Job Description
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About BNP Paribas Group:
BNPParibas is a leading bank in Europe with an international reach. It has a presence in 71 countries, with approximately 1++,000 employees. The Group has key positions in its three main activities: Domestic Markets and International Financial Services (whose retail-banking networks and financial services are covered by Retail Banking & Services) and Corporate & Institutional Banking, which serves two client franchises: corporate clients and institutional investors. The Group helps all its clients (individuals, community associations, entrepreneurs, SMEs, corporates and institutional clients) to realise their projects through solutions spanning financing, investment, savings and protection insurance.
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 :
Under BNP Paribas IT Group, FRESH is the IT framework encompassing Projects & Systems of Finance and RISK functions, with a strong focus on efficiency, proximity, agility and time-to-market.
FRESH is a worldwide organizational model that will contribute to tackle major challenges of the Group’s transformation of today and tomorrow, building the best offering to the Finance and Risk Community through a progressive rotation to new technologies and best practices. The FRESH organization is the outcome of several convergences: between the Project & Systems teams of Group Finance, CIB Finance and RISK and their related IT teams.
FRESH is part of the IT Group organization (ITG in Europe and ITO overseas) with a threefold sponsorship by ITG, Finance and RISK (CIB-ITO; RISK Solutions and ITG-FIT).
Job Title:
Business Analyst
Date:
Dec 2nd, 2021
Department:
FRESH – FAR CRR
Location:
Infinity/NKP - Mumbai
Business Line / Function:
FAR CRR
Reports to:
(Direct)
Grade: (if applicable)
(Functional)
Number of Direct Reports:
Directorship / Registration:
NA
Position Purpose
The analyst will be a part of the ISPL Mumbai – FAR-CRR (Financial Accounting Reporting & Credit Risk Reporting) projects team. The Business analyst will primarily work on Accounting / Financial Reporting / Credit Risk reporting Projects. In addition, the analyst will also perform business analysis for different Accounting Platforms & Finance systems.
Responsibilities
Direct Responsibilities
Understanding data sources, composition, rules of reporting required by different applications and ensuring data completeness & accuracy.
Creating a detailed business analysis, outlining problems, opportunities and solutions for a business.
Ensuring that data is seamlessly available for head office reporting purposes. This involves tracing data, extracting, transformation, analysis and enrichment.
Reconciling data sets & trace data evolution through complex transformation processes.
The role involves performing root cause analysis on CHANGE the BANK and RUN the BANK issues.
Preparing functional specifications, proof of concepts, test cases for reports and enhancements in the General Ledger platforms, Finance systems and Risk System.
Create and establish processes and handoffs between different global & local teams.
Lead or participate in multiple evolutions & projects, updating project documentation; managing project scope; adjusting schedules when necessary; determining daily priorities; ensuring efficient and on-time delivery of project tasks and milestones.
Liaise between Operations and IT to assist or gather business requirements needed for system modifications, enhancement and implementations.
Should be well aware about standard IT processes and methodologies such as SDLC, Agile and SCRUM
Basic understanding of ETL (Extract, transform, load) framework
Contributing Responsibilities
Preparing status reports, communication broadcasts, and process reengineering, identifying automation & efficiency initiatives.
Technical & Behavioral Competencies
Data Analyst
• Ability to source, transform and analyze large data sets.
• Experience in reconciliations and tracing data elements through transformation processes is critical.
• Ability to identify issues, develop solutions, manage short term and permanent fixes
• Record experiences and develop operating procedures.
Business Analytical skills
• Eliciting user requirements and transforming them to functional specifications/Change requirements.
• Preparing business test cases.
• Liaising with development team on the production queries & enhancements.
• Managing testing and deployment.
• Experience with software development life cycle & implementation
• Develop processes combining applications & people interactions
Technical Skills
• Ability to work with large data sets in MS Excel/Ms Access and corresponding tools and formulae like pivots, lookups etc.
• Ability to use data processing tools for data transformation
• Understand database concepts – tables, master & referential data, building primary keys etc
• Primary Skills : Alteryx Tool, SQL
• Miscellaneous: Awareness about tools such as Tableau, PowerBI & RPA is nice to have
• MS Access & VBA skills are preferable.
Behavioral Competencies
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Conduct meetings with global stakeholders, prepare minutes & summaries.
• Assertiveness, Negotiation, Proactivness & Prioritization skills are important.
• Discipline in documenting, following-up on issues and changes.
• Experience in interacting with global stakeholders and independently managing discussions.
• Accounting and Finance concepts and awareness of Credit Risk, IFRS reporting concepts, Finance head-office reporting processes.
Specific Qualifications B.E., MCA ,MBA in finance or equivalent degree
Preferred Industry / Domain experience: Former experience in Banking and Financial Services is preferable
Skills Referential
Behavioural Skills: (Please select up to 4 skills)
Communication skills - oral & written
Ability to synthetize / simplify
Attention to detail / rigor
Organizational skills
Transversal Skills: (Please select up to 5 skills)
Analytical Ability
Ability to understand, explain and support change
Ability to develop and adapt a process
Ability to manage / facilitate a meeting, seminar, committee, training…
Ability to develop and leverage networks
Education Level:
Bachelor Degree or equivalent
Experience Level
At least 7 years
Other/Specific Qualifications (if required)
Business analyst needs to have very good functional skills, intermediate knowledge of SQL and overview of finance application, ledgers and reporting ecosystems.
