanding of SDLC processes and Agile development methodologies (Waterfall, Scrum, Agile Framework)
• Team player with excellent communication, interpersonal and presentation skills. Outstanding result orientation and self-driven.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Project Methodologies: Agile, Waterfall

Business Modeling Tools: MS Visio

Requirement Management Tools: Caliber RM

Defect Tracking Tools: HP-ALM, JIRA

Operating Systems: MSFT Windows XP, Vista, Mac OS

Databases: SQL Server

Tools: MS Office (Visio, powerpoint), MS Excel, MS Project, SQL, Sharepoint

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Senior Business Analyst

Confidential, Jersey City, NJ

Responsibilities:

• Performed Requirements Analysis for CCAR (Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review) in terms of capital adequacy, Capital ratios, Equity/Liabilities, Loan Loss, Investment Loss, Load to Value ratios (Under the Dodd- Frank Act Stress Test) for cross-functional project of Confidential Sister-concern)
• Managed credit card portfolio conversion and experience related to Fraud, Disputes and payments.
• Good Knowledge on Risk Measures such as Beta (Stock Variance), Delta (Volatility Measure) for Options/Derivatives.
• Supported on incorporating trade surveillance tools per FINRA rules.
• Documented Financial Data Requirements with regards to Equity Trades, Fixed Income Securities and Equity Swaps to bring the data into Data Warehouse andBusinessIntelligence Applications.
• Providing the presentations to Fund Managers on Data mapping of Cash flow files, LIBOR (London Inter-Bank Offer Rate), Interest Cash Flow, Ticker Symbols, CUSIP, OCC, Settlement of the Contracts and Margin Requirements.
• Conducted Data mapping in MS Excel for data flow from Source to Target, Impact analysis on Target databases.
• Liaising withBusinessUser, Developers and Testers to ensure data requirements are met in the mapping, data loading and walking them through ETL TransformationBusinessLogic.
• Hands on Knowledge on Informatica Power Center 9.1 Designer client tools like Source Analyzer, Target Designer, Mapping Designer, and Work Flow Manager.
• Performed extensive GAP analysis in the project as there were numerous 'As-Is' and 'To-Be' conditions.
• Building, publishing customized interactive reports and dashboards, report scheduling using Tableau server.
• Created action filters, parameters and calculated sets for preparing dashboards and worksheets in Tableau.
• Restricted data for select users using Row level security and User filters.
• Developed Tableau visualizations and dashboards using Tableau Desktop.
• Developed Tableau workbooks from multiple data sources using Data Blending.
• Provided 24/7-production support for Tableau users.
• Extensively used SQL in Oracle Toad to join the tables, to fetch data and for Data profiling/Data Mining forBusinessIntelligence / Portfolio Managers.
• Involved in Unit and Integrating testing of Informatica Sessions, Batches and the Target Data.
• Analyzed Third Party Vendors Trade, Cash Flow and Interest Rate Agreement Files in format of XML/XSLT coming as Source to Confidential Platform via SFTP protocol.
• Performed reporting onBusinessObjects 4.0 to run the reports and perform data analytics.
• Gather Current State Requirement for COGNOS reports,BusinessObjects, and Framework that will be migrated to COGNOS 10.2

Environment: MS Project, Remedy, Informatica Power Center 9.1,BusinessObjects 4.0, Oracle 11g, Oracle Toad, MS Visio, Excel, Word, Power-Point

Business Analyst

Confidential, Mount Laurel, NJ

Responsibilities:

