Functional Analyst - Plano, United States - Apex Systems

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    Description


    Apex Systems is looking to hire a Functional Analyst for one of their top financial clients in the Plano, TX area.

    If interested, send your updated resume to

    Duration:
    contract thru March potential for extension or conversion

    Location: 100% on-site in Plano, TX 75024

    Pay:
    $60-65/hr. (paid weekly on W-2 basis)

    Shift:
    M-F 40 hours per week


    Role Overview:
    The candidate will define the end to end business functional requirements to support the target business process within Treasury.

    The candidate will contribute to the software development lifecycle of products and services from inception stage through to the final implementation.

    The candidate would be required to work closely with the developers to define, build and test the solution often working on multiple projects/work-streams at the same time.


    The role requires:
    A mindset built on simplicity reuse
    Proficiency to work with Senior Business stakeholders and translate business needs into technical requirements
    Leadership skills to manage ad-hoc analysis or

    design

    deep dives
    Understanding of the development lifecycle to ensure the designs are practical adopted by the delivery teams


    Responsibilities include:
    Creating and maintaining business requirements (functional technical) in partnership and collaboration with the business and obtaining sign-off
    Responsible for creating functional solutions, conducting FSD walk-through and obtaining sign-off
    Act as an SME in various capacities and identify product development opportunities
    Responsible for working with the developers to ensure correct understanding of requirements and then owning the functional delivery end to end
    Defining testing requirements together with the QA team
    Building and maintaining strong relationship with business to ensure alignment with business requirements and project management resources
    Establishing and operate within the governance (decision making)structure for the program/project and manage/escalate issues and risks.
    Contribute in

    design

    and development of the project- level

    roadmap, ensuring sufficient business benefit is realized within each phase.
    Ensure projects are completed according to product specifications and are properly documented.
    Work with data sourcing to source and validate data completeness from acquisition to report delivery.
    Work with Stakeholders during UAT to ensure reports meet requirements and ensure all deliveries are signed-off.


    Required skills:
    10+ years experience with at least 3+ years experience as a BA/FA
    Delivery focused techno-functional role. Candidates must have experience in Oracle/PL SQL or ETL/Informatica or Java
    Excellent analytical and problem solving skills
    Deep understanding of Capital Markets with focus on Credit Risk, Market Risk or Capital calculations
    Understanding of regulations within the Capital Markets space (Basel, CRR, CRD IV etc)
    Attention to detail and self-starter, with an ability to identify risks and issues and suggest improvements.
    Excellent communication, negotiation, networking and influencing skills
    Ability to work across multiple business groups and domains
    Ability to work in a fast paced environment and work under pressure
    Collaborative, with an ability to share information, transfer knowledge and train new team members
    Proven ability to balance business demands of different stakeholders and IT fulfilment in terms of standardization, reducing risk and increasing IT flexibility
    Experience building high-performance, enterprise applications at scale.

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