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RBC BankSenior Business Analyst_QA Lead
Nov. 2023As part of the RBC’s acquisition of HSBC Canada – RBC is implementing a Vendor Supply Chain Finance solution ‘Kyriba’ which facilitates Supply chain financing transaction processing for HSBC/RBC. As part of this project, my role is to analyse the requirements for the products within the Kyriba solution (Payables Financing & Pooled Receivables financing), Data Mapping, Leading Business requirement sessions & documenting, identifying gaps, interactive sessions with the vendor and HSBC for resolution of issues & manage a team of Business Analysts & Functional Testers, Business users (UAT team). Responsibilities - • Requirements gathering, document analysis, requirements workshops, surveys, business process descriptions, use cases, scenarios, business analysis, task and workflow analysis /process mapping
• Direct and manage all phases of the project from inception to completion to ensure on-time
• Provide inputs to Systems Design & proactively manage issues from discovery to resolution to validation of changes
• Preparation & Documentation of Use Cases, Business rules, created and maintained Requirements/Test Traceability Matrices
• Managing the Change Requests Processes across Project Life cycle, including Impact analysis and Effort Estimations
• Defining the scope of business testing within the context of each release / delivery
• Planning, implementing and managing the efforts for any given engagement.
• Managing delivery of BRD/SRS/Project scope definition documents • Work closely with other stakeholders to accurately document system requirements & other project artefacts
HSBCSenior Business Analyst (Technology) /Project Manager
Feb. 2022 - Oct. 2023Project/Role profile - SEC/FINRA WORM compliance refers to FINRA regulations that stipulate that digital records and communications must be stored on WORM media, and that firms must make data available for discovery and provide audit trails of data access, use and destruction. Ensuring WORM compliance requires financial firms to employ solutions that can guarantee data is stored in a tamper-proof and auditable WORM state and that can simplify management of complex retention requirements. Mimecast Cloud Archive provides a scalable, immutable SEC 17A-4 validated and tamper-proof archive that simplifies FINRA WORM compliance and streamlines email archiving and records management. Responsibilities - • Lead a diverse range of stakeholders • Analyse impacts to customers, stakeholders, process, technology solutions for WORM compliance
• Understand and clarify work packages of each assigned initiative/system inclusive of constraints (time, cost, people resources) and maintain a regulatory-centric approach
• Provide recommendations and direction based on the end to end analysis when making decisions
• Lead and own the project deliverables related to WORM compliance
• Engage appropriate stakeholders to identify and manage required outcomes of projects • Provide on-going communication to key stakeholders, including the project sponsor, business project owner, project / program / portfolio manager to ensure they are aware of significant changes which impact requirements delivery against the overall project
• Respond to inquiries and escalate concerns from stakeholders and partners at all levels in the organization Identify and lead problem resolution to ensure Regulatory requirements are met
• Contribute to the application of change management best practices (e.g. stakeholder analysis, gap analysis, change planning, etc.)
TD SecuritiesSenior Business Analyst (Technology) /Project Manager
Sep. 2021 - Feb. 2022Project/Role profile - Leading delivery of multiple Regulatory projects (G20 Regulations) across regulatory bodies (H4, CFTC, OSC, MAS, EMIR, FATCA, MIFID, SONIA, ASIC, IIROC & BREXIT). End to end coordination with 15+ source systems (Summit, Calypso, Murex, WSS, Struct Fin, Darwin, Equity Link etc) for Reporting & Analytical needs. Review, coordination & ensure implementation & UAT Test management of all Regulatory Reporting initiatives and to ensure prompt submission. Effective contribution to special projects relating to the bank’s regulatory reporting tool maintenance and upgrades, GL system interfaces. Assist the Regulatory Reporting Group on other regulatory matters and Production issues. Responsibilities - • Requirements gathering, document analysis, requirements workshops, surveys, site visits, business process descriptions, use cases, scenarios, business analysis, task and workflow analysis /process mapping
• Direct and manage all phases of the project from inception to completion to ensure on-time
• Provide inputs to Systems Design & proactively manage issues from discovery to resolution to validation of changes
• Preparation & Documentation of Use Cases, Business rules, created and maintained Requirements/Test Traceability Matrices
• Managing the Change Requests Processes across Project Life cycle, including Impact analysis and Effort Estimations
• Defining the scope of business testing within the context of each release / delivery
• Planning, implementing and managing the efforts for any given engagement.
