Business Analyst – Operations, Accounting & Risk
$ 7,000 - $ 9,000 / month
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Key Responsibilities:
- Analyze and document current business processes, pain points, and improvement opportunities across Operations, Accounting, and Risk domains.
- Drive the definition of Target Operating Models (TOM) by engaging with stakeholders and translating business needs into functional requirements.
- Support GL/accounting system design, ensuring alignment with financial reporting and regulatory requirements.
- Collaborate with risk teams to identify,analyze,and document risk exposure, mitigation strategies, and related process controls.
- Facilitate requirements gathering sessions,workshops, and walkthroughs with stakeholders across the enterprise.
- Translate business requirements into functional specifications for development and QA teams.
- Support user acceptance testing (UAT), process reengineering, and documentation of standard operating procedures (SOPs).
- Act as a liaison between business units and technology teams, ensuring clear understanding and successful delivery of projects
Required Skills & Experience:
- 5+ years of experience as a Business Analyst in financial services, with exposure to Operations, Accounting, and Risk functions.
- Strong understanding of accounting principles, general ledger systems, and financial reconciliations.
- Experience working with risk management frameworks, risk assessment, and controls documentation.
- Demonstrated experience in Target Operating Model (TOM) development and business process optimization.
- Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and documentation skills.
- Proficiency with BA tools such as JIRA, Confluence, Visio, and Excel.
- Ability to work in Agile and/or Waterfall project environments.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Knowledge of banking products, loan servicing or financial reporting standards.
- Familiarity with regulatory requirements such as Basel III, IFRS, or SOX.
- Professional certifications like CBAP, CPA, CFA, or FRM are a plus.
Key Responsibilities:
- Analyze and document current business processes, pain points, and improvement opportunities across Operations, Accounting, and Risk domains.
- Drive the definition of Target Operating Models (TOM) by engaging with stakeholders and translating business needs into functional requirements.
- Support GL/accounting system design, ensuring alignment with financial reporting and regulatory requirements.
- Collaborate with risk teams to identify,analyze,and document risk exposure, mitigation strategies, and related process controls.
- Facilitate requirements gathering sessions,workshops, and walkthroughs with stakeholders across the enterprise.
- Translate business requirements into functional specifications for development and QA teams.
- Support user acceptance testing (UAT), process reengineering, and documentation of standard operating procedures (SOPs).
- Act as a liaison between business units and technology teams, ensuring clear understanding and successful delivery of projects
Required Skills & Experience:
- 5+ years of experience as a Business Analyst in financial services, with exposure to Operations, Accounting, and Risk functions.
- Strong understanding of accounting principles, general ledger systems, and financial reconciliations.
- Experience working with risk management frameworks, risk assessment, and controls documentation.
- Demonstrated experience in Target Operating Model (TOM) development and business process optimization.
- Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and documentation skills.
- Proficiency with BA tools such as JIRA, Confluence, Visio, and Excel.
- Ability to work in Agile and/or Waterfall project environments.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Knowledge of banking products, loan servicing or financial reporting standards.
- Familiarity with regulatory requirements such as Basel III, IFRS, or SOX.
- Professional certifications like CBAP, CPA, CFA, or FRM are a plus.