Summary of Qualifications:

• More than 12 years of experience in IT and 10 years of experience as Business Analyst in various areas of Finance/IT including Risk, Compliance and Reporting.
• Experienced in development of Electronic Trading Systems, Web - based portfolio management system, asset management, wealth management and financial software applications.
• Strong experience in Capital Markets, Investment Banking.
• Experience in Equities, Rates, Credit, Derivatives and Fixed Income Products.
• Experience in Market Risk, Liquidity Risk and Credit Risk.
• Understanding of VAR calculations.
• Experience in Compliance and Risk Analysis.
• Experience in Reference Data, Market Data.
• Good understanding of Dodd Frank and Basel II, FINRA, SEC Regulatory rules.
• Experience in FACTA, Volcker Rules.
• Experience in CCAR regulatory.
• Experience in Market Risk and Credit Risk Analysis.
• Working Knowledge of Bonds, Mortgage backed securities, Vanilla Bonds, Municipal Bonds etc.
• In-depth knowledge of Money Market ; FX; Derivatives (Options, Futures, Forwards, Swaps), Credit Derivatives (CDS, CLN), Equity Derivatives, Interest Rate Derivatives, Foreign Exchange Derivatives

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

• Strong experience in Financial Reporting and Cash Disbursement Systems.
• Strong knowledge about RDBMS, Data Mapping, Data Management.
• Strong SQL skills.
• Strong Service Oriented Architecture Knowledge- Enterprise Service Layer, Domain Service Layer and Application service layer.
• Strong knowledge of Information Technology Architecture within the system and organization.
• Strong knowledge of Logical, Conceptual and Physical Data Model.
• Experience in Requirements Definition by Eliciting requirements using Joint Requirements Planning (JRP) sessions, interviews, document analysis, requirements business process descriptions, use cases, scenarios, business analysis, task and workflow analysis  with project stakeholders like Business sponsors and IT sponsors and finally analyzing them for consistency, feasibility, and completeness, and then formulate them as Business/ User Requirements/High Level Business Needs and then translating all details in Requirements Report/Business Requirements Document (BRD) template.
• Excellent experience in assisting QA team for documenting Master Test Plan, Test Scenarios, Test Cases, and Test Scripts and performed Functional testing, System Integration testing, Performance testing, Load testing, GUI testing, Smoke testing, Regression testing, and facilitated User Accepted Testing (UAT).
• Hands-on experience in developing Data Mapping document to build data loading process (ETL) to extract, transform, consolidate, and load data files from data sources to target data warehouse filtered using business rules (validation rules, transformation rules, and derivation rules)
• Proficient in UML activities, Use case and User stories.
• Proficient in BPM and BPMN process.
• Experienced in Business Process Re-engineering.
• Vastly experienced in writing Fully Dressed Use case with Alistair Cockburn Methodology.
• Proficient in project management activities such as managing project plan, setting-up key milestones, allocating resources, and determining project schedule & timelines.
• Experience in Systems Analysis tasks such as investigating/managing System Requirements; translating Business Needs into Functional and Non- Functional Requirements and Functional Specifications.
• Expert in conducting JAD and Requirement Gathering sessions.
• Experience in Validation of Requirements and creating Traceability Matrix.
• Experience producing Project Documentation like Project Charter, Business Systems Analysis Report, Business Systems Design Report, Business Systems Test Report, Release Notes, meeting minutes, action item logs, issue logs, End User Training Materials utilizing MS Word.
• Experience producing system documentation like data-flow diagrams, entity-relationship diagrams, process description, data flow and element definition, use case diagrams and sequence diagrams, system flow charts in analysis and design phase’s of the project utilizing Microsoft Visio.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Sr. Business Analyst/ Technical Writer

