Business Analyst

We are currently seeking a Business Analyst within our Centralized Operations group. This individual will work directly and collaboratively supporting Retail Banking, Business Banking, Operations, and Risk groups with project management, system/application support, design, testing, drafting procedures, and implementation. Individual will support large enterprise transformation and Operational Excellence initiatives. This position requires the individual to be a self-starter with excellent analysis skills and have the ability to influence and lead business units in driving effective short and long term solutions for Centralized Operations group.

• Assess current practices and workflows within the Centralized Operations department to identify and close any process gaps leading to enhanced risk management and overall department efficiency
• Facilitates short term process improvement efforts or small scale initiatives within the Centralized Operations team.  May facilitate internal workgroup meetings
• Analyzes, interpret, and recommend through formal proposals to bank management on new and effective ways to utilize and improve systems and processes
• Gather business requirements, functional requirements, and improvement ideas for existing or new systems and processes
• As needed, represents Centralized Operations in cross-functional workgroups and/or committees
• Collaborates with key business partners in Compliance, Legal, IT as well as internal teams to create any new MIS reporting that may provide greater visibility into the quality & efficiency of the process

• Minimum 3-5 years of progressive experience in Banking/Financial Services.
• Preferred 1-3 years SQL and PowerBI skills
• Analyzes, interpret, and recommend through formal proposals to bank management on new and effective ways to utilize systems, processes, and reporting.
• Gather and draft business requirements, functional requirements, and improvement ideas as needed.
• Experience in data collection, system analysis, business process analysis, and documentation.
• Support multiple large to medium size initiatives simultaneously.
• Project management, planning, and organizational skills.
• Strong oral communication and presentation skills.
• Strong influencing skills
• Comfortable with rapid pace and ambiguity.
• Ability to work independently and with a cross functional teams.
• Draft new procedures, policies, and training materials.
• May train and guide the work of less experienced associates.
• Proficiency with key PC software (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, Access, Project, JMP)