• Managing delivery of BRD/SRS/Project scope definition documents • Work closely with other stakeholders to accurately document system requirements across multiple source systems
• Performing sql queries on datasets for use in reporting of statistical information
• Support adhoc regulatory requests as required
• Variance analysis of externally reported information utilizing industry knowledge
BMO Financial GroupSenior Program Manager Lead
Jan. 2021 - Sep. 2021Toronto, Ontario, CanadaAML 2nd reg program is a large and complex multi-year program that costed $37.5MM to deliver the phase 1 objectives, that went live during June’21. Subsequent phases and delivery dates are targeted for 2023 and 2024. The program originally had 7 sub projects aligned with key legislative changes which implemented changes across 93 applications and consisted of a team of over 1000 dedicated resources across all lines or business and technical partners. The program is now focused on Phase 2 activities with target implementation dates to carry forward change requests, expanded reporting requirements, and revised FINTRAC guidance throughout F21 & F2. As a Lead BA, I was coordinating and ensuring that all the sub-projects are aligned with the requirements/deliverables within the agreed TAT
Responsibilities - • Work closely with the project managers, cross-functional teams, to plan and develop scope, deliverables, required resources, work plan, budget, and timing for new initiatives
• Identify key requirements needed from cross-functional teams and external vendors, that impacts the deliverables
• Driving the requirements gathering sessions, support finalizing HLRD documentations and sign-off
• Support strategizing, implementing & maintaining project initiatives in line with the deliverables
• Coordinating & ensuring multiple project teams are aligned with the delivery, timelines, resourcing, End to End support etc
• Provide inputs to Systems Design & proactively manage issues from discovery to resolution to validation of changes
• Preparation & Documentation of Use Cases, Business rules, created and maintained Requirements/Test Traceability Matrices
• Managing the Change Requests Processes across Project Life cycle, including Impact analysis and Effort Estimations
• Defining the scope of business testing within the context of each release / delivery
• Planning, implementing and managing the efforts for any given engagement.
TD SecuritiesProject Lead
Sep. 2018 - Dec. 2020Toronto, Canada AreaG20 Regulations Implementation across regulatory bodies (H4, CFTC, OSC, MAS, EMIR, FATCA, MIFID, SONIA, ASIC, IIROC & BREXIT). End to end management & coordination with 15+ source systems (Summit, Calypso, Murex, WSS, StructFin, Darwin, EquityLink etc) for Regulatory Reporting. Planning, Review & implementation of Regulatory Reporting requirements and to ensure prompt submission. Intensive involvement in special internal projects related to Reg.reporting tool, maintenance and upgrades.
RBC BankSenior Consultant/SME (Trade Finance) & Test Execution Lead
Feb. 2017 - Sep. 2018Toronto, Canada Area• Trade Finance Domain consulting & Training across teams
• Lead a 15 member Testing team (Onsite/Offshore model)
• Requirement analysis; QA Impact Analysis; Test preparations including Planning & Allocation of Resources; Timelines & responsible for overall QA process
• Test Strategy, Test Plan Documentation & walkthrough across teams & driving through the sign-off process
• Co-ordination with about 22 Interfaces to bring them on-board with regards to Test Support, Estimates, Dependencies, defining the support process, Execution approach, Timelines & overall support
• HP-ALM management including defining the Test management workflow, maintaining process for various Test Artefacts including Test Cases, Requirements Traceability, Test Scenarios and maintaining control over the processes
• Defect Management with regular (daily) Triage & co-ordinating across Interfaces/Development teams for Defect Resolution within the agreed Turnaround time
• Management Reporting on a Daily basis (Status Reports, Critical Decisions, Business dependencies & Interface based issues) and making sure the issues are well documented with necessary follow-ups towards completion/Resolution
• Managing the Change Requests Processes across Project Life cycle, including Impact analysis and Effort Estimations
TDSenior Business System Analyst
May. 2015 - Feb. 2017Toronto, Canada Area- G20 Regulations Implementation across various regulatory bodies (CFTC, ESMA, MAS, OSC, ASIC, HKMA etc)
- Projects related to TOTUS validation under the current G20 Volcker initiative
- Analyze, define, document and translate high level business requirements into detailed functional specifications for the reporting system
- Liaise with DTCC to implement required changes to the TDML / FPML Structures
- Liaise closely with the business partners (e.g. Strategic Initiatives team, Confirms team, Trade Support team, Credit Risk, etc.), other technology solutions groups, and external vendors (when required)
- Work closely with other team members to accurately document system requirements across multiple source systems
- Provide inputs to Systems Design & proactively manage issues from discovery to resolution to validation of changes - Create & execute test plans/scripts to ensure adherence to the agreed upon requirements
- Experienced in system tools - XML, FPML, SQL (Querying), JIRA, HP-ALM
- Test co-ordination & support (SIT; UAT & PAT)
IBM Canada Ltd.Senior Consultant (Banking)
Sep. 2012 - Apr. 2015London, Canada AreaBusiness Analysis - Requirement Gathering, Docuementation, SRS preparations, Walkthrough & sign-off Domain Consulting - Domain knowledge sharing, Domain certifications, Functional requirement analysis, Impact analysis using domain knowledge with business requirements Test Management - Test Strategy, Test Planning, Test cases preparation & Execution, Resource Management
IBM India Private LimitedIBM India - Senior Consultant (Core Banking)
Sep. 2009 - Jan. 2012Business Analysis, Requirement gathering, Documenting requirements, SRS Preparations & sign-off, Functional impact analysis, Domain KT sessions, Test Management, Roll-out support, UAT Testing
Tata Consultancy ServicesAssistant Consultant (Core Banking)
Jan. 2007 - Sep. 2009Business Analysis, Documentations & sign-off, Domain KT Sessions, Test Management, Implementation support from functional side
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