• Participated in using the Agile Methodologies on projects utilizing full Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC), while using MS SharePoint for storing project documents.
• Conduct workflow, process diagram and GAP analysis to derive requirements for existing systems enhancements about the online money transfer experience.
• Conducted requirement gathering sessions with the purpose of creating User Stories, Epics, and Features created for the various releases through-out the year.
• Quick ability to identify, research, investigates, analyze, define and documentbusinessprocesses.
• Responsible for identifying and documentingbusinessrules and creating detailed Use Stories.
• Using detailed knowledge of application features and functions assess scope and impact ofbusinessneeds throughout analysis and completion of all enhancement specifications.
• Act as a resource in understanding how IT systems carry outbusinessfunctions and assist in ensuring the timely and effective implementation of projects.
• Designed and developed Use Stories, Activity Diagrams, Sequence Diagrams, OOD (Object oriented Design) using UML and MS Visio.
• Assist with user testing of systems, developing and maintaining quality procedures, and ensuring that appropriate documentation is in place.
• Develop the test plan, test conditions and test cases to be used in testing based onbusiness requirements, technical specifications and/or product knowledge.
• Assist in development of training materials for new technology and process improvements.
• Interact with team to review and develop XML data standards as well as develop and review data exchange or data sharing models.
• Experience creating design documentation related to system specifications including user interfaces, security and control, performance requirements and data conversion.

Environment: Agile Methodology, MS Visio, SQL Server, MS Project, Microsoft Office Suite, Team Foundation Server, Java, Oracle, Windows XP, HP-ALM.

Business Analyst

Confidential, New York, NY

Responsibilities:

• Ensured storing of data meets PCI / ARC Data Security Standards and Expertise in Security Master File / Reference Data
• Masked credit card PAN. Card holder data must never be stored on a server connected to the Internet.
• Logged application activity.
• Acted as a Liaison between theBusinessand Technical team.
• Conducted analysis while gathering requirements from the Legacysystemto Web Application.
• CreatedBusinessRequirements Document.
• Created Functional Document based onBusinessRequirements Document.
• Determinedbusinessprocesses andsystemrequirements by conducting meetings with key subject matter experts.
• Designedbusinessprocesses using UML diagrams. Thoroughly analyzed thebusinessprocesses and created Use cases.
• Ensured transmission of data meets PCI / ARC Data Security Standards.
• Created Use Cases for Payment Credit Card (PCI Compliance), Company Information, Customer Information, and Admin Tools.
• Resolved ambiguous and incomplete requirements issues, kept an eye on the long-term goals of project completion and searched out key contributors to clarify confusion and work for understanding consensus to complete requirements issues.
• Effectively translated high-levelbusinessrequirements into detailed functional Specifications and made changes to the specifications accordingly.
• Used SharePoint to share information, schedule meetings, and organize files, create/modify/delete use cases and to coordinate with stakeholders.
• Involved in creating and updating functional specifications to document existing functionality of the application.
• Worked with the project managers by contributing effective solutions.
• Performedbusinessandsystemlevel analysis, and provided documentation for deliverables.
• Conducted JAD sessions with Stakeholders, SME's, and User Interface Leads, QAanalyststo discuss issues and to resolve them.
• Provided suggestions to User Interface Leads on converting the use cases into Wire frames.

Environment: MS Visio, Waterfall, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Power Point, SharePoint, HP-ALM, Salesforce.

Business Analyst

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Built effective relationships with clients to develop a joint vision for the project.
• Consulted withbusinessteam to identify, define and documentbusinessneeds and objectives, current operational procedures, problems, input and output requirements.
• Ensured that the requirements set forth by thebusinessare captured and documented correctly before the solution is developed and implemented.
• Developed detailed functional and technical requirements from the high-levelbusinessrequirements shared by stakeholders; prioritized the requirements for development.
• Analyzed processes As-Is and developed To-Be; ensured that the context and implications of change were understood by the clients and the project team.
• Developed an understanding of how present and futurebusinessneeds will impact the solution; developed a risk analysis document.
• Provided guidance to the project team in regard to the in-depthbusinessdomain and assist them in technology development.
• Worked as a high-levelbusinessexpert/ consultant to the project owners and executives in shaping the strategic decision-making process.
• Developed requirements management plan and disseminated the plan to all stakeholders; gathered requirements from various stakeholders through Brainstorming session and workshops.
• Participated in multiple Agile Ceremonies at various stages of the project.

Environment: Caliber RM, SharePoint, SQL Server, MS-Office, MS Project, MS Visio.