Business Analyst – Projects

• Business Analysis & Documentation · Assist in gathering, analyzing, and documenting business and functional requirements of financial aspects. · Project Budget handling of entire department · Support preparation of BRDs, functional requirements, user stories, acceptance criteria, process flows, and requirement traceability records. · Participate in stakeholder interviews, workshops, walkthroughs, and solution discussions. · Maintain clear project documentation, decision logs, meeting minutes, and action trackers. Finance Process & Data Analysis · Analyze Finance processes covering reporting, general ledger, reconciliation, cost centers, chart of accounts, controls, and related data flows. · Perform data extraction, validation, reconciliation, and root-cause analysis for data or report discrepancies. · Support data cleansing, mapping, migration validation, and post-implementation checks. · Prepare management information, dashboards, and concise status updates. Implementation Support · Coordinate and execute UAT activities, record evidence, track defects, and follow up with necessary teams · Support business readiness, user training, deployment activities, and post-go-live validation. · Confirm that delivered functionality is traceable to approved requirements and business sign-off. Project & Stakeholder Coordination · Coordinate actions and dependencies across Finance, Technology, Operations, Vendors, and control functions. · Support Agile or Waterfall ceremonies, project meetings, and status reporting. · Contribute to process improvement, standardization, automation, and control enhancement opportunities. Candidate Profile · Early career professional with practical exposure to Finance and Accounting, operations, reporting, reconciliation, data analysis, Finance systems, or project delivery. · Comfortable working with numerical data and translating business needs into structured documentation. · Able to work collaboratively in a controlled, deadline-driven banking environment. Governance & Decision-Making · Operates within approved Group policies, project governance, information security, data privacy, risk, and control requirements. · Escalates material requirement gaps, data issues, control concerns, and delivery risks to the assigned lead. · Does not approve scope, production deployment, or financial decisions unless formally delegated. • Qualifications & Experience · Bachelor's degree in finance, Accounting, Business Administration or a related discipline. · Minimum 1–3 years of relevant experience in business analysis, Finance operations, financial reporting, data management, banking, or technology projects (internships included). · Professional qualification of ACCA, CPA, CMA completed or in progress preferred · Strong understanding of accounting concepts, financial reporting, general ledger, reconciliations, and internal controls. · Exposure to Agile and/or Waterfall project delivery · Banking or financial and accounting services experience is preferred. Technical Skills · Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word. · Ability to prepare process maps, requirements documents, test cases, and project trackers. · VBA, Power queries and data-querying knowledge is a plus · Fair understanding of data quality, reconciliation, defect management, and UAT practices. Behavioral Competencies · Analytical thinking and structured problem-solving. · Attention to detail, accuracy, and ownership. · Clear written and verbal communication. · Stakeholder coordination and teamwork. · Curiosity, learning agility, and willingness to challenge constructively. · Ability to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines. Skills Business Analysis Financial Reporting Data Validation