Senior Consultant , Business Analysis

085 Northern Operating Srvs Pvt Ltd; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Northern Trust Bangalore is seeking a Business Analyst to support Cash Services Change Portfolio. The role involves working with the Product Owner, writing features and user stories, and maintaining SDLC discipline.

You will analyze complex requirements from stakeholders, create detailed specs, and help drive improvements in operating and development models. Ideal candidates have 5–10 years in payments/ banking, strong analytical and communication skills, and experience with Agile delivery.

Qualifications

• 24 months as Consultant; 5–10 years hands-on payments and banking functionality.

Responsibilities

• Document changes and write user stories for the cash services changes.

Skills

Cash products knowledge

Global payments

Agile delivery

JIRA

AzureDevOps

MS Office

SQL

Communication skills

Tools

JIRA

AzureDevOps

MS Office

Job description

About Northern Trust

As a global leader in innovative wealth management, asset servicing, asset management and banking services, Northern Trust (Nasdaq: NTRS) is proud to guide the world’s most successful individuals, families, corporations and institutions. Since 1889, we have aligned our efforts with our three guiding Principles That Endure: Service, Expertise, and Integrity. Together, they reflect the three cornerstones of business conduct which we strive to instill in our employees, whom we call partners, and to provide to our clients and the communities we serve worldwide. With more than 135 years of financial experience and over 24,000 partners, we serve the world’s most sophisticated clients using leading technology and exceptional service.

Cash Service -Change Capability team

Cash Capability team is a change team that supports Cash Servicing within Northern Trust corporation, that support optimize growth of Northern strategic Enterprise banking model (EBM) to support clients and operation, by delivering a modern harmonized, scalable global cash operating model that strengthens operational and technical resiliency and drives productivity through automated, transparent and efficient toolsets in order to deliver improvement to client services, strengthen the intraday risk and control framework.

SUMMARY- Individual will perform

Individual will perform Business Analysis duties in line with the delivery of the Products within the Cash Services Change Portfolio. Individual will work closely with the relevant Product Owner to ensure the correct level of upfront analysis is completed to inform the design of both the Operating and App Development Models. They will be responsible for supporting the Product Owner in writing features, taking the lead in writing Stories and maintaining good SDLC discipline. Individual requires a forensic mind-set with a passion for “understanding how things work”. The ability to pull an overall complex picture together from stakeholder interviews, documentation and reviewing external market practice. Create documentation where none existing and provide metrics and evidence to help validate decisions and strategic direction.

MAJOR DUTIES

Work collaboratively with the Scrum team, conducting analysis as required to document changes needed, writing User stories, taking the lead in writing Stories and maintaining good SDLC discipline. Support Product Owner, Solutions Architects, Testers and Developers to ensure that eventual outcome meets the desired success criteria Elaborate high-level business requirements & design provided by operations teams, product owner, business architects to a level of detail that is sufficient for developers to build a complete solution Analyses data to determine the logic of new business rules Create detailed acceptance criteria for each user story in the Given, When, Then format that, if met, will demonstrate that the development meets the business need Refine the user story with the scrum team ensuring that there is understanding of both the business need and detailed requirements Answer questions from developers and testers throughout the lifecycle of the story Conduct a detailed review of test results v. the acceptance criteria Write functional specifications where necessary so that end users understand how to use the new or enhanced functionality Actively participate in Agile ceremonies such as stand-up, backlog refinement, planning and retrospectives.

KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS:

Market Knowledge of Cash Products, Global Payments and Industry Change, including Cash and liquidity management, credit and balance sheet finance reporting. In-depth knowledge of NT’s current Cash Architecture and associated business processes. Previous experience working large scale, complex change initiatives Experience with working with Agile delivery methods, specifically Scaled Agile. Excellent problem solving and analytical skills Strong communication skills: written and verbal. Exposure and understanding of Project & Product Change methodologies Analytical skills to resolve and research enquiries and issues Strong planning, organizational and problem-solving skills Ability to actively collaborate and work with extended team outside of the Business unit Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Suite of tools, PBI High level of attention to detail with a focus on ensuring accuracy in financial records Must have good interpersonal skills with the ability to establish credibility and foster excellent working relationships with internal and external partners Work well with people in the same department, both locally and globally.

EXPERIENCE:

24 months as Consultant 5-10 years hands-on Payments and Banking functionality Business Analyst in Agile and Waterfall delivery methodology Track record of successful delivery of 2-3 full life-cycle changes in Banking and Financial industry in recent years SME level knowledge of FIN and ISO20022 messaging across SWIFT CBPR+, CHAPS,RITS and Target 2 payment networks, Cash and liquidity management, credit and balance sheet finance reporting. Worked on creation of functional led Target Operating Model Expert and up-to-date in usage of standard tools & processes viz. JIRA, AzureDevOps, and MS Office suite Processing and manipulation of data to achieve business objectives Basic SQL skills (Nice to have) Custody Product knowledge, Working with Us As a Northern Trust partner, you will be part of a flexible and collaborative work culture, which has a strong history of financial strength and stability. Movement within the organization is encouraged, senior leaders are accessible, and you can take pride in working for a company committed to an inclusive workplace and assisting the communities we serve.

Reasonable Accommodation

Northern Trust is committed to working with and providing adjustments to individuals with health conditions and disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please email our HR Service Center at [e-mail], or alternatively you can discuss your individual requirements with the recruiter you are working with. About Our Bangalore Office The Northern Trust Bangalore office, established in 2005, is home to over 5,600 employees. In this stunning office space, we offer fantastic amenities which include our Arrival Hub - Jungle, the GameZone, and the Employee Experience Zone that appeal to both clients and employees. Learn more. Looking for greater? You found it. A global financial leader with more than 22,000 employees in 23 locations worldwide, Northern Trust empowers our employees to achieve more than just business goals. Our focus on work-life balance, career mobility and unique opportunities are just a few of the reasons we’ve been named one of the world’s most admired companies.

APAC/INDIA EEO STATEMENT

It is the policy and practice of Northern Trust to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants. Northern Trust does not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, religion or belief, nationality, ethnic or national origin, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, disability or age. All employment decisions will be made in a non-discriminatory manner in accordance with our obligations under the law and codes of practice. This includes human resources’ decisions relating to recruitment, terms and conditions of employment, transfers, promotions and access to learning and development.

Canada EEO STATEMENT

Northern Trust is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Hiring and other employment decisions at Northern Trust are made without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, ancestry, national origin, ethnic origin, age, disability, citizenship, veteran status, sexual orientation, record of offences, marital status, family status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, provincial, or local law, regulation, or ordinance.

EMEA EOO STATEMENT

It is the policy and practice of Northern Trust to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants. Northern Trust does not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, religion or belief, nationality, ethnic or national origin, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, disability or age. All employment decisions will be made in a non-discriminatory manner in accordance with our obligations under the law and codes of practice. This includes human resources’ decisions relating to recruitment, terms and conditions of employment, transfers, promotions and access to learning and development.

USA EEO STATEMENT

It is the policy of The Northern Trust Company to afford equal opportunity in all phases of employment without regard to an individual's age, race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, citizenship status, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic tests and information, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status or any other legally protected status.