Functional Business Analyst, AML (Banking, 1-year renewable contract)

Dear Applicant,

If you or someone you know is interested, please send the CV directly to [email protected] (most preferred, as I may overlook some CVs due to the high volume).

Please note that visa sponsorship is not available at this time.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with business stakeholders to gather, analyse, and validate business requirements for AML initiatives, including Name Screening, Customer Due Diligence (CDD), and Transaction Monitoring.
• Conduct requirements elicitation and analysis, translating business needs into clear functional and non-functional requirements.
• Work closely with business users and subject matter experts to review requirements and identify opportunities to streamline business processes.
• Analyse current and future-state business and operational processes, perform impact assessments, and recommend process improvements.
• Prepare and maintain Business Requirements Documents (BRDs) and other project documentation in accordance with established standards.
• Ensure requirements are complete, traceable, and aligned with business objectives through the use of requirement traceability matrices.
• Collaborate with System Analysts, Solution Architects, and development teams to ensure business requirements are clearly understood and accurately translated into technical solutions.
• Review and approve functional specifications prepared by System Analysts to ensure alignment with business requirements.
• Monitor and manage requirement-related risks, issues, assumptions, and scope changes throughout the project lifecycle.
• Support IT management by providing project scope, assumptions, and business inputs for governance and approval documentation.
• Prepare business release notes and contribute to deployment planning activities.
• Review System Integration Testing (SIT) test cases and provide functional support throughout SIT and User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
• Work with operational teams to establish new procedures and ensure smooth implementation of system enhancements.
• Develop a strong understanding of the existing technology landscape to support seamless system integration and solution delivery.

Key Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related discipline.
• At least 10 years of banking experience with strong exposure to technology and business transformation initiatives.
• Proven Business Analyst experience delivering AML projects, with knowledge of Name Screening, Customer Due Diligence (CDD), Transaction Monitoring, or related Financial Crime systems.
• Preferred experience implementing or enhancing AML platforms such as NetReveal, Detica, NICE Actimize, Oracle FCCM, SAS AML, or similar Financial Crime Compliance solutions.
• Strong experience in requirements gathering, business process analysis, and documentation.
• Hands-on experience preparing BRDs, functional requirements, impact assessments, and requirement traceability matrices.
• Strong understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and system implementation methodologies.
• Experience working closely with business stakeholders, System Analysts, Architects, developers, testers, and operations teams throughout the project lifecycle.
• Experience supporting SIT and UAT activities, including test case reviews and defect resolution.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify process improvement opportunities.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and documentation skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities while effectively handling requirement changes, risks, and scope throughout project delivery.