Business Analyst Actimize (IFM / Financial Crime)

Job Title: Business Analyst Actimize (IFM / Financial Crime)

Location: NYC, NY

Duration: 12 months

Domain : Banking, Financial Services & Insurance (BFSI)

Role Level : Senior

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end to end business analysis for AML, transaction monitoring, sanctions, and financial crime programs using Actimize IFM
• Elicit, analyze, and document business and regulatory requirements, translating them into BRDs, FRDs, functional specs, and user stories
• Partner closely with Compliance, Risk, and Engineering teams to implement Actimize IFM solutions
• Support IFM rule configuration, scenario design, threshold tuning, and alert workflow setup
• Analyze alert lifecycle management, case workflows, and escalation processes
• Perform SQL based data analysis to support:
• Rule validation and scenario testing
• False positive and true positive analysis
• UAT execution and defect triage
• Regulatory audits and model governance reviews
• Support model governance, documentation, and audit readiness activities
• Act as a liaison between business, compliance, and technology teams to ensure regulatory alignment and effective solution delivery

Required Skills & Experience

• Strong Business Analyst experience in BFSI, with a focus on Financial Crime and Compliance
• Hands on expertise with NICE Actimize IFM and Financial Crime platforms
• Deep understanding of:
• AML and Transaction Monitoring
• Sanctions Screening
• Regulatory compliance workflows
• Proven experience authoring BRDs, FRDs, and user stories
• Strong working knowledge of IFM rule configuration, scenario tuning, and alert management
• Advanced SQL skills for data analysis, validation, and reporting
• Experience supporting UAT, model validation, and audit/regulatory reviews
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills

Ideal Candidate Profile

• Financial crime domain expert with strong Actimize IFM hands on experience
• Comfortable working in regulated environments with evolving regulatory requirements
• Strong analytical mindset with the ability to translate complex regulations into system solutions
• Effective communicator across compliance, business, and technology teams