Associate - Reg Reporting BA (Finance)

Job Description

Description (About Us)

Morgan Stanley is a leading global financial services firm providing a wide range of investment banking, securities, investment management and wealth management services. We advise, originate, trade, manage and distribute capital for governments, institutions and individuals. As a market leader, the talent and passion of our people is critical to our success. Together, we share a common set of values rooted in integrity, excellence and strong team ethic. We provide you a superior foundation for building a professional career where you can learn, achieve and grow

The Role

We have built strong techno-functional teams which partner with our offices globally taking global ownership of systems and products. We have a vibrant and diverse mix of teams working on different technologies and functional areas. There is a large focus on innovation, inclusion, giving back to the community and sharing knowledge.

We are looking for a 3+ years experienced Business analyst to support the rollout of Axiom Regulatory Reporting related enhancements and bug fixes as prioritised by global Finance clients. The candidate needs to be able to work with geographically dispersed groups across Finance and IT in a very dynamic, rapidly evolving, and high pressure, high visibility project setting. Initially the role will be focused on testing, but with an expectation that the candidate will take on more business analysis responsibilities over time, including capturing and documenting requirements in the form of user stories, defining acceptance criteria and liaising with end users to obtain sign off. The candidate is expected to support for AXIOM application release management. Tests include functional new enhancements/ bug fixes and regression testing existing scripts to ensure existing working functionality is not impacted by the introduction of new code.

Qualifications

Required Qualification

• Masters' degree in Technology, Math, Accounting, MBA preferred from leading institutions
• Experience of working as Functional Business Analyst and have worked upon technology implementation for projects related to Axiom Regulatory Reporting, seek requirement/clarifications, provide walkthroughs, and obtain final sign-off
• Understanding in US Regulatory Reporting and processes of a financial service organization.
• Junior Consulting/BA Exp in either of FP&A, Treasury, Product Control or Regulatory Reporting division with Top tier global Bank preferred
• Good to have understanding of Comprehensive Capital Analysis & Review (CCAR)/Dodd Frank (DFAST)/14A/Q /FFIEC/LCR Reporting

Key Responsibilities

• Review and analysis of business requirements / user stories to validate acceptance criteria and create test scenarios, test case and test data
• Test strategy planning and managing UAT and test cycles with all stakeholders - IT, users, and project
• Application of testing methodologies, principles and processes to define and implement key metrics to manage and assess the testing process including test execution and defect resolution
• Implementation of processes/ process improvements, including automation of testing where possible and appropriate

Other Requirements

• Experience in managing SIT/UAT testing cycles
• Experience in writing mapping logic/rules
• High proficiency in MS Excel, ability to analyse large datasets
• Experience of working in Agile delivery desirable
• Experience of AxiomSL regulatory and risk reporting platform would be beneficial
• Ability in driving process improvements and efficiencies for reduced time-to-market
• Ability to document testing evidence in a clear and concise manner
• Ability to communicate key issues and progress updates in a regular, accurate, timely fashion
• Very good communication (written and verbal) and presentation skills
• Strong co-ordination (across functional groups stakeholders, IT, SMEs) and organisation skills

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