Confidential, NYC

• Worked with the Business and End user in understanding the existing functionality and the required functions.
• Documented business rules and logics for all in house applications to configure data integration points.
• Worked with various data source systems including Blackrock, Paycheck and Aladdin.
• Produced Business Requirements, Functional Requirements, Technical Requirements and Specifications for the proposed system.
• Produced IT work order with Business requirements, Functional Requirements using Caliber.
• Performed Data Analysis and Data Mining to identify the gaps for automation.
• Performed COTS, ROI, Build vs Buy, Analysis.
• Produced end to end functional flow and process mapping using Visio..
• Data Process and Business Process Reengineering analysis.
• Used Structural Analysis methodology to perform Impact Analysis and Disaster Recovery Process.
• Used Excel and SQL to understand various data elements.
• Gathered information using the existing SunGard Advantage Platform for the Counterparty Credit Risk
• Conducted workshops all the business logics and produced Project Charter for stake holders.
• Produced documentation for business rules involving Model Rating.
• Produced work order and business logic for the required Credit Rating
• Performed Pof concept methodology for preparing the dashboard for the BCMS system
• Understood all risk metrics and documented the various scenarios required for Credit Risk calculation.
• Documented regulatory rules regarding KYC, AML, and OFAC process.
• Gathered requirements for Client Onboarding and KYC process.
• Worked with the offshore developers to get the necessary reports fixed.
• Worked with QA in testing the data flow and the output.
• Worked with the trade desk in supporting day to day reports and validation of reports
• Used SQL to query the database for trade related and support issues.
• Created work order as necessary and communicated with Bloomberg and Blackrock for updating reports.
• Worked with Business and Offshore and testing teams for implementation of requirements.
• Raised and maintained Help tickets for Bloomberg issues.
• Created BRD, FRD, IT work order with mapping rules as and when needed.
• Conducted JAD sessions between senior business groups and various teams for requirements.
• Performed Manual testing for all applications to ensure desired results are achieved.
• Gathered requirements and conducted PM works in an Agile Scrum environment.
• Worked with QA team to prepare master test plan, test strategy, test cases, and test scripts to perform functional testing, black-box testing, GUI testing, system testing, performance testing, stress testing, sanity testing, regression testing, and supported user acceptance testing (UAT).
• Prepared the content management for all help and publishing documents.

Business Systems Analyst/ Tech Writer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Interacted with the Senior Project Managers and prepared a portfolio for existing systems and documented their functionality.
• Worked with the Front, Middle and Back office for gathering requirements for documentation.
• Worked with the development team in business rules of the existing systems.
• Understood the functionality and working of trade surveillance systems.
• Gathered requirements for Volcker Compliance for policies, procedures and stress testing.
• Gathered requirements and produced documentation for CCAR regulatory including six pillars of CCAR.
• Worked with Market Data and Reference Data teams to understand the SOD and EOD positions and standings used for reporting.
• Created Project Plan, Critical Path, and Gantt Chart using MS Project.
• Used JIRA for documenting requirements for the business process.
• Prepared Project Documentation like Project Charter,, Business Systems Design Report,, Release Notes, meeting minutes, End User Training Materials utilizing MS Word, MS Visio and JIRA
• Prepared Mock screens and Wire frames using MS Visio.
• Worked with Data Modeling team to build Entity Relationship (ER) diagram to document underlying database entities, relationships, data attributes, and integrity constraints.
• Designed and executed Data mining and Data mapping for the change management.
• Designed and developed Use Cases Scenarios, Use Cases Models, Activity Diagrams, Sequence Diagrams, State chart diagrams, OOAD using UML.
• Developed & maintained Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM) tracking end-to-end mapping of system specifications and test cases ensuring 100% coverage.
• Developed test cases and test scripts and performed testing using HPQC.
• Extensive use of SQL in querying and reporting.
• Conducted JAD sessions to allow different stakeholders to communicate their perspectives with each other, resolve any issues and come to an agreement quickly.

