PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

• Scrum certified Business Analyst with 7+ years of proven experience in analysis, design, and development of application software for Finance.
• Proficient in analyzing and documenting specifications for business including Banking, Financial Services, Mortgage,
• Extensive knowledge and experience in Anti - Money Laundering (AML)/KYC and Operation Risk Management in the large Investment Banks and Finance Companies.
• Strong understanding of Business process management, Business Process Automation (BPA), Business process Improvement (BPI) and Business Process Reengineering (BPR).
• Understanding and mapping business processes, performing Gap analysis, SWOT analysis and proficient in documenting As-Is and To-Be business processes.
• Proficient in conducting elicitation sessions like JAD, JRP, Brainstorming and Job shadowing
• Proficient in documenting requirement specifications including BRD, FRD, use cases, user stories and supplementing them with UML diagrams such as Use Case Diagrams, Activity Diagrams, Class Diagrams, and Sequence Diagrams for Web Services documentation etc.,
• Solid working knowledge on Scrum concepts like Scrum Team, Product Backlog, Sprint Planning, sprint review, User Stories, Daily Stand-up Meeting, Retrospective meetings, Burn down Charts.
• Capable of reviewing MANTAS alerts on the system and follow standard AML investigation process.
• Expert in tracking & managing requirements through Requirement Traceability Matrix (RTM).
• Strong SQL background, including ER diagrams, and writing SQL queries for data acquisition, reference data analysis and reporting purposes.
• Quality Assurance (QA) experience in developing and reviewing Test plans, Test scripts, Test requirements, Test cases, Test reports, and in using defect-tracking tool to address bugs/issues as required by the project.
• Experience in Creating User Manuals and conducting User Training Workshops with users.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Methodologies: Agile, Waterfall, RUP

Languages: SQL, HTML, XML, UML

Requirement Management tools: Power Designer, Rational Rose, Doors, Caliber RM

Database: Oracle 11g, MS access, DB2

User Interface Design Tools: Smart Draw, Just in Mind, SnagIt

Defect Tracking Tools: Silk Central, JIRA, Bugzilla

Utility Tools: MS Office Suite, MS Project, Adobe Photoshop, MS Outlook

Data warehousing Tools: Informatica, Business Objects, Cognos

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Atlanta, GA

Business Analyst/ Scrum master

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for eliciting, analyzing and documenting all system specifications including data mapping, transaction mapping and over viewing the testing activities till final signoff.
• Responsible for identifying, ETL requirements, data mapping, transaction mapping needs for SunTrust in compliance with Bank Secrecy Act requirements in general and anti-money laundering.
• Responsible for detecting possible money laundering and terrorist financing activity using various software programs such as Mantas and Remedy.
• Conducted status report meetings with the business and the IT team on a weekly basis, as the most important aspect of the project was Data Mapping.
• Created Process Flow diagrams, Transaction pattern using MS-Visio.
• Developed use case diagrams, Entity Relationship diagrams, UML diagrams and activity diagrams to reflect use case narratives.
• Participated in JAD sessions- weekly meetings with the management team and walkthroughs
• Schedule meetings with the project team and stakeholders to discuss the functional interdependency and resolve issue.
• Responsible of creating the Meta data mapping for Anti money laundering (AML) under their financial crime & compliance program and know your customer (KYC) for Confidential .
• Used Actimize (Fortent) to know your customers and to automate regulatory reporting process including Suspicious Activity Reports.
• Created an AML work item display user interface based on real time Mantas data look up which is the single point of AML data Investigation.
• Led & provided system implementation guidance to Compliance team for Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) including Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) for oversea US entities and subjects.
• Created mockups, prototypes, and wireframe for the JAD sessions
• Coordinate with the team and clients to accomplish the task assigned.
• Engage in Client communications for status and design and code review meetings. Over-viewing deployment of modules in production.
• Designed and developed use cases, activity diagrams, and sequence diagrams using UML. Used Query Analyzer, Execution Plan to optimize SQL Queries.
• Responsible for Data Extraction, Data Compilation, Data Analysis, Data Manipulation, and Data Validation using SQL queries in a MS SQL Server 2000 environment.
• Perform UAT testing on admin use case scenarios and log defects using HP ALM.

Environment: Power Designer, HP ALM, MS Office, SharePoint, Java/J2EE, Oracle, UML, Just in Mind, Smart draw, MS SQL Server 2000 environment, MS Visio.

