VP - Finance Change (Business Analyst)

We are seeking an experienced Senior Business Analyst (Finance) to join a leading banking organization and play a critical role in delivering finance transformation, regulatory reporting, and strategic change initiatives. The successful candidate will act as the bridge between Finance, Technology, Operations, and Regulatory stakeholders, ensuring business requirements are accurately captured, documented, and delivered. This position is ideal for a seasoned finance professional with extensive banking experience who has successfully transitioned into business analysis and change delivery roles. Key Responsibilities • Partner with Finance, Regulatory Reporting, Product Control, Tax, Finance Operations, and Technology teams to drive business and regulatory initiatives. • Lead requirements gathering workshops with senior stakeholders across Finance and Banking divisions. • Analyze business processes, identify gaps, and recommend effective solutions. • Prepare high-quality business requirements documents (BRD), functional specifications, process maps, user stories, and test scenarios. • Translate complex finance and regulatory requirements into detailed functional and technical specifications. • Support end-to-end project delivery, including requirements definition, solution design, testing, implementation, and post-production support. • Collaborate with project managers, architects, and technology teams to ensure successful delivery of finance transformation programs. • Drive process improvement initiatives to enhance reporting accuracy, operational efficiency, and regulatory compliance. • Support User Acceptance Testing (UAT), defect management, and business sign-off activities. • Engage with senior finance stakeholders, ensuring alignment between business objectives and technology solutions. Required Experience & Qualifications • Minimum 15 years of experience in Finance within the Banking industry. • Strong background in one or more of the following areas: • Regulatory Reporting • Product Control • Finance Back Office / Finance Operations • Tax Reporting • Financial Control • Financial and Management Reporting • Proven experience working as a Business Analyst on finance-related projects and transformation initiatives. • Extensive experience in eliciting, documenting, and managing business requirements. • Strong expertise in preparing: • Business Requirements Documents (BRD) • Functional Specifications • Process Flows • Use Cases and User Stories • Gap Analysis Documentation • Strong understanding of banking finance processes, controls, and regulatory obligations. • Experience working with finance systems, data warehouses, general ledger platforms, or reporting solutions. • Strong analytical, problem-solving, and stakeholder management capabilities. • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills. • Strong stakeholder engagement and influencing skills. • Ability to communicate effectively with Finance, Operations, Technology, and Executive stakeholders. • Advanced business analysis and requirements management skills. • Strong workshop facilitation and presentation skills. • Excellent documentation and specification-writing abilities. • Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics, or a related field. • Professional qualifications such as CPA, CA, ACCA, CFA, or equivalent are highly desirable. • Experience in large-scale finance transformation, regulatory change, or data remediation programs within banking. #J-18808-Ljbffr