Job Title: OBIEE/OAS Business Analyst

Department: ISPL FRS

About Business line/Function: Under BNP Paribas IT Group, FRS is the IT framework encompassing Projects & Systems of Finance and RISK functions, with a strong focus on efficiency, proximity, agility and time-to-market.

FRS is a worldwide organizational model that will contribute to tackle major challenges of the Group’s transformation of today and tomorrow, building the best offering to the Finance and Risk Community through a progressive rotation to new technologies and best practices. The FRS organization is the outcome of several convergences: between the Project & Systems teams of Group Finance, CIB Finance and RISK and their related IT teams.

FRS is part of the IT Group organization (ITG in Europe and ITO overseas) with threefold sponsorship by ITG, Finance and RISK (CIB-ITO; RISK Solutions and ITG-FIT)

Position Purpose: The business analyst will be a part of the ISPL Mumbai – OBIEE/OAS (Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition) projects team and will primarily work on Regulatory / Financial Reporting / Credit Risk reporting Projects.

Responsibilities 

Direct Responsibilities

The Business Analyst has broad-based responsibilities for the functional design, specification and deployment of Finance Systems at both a Legal Entity and IHC level. This includes: 

·       Perform daily reconciliation and controls on financial data/reports and analyze the breaks and provide the root cause

·       Elicit, analyze, and document Business/Functional requirements and procedure documents.

·       Undertake data assessment, data gap analysis and remediation.

·       Develop functional specification requirements for IT development and to ensure user requirements are met.

·       Plan, test and document UAT/System/Integration testing up to successful delivery of project.

·       Change & Release Management.

·       Prepare the slides for regular Management meetings and present the same.

·       Managing the data load for testing the data in each release.

·       Co-ordinate with the stakeholders on sign off and approval of User/Business requirement, Test cases and Test results.

·       Update the Jira Tracker as the new change requests are created.

·       Update the Test cases, Test Evidence in HP ALM/JIRA during the testing phase.

·       Deliver projects within agreed timeframe and managing issues and timely escalations.

·       Ensure on-time quality delivery of projects and activities assigned.

·       Contribute to the design and implementation of processes that aim to improve the Finance Systems framework.

·       SQL knowledge will be added advantage.

·       The role involves performing root cause analysis on CHANGE the BANK and RUN the BANK projects

Contributing Responsibilities

·       Provide solutions to complex problem.

·       Coordination internally in the team on projects, KPI’s and controls.

·       Work closely in a “one team” approach with all stakeholders, jointly providing high quality deliverables

Mentoring the team with functional domain knowledge.

Technical & Behavioral Competencies

Experience:

·       3-6 Years of experience.

Data Analyst

·       Ability to source, transform and analyze large data sets.

·       Experience in reconciliation and tracing data elements through transformation processes is critical.

·       Ability to identify issues, develop solutions, manage short term and permanent fixes

·       Record experiences and developing operating procedures.

Business Analytical skills 

·       Eliciting user requirements and transforming them to functional specifications/Change requirements.

·       Preparing business test cases.

·       Liaising with development team on the production queries & enhancements.

·       Managing testing and deployment.

·       Experience with software development life cycle & implementation

·       Develop processes combining applications & people interactions

Technical Skills

·       Ability to work with large data sets in MS Excel and corresponding tools and formulae like pivots, lookups etc.

·       Understand database concepts – tables, master & referential data, building primary keys etc.

·       SQL Skills required.

·       Knowledge/experience of: Oracle applications (OFSAA, OBIEE) will be an added advantage

·       BI tools like Tableau and Power BI skills are not mandatory but preferable.

Behavioral Competencies

·       Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

·       Conduct meetings with global stakeholders, prepare minutes & summaries.

·       Assertiveness, Negotiation, Proactiveness & Prioritization skills are important.

·       Discipline in documenting, following up on issues and changes.

·       Experience in interacting with global stakeholders and independently managing discussions.

Specific Qualifications:

Skills Referential (Required knowledge, skills and abilities)

Technical Skills:

• SQL
• Advanced MS Excel
• Data Analysis
• Database Concepts (tables, master & referential data, building primary keys)
• BI experience of any of the reporting tools (PBI, Tableau , SAP-BO etc)
• Former experiences within a Finance function in Banking and Financial Services or Capital Market domain

Behavioral Skills: 

• Communication skills - oral & written
• Ability to synthetize / simplify     
• Attention to detail / rigor
• Organizational skills

Education Level: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Location: Mumbai /Chennai

About BNP Paribas Group:

BNP Paribas is the European Union’s leading bank and key player in international banking. It operates in 65 countries and has nearly 185,000 employees, including more than 145,000 in Europe. The Group has key positions in its three main fields of activity: Commercial, Personal Banking & Services for the Group’s commercial & personal banking and several specialized businesses including BNP Paribas Personal Finance and Arval; Investment & Protection Services for savings, investment, and protection solutions; and Corporate & Institutional Banking, focused on corporate and institutional clients. Based on its strong diversified and integrated model, the Group helps all its clients (individuals, community associations, entrepreneurs, SMEs, corporates and institutional clients) to realize their projects through solutions spanning financing, investment, savings and protection insurance. In Europe, BNP Paribas has four domestic markets: Belgium, France, Italy, and Luxembourg. The Group is rolling out its integrated commercial & personal banking model across several Mediterranean countries, Turkey, and Eastern Europe. As a key player in international banking, the Group has leading platforms and business lines in Europe, a strong presence in the Americas as well as a solid and fast-growing business in Asia-Pacific. BNP Paribas has implemented a Corporate Social Responsibility approach in all its activities, enabling it to contribute to the construction of a sustainable future, while ensuring the Group's performance and stability.

About BNP Paribas India Solutions:

Established in 2005, BNP Paribas India Solutions is a wholly owned subsidiary of BNP Paribas SA, European Union’s leading bank with an international reach. With delivery centers located in Bengaluru, Chennai and Mumbai, we are a 24x7 global delivery center. India Solutions services three business lines: Corporate and Institutional Banking, Investment Solutions and Retail Banking for BNP Paribas across the Group. Driving innovation and growth, we are harnessing the potential of over 10000 employees, to provide support and develop best-in-class solutions.

Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

At BNP Paribas, we passionately embrace diversity and are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where all employees are valued, respected and can bring their authentic selves to work. We prohibit Discrimination and Harassment of any kind and our policies promote equal employment opportunity for all employees and applicants, irrespective of, but not limited to their gender, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, ethnicity, race, colour, national origin, age, religion, social status, mental or physical disabilities, veteran status etc. As a global Bank, we truly believe that inclusion and diversity of our teams is key to our success in serving our clients and the communities we operate in. As a global Bank, we truly believe that inclusion and diversity of our teams is key to our success in serving our clients and the communities we operate in.