Sr. Business Analyst/Implementation Lead-Contract - Sia Partners

Sia Partners is a next-generation consulting firm focused on delivering superior value and tangible results to its clients as they navigate the digital revolution. Our global footprint and expertise in more than 40 sectors and services allow us to enhance our clients’ businesses worldwide. We guide their projects and initiatives in strategy, business transformation, IT & digital strategy, and Data Science.

One of our premier clients is in need of a Senior Business Analyst/Implementation Lead with experience in migrating Trade Finance activities into the Finastra TI PLUSsystem. The Lead will be responsible for solution design, sourcing user requirements, creating business requirement documents, performing unit and integration testing, coordinating user acceptance testing, designing solutions and workflows for business processes. This contractor will join the IT Project Team and will and will provide the deliverables of the project team while ensuring the quality and timeliness of all deliveries. Coordination with IT Teams and business users is a critical part of the project.  Project streams include documentary credits, payments and syndications.

Project Length: 12 months plus

Location: Hybrid/Onsite in New York, NY 

Compensation: This role will compensate between $100/W2 depending upon years of experience, education, and relevant certifications. 

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the functional knowledge
• Liaise with business line contacts for clarification and understanding of requirements
• Analyze functional impacts considering technical constraints in collaboration with technical teams
• Prepare and present functional aspects of changes/evolutions to developers
• Draft detailed functional specifications/users stories for developers, in line with general specifications or list of requirements provided by project manager / Business Analysts
• Support the technical development team in any functional aspects.
• Organize and keep up to date detailed functional documentation
• Responsible for the functional testing of development
• Develop tests strategy in coordination with project manager / Business Analysts
• Conduct continuous testing in development environment for development monitoring
• Write unit test cases and functional test cases for system verification
• Follow the user acceptance test and coordinate the prioritization with project manager

• 7+ years experience implementing TI PLUS applications is a MUST
• Experience leading a team during a TI PLUS implementation project is a MUST
• Experience as a Business Analyst in the Financial Industry
• Technical experience to be comfortable with data models, hands-on with SQL
• Hands-on experience as liaison function with end-users
• Thorough experience in functional testing and validation of development
• Expert knowledge of TI Plus application
• Knowledge of Trade Finance Products
• Strong technical skills in tests methodology
• Strong organizational and communication skills
• Strong ability to analyze and summarize
• Highly motivated, creative problem solver and team player
• SQL, XML, data warehouse
• Experience with ACBS a plus
• Experience with APIs a plus

At this time, Sia Partners does not intend to pursue employment with applicants who will require now or in the future visa by our company for work authorization in the United States (i.e., H1-B visa, F-1 visa (OPT), TN visa, or any other non-immigrant status).

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Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) are part of Sia Partners’ DNA. Thanks to our expertise in several sectors and our international growth, our teams include a variety of experiences and cultures. We’re confident that promoting DEIB creates an environment in which everyone can reach their full potential.

Our global network, DEIB@Sia Partners, brings together our people worldwide to facilitate local and global progress, focused on the following areas:

• Gender equality (global Gender Equality Index score of 91/100 for FY19-20)
• LGBTQ+
• Race & Ethnicity
• Working Parents
• Disabilities

Sia Partners is an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment, including hiring, promotion, remuneration, or discipline, are based solely on performance, competence, conduct, or business needs.

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Sia Partners is an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment, including hiring, promotion, remuneration, or discipline, are based solely on performance, competence, conduct, or business needs.