Job Description (AML BA):

The Position:

MATRIX-IFS is seeking a AML Business Analyst. The Business Analyst acts as the intermediary between business and technology departments by gathering, interpreting, and analyzing requirements, writing specifications and design documents, and helping to develop solutions for complex business issues. A business analyst is expected to be able to assist in determining effective, innovative, and timely solutions to these issues and translate often difficult concepts and issues from business to technology and vice versa. As a part of the position, a business analyst is expected to develop an understanding of the existing systems, the underlying data and workflow associated with those systems, the problems and limitations associated with both, and the available methods of resolving the identified business issues.

Responsibilities:

  • Exceptionally strong verbal and written communication skills
  • Work closely with business units to determine requirements, perform gap analysis on existing systems, and prioritize issues
  • Work closely with technology to convey and interpret requirements, analyze and evaluate data needed to meet the requirements,
  • Strong data analysis skills
  • Prepare test cases and test scripts for developed code and execute the test cases to document results
  • Strong understanding of, or the ability to quickly gain such, of applicable laws, regulations, and guidance in the subject area as well as the desire to keep up with changes in a complex environment
  • Provide professional services expertise and leadership to client projects and implementations
  • Conduct client workshops, assessments, and strategic planning activities
  • Willingness and ability to travel occasionally
  • Ability to handle communications and build relationship with the client and business users

Required Qualifications:

  • 3+ years’ experience as a business analyst in the financial industry in AML at consulting firms, product vendors, or banks.
  • Must have a very good understanding of SDLC process
  • Experienced professional in Waterfall or Agile methodologies
  • Capable to write test cases, scripts and test plans
  • Understanding of AML concepts in several of the following areas:
    • Transaction Monitoring
    • AML
    • KYC/CIP
    • CDD
    • OFAC
    • Suspicious Activity Reporting
  • Proficient in PL/SQL from a query perspective on a large database platform (eg MS-SQL, Oracle etc.)
  • Exceptional verbal and written communication skills
  • Confidence communicating with and advising senior executives
  • Proactive and self-starting
  • Detail and quality oriented
  • B. E. / B. Tech degree; Master’s degree a plus
  • ACAMS certification is a plus

Tools experience (must have):

  • Microsoft Word, Excel, PPT, Project Plan, Visio
  • Actimize, ORACLE Mantas/OFSFCCM
  • MS-SQL / Oracle DB PL/SQL
  • JIRA, HP QC
  • Sharepoint, Autosys, etc.
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