Investment Banking Business Analyst

Overview

On Site
Hybrid
BASED ON EXPERIENCE
Full Time
Contract - Independent
Contract - W2

Skills

Acceptance testing
Investment banking
Financial services
Business requirements
Project documentation
Functional requirements
User stories
Middle office
JIRA
Analytical skill
Japanese
Banking
Collaboration
Management
Specification
Documentation
Workflow
Communication
Strategy
Planning
Reporting
Metrics
Training
DCM
Enterprise content management
Agile
Waterfall
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Visio
SQL
Multitasking

Job Details

Our Client, a Japanese multinational banking and financial services, is seeking a Investment Banking Business Analyst.

Location: NYC, NY
Position Type: Contract
Schedule: Hybrid - 1 Day Onsite Park Ave NYC

Key Responsibilities:
* Collaborate with cross-functional teams and front-to-back stakeholders to define business requirements covering the entire trade life cycle
* Oversee the creation and approval of core project documentation including business requirements, functional requirements, technical specifications, user acceptance testing.
* Independently extract highly detailed processes, understand issues, and synthesize simplified comprehensive solutions sitting with technology and business stakeholders.
* Documentation of all required meeting materials including business workflows, process workflows, field level details, user stories.
* Risk and issue identification, communication, and resolution.
* Working with functional leads and front-to-back stakeholders in the development of workstream strategy and delivery.
* Objectives planning, defining scope and deliverables
* Collaborate with stakeholders, including project managers, developers, and system architects, to understand business objectives and requirements.
* Work closely with development teams to define and document technical requirements, ensuring that all functional and non-functional aspects are addressed.
* Collaborate with business users to gather and document requirements, ensuring alignment with business goals and objectives.
* Conduct regular status updates, communicate progress, and report on key metrics to project stakeholders and management.
* Provide training and support to end-users to ensure a smooth transition and adoption of the new processes/applications.

Skills:
* 5+ years of financial services experience as a Business Analyst or related role
* Strong understanding of Investment banking products (Lending, DCM, ECM, Advisory, Credit). Experience working with a corporate investment bank = Must have
* Strong understanding of credit & middle office process workflow for lending products = must have
* Agile and Waterfall project experience, extensive Atlassian - JIRA experience
* Strong analytical skills with the ability to analyze large datasets
* Experience in the development of program documentation as noted above
* Ability to execute, escalate, problem solve, present well and communicate clearly
* Excel, Word, Visio, PowerPoint, SQL skills a requirement.
* Ability to multitask and work in a team environment
* Excellent communication skills