SAP Functional Business Analyst - Part-Time

• Work closely with business users, operations, finance, technology, and other stakeholders to gather and analyze requirements.

• Understand banking business processes and map them effectively to SAP functional capabilities.
• Prepare and maintain business requirement documents, functional specifications, process flows, user stories, test scenarios, and other project documentation.
• Act as a bridge between business users and technical / SAP development teams.
• Support SAP functional configuration discussions, impact assessments, gap analysis, and solution validation.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams to ensure timely delivery of project milestones.
• Perform around 20% project management activities, including planning, tracking, status reporting, risk / issue management, and stakeholder follow-ups.
• Take ownership of assigned deliverables and ensure completion within agreed timelines and quality standards.
• Support SIT, UAT, defect triage, user clarification, deployment, and post-implementation support.
• Ensure proper documentation, traceability, approvals, and governance throughout the project lifecycle.
• Proactively identify risks, dependencies, gaps, and improvement opportunities.
• Drive accountability across teams and ensure open items are followed through to closure.

Required Skills and Experience

• 6 to 9 years of experience as a SAP Functional BA / Functional Consultant / Business Analyst.
• Strong experience working in the Banking or Financial Services domain.
• Good understanding of SAP functional modules relevant to banking / finance operations.
• Experience in requirement gathering, functional documentation, process mapping, gap analysis, and solution validation.
• Exposure to project management activities such as status reporting, milestone tracking, risk and issue management.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and take end-to-end ownership of assigned tasks.
• Experience working with Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid delivery models.
• Hands-on experience with tools such as Jira, Confluence, MS Project, Excel, PowerPoint, or similar tools.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and documentation skills.

Preferred Skills

• Experience in SAP Finance, Treasury, Payments, Loans, Trade Finance, Risk, Compliance, or Banking Operations.
• Prior experience working with banks or financial institutions on SAP implementation, enhancement, migration, or support projects.
• Knowledge of regulatory, finance, accounting, or operational processes in banking.
• Experience coordinating with offshore / onsite teams.
• Certification in SAP, Business Analysis, Agile, Scrum, or Project Management would be an advantage.