Business Analyst (Banking)

Job Title: Business Analyst (Banking) – Remote

Experience

: 8\+ years

Employment:

Full-Time/ W2

(NO C2C)

Overview:

We are seeking an experienced Business Analyst (Banking) with strong expertise in requirements analysis, financial domain workflows, regulatory compliance, data analysis, payments, lending, cards, capital markets, and digital banking systems. The ideal candidate will drive end-to-end requirements gathering, process optimization, documentation, and cross-functional communication for large-scale banking and financial transformation initiatives.

Key Responsibilities:

• Gather, analyze, and document

business requirements (BRD), functional specifications (FSD), user stories, use cases

, and acceptance criteria for core banking and financial applications.

• Partner with

Product Owners, SMEs, Banking Operations, Compliance, Risk, Treasury, Payments, Lending, Cards, and Technology teams

to translate business needs into actionable technical requirements.

• Conduct

process mapping, workflow analysis, gap analysis, impact analysis, data analysis, and root-cause analysis

to support strategic banking initiatives.

• Support digital transformation projects across

Retail Banking, Corporate Banking, Wealth Management, Investment Banking, Payments, Loan Origination, Core Banking Systems, and AML/KYC

workflows.

• Work on regulatory and compliance initiatives including

AML, KYC, OFAC, Basel, FATCA, PCI-DSS

, audit readiness, and risk mitigation.

• Drive requirement workshops,

JAD sessions, sprint planning, backlog refinement

, and roadmap prioritization with cross-functional teams.

• Support end-to-end testing phases, including

UAT planning, UAT execution, test case validation, defect triage

, and sign-off for production releases.

• Create detailed

process documentation, user guides, SOPs, test cases

, and training materials for business and technical stakeholders.

• Ensure solutions align with

banking regulatory standards, data governance, risk controls

, and overall enterprise architecture guidelines.

Required Skills:

• Hands-on experience with

Retail Banking, Corporate Banking, Digital Banking, Payments, Lending, Cards, Wealth Management, Capital Markets

, or Core Banking platforms.

• Solid understanding of

SDLC, Agile, Scrum, Waterfall, user stories, product backlog

, and sprint ceremonies.

• Strong expertise in

Requirements Gathering, BRD/FSD creation, Process Mapping (Visio), Data Analysis, SQL

, and documentation.

• Experience working with

AML/KYC, Compliance, Risk \& Controls

, and regulatory frameworks.

• Good understanding of integrations (API-based), data flows, and downstream banking systems.

• Proficiency with tools such as

JIRA, Confluence, MS Visio, Excel, Power BI

, and reporting dashboards.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience with

Core Banking Systems (Temenos, FIS, Finacle, Flexcube)

or payment gateways.

• Knowledge of

Cloud, Data Warehousing, SQL/ETL concepts

, and reporting ecosystems.

• Exposure to

Financial Crime (AML), Risk Analytics

, or Regulatory Reporting.

• Banking certifications like

CBAP, CCBA, CSM, FRM, CFA (preferred but not required).

Please share the resume:

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