MBA in Finance, Bachelor’s Degree in engineering ,I.T, Commerce
About BNP Paribas Group:
BNPParibas is a leading bank in Europe with an international reach. It has a presence in 71 countries, with approximately 1++,000 employees. The Group has key positions in its three main activities: Domestic Markets and International Financial Services (whose retail-banking networks and financial services are covered by Retail Banking & Services) and Corporate & Institutional Banking, which serves two client franchises: corporate clients and institutional investors. The Group helps all its clients (individuals, community associations, entrepreneurs, SMEs, corporates and institutional clients) to realise their projects through solutions spanning financing, investment, savings and protection insurance.
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 :
Under BNP Paribas IT Group, FRESH is the IT framework encompassing Projects & Systems of Finance and RISK functions, with a strong focus on efficiency, proximity, agility and time-to-market.
FRESH is a worldwide organizational model that will contribute to tackle major challenges of the Group’s transformation of today and tomorrow, building the best offering to the Finance and Risk Community through a progressive rotation to new technologies and best practices. The FRESH organization is the outcome of several convergences: between the Project & Systems teams of Group Finance, CIB Finance and RISK and their related IT teams.
FRESH is part of the IT Group organization (ITG in Europe and ITO overseas) with a threefold sponsorship by ITG, Finance and RISK (CIB-ITO; RISK Solutions and ITG-FIT).
Job Title:
Business Analyst
Date:
Dec 2nd, 2021
Department:
FRESH – FAR CRR
Location:
Infinity/NKP - Mumbai
Business Line / Function:
FAR CRR
Reports to:
(Direct)
Grade: (if applicable)
(Functional)
Number of Direct Reports:
Directorship / Registration:
NA
Position Purpose
The analyst will be a part of the ISPL Mumbai – FAR-CRR (Financial Accounting Reporting & Credit Risk Reporting) projects team. The Business analyst will primarily work on Accounting / Financial Reporting / Credit Risk reporting Projects. In addition, the analyst will also perform business analysis for different Accounting Platforms & Finance systems.
Responsibilities
Direct Responsibilities
Understanding data sources, composition, rules of reporting required by different applications and ensuring data completeness & accuracy.
Creating a detailed business analysis, outlining problems, opportunities and solutions for a business.
Ensuring that data is seamlessly available for head office reporting purposes. This involves tracing data, extracting, transformation, analysis and enrichment.
Reconciling data sets & trace data evolution through complex transformation processes.
The role involves performing root cause analysis on CHANGE the BANK and RUN the BANK issues.
Preparing functional specifications, proof of concepts, test cases for reports and enhancements in the General Ledger platforms, Finance systems and Risk System.
Create and establish processes and handoffs between different global & local teams.
Lead or participate in multiple evolutions & projects, updating project documentation; managing project scope; adjusting schedules when necessary; determining daily priorities; ensuring efficient and on-time delivery of project tasks and milestones.
Liaise between Operations and IT to assist or gather business requirements needed for system modifications, enhancement and implementations.
Should be well aware about standard IT processes and methodologies such as SDLC, Agile and SCRUM
Basic understanding of ETL (Extract, transform, load) framework
Contributing Responsibilities
Preparing status reports, communication broadcasts, and process reengineering, identifying automation & efficiency initiatives.
Technical & Behavioral Competencies
Data Analyst
• Ability to source, transform and analyze large data sets.
• Experience in reconciliations and tracing data elements through transformation processes is critical.
• Ability to identify issues, develop solutions, manage short term and permanent fixes
• Record experiences and develop operating procedures.
Business Analytical skills
• Eliciting user requirements and transforming them to functional specifications/Change requirements.
• Preparing business test cases.
• Liaising with development team on the production queries & enhancements.
• Managing testing and deployment.
• Experience with software development life cycle & implementation
• Develop processes combining applications & people interactions
Technical Skills
• Ability to work with large data sets in MS Excel/Ms Access and corresponding tools and formulae like pivots, lookups etc.
• Ability to use data processing tools for data transformation
• Understand database concepts – tables, master & referential data, building primary keys etc
• Primary Skills : Alteryx Tool, SQL
• Miscellaneous: Awareness about tools such as Tableau, PowerBI & RPA is nice to have
• MS Access & VBA skills are preferable.
Behavioral Competencies
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Conduct meetings with global stakeholders, prepare minutes & summaries.
• Assertiveness, Negotiation, Proactivness & Prioritization skills are important.
• Discipline in documenting, following-up on issues and changes.
• Experience in interacting with global stakeholders and independently managing discussions.
• Accounting and Finance concepts and awareness of Credit Risk, IFRS reporting concepts, Finance head-office reporting processes.
Specific Qualifications B.E., MCA ,MBA in finance or equivalent degree
Preferred Industry / Domain experience: Former experience in Banking and Financial Services is preferable
Skills Referential
Behavioural Skills: (Please select up to 4 skills)
Communication skills - oral & written
Ability to synthetize / simplify
Attention to detail / rigor
Organizational skills
Transversal Skills: (Please select up to 5 skills)
Analytical Ability
Ability to understand, explain and support change
Ability to develop and adapt a process
Ability to manage / facilitate a meeting, seminar, committee, training…
Ability to develop and leverage networks
Education Level:
Bachelor Degree or equivalent
Experience Level
At least 7 years
Other/Specific Qualifications (if required)
Business analyst needs to have very good functional skills, intermediate knowledge of SQL and overview of finance application, ledgers and reporting ecosystems.
MBA in Finance, Bachelor’s Degree in engineering ,I.T, Commerce
💡 Quick Summary
Seeking a career-building opportunity? The FAR CRR | Sr Business Analyst position is now open for candidates interested in the Bank Jobs sector. This role in Mumbai offers a professional environment and growth potential.
Requirement Snapshot: Candidates should possess basic communication skills, a proactive attitude, and the ability to work in a team. Experience in Bank Jobs is a plus.