Environment: MS Office Tools, MS Visio, MS Project, Crystal Reports, Confluence, PeopleSoft, SQL

Sr. Business Analyst

Confidential 

Responsibilities:

• Interacted with the Project Managers to prepare the internal portfolio for the existing systems.
• Created business architecture and IT architecture for the integration and change management process.
• Conduct walk through, Finalize requirements and Document Sign Off with consent of all stakeholders, on shore and off shore, business and technical leads, Project Managers & submission of Sign Off to Management.
• Discuss Table design, data flow, data migration, ETL, SQL Server jobs to Oracle, Cognos, OBIEE& consequently discuss with development team requirement details.
• Created Master Test Plan, Test Scenarios, Test Cases, and Test Scripts and performed facilitated User Accepted Testing (UAT).
• Eliciting FRS as per the requirements.
• Using Visual Studio for Mock screens and Wire frames as and when needed.
• Prepared Project Documentation like Project Charter, BusinessSystems Analysis Report, Business Systems Design Report, Business Systems Test Report, Release Notes, meeting minutes, action item logs, issue logs, End User Training Materials utilizing MS Word.
• Designed Use Case Diagrams and wrote their specifications in the Use Case Specification
• documents using UML/Visio based on the Requirements gathered.
• Designed and developed Use Cases Scenarios, Use Cases Models, Activity Diagrams, Sequence Diagrams, State chart diagrams, OOAD using UML.
• Worked with QA team to prepare master test plan, test strategy, test cases, and test scripts to perform functional testing, black-box testing, GUI testing, system testing, performance testing, stress testing, sanity testing, regression testing, and supported user acceptance testing (UAT).
• Prepared the content management for all help and publishing documents.
• Worked with Data Modeling team to build Entity Relationship (ER) diagram to document underlying database entities, relationships, data attributes, and integrity constraints
• Extensively used Quality Center as Defect Tracking tool to maintain the defects log, prioritize defects, and generate status reports
• Prepared BRD and FRD for the gathered requirements.
• Conducted JAD sessions to allow different stakeholders to communicate their perspectives with each other, resolve any issues and come to an agreement quickly.

Environment: Windows, SQL, Microsoft Office tools, Adobe, Robo Help, HTML, XML, Crystal Reports, Share point, Java and Java Script.

Sr. Business Analyst /Technical Writer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Prepared the scope and vision of the project.
• Established the general guidelines and governance polices.
• Analyzed account documentation to ensure the process is in line with  Dodd- Frank Act requirements.
• Analyzed documentation to ensure the process is in line with Base II and Base III requirements.
• Interacted with various managers to establish portfolio for all existing applications with functionalities
• Built UML diagrams including Use Cases, Activity Diagrams, Dataflow Diagrams, Business Workflow, Interface Design, and Swim-Lane Diagram enabling development team to effectively identify user needs and correspondingly conduct the system design & development.
• Day to day support of  Dodd Frank and EMIR trade reporting and reconciliation.
• Creating Frameworks, Mock screens and Wire frames
• Created Master Test Plan, Test Scenarios, Test Cases, and Test Scripts and performed facilitated User Accepted Testing (UAT).
• Prepared Project Documentation like Project Charter, Business Systems Analysis Report, Business Systems Design Report, Business Systems Test Report, Release Notes, meeting minutes, action item logs, issue logs, End User Training Materials utilizing MS Word.
• Conducting COTS, ROI, Impact and Security Analysis.
• Created Project Plan, Critical Path, and Gantt Chart using MS Project.
• Understand and articulate business requirements from user interviews and then convert requirements into technical specifications.
• Detailed level Business Process diagrams for business users better understanding and to mitigate risks.
• Usage of Share point for multiparty managing and access.
• Designed Use Case Diagrams and wrote their specifications in the Use Case Specification
• documents using UML/Visio based on the Requirements gathered.
• Designed and developed Use Cases Scenarios, Use Cases Models, Activity Diagrams, Sequence Diagrams, State chart diagrams, OOAD using UML.
• Used SAP Business Objects data to develop reporting and monitoring mortgage related activities
• Executed manual testing to determine the accurate working of Pretest and Post test conditions.
• Prepared High level test scenarios for added features.

