Business Analyst

OCBC; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution is seeking an experienced Business Architect / Business Analyst to drive the implementation of trade finance and supply chain systems across multiple regions. Core responsibilities include defining business processes, collaborating with stakeholders, and optimizing existing systems to enhance efficiency. Ideal candidates will possess strong analytical skills, excellent communication abilities, and prior experience in relevant domains.

Qualifications

• Good knowledge of trade finance and supply chain management.
• Experience in digital banking & business process reengineering preferred.
• Strong analytical skills with stakeholder consensus ability.

Responsibilities

• Develop comprehensive understanding of trade finance lifecycle.
• Design business process models and document architecture diagrams.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to define regional business needs.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Communication

Job description

Position Overview:

We are seeking an experienced Business Architect / Business Analyst to join our team and play a key role in implementing our trade finance and supply chain management systems across multiple regions, including Singapore, Malaysia, China, Hong Kong, Macau, and international markets.

The Business Architect / Business Analyst will collaborate with various stakeholders, including business leaders, product owners, operations, and technology teams, to define and shape the strategic vision for the processes and systems.

The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of trade finance and supply chain management, as well as excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain a comprehensive understanding of the trade finance and supply chain lifecycle in the respective regions from import to export solutions such as Letter of Credit, Documentary Collection, Invoice Financing, Banker’s Guarantee/Standby Letter of Credit (SBLC) and Account Receivable Purchase.
• Design and document end-to-end business process models, system and business architecture diagrams, product lifecycle, interfaces, data flows, and integration points with other systems.
• Collaborate with