Lead Business Analyst

Job Summary

Senior Business Analyst - Treasury

We are looking for a seasoned Treasury Domain Business Analyst to lead requirements, solution design, and delivery support across Treasury functions including Liquidity, Cash & Funding, ALM/IRRBB, FTP, Collateral, and Treasury Reporting. The role will partner with Treasury stakeholders, Technology teams, and vendors to deliver regulatory-compliant, scalable, and auditable solutions.

Key Responsibilities

1) Treasury Business Analysis & Solution Definition

• Lead end-to-end requirement elicitation (workshops, interviews, process walkthroughs).
• Translate business needs into BRD/FRD, user stories, acceptance criteria, and process flows.
• Define target operating model (TOM) impacts and change requirements for Treasury processes.
• Own functional solution design covering process, data, controls, and reporting.

2) Treasury Functional Coverage (Core)

• Liquidity & cash management: cash positioning, forecasting, intraday liquidity, LCR/NSFR.
• ALM & interest rate risk: IRRBB, EVE/NII sensitivity, gap analysis, behavioral modeling inputs.
• Funding & capital planning: issuance, borrowings, cost of funds, funding mix.
• Transfer pricing: FTP policies, curve assignment, allocation logic, profitability impacts.
• Collateral & margining: CSA, eligibility rules, haircuts, margin calls, dispute workflows.
• Treasury P&L & accounting alignment: hedge accounting touchpoints, valuation inputs and controls.

3) Data, Reporting & Controls

• Define data lineage across Treasury source systems (trades, GL, risk, market data).
• Specify data requirements for Treasury MIS, regulatory reports, dashboards, and reconciliations.
• Drive control design: auditability, approvals, Maker-Checker, exception management.
• Support data quality initiatives: DQ rules, reconciliations, thresholds, root-cause analysis.

4) Delivery, Testing & Governance

• Support Agile/Hybrid delivery: backlog grooming, sprint planning, and stakeholder demos.
• Lead/assist SIT/UAT, scenario building, test execution, defect triage, and closure.
• Manage RAID, dependency tracking, and stakeholder communication across business/IT.
• Ensure documentation completeness: SOPs, training guides, runbooks, and support handover.

5) Stakeholder Management

• Act as a key interface between Treasury (business), Risk, Finance, Operations, and IT.
• Collaborate with vendor/product teams (e.g., Murex, Summit, Calypso, FIS, SAP, Oracle, Kyriba) where applicable.
• Present outcomes to senior stakeholders with clear, executive-ready updates.

Skill Requirements

Experience:

• 10+ years overall experience in Banking/Financial Services.
• 7+ years as a BA/SME in Treasury (Liquidity/ALM/Funding/FTP/Collateral).
• Proven track record in Treasury transformation, platform implementation, or regulatory programs.

Functional Skills (Must-Have):

• Deep understanding of Treasury products and processes:
• Money Market, FX Swaps, repos, securities financing (preferred)
• Liquidity metrics: LCR/NSFR, intraday liquidity (preferred)
• ALM metrics: IRRBB (EVE/NII), behavioral assumptions (preferred)
• FTP concepts and allocation logic (preferred)
• Strong capability in:
• Requirements engineering, process modeling (BPMN/Visio), stakeholder facilitation
• Controls/audit readiness and operational risk mindset

Technical & Analytical Skills:

• Advanced Excel (pivots, lookups), strong documentation skills.
• Hands-on with SQL for data validation (preferred).
• Familiarity with reporting tools (Power BI/Tableau) is a plus.
• Experience with Agile tools (JIRA/Confluence, Azure DevOps) is a plus.

Preferred / Nice-to-Have:

• Experience working with treasury platforms or vendor solutions:
• Murex / Calypso / FIS Quantum / SAP TRM / Oracle TRCS / Kyriba
• Exposure to regulatory reporting and governance:
• Liquidity reporting, stress testing inputs, model governance (bank-specific)
• Strong understanding of integration touchpoints:
• Market data, risk, GL, payments, confirmations, settlement, collateral systems

Other Requirements

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, Engineering, Economics, or related field.
• MBA/CA/CFA/FRM is a plus (not mandatory).

Key Competencies:

• Strong analytical thinking and structured problem-solving
• Excellent communication with business and technology stakeholders
• Ownership mindset with delivery accountability
• Ability to operate in high-pressure, multi-workstream programs

Success Metrics / KPIs:

• Requirements are clear, testable, and signed off on time
• UAT completion with minimal critical defects
• Improved reporting accuracy, reconciliations, and control posture
• Smooth go-live readiness and reduced production incidents