Environment: Windows, SQL, Oracle 10g, SAP BO, Microsoft Office, Crystal Reports, SharePoint.

Sr. Business Analyst/ Tech Writer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Prepared BRD and FRD using UML and flowchart diagrams and writing up complex use cases.
• Built UML diagrams including Use Cases, Activity Diagrams, Dataflow Diagrams, Business Workflow, Interface Design, and Swim-Lane Diagram enabling dev team to effectively identify user needs and correspondingly conduct the system design & development
• Designed and created frame work for General Ledger and Balance Sheet.
• Creating Frameworks, Mock screens and Wire frames.
• Conducted several JAD sessions with Users, SMEs, Developers, QAs, and Project Manager to gather & analyze requirements, capture bottlenecks, and identify key-pain areas.
• Wrote various SQL scripts for reports generation, data retrieval, data integrity testing, data validation, and to identify data load related issues.
• Conducted structured interviews and working sessions to define and complete detailed business requirements for web-based projects.  
• Created and maintained requirements definition documents (RDD); meeting minutes and weekly status reports.  
• Built partnerships with the business and technical stakeholders to create a team atmosphere during problem solving activities.  
• Created workflow and process flow Visio diagrams reflecting current and proposed business processes and site functionality.  
• Developed presentations to business and technical partners.  
• Wrote TPRs (technical project requirements) for initial project estimates.
• Performing continuous reviews to align processes with changing business conditions.
• Detailed level Business Process diagrams for business users better understanding and to mitigate risks.
• Involved in continuous process improvement and for identifying and maintaining a clear and measurable Development Process that is deployable throughout the enterprise using RUP.
• Derived Functional Requirement Specifications (FRS) based on User Requirement Specification URS.
• Conducting COTS, ROI, Impact and Security Analysis.
• Created Project Plan, Critical Path, and Gantt Chart using MS Project.
• Understand and articulate business requirements from user interviews and then convert requirements into technical specifications.
• Worked with QA team to prepare master test plan, test strategy, test cases, and test scripts to perform functional testing, black-box testing, GUI testing, system testing, performance testing, stress testing, sanity testing, regression testing, and supported user acceptance testing (UAT).
• Prepared the content management for all help and publishing documents.
• Worked with Data Modeling team to build Entity Relationship (ER) diagram to document underlying database entities, relationships, data attributes, and integrity constraints
• Extensively used Quality Center as Defect Tracking tool to maintain the defects log, prioritize defects, and generate status reports
• Developed & maintained Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM) tracking end-to-end mapping of system specifications and test cases ensuring 100% coverage
• Designed Use Case Diagrams and wrote their specifications in the Use Case Specification documents using UML/Visio based on the Requirements gathered.
• Conducted JAD sessions to allow different stakeholders to communicate their perspectives with each other, resolve any issues and come to an agreement quickly.

Environment: Windows, SQL, Microsoft Office tools, Adobe, Robo Help, HTML, XML, Crystal Reports, Share point, Java, web sphere.

Business Analyst

Confidential, NY

Responsibilities:

