Business Analyst - Payments Project

About the role 

Responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:

• Perform root cause analysis of payment related Operational Risk Events and how these will be resolved through identified solutions, identifying any gaps requiring further solutioning.
• Support Ops SME’s in determining key business requirements for identification of payments flows. Identifying and documenting key data elements within processing systems to enable rules-based controls to be set for management of large and anomalous payments.
• Deliver business requirements, prepare testing plans and execute/oversee testing and development of associated project artifacts as required for deliverables.
• Day-to-day management of individual project responsibilities including milestone setting, task and actions management, co-ordination, and execution of plan within required timelines and to stakeholder quality expectations.
• Support and manage business ad-hoc queries and requirements.
• Foster and maintain relationships with business and technology stakeholders and support engagement in working groups, steercos, and workshops where required.
• Identify key project risks, whether stated or not, and manage to resolution or escalate accordingly.
• Can exercise independence of judgement and autonomy and can operate with a limited level of direct supervision.
• Attention to detail when making judgments and recommendations based on the analysis of factual information.
• Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating consideration for the firm's reputation, safeguarding 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.

Who are we looking for? 

Qualifications & Experience:

·       Strong educational background – Degree (Masters would be an advantage)

·       6-10 years’ experience

·       Track record as a Business Analyst/ Program manager within the Financial Services/Investment Banking industry. 

·       Knowledge of Markets Operations businesses/ functions is required. Knowledge & understanding of payments workflows and controls beneficial.

·       Ability to work independently, multi-task, have great attention to detail and take ownership of various parts of a project or initiative.

·       Able to lead conference calls and produce meeting agendas, materials, and minutes.

·       Have experience of leading User Acceptance Testing (UAT) projects, including overseeing the development & implementation of the UAT test plan, scripts and tools using the detailed functional requirements document.

·       Must be extremely organized, motivated and a self-starter.

·       Ability to prioritize and multi-task is key.

·       Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills and ability to clearly document findings and put together proposals for solutions.

·       Excellent Excel, Powerpoint and process mapping skillsets required.

·       Ability to work in fast paced environment under tight contractual deadlines.

·       Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to communicate to a range of audiences and facilitate discussions.

·       Willingness to ask questions, challenge the process and seek out answers.

Professional Skills 

Communication – advanced interpersonal & communication skills.  Able to liaise confidently with senior stakeholders, either over the phone or via email 

Team Player – able to work well within dynamic and goal-focused teams 

Process Driven – able to become quickly proficient in new processes and systems 

Detail-focused – very strong attention to detail 

Multi-tasking – highly organized and able to balance various responsibilities simultaneously 

Professionally Skeptical – able to identify and flag anomalies for review 

Decision-making – ability to make decisions in a fast-paced and pressurized environment.

Commitment – strong work ethic and delivery focused 

Why Treliant? 

Career Development - We put an emphasis on personal and professional growth by providing all the training you’ll need to become a highly skilled Treliant consultant. Programs cover Finance, Regulatory, Technology, and Operational aspects of investment banking.  On top of that, we also provide support in obtaining highly sought-after industry-recognized qualifications.

Clients – As a Treliant consultant, you will be working with some of the top clients in the financial services marketplace, such as top tier Investment Banks.  Our roles place you at the cutting edge of the projects on which you’ll be working, and give you the opportunity to learn from, work with and build relationships with the very best within those companies.

Rewards – Treliant offers our permanent staff an excellent compensation package. View our full list of benefits here.

Core Values – Whether you are a client or an employee, Treliant wants the best for you.  All our relationships are based on our Core Values: Deliver Excellence, Constantly Innovate, Treasure Diversity, Be Nimble, Listen First, and Develop our People.

Diversity & Inclusion – Treliant is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Treliant, LLC is committed to equal employment opportunity and providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. We value and encourage diversity and solicit applications from all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender (including gender nonconformity and status as a transgender individual), age, physical or mental disability, citizenship, past, current, or prospective service in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, sta