Job Title: Avaloq Business Analyst

Location: Pune

About Barclays

Barclays is a British universal bank. We are diversified by business, by different types of customers and clients, and by geography. Our businesses include consumer banking and payments operations around the world, as well as a top-tier, full service, global corporate and investment bank, all of which are supported by our service company which provides technology, operations and functional services across the Group.

Risk and Control Objective

Ensure that all activities and duties are carried out in full compliance with regulatory requirements, Enterprise Wide Risk Management Framework and internal Barclays Policies and Policy Standards.

Working Flexibly

We're committed to providing a supportive and inclusive culture and environment for you to work in. This environment recognises and supports ways to balance your personal needs, alongside the professional needs of our business. Providing the opportunity for all our employees, globally to work flexibly empowers each of us to work in a way that suits our lives as well as enabling us to better service our customers' and clients' needs. Whether you have family commitments or you're a carer, or whether you need study time or wish to pursue personal interests, our approach to working flexibly is designed to help you balance your life.

If you would like some flexibility then please discuss this with the hiring manager.

Introduction:

• The role holder will provide business/data analysis, functional consulting and testing services to a range of system implementation projects.
• Depending on the project and system involved, the role will include, but not be limited to, requirements gathering, data analysis, functional specification writing, test case creation, test case execution, technical code review, project management and analysis support across the full System Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
• This position is responsible for liaising between business users and technologists to exchange information in a concise, logical and understandable way in coordination with technology team. The overall objective of the role is to contribute to continuous iterative exploration and investigation of business performance and other measures to gain insight and participate in business planning.
• BA will document current process map and provide solution to fix or resolve breach..
• Probable solution should fix the breaches and also provide benefit to ops team without any extra overhead of manual processes. Automation and simplification of process should be the key objective

What will you be doing?

• Provide input during development and implementation phases, including formulation and definition of systems scope, objectives and necessary system enhancements for complex, high-impact projects
• Identify and communicate risks and impacts and propose risk mitigation options, considering business implications of the application of technology to the current business environment
• Consult with business to determine system functional specifications and partner with multiple management teams and other units to meet organizational objectives
• Evaluate new IT developments and evolving business requirements and recommend appropriate systems alternatives and/or enhancements to current systems by analysing business processes, systems and industry standards
• Provide in-depth and sophisticated analyses with interpretive thinking to define problems, develop innovative solutions and influence strategic functional decisions
• Functional testing, requirement analysis, data analysis, management reporting, project governance.
• Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firm's reputation and safeguarding Barclays interest, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behaviour, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency.
• Supervise day-to-day staff management issues, including resource management, work allocation, mentoring/coaching and other duties and functions as assigned
• The role holder will liaise with Business and relevant stakeholders including Global IT teams and Vendor partners to define and document detailed functional and non-functional requirements/specifications for IT system implementations.
• The role holder will undertake investigations into data and understand data integrity across a range of IT systems.
• The role holder will identify and manage requirements change, and its implications, across the lifecycle and manage traceability of requirements.
• The role holder will conduct functional and technical impact analysis in the event of changes to business objectives, requirements and/or technical architectures/platforms.
• The role holder will identify & specify as necessary "as is" and "to be" business processes, business systems and associated data dependencies.
• The role holder will ensure technology deliveries are in line with business requirements. This requires a detailed understanding of the business areas involved in the project and the role holder must be able to translate business requirements into technology solutions and vice versa.
• The role holder will support the technology and business teams involved in a project through the full SDLC.
• This includes ensuring initial analysis is accurate, assisting development teams with queries. Writing and executing test scenarios and test cases. Support the business through the UAT phase by being responsible for answering questions about system functionality and ensuring business requirements are met by the system.

What we're looking for:

• Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, Visio, PowerPoint) with extensive experience using Excel and MS SQL for data analysis.
• Knowledge of Private Banking domain
• Experience with all phases of Software Development Life Cycle
• Comprehensive knowledge of the principles of business analysis
• Bachelor's degree/University degree or equivalent experience
• Atleast 5 Yrs of relevant experience working as a BA
• Working experience of Business Analysis practices within Agile and Waterfall framework
• The ideal candidate will have an excellent command of English language with strong written and verbal communications to deliver against our commitment to providing a world class service and drive our dedication to the client experience.

Skills that will help you in the role:

• The ideal candidate will have a proven track record in the field of Business analysis and will have a good level of experience in hosting workshops based on design thinking techniques/approach.
• The candidate should also be aware of using MS Excel, Visio, Word, and PowerPoint with an awareness of SQL.
• Experience gained in a previous role of the following must be evident: requirements gathering, analysis and functional design, writing business & technical documentation, writing test cases, test case execution and data analysis.
• Prior experience as BA in financial domain, especially customer Onboarding, AML, KYC

Where will you be working?

Pune

Be More at Barclays

At Barclays, each day is about being more - as a professional, and as a person. 'Be More @ Barclays' represents our core promise to all current and future employees. It's the characteristic that we want to be associated with as an employer, and at the heart of every employee experience. We empower our colleagues to Be More Globally Connected, working on international projects that improve the way millions of customers handle their finances. Be More Inspired by working alongside the most talented people in the industry, and delivering imaginative new solutions that are redefining the future of finance. Be More Impactful by having the opportunity to work on cutting-edge projects, and Be More Valued for who you are.

Interested and want to know more about Barclays? Visit home.barclays/who-we-are/ for more details.

Purpose, Values and Mindset

We deploy finance responsibly to support people and businesses, acting with empathy and integrity, championing innovation and sustainability, for the common good and the long term.

Our values underpin everything we do: Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship.

Respect

We harness the power of diversity and inclusion in our business, trust those we work with, and value everyone's contribution.

Integrity

We operate with honesty, transparency and fairness in all we do.

Service

We act with empathy and humility, putting the people and businesses we serve at the centre of what we do.

Excellence

We champion innovation, and use our energy, expertise and resources to make a positive difference.

Stewardship

We prize sustainability, and are passionate about leaving things better than we found them.

Our Mindset shapes how we take action, living by our Values, driven by our Purpose, always with our customers and clients at the heart of what we do; our Mindset is to Empower, Challenge and Drive.

Empower

Trust and support each other to deliver. Make decisions with those closest to the topic. Include diverse perspectives. Celebrate success and learn from failure.

Challenge

Question whether things can be done better. Use insights based on data to inform decisions. Be curious about how we can adapt and improve. Speak up and be open to alternative viewpoints.

Drive

Focus on outcomes. Deliver with pace. Be passionate and ambitious about what we do. Take personal responsibility. Actively build collaborative relationships to get things done.