• Prepared the objective and requirement summary of the project.
• Create and manage detailed business, functional and system requirement specifications (including use cases, business rules and workflows) to support application enhancements.
• Active participant in the market risk steering committee and Basel II and Basel III risk committees.  
• Ensure business requirements / application functionality is consistent with regulatory mandates from Dodd-Frank Act; SEC Issued Proposed Regulations.
• Create and manage (in an Agile environment) user stories and specify acceptance criteria for all project deliverables.
• Worked with Market, Credit and Liquidity Risk teams in understanding Risk Methodologies including VAR.
• Examine business requirements and collaborate in the design solutions to support application enhancements.
• Interacted with Fixed Income Analyst and portfolio managers to gather requirements for the proposed global index system.
• Interacted with the Front, Middle and Back Office for requirements.
• Documented functionality of existing Bloomberg fixed income indices system.
• Gather and analyze the requirements for Bloomberg disinvestment project.
• Investigate Routing Rules, LANE, RTNS (Reuters) &MarkitWire procedures for trade confirmation. Observing the dual management system (DMS) for trade discrepancies.
• Performed Risk Analysis of the requirements to identify the project critical success factors and prioritize functional requirement.
• Coordinated actively with Bloomberg, Reuters, Markit representatives to perform data mapping for underlying market / reference data feeds and assisted ETL team to build complete end-to-end data integration process from data sources to target data warehouse
• Involved in preparing the ROI analysis and CBA.
• Prepared BRD and FRD using UML and flowchart diagrams and writing up complex use cases.
• Involved in performing GAP Analysis by identifying existing technologies and documenting enhancements to meet end state requirements.
• System conversion, user acceptance testing and parallel testing of OTC and complex derivatives trade processing and collateral operations.
• Conducted JAD sessions to allow different stakeholders to communicate their perspectives with each other, resolve any issues and come to an agreement quickly.
• Collaborate with technical teams to ensure an acceptable understanding of business requirements and application functionality; assist with creating functional and technical specifications.
• Partner with QA team to review business requirements, prepare test plans and test specifications; oversee QA testing and acceptance.
• Create training materials and communication plans to educate and inform business community involving new application functionality and business process; assist with updating business policies and procedures.

Environment: MS Office Tools, SQL Server 2005, .NET, MS Visio, MS Project, Crystal Reports, Share point.

Confidential, NY

Business Analyst

• Used convertible bonds. Municipal bonds, Treasury Bonds for trading
• Used stock market index for futures for trade process
• Gathered information using SWIFT
• Worked on futures, options and swaps.
• Gathered requirements by interviewing the various business units involved.
• Conducted JAD sessions in gathering business requirements from traders, portfolio and investment managers.
• Used Rational Rose to designed and develop Use Cases Scenarios, Use Cases Models, Activity Diagrams, Sequence Diagrams, State chart diagrams, OOAD using UML.
• Created and developed new functionality in the application to meet the needs of the end users.
• Designed and developed use cases, activity diagrams, and sequence diagrams using UML.
• Analyzed existing systems logic difficulties and revised them as the needed.
• Established Business Analysis methodology using Agile Dynamic Systems Development Method.
• Assisted in building a business analysis process model using MS Visio.
• Collaborated with the Project Manager to organize training material and write user manuals.

Confidential                                         

Business Analyst/ Jr. Financial Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Involved in continuous process improvement and for identifying and maintaining a clear and measurable Development Process that is deployable throughout the enterprise using RUP.
• Designed Use Case Diagrams and wrote their specifications in the Use Case Specification documents using UML/Visio based on the Requirements gathered.
• Gathered Business Requirements, analyzed data/workflows. Defined the scope and progressed from Problem Statement to well-documented designs.
• Participated in writing several test cases for UAT and regression testing
• Assisted QA Team in executing the Test Cases and collected the Test and Process Metrics.

Confidential

Business Analyst/ Tech writer

Responsibilities:

• Involved in system analysis of Finacle.
• Analyzed the business requirements documents, Activity, Sequence Diagrams, written in MS Word and MS Visio to develop functional and detail design specification of the application.
• Preparation of monthly project variance report analysis, summaries and facilitation reviews; including relevant supporting data or analytical documentation in a timely manner to meet divisional goals and deadlines.
• Prepared and documented the Test Cases, Test Scripts, Test procedure, Test data and expected results for the system testing of the application.
• Monitored system resources to determine system components that can be modified to improve efficiency.
• Set up the reporting tools and monitored the reporting functions for the clients using MS Excel.
• Provided management and vendor with analysis, reports and recommendations, which resulted in a redesign of the architecture by the vendor.
• Defined, designed, implemented and documented processes for efficient execution and automation of build and release environment.