Business Analyst - Capital Markets

Job Description

* About BNP Paribas Group:BNP Paribas is a top-ranking bank in Europe with an international profile. It operates in 71 countries and has almost 199 000 employees. The Group ranks highly in its three core areas of activity: Domestic Markets and International Financial Services (whose retail banking networks and financial services are grouped together under Retail Banking & Services) and Corporate & Institutional Banking, centred on corporate and institutional clients. The Group helps all of its clients (retail, associations, businesses, SMEs, large corporates and institutional) to implement their projects by providing them with services in financing, investment, savings and protection. In its Corporate & Institutional Banking and International Financial Services activities, BNP Paribas enjoys leading positions in Europe, a strong presence in the Americas and has a solid and fast-growing network in the Asia/Pacific region. 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 solutions. About Businessline/Function :The Global Markets business of BNP Paribas helps its corporate and institutional clients leverage capital markets across the globe for their financing, risk management and investment needs. This encompasses a wide range of financial products ranging from Foreign exchange to complex Equity Derivatives that are traded in financial markets across the globe 24/7. IT systems are integral to the business and are a key part of the value proposition to clients. These IT systems range from industry standard products for standard process automation to internally developed, often, market leading IT applications. The IT teams owning these IT systems are made up of functions that include Technical and Application production support, Business Analysis & Project Management, Development & Maintenance and Quality Control. BNP Paribas India Solutions is an equal partner in these IT functions along with colleagues in other locations including Paris, London, New York, Tokyo, Singapore & Hong Kong. This partnership ranges from sharing the IT work load, executing global strategy to owning global applications offshore. The technology and engineering landscape is wide, encompassing almost all techniques and platforms. It continues to evolve and transform with the market with the business continuing to invest in it. Job Title:Business Analyst Date:1-Feb-2021 Department:Global Markets IT Location:Infinity IT Park (Dindoshi) Business Line / Function:Trade Processing Reports to: (Direct) Grade: (if applicable) (Functional) Number of Direct Reports:0 Directorship / Registration:NA Position PurposeWe need a competent and proactive candidate to fulfil the role of a Business analyst for the global markets trade processing department. The application concerned is a fully integrated real-time settlement system that covers the four big steps that a Back Office system need to do Payments, Announcements, Confirmations, and Accounting. This application consists of a .NET based front end communicating with backend written in Pro*C, PL/SQL and Python. The Database is Oracle 12c. As the business is growing, new functionalities and features need to be incorporated which not only exceed user expectations but also meet the stringent performance and security requirements. A successful candidate would have a unique opportunity to be part of a global team located across multiple locations (Mumbai, London and Paris) to analyze & implement large scale changes. The role offers a great opportunity to understand and strengthen capabilities across the capital markets technology landscape. Responsibilities Direct Responsibilities Lead the requirement analysis, validation and verification, ensuring that requirement documents are complete, concise, comprehensible and unambiguous.Communicate (verbal and written) with Back Office Users across geographies to gather and crystallize requirements.Elicit the requirement using use cases, scenarios, workflow analysis and produce business requirements / functional specifications.Manage requirement traceability matrix and track requirement status throughout the project.Assist in enforcement of Project deadlines, schedule and methodologies.Define and produce testing plan and participate in user acceptance testing.Suggest area of improvement in internal process along with possible solution.Balance technology and business issues and communicate appropriately with Business and technology experts.Effectively communicate project relevant information with management on regular basis.Manage requirement changes through effective use of change control mechanism.Should be able to perform data analysis with SQL and other organization tools.Liaise with Development teams to ensure accurate functional coverage and validate test scenarios. Carry out functional tests (with users if need be).Ensure all appropriate tests are of high quality and accuracy.Be available for Level 3 application support as and when needed by the Platform owner to investigate productionIssues and provide fixes/workaround to the L1 & L2 support team.Coordinate component releases in different UAT and end to end test environments. Technical & Behavioral Competencies Essential Skills (will be assessed):A minimum of 5 years of IT business analysis experience in the Settlements domain. (not restricted to FX).Strong understanding on Settlement domain from booking layer to back office settlement system. Preferably experienced with in-house developed system.Advance knowledge and experience using MS Office and Visio.Ability to communicate complex ideas in a clear, concise manner across functional and technical departments.Development of test scenarios and test cases, and testing activities necessary to assess the quality and completion of system implementations. Developing contingency plans wherever appropriate and required.Identifying opportunities for improvement and make constructive suggestions for changeNice to have skills (would be given preference): -Knowledge of global regulatory processes and demands.Hands on experience Project implementation with agile methodology.Ability to write small / medium Oracle SQL queries, reports.Good understanding of processes followed as part of Level 3 support. Specific Qualifications (if required), * Skills Referential Behavioural Skills:Attention to detail / rigorCommunication skills - oral & writtenCritical thinkingClient focusedTransversal Skills: Ability to anticipate business / strategic evolutionAbility to manage / facilitate a meeting, seminar, committee, trainingAnalytical AbilityAbility to understand, explain and support changeAbility to develop and leverage networksEducation Level: Bachelor Degree or equivalent Experience Level At least 5 years Other/Specific Qualifications (if required)

Keyskills :
ms officedocumentationfunctionalcustomer relations