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 :
This function supports the development and maintenance of the Core Banking solution of the bank which is Atlas2.
Job Title:
Business Analyst
Date:
22/02/2023
Department:
Global Banking IT
Location:
Mumbai
Business Line / Function:
Core Banking
Reports to:
(Direct)
Grade:
(if applicable)
N/A
(Functional)
Number of Direct Reports:
Directorship / Registration:
NA
Position Purpose
• The Business Analyst is responsible for conducting requirement-gathering sessions, identifying and designing functionalities, writing detailed requirement specifications by analyzing specific business processes and user requirements, testing deliverables and workarounds to meet client objectives.
• The Business Analyst will serve as an integral liaison between technical and the user group, ensuring that support and development undertaken by the department are in line with business requirements.
• The Business Analyst should assist any functional discrepancy observed in Production on priority
Responsibilities
Direct Responsibilities
• • Establish requirements using interviews, document analysis, business process descriptions, business analysis, task and workflow analysis. Ensure all stakeholders are involved in requirements gathering activities.
• Analyze and document accurate and detailed business/User requirement documents (BRD/URD), user guides and functional specification documents (FSD) including the data sources. Effectively organize and categorize large amounts of information provided by stakeholders.
• Evaluate information that is acquired and reconcile conflicts and/or challenge assumptions to ensure the utmost quality outcome for the client. Identify alternative solutions for solving business problems and objectively recommend solutions based on evidence collected during analysis.
• Develop test cases and conducts appropriate testing prior to deployment.
• Assist Technical team in functionally analyzing the already existing reports and identifying iteration metrics.
• Provide linkage between the all stake holders and participants regarding the requirements throughout the development life-cycle.
• Act as consultant to the development team/programmers.
• Respond to changing organizational priorities. Manage change requests relating to the project plans to meet the agreed deadlines. Mitigate risks ensuring project success.
• Work closely with project managers and assists with project planning where required. Provide project services when necessary.
• Resolve conflict and issues when necessary.
• Design and execute test scenarios and provide a key support during Users testing.
• Play a key role in solution designing and optimization of the existing functional blocks of the systems, in the projects driven by other teams.
• L3 Production Support – The BA would be involved in providing the functional analysis to the incidents or any discrepancy faced in A2 production. Support would be extended for a problem ticket study and testing.
• Information Requests – Assist in adhoc extraction requests and feasibility study of the new request raised for A2.
• Perform various administrative tasks including status reports, time recording, etc.
• Perform any special duties as assigned by the team lead.
• Adhere to processes and practices outlined by the organization.
• Provide maintenance and support towards resolving issues, bugs etc on products put on production. Resolve and provide functional support for adhoc queries from users.
• Prepare reusable templates for faster delivery.
• Meet business objectives by providing effective solutions.
Contributing Responsibilities
Technical & Behavioral Competencies
- Experience in Banking / Finance space (preferably Accounting/Finance/Payments/Trade/Back-Office Operations).
- Good Communications Skills with good client facing skills
- Good drafting skills for writing Functional Specifications.
- Hands-on knowledge of use of MS Office tools.
- Understanding of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
- Knowledge of SQL, Unix and working in Microsoft Excel.
Behavioral:
• Should be able to work in a multi-cultural setup with different teams
• Dynamic, Proactive and Teamwork oriented
• Flexible attitude, Ability to perform under pressure
• A commitment to quality and a thorough approach to work
Specific Qualifications (if required)
Preferably CA or MBA (Finance) or CFA or BE with at least 1 year of experience as a Business Analyst.
Skills Referential
Behavioural Skills: (Please select up to 4 skills)
Communication Skill – Oral & Written
Ability to collaborate / Teamwork
Attention to detail / rigor
Transversal Skills: (Please select up to 5 skills)
Ability to manage a project
Analytical Ability
Ability to understand, explain and support change
Education Level:
Bachelor Degree or equivalent
Experience Level
At least 1 year of banking experience
Other/Specific Qualifications (if required)