Confidential, NYC

Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Met with user and clients to get the Vision Scope document.
• Conducted Focus Group Session with brokers and users, managers and other SMEs to identify those functionalities that would maximize the efficiency of the process.
• Collaborated with business stakeholders in creation of Product Backlog (PBI) and Prioritization.
• Collaborated with Scrum team for backlog refinement, Iteration planning, velocity planning
• Worked with the PMO and business teams in tracking costs and creating ROI reports
• Performed a high-level Gap Analysis between the existing platform against the business requirements
• Worked on UML Diagrams to create Activity Diagram, Sequence Diagram, and State Chart Diagram for better understanding.
• Wrote and updated User Stories to capture all actions. Created User Interface Document (UID) by using number of modeling tools.
• Provide business analysis coverage for the Governance, Risk and Compliance initiatives using Actimize Trade Surveillance solution platform.
• Develop use cases and oversee creation of test scripts by the QA team. Provide reports and metrics as requested by the users to improve the effectiveness of trade surveillance.
• Responsible for scope definition/confirmation, definition of implementation approach, budget and actuals tracking, resource planning, for deployment of Trade Surveillance Models ( i.e Front Running, Mark to Open/Close, Off Market Trades, Wash Trades).
• Develop templates for documenting deliverables timelines, milestones, dependencies, and issue tracking for the Trade Surveillance Program and for the various workstreams within the Program.
• Trained end users and administrators on system use.

Environment: Agile Methodology, Microsoft Office Suite, Microsoft Visio, Sybase DB, AML / KYC, Sybase, JIRA, SQL

Business Analyst/ Scrum Master

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Starting right from requirement elicitation by conducting Business Requirements gathering sessions with Business Services and Product Owners of Confidential Union Bank.
• Worked with Business User Representatives gathering the knowledge about the retail banking, Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) and other Business Analysts to understand the existing system and the current business process and methods to identify deficiencies and areas for improvement and enhancement.
• Getting requirements freeze from clients by demonstrating them requirements in pictorial representations or proto-type models by creating mock up screens and basic navigation view.
• Translating the Business Requirements into Functional requirements and guiding our developers in building the solution as needed by our client Confidential Union Bank.
• Also, adding value by helping the Quality assurance teams perform the best end to end testing and deliver the best solution, well tested, tried & validated in multiple environments with multiple scenarios.
• Used Agile Software Development process viz. Scrum, as this was a time bound project.
• Facilitated JAD sessions with end users, development, and QA teams.
• Authored Business Requirements Document BRD with project teams. Extracted, discussed, and refined business requirements from business users and SME’s.
• Prepared Use cases and Activity flow diagrams and Work flow diagrams, considering the scope of the project with Microsoft VISIO 2003.
• Reviewed and assisted the design team in coming up with wireframes and UI Screen Mockups for the proposed new UI prototype.
• Assisted project managers with the development of project schedules. Developed requirements and preliminary design for client applications. Performed analysis and design projects using a systems development methodology. Worked with all levels of client staff in solution definition.
• Exposed to SQL queries while churning out relevant information from company’s database.
• Assisted Project Management in developing Scope/ Vision Documentation and Project Plan, tracking project process, and developed Risk Mitigation Plan.
• Minimized defects in software application by collecting, reviewing, managing, and monitoring software application defects in JIRA through resolution as reported by various internal and external customers as Defect Manager.

Environment: Agile Methodology, Java/J2EE, Microsoft Office Suite, Justin Mind Prototype, Microsoft Visio, Borland Silk Central, Oracle, SQL, Windows XP.

Confidential, Short Hills, NJ

Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Identified stakeholders of the project; prepared interview questionnaire for requirement elicitation; interviewed SMEs and documented requirements.
• Extensively researched and collected the customer financial documentations and completed research for suspicious activity reports on KYC, AML, and BSA analysis reports for flagged accounts.
• Analyze regulatory requirements for Dodd Frank initiatives and ensure completeness and accuracy by partnering with IT and functional groups
• Analyzed client data, documentation and negative news in order to determine client risk profile as established under the global KYC procedures.
• Created Activity, Process flow diagram to illustrate the regular claim adjudication and their statuses.
• Worked extensively with XML for file communication with vendors. Involved in creating and developing XML Schemas.
• Used extensive research skills, independent judgment, discretion and decision-making skills in order to complete AML rolling reviews.
• Implemented Dodd-Frank rules on Regulatory Reporting, Mandatory Clearing for Commodities, and other OTC Instruments.
• Worked with SQL queries for data manipulation and data validation.
• Used extensive SQL queries for data analysis, to provide summary reports and data feeds to analytics reporting system.
• Developed prototype of the system using Microsoft Visual Studio and conducted walkthrough to users and developers.
• Liaised with Clients, Front Office, Credit, Legal and Client On-Boarding as necessary as part of the KYC process.
• Involved in requirements gathering, source data analysis and identifying business rules for data migration and for developing data warehouse/data mart.
• Performed bulk loading of data in DEV/QA environments.
• Acted as liaison between the senior management and different teams with effective presentation.
• Developed Project Status metrics for weekly Project Status and impact of the Change Request.

Environment: Agile, UML, Rational Requisite Pro, Enterprise Architect, MS Word, MS Excel, MS outlook, MS PowerPoint, MS Project 2010, MS Visio, Rational Rose, .Net, SQL Server and Silk Central.