Lead/Senior Business Analyst- Asset Management

EPAM Systems; Coimbatore District; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 5,500,000; Full time

Job summary

EPAM Systems in Coimbatore is seeking a Lead/Senior Business Analyst to drive a Finance/IT transformation with emphasis on upstream data quality, interface standardization and end-to-end consistency of reporting outputs. You will decompose the landscape, document lineage, maintain data catalogs and define acceptance criteria while aligning multiple teams and stakeholders.

The role requires 7–15 years IT experience, strong SQL and Agile skills, and ability to produce BRDs, user stories and

Qualifications

• 7–15 years IT experience with business analysis and BRD/FRD documentation.
• Knowledge of VaR calculations and risk models.
• Experience in data and interface analysis, data quality and reconciliation logic.

Responsibilities

• Decompose upstream landscape: sources, formats, frequency and controls.
• Document lineage and maintain interface and data catalogs.
• Analyze key feeds and data sources such as Salesforce, SIMCORP, and product/custodian feeds.
• Elicit and structure requirements across upstream data domains including AUM, flows, prices, revenues and client data.
• Define data schedules and snapshot needs daily, weekly and monthly for reporting windows.
• Produce BRDs, user stories, process maps and decision logs; facilitate workshops and decisions.

Skills

Agile methodologies

Requirements elicitation

Stakeholder management

Ownership / self-driven

Tools

SQL

Job description

We are seeking a Lead/Senior Business Analyst to join our Asset Management team, driving a Finance/IT transformation program with a strong emphasis on upstream data quality, interface standardization and end-to-end consistency of reporting outputs. This role sits at the intersection of Finance SMEs, multiple IT delivery teams and architecture and is accountable for turning complex data and process needs into implementable requirements and verified outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Decompose the upstream landscape, including sources, formats, frequency and controls, and clarify key data definitions
• Document lineage from upstream sources to program outputs and maintain an interface catalog and data catalog
• Analyze key feeds and data sources, such as Salesforce, SIMCORP, Global Product Master, and GDH/LDH, along with additional product and custodian feeds
• Elicit and structure requirements across upstream data domains, including static data, AUM, flows, fund/transaction/holding data, prices, trailer fees, revenues and client data
• Define data schedules and snapshot needs on a daily, weekly and monthly basis, with attention to month-end flash versus actual reporting windows
• Establish business process definitions, approval/sign-off workflows and associated control design, including redesign of processes where needed
• Support subsystem transition strategy for platforms such as GVOR and IPR, including dependency management
• Define acceptance criteria, align business rules and support solution design by clarifying intent and edge cases
• Facilitate workshops and decision-making sessions to resolve ambiguity in data definitions and ownership, maintaining decision logs and RACI documentation
• Make cross-workstream dependencies visible early through RAID logs, confirm assumptions and maintain traceability across teams
• Produce high-quality analysis artifacts, including BRDs, user stories, process maps, decision logs and sign-off packs
• Facilitate workshops, align multiple teams and manage conflicting priorities among stakeholders

Requirements

• 7-15 years of experience in IT, with proven experience in business analysis, requirement gathering, and BRD/FRD documentation
• Knowledge of VaR calculations and risk models
• Expertise in data and interface analysis, including data flows, source-to-target mappings, data quality issues and reconciliation logic
• Background in developing and maintaining interface catalogs and data dictionaries
• Understanding of asset management Finance data and reporting concepts, such as AUM, flows and revenue components, along with the associated needs for controls, evidence and auditability
• Skills in structured requirements elicitation, decomposition, prioritization and sign-off management, with the ability to write unambiguous requirements
• Proficiency in Agile methodologies and SQL
• Competency in stakeholder management, including facilitating workshops, aligning multiple teams and managing conflicting priorities
• Capability to work independently and drive analysis activities with strong ownership and a self-driven working style