Gather, analyze, and document requirements for banking and financial applications, and collaborate with business and technical teams to deliver solutions. Analyze workflows and integrations, support Agile delivery and UAT, and help ensure requirements meet business objectives and financial regulations.
Job Description: Business Analyst – Financial Domain
We are seeking an experienced Business Analyst with 4+ years of experience in the financial services domain. The ideal candidate will have strong knowledge of banking and financial processes, requirements gathering, business process analysis, and collaboration with technical and business stakeholders to deliver financial technology solutions.
Key Responsibilities
Gather, analyze, and document business requirements for financial and banking applications.
Work closely with business stakeholders, product owners, developers, QA teams, and project managers.
Prepare BRDs, FRDs, user stories, use cases, and acceptance criteria.
Analyze financial workflows, business processes, and system integrations.
Support projects related to banking operations, payments, lending, credit cards, loans, or financial reporting.
Conduct gap analysis, impact analysis, and root-cause analysis.
Participate in Agile/Scrum ceremonies, sprint planning, and backlog refinement.
Develop process flow diagrams, workflow models, and functional specifications.
Coordinate User Acceptance Testing (UAT), validate test scenarios, and support defect resolution.
Ensure requirements align with business objectives, internal policies, and applicable financial regulations.
Support data analysis, reconciliation, and reporting using Excel and SQL where required.
Required Skills
4+ years of experience as a Business Analyst in the financial services or banking domain.
Strong understanding of financial processes and banking operations.
Experience in requirements elicitation, documentation, and stakeholder management.
Proficiency in BRD, FRD, user stories, use cases, and acceptance criteria.
Experience with Agile/Scrum and Waterfall methodologies.
Working knowledge of Jira, Confluence, Microsoft Excel, and Visio.
Basic SQL skills for data validation and analysis.
Excellent analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with Canadian banks, credit unions, fintech companies, or financial institutions.
Exposure to payment processing, wire transfers, ACH/EFT, SWIFT, lending, mortgages, or credit risk.
Knowledge of KYC, AML, fraud prevention, and regulatory compliance.
Experience with financial data reconciliation, reporting, and system integrations.
Familiarity with Power BI or Tableau is an advantage.
CBAP, CCBA, or PMI-PBA certification is a plus.
Education
Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business Administration, Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field.
Candidate Requirements
Minimum 4 years of relevant Business Analyst experience.
Financial services or banking domain experience is required.
Candidates must be located in Canada and authorized to work in Canada, subject to client requirements.
Strong stakeholder communication and documentation skills.
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