Job Title: Senior Business Analyst

Department: ISPL, CIB IT

About Business Line/Function

Securities services department of CIB

Position Purpose

The role will report to the Business Analysis Lead and will be primarily responsible for

Learn the existing application and business functionality
Understand the business need and to convert that into Epics and User stories
Propose IT solution for the projects in Custody perimeter
To work closely with Dev and products owners to drive the delivery in agile mode
Handle the functional testing and delivery of the new features

The position requires working in a virtual team and international environment and is multidisciplinary in nature. It involves coordination with other locations and divisions of BNP Paribas as necessary. It is important that the candidate should have strong financial products knowledge along with high analytical skills and attention to details.

Responsibilities

Direct Responsibilities

Able to read and interpret BRDs, Technical specs to perform functional testing of Tax perimeter.
Read various regulatory reports / forms and able to summarize understanding for each line item in summary format for IT team to develop
Challenge status quo and propose process enhancement ideas
Able to review deliverables of created by IT department. Communicate changes to IT team for Tax perimeter and test the releases
Able to extract required information from a collection of available documentation and specifications of tax authorities
Able to summarize critical issues in commentary format along with charts, bar or pie diagrams and able to generate status report for senior and executive management group
Create SOPs, perform knowledge transfer and cross training for proper backup in team.
Effective communication across multiple teams including development team (IT) and other stakeholders. Ability to translate business requirements and work with development teams throughout resolution, implementation and delivery.

Contributing Responsibilities

Write functional specifications, tech solution documents, flow charts, root cause analysis and other diagnostic documentations.
Have a good understanding of the data flows and understand its lifecycle of source to destination
Identify risk in process and propose / implement controls

Technical & Behavioral Competencies

Able to work with large data in excel and suggest process enhancement ideas
Knowledge of advanced formulas & pivot tables in excel is must
Good working knowledge of tools such as Collibra, Ab-Initio, Informatica Metadata Manager
SharePoint, MS Word, MS Visio, PowerPoint

Specific Qualifications

Minimum 15 years of experience along with Bachelor's Degree - in management, finance, science, economics, related field or equivalent experience
Prior experience in similar domain

Technical Skills

Skills Referential (Required knowledge, skills and abilities)

SQL
Basics of Java
MS Office

Functional Skills

Bancs - Custody Banking
Corporate Actions
Tax with holding
Double tax avoidance treaties

Behavioral Skills

Communication
Analytical Ability
Team Player

Education Level: Bachelor Degree or equivalent

Location: 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.