Business Analyst, Credit Risk

BUSINESS ANALYST, CREDIT RISK

For our client, an international bank with a global reach, Swisslinx are looking for an experienced Business Analyst with strong experience of credit risk and risk reporting to work on a project to implement a new risk reporting platform.

This is a 6 month contract with a strong chance of renewal starting ASAP.

As the successful candidate you will possess the following skills and experience:

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At least 5 years of working experience as Business Analyst in the financial services industry
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Experience working in the credit risk space and knowledge of credit risk implementation
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Strong understanding of risk reporting and risk analytics
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Familiarity with business processes, financial products, credit risk management and regulatory requirements such as BCBS 239
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Effective stakeholder management, experience in facing senior business stakeholders, and ability to engage with quantitative experts
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Pro-active personality with excellent written and verbal communication skills
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Ability to multi-task in a complex environment
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Strong analytical and conceptual thinking
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Fluency in English

In your role as business analyst you will be expected to identify and document business requirements from key business stakeholders, namely from CFO and Risk Methodology team:

Job Responsibilities:

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Close engagement with Credit Risk and Risk Analytics and Reporting function to define their requirements and represent them in the delivery of their reporting infrastructure utilizing existing and future components of the IT architecture including risk data sourcing, aggregation, consolidation, reporting, visualization and workflow components
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Ensuring that the business requirements are defined in line with the organization's target operating model and addressing existing 'pain points'' issues and gaps against applicable regulatory requirements, and in compliance with internal policies and procedures
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Effective liaison with IT professionals working as part of the joint Change/IT delivery teams
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Adhering to project delivery methodologies agreed for specific programs eg waterfall and agile
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Development of uses stories, requirements specifications, functional specifications, business presentations, report mock-ups, dashboard wireframes, data mapping, testing and training documentation
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Syndication of documentation to all the relevant stakeholders and achieving necessary approvals
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Identification, analysis and resolution management of risks and issues impacting project delivery
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Impact analysis of changes to systems and process, as well as changes to scope
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User acceptance testing of the technical solutions

Our client offers a challenging and dynamic environment with exposure to business areas across the bank.