Sr Manager/ Manager - Business Analyst - (Leading Financial Services)

Riverforest-Connections-Private-Limited; Mumbai; On-site; INR 1,000,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Riverforest-Connections-Private-Limited is seeking a Sr Manager/Manager - Business Analyst to bridge business and technology for NBFC/financial services. You will document requirements, create BRD/FRD, and coordinate with IT and vendors to deliver compliant technology solutions.

The role emphasizes regulatory, risk and data privacy considerations, with responsibilities spanning requirements gathering, documenting processes, UAT planning and post-implementation support.

Qualifications

• Experience in documenting business requirements and translating them into BRD/FRD and user stories.
• Strong understanding of financial services, NBFC/banking or fintech domains.
• Knowledge of regulatory, risk, information security and data privacy controls.
• Proven ability to coordinate between business, IT, vendors and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Gather, analyse and document requirements from multiple business functions (Credit, Operations, Collections, Finance, Risk, Compliance, Customer Service).
• Prepare BRD, FRD, user stories, process flows and requirement traceability documents.
• Translate business needs into functional specifications for IT and development teams.
• Coordinate with internal IT teams and third-party vendors for system development and integration.
• Prepare UAT strategy, test scenarios and cases; coordinate UAT execution and defect resolution.
• Validate system functionality, business rules, calculations, workflows and interfaces.
• Support implementation, release, change management, user training and post-implementation activities.
• Ensure RBI/regulatory, audit, information security and data privacy considerations are incorporated.

Skills

UAT

User Acceptance Testing

Regulatory requirements

Techno-Functional

Data Privacy

Business Analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/CS/IT/Finance/Business Administration

Job description

Sr Manager/ Manager - Business Analyst - (Leading Financial Services)

Overview :

Role Summary

The Business Analyst acts as the bridge between business and technology, ensuring that business requirements are clearly understood, documented, developed, tested and implemented while maintaining appropriate operational, regulatory, risk, security and data privacy considerations.

Job Purpose:

To understand and analyse business requirements, document business processes, translate requirements into functional specifications, and coordinate between business teams, IT, vendors and other stakeholders to deliver effective technology solutions for the NBFC. The role also ensures that business, regulatory, risk, information security and data privacy requirements are appropriately considered.

2. Key Responsibilities

• Gather, analyse and document requirements from business functions such as Credit, Operations, Collections, Finance, Risk, Compliance and Customer Service.
• Prepare Business Requirement Documents (BRD), Functional Requirement Documents (FRD), user stories, process flows, functional specifications and requirement traceability documents.
• Translate business requirements into clear functional requirements for IT, development and application teams.
• Coordinate with internal IT teams, application teams and third-party vendors for system development, configuration, integration and enhancements.
• Prepare UAT strategy, test scenarios and test cases; coordinate UAT execution and defect resolution with relevant stakeholders.
• Validate system functionality, business rules, calculations, workflows, reports and interfaces against approved requirements.
• Support implementation, release, change management, user training and post-implementation activities.
• Analyse business and system data to identify exceptions, process gaps, reconciliation issues and opportunities for improvement.
• Ensure requirements appropriately consider RBI/regulatory requirements, compliance controls, audit requirements, information security, data privacy and internal policies.
• Support change requests by assessing functional impact, dependencies, risks and business implications.
• Coordinate with stakeholders for production issues, root-cause analysis, functional clarifications and resolution of application-related issues.
• Maintain functional documentation, process maps, requirement repositories, UAT evidence and other project documentation.
• Support internal and external audits by providing relevant business process, application and control documentation.
• Ensure appropriate controls relating to user access, audit trails, data quality, segregation of duties and operational controls are considered in system requirements.

3. Key Stakeholders

• Business and Operations teams
• Credit and Collections teams
• Risk and Compliance teams
• Finance and Accounts teams
• Information Security teams
• Application and infrastructure teams
• External application/software vendors and service providers
• Internal and external auditors
• BRD / FRD / Functional Specifications
• User stories and acceptance criteria
• UAT test scenarios, test cases and sign-off documentation
• Functional impact and change-request assessments
• Business process and system documentation
• Defect tracking and resolution coordination
• Post-implementation validation and process improvement recommendations
• Strong business requirement gathering and analytical skills
• Good understanding of financial services/NBFC processes
• Strong documentation and communication skills
• Ability to prepare process flows and functional specifications
• Good stakeholder and vendor management skills
• Understanding of data, reports, integrations and application workflows
• Awareness of information security, data privacy, risk and regulatory requirements
• Strong problem-solving and root-cause analysis skills
• Ability to work independently as well as with cross-functional teams

6. Educational Qualification & Experience

Bachelor's degree in engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, Finance, Business Administration or a related discipline. Relevant experience in business analysis, financial services, NBFCs, banking, fintech or technology implementation is preferred.

7. Performance Indicators / KPIs

• Accuracy and completeness of requirements and functional documentation
• Timely delivery of BRD/FRD and other BA deliverables
• UAT quality and timely closure of defects
• Successful implementation of business requirements
• Reduction of process gaps and recurring functional issues
• Compliance with internal controls, regulatory and documentation requirements.

Skills :

UAT,User Acceptance Testing,Regulatory requirements,Techno-Functional,Data Privacy,Business Analysis