A goal oriented professional with about 7 years of experience as a Business Analyst within the financial industry
Summary:
• Strong knowledge of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) methodologies like Waterfall, Iterative, Rational Unified Process (RUP), etc and Business Process Modeling (BPM).
• Thorough knowledge of stocks, bonds, futures, forwards, options, swaps, Mortgage Backed Securities (MBS), Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (CMOs), and Credit Derivatives products
• Acted as a liaison between stakeholders of different areas and business partners for eliciting and validating the requirement throughout the lifecycle of Software Development
• Hands on experience in documenting business requirements and developing Business Requirement Document (BRD) and Functional Requirement Document (FRD) • Proven expertise in analyzing and understanding the business needs and functional
requirements and presenting the requirements to the developers
• Ability to identify the business needs of the stakeholders to help determine the solutions to the business problems
• Experience in conducting Joint Application Development (JAD) sessions for gathering requirements, resolving open issues, and change requests
• Performed GAP Analysis to determine the new technical resources required to meet the end state requirements by identifying the existing technologies
• Adept in writing Use Cases to capture functional requirements
• Expertise in creating Unified Modeling Language (UML) diagrams such as Use Case Diagram, Class Diagram, Sequence Diagram, Activity Diagram, etc. to communicate with the
developers using various tools like Rational Rose and MS Visio
• Experience in working with the QA testing team, assisting in writing Test Plans and Test Cases • Extensively involved in all the dimensions of testing from Smoke testing to Functionality,
Performance, Reliability and Usability testing
• Performed Black Box Testing for UAT and adept in working with various Testing Tools • Efficient in conducting meetings and brainstorming sessions
• Excellent working knowledge of MS Office Tools including MS Access, MS Visio and MS Project, Rational Rose, IBM WebSphere Business Modeler and Oracle
• In depth understanding of Interest Rate Risk, Default Risk, Volatility Risk, etc., associated with securities and calculating risk using VaR, Duration, and Convexity
• Experience in analyzing Financial Statements and expertise in Fundamental and Technical Analysis
• Understanding of various pricing models such as Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM), Dividend Discount Model etc.
Areas of Expertise:
Tools
MS-Office Suite, MS-Project, MS-Visio, Rational Requisite Pro, Crystal Reports, Rational Rose, IBM WebSphere Business Modeler, TOAD, Load Runner, Quality Center (Test Director), QTP, WinRunner, Clear Case, Telelogic-DOORS
Languages C, C++, COBOL, SQL, PL/SQL, Java, J2EE, .Net Web Technologies HTML, XML, HTTP
Databases Oracle 10g\9i\8i, MS-SQL Server, DB2, MS Access
Operating Systems Windows Vista\XP\2000\NT\Server 2003, MS DOS, UNIX, Solaris, Linux
Professional Experience:
XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX - Present
Fixed Income Trading System
Sr. Business Analyst
A web-based application for trading Fixed Income Securities (Govs, Corps, Munis), Asset Backed Securities (ABS), and Money Market Securities intended for use by the firm’s Portfolio Managers and Traders. This application was developed to replace the existing system. The system enables Portfolio
Managers to easily create orders, execute trades, and manage investment portfolios. The application
provides portfolio manager the flexibility to include Duration and Accrued Interest to fixed income securities. It also provides users with various features to Add, view, modify, search, allocate trades and even allow users to download the data into an Excel Sheet for further analysis.Responsibilities:
• Implemented RUP methodology during all the phases of system development life cycle • Gathered requirements by studying the legacy system and interviewing user groups
• Identified bottlenecks and problems in the existing system to come up with the improvements in the new system
• Conducted JAD sessions to help different stakeholders to communicate their perspectives with each other and resolve any issues
• Performed GAP analysis to identify the gap and obstacles to meet the business goal of the new system vs. the existing system
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Interviewed portfolio managers and traders for developing GUI for the trading blotter
• Analyzed workflow process to derive requirements for existing system enhancements andBusiness Process Modeling (BPM) efforts using WebSphere Business Modeler • Prepared Business Requirement Documents (BRD) and further decomposed business
requirements to create Functional Requirement Document (FRD) • Wrote many use cases to capture Functional Requirement
• Using Rational Rose created UML diagram like Use Case Diagram, Class Diagram, Activity Diagram, Sequence Diagram, etc., to present the business requirements to developers
• Assisted QA team in preparing Test Plans, Test Cases, and Test Scripts
• Involved in various testing like Performance Testing, Functional Testing, and Integration Testing
• Involved in User Acceptance Testing (UAT) with users • Provided production support and resolved production issues
Environment:
UNIX/Windows, Mainframe, UML, Rational Rose, Visio, IBM WebSphere Business Modeler, MS Office, MS-Project, J2EE, XML, DB2, Clear Case, Quality Center (Test Director), QTPBank of America, Charlotte, NC Jan XXX – Dec XXX
Securities Lending Automated Online Routing
Business Analyst
The project scope involved was to automate the Securities Lending Management System by adding functionalities which will provide clients the ability to view availability, borrow and lend stocks, and manage their accounts online, in a Straight-Through Processing Environment with minimal manual intervention which minimizes delays and potential human error in manual processing of file based requests and responses. Clients will have access to the on-line tool through secured server and any information and transactions that a client can view and execute on-line will also be available to the trader. The view of data for clients and traders will be tailored according to predefined rules. This on-line functionality will enable clients to execute GC (General Collateral) business on-line. Transactions involving HTB (Hard-to-Borrow) stock will require some degree of trader involvement.
Responsibilities:
• Thoroughly investigated different stages involved in borrow request order and lender response to understand the Securities Lending Processes
• Documented all the manual process and analyzed in order to automate the system
• Interacted with SMEs (Subject Matter Experts) to gain knowledge about Securities Lending Process
• Prepared Business Requirement Document by interviewing Traders and SMEs • Involved in requirement review sessions
• Created work flow diagrams to explain the business user about the new system functionalities using WebSphere Business Modeler and took sign-off from the management
• Involved in Data Analysis and Data Mapping activities
• Assisted database architects by continuous involvement in transition from business data to database design
• Developed UML Diagrams such as Use Case Diagram, Activity Diagram, Class Diagram, Sequence Diagram to interact with developers
• Assisted Project Manager to keep track of the activities in the project using MS Project • Guided QA Testers in writing Test Cases and Test Scenarios
• Involved in creating User Guide for the new system
• Participated in Black Box Testing and performed User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
• Verified automated process Vs. manual process of securities lending operations before releasing it to the end user
Environment: Unix/
Windows, Mainframe, UML, DB2, J2EE, WebSphere Business Modeler, MS Visio, MS Project, MS-Office, Quality Center, QTP, Crystal ReportsDerivatives Trading Platform
Business Analyst
Credit Derivatives Platform is a Straight-Through Processing (STP) system for trading broad range of credit derivative products Credit Default Swaps, Total Return Swaps, Credit Linked Notes (CLNs), Synthetic CDOs (Collateralized Debt Obligations), Bonds and Risky Bonds. The system captures all the data needed to price and trade credit products, including Recovery Curves, Default Probabilities, and Correlations. This system keeps track of current status of the underlying instrument after the two parties enter into an agreement and credit events are applied to the trades automatically.
At the backend the system generates credit-related risk reports such as P&L, Position Detail, Industry Exposure, Issuer Exposure and Counterparty Exposure. Confirmations and accounting postings are generated automatically at trade time. The System takes care of the trade right form initiation to execution.
Responsibilities:
• Developed, documented, and analyzed current and proposed process flows covering all the functionality to satisfy business requirements
• Followed and applied Rational Unified Process (RUP) Methodology in defining the problem, gathering requirements, business modeling and communicating with the technical team for the development of the system.
• Coordinated with stakeholders to bring consensus on requirements that will be translated into the IT solution. Acted as a liaison between the end users and technical team.
• Conducted user requirement analysis for the system and managed using Rational Requisite Pro
• Analyzed, documented, and managed all project requirements and changes to requirements throughout the Software Development Life Cycle
• Liaised with developers and users to clarify specifications as necessary
• Identified and resolved or maintain accountability for ensuring the resolution of issues identified during all phases of projects
• Supervised the development of the application by simultaneously interacting with the clients and the technical team
• Used SQL to query the database and performed data analysis
• Assisted in developing test case objectives for verifying the accurate functioning of the system
Environment:
Windows, Oracle, J2EE, HTML, Rational Requisite Pro, Rational Rose, Test Director, MS Project, MS OfficeLazard Asset Management, New York, NY Feb xx– Jul xx
Portfolio Management Reporting System
Business Analyst
Portfolio Management Reporting System generates different classes of reports such as Portfolio Reports, Management Reports, Portfolio Performance Reports each contains various reports with detailed information of any account like Portfolio Holding, Transaction Reports, Historical Information, Realized Gains and Losses intended to use by Fund Managers and other Executives.
This project was undertaken to enhance the existing system by adding Risk Reports functionality and integrating Risk Generator into Portfolio Management Reporting System which performs risk processing by applying various risk measures such as VaR, sensitivity, Variance-covariance, Standard Deviation and generates various risk reports like Currency Exposure and Country Exposure. These risk reports helped the Portfolio managers to allocate, reallocate, rebalance and blend portfolios to make them perform more efficiently.
Responsibilities:
• Interacted with senior managers on issue like foreign exchange, corporate finance and exposure of securities to the global market
• Closely worked with financial analyst and forecasting team to identify the reports trends seen in actual results
• Interviewed SME’s to document Value at Risk (VaR), Variance-covariance, Standard Deviation calculation procedures to build computer models to be incorporated into the system • Identified and analyzed Risk Management Processes and Strategies
• Understood ETL Processes ( Extraction, Transformation, and Loading)
• Studied the documents in place and interviewed user groups to gather requirements and prepared BRD
• Prioritized requirement deliverables documented in requirement document to meet the crucial deadlines to complete the project according to schedule
• Facilitated JAD Sessions to develop the prototype for the application, resolve open issues, and change requests
• Assisted with product evaluation, product customization and system integration
• Designed the navigation flow and user interface for the full-featured reporting functionality • Performed User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and Black Box Testing
• Trained the users groups to use the new functionalities of the developed system
