Business Analyst

Job Description

*About BNP Paribas Group:BNP Paribas is a leading bank in Europe with an international reach. It has a presence in 71 countries, with approximately 199,000 employees. The Group has key positions in its three main activities: Domestic Markets and International Financial Services (whose retail-banking networks and financial services are covered by Retail Banking & Services) and Corporate & Institutional Banking, which serves two client franchises: corporate clients and institutional investors. The Group helps all its clients (individuals, community associations, entrepreneurs, SMEs, corporates and institutional clients) to realise their projects through solutions spanning financing, investment, savings and protection insurance.About BNP Paribas India Solutions:Established in 2005, BNP Paribas India Solutions is a wholly owned subsidiary of BNP Paribas SA, a leading bank in Europe with an international reach. With delivery centers located in Bengaluru, Chennai and Mumbai, we are a 24x7 global delivery center. India Solutions services three business lines: Corporate and Institutional Banking, Investment Solutions and Retail Banking for BNP Paribas across the Group. Driving innovation and growth, we are harnessing the potential of over 6000 employees, to provide support and develop best-in-class solutionsAbout Businessline/Function :Financial Shared Services (FSS) - a comprehensive global hub at BNP Paribas India Solutions Private Ltd providing end to end Financial accounting and reporting services including setting up industrialized processes, generating global synergies and delivering value add to our clientsJob Title:Business AnalystDate:Department:Finance Shared ServiceLocation:MumbaiBusiness Line / Function:Transformation Office Finance Data StewardReports to:(Direct)Grade: (if applicable)(Functional)Number of Direct Reports:Directorship / Registration:Position PurposeProvide a brief description of the overall purpose of the position, why this position exists and how it will contribute in achieving the team s goal.ResponsibilitiesDirect Responsibilities

• Partner with stakeholders and consumers at all levels of the organization, across LOBs and functions, and across all regions, to drive data quality Issues / solutions
• DefineDQ controls for new/existing reports and improve/enhance the existing data controls
• Assist with the requirements gathering, testing, and roll-out of DQ dashboards for consumers and ops stakeholders
• Perform detailed data analysis on large data sets across all Financial & Referential Data domains (party, instrument, account, finance ref data, Financial Instruments etc.)
• Collaborate with business partners and project teams to understand current state processes and data needsCollaborate with business partners and project teams to understand current state processes and data needsConduct analysis on known data quality issues and define operational and/or technical solutions for remediation
• Interact with technology and operations teams to drive changes and remediate issues ensure requirements and procedures are understood and are implemented as per specification
• Work with stakeholders to analyze and understand business requirements and review/produce documentation with a focus on data management governance and data quality control implementation
• Analyze complex data to optimize the efficiency and quality of the data, resolve data quality problems, and collaborate with various stakeholders to suggest and come up with remediation solutions

Contributing Responsibilities

• Knowledge of General ledger data (like journal entries), Accounting and Finance data.
• Understanding of Bank s Financial Statements
• Analysis of Financial data. Work closely with Finance teams to ensure accurate financial reporting.
• Understanding on financial products like Fixed Income, Equities, FX, Derivatives & the Accounting part for the same.
• Create KPI and decks for Data Quality management reporting

Technical & Behavioral Competencies

• SQL knowledge will be added advantage.
• Good communication skills, to be able to host meetings
• Finance & Accounting knowledge
• Strong Microsoft software Office skills (Excel, Word, Access, PowerPoint )
• Knowledge/experience of: General ledger, Referential systems, Abinitio, BI tools
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, with the ability to explain complex issues clearly and concisely to audiences of varying technical or accounting levels.
• Ability to work effectively in geographically dispersed cross-functional tams.
• Former experiences within a Finance function in Banking and Financial Services
• Experience must include Business Analysis

Specific Qualifications (if required)Skills ReferentialBehavioural Skills: (Please select up to 4 skills)Ability to collaborate / Teamwork Creativity & Innovation / Problem solvingAbility to deliver / Results drivenCommunication skills - oral & writtenTransversal Skills:(Please select up to 5 skills)Ability to manage a project Ability to understand, explain and support change Analytical Ability Ability to develop and leverage networks Ability to manage / facilitate a meeting, seminar, committee, training Education Level: Bachelor Degree or equivalent Experience Level:At least 5 years Other/Specific Qualifications (if required), * MBA in Finance, Bachelor s Degree in Finance / Engineering ,I.T, Commerce

Keyskills :
documentationdata qualityrequirementsoffice skillsfunctionalgeneral ledgerdata quality controlfixed incomebusiness requirementscustomer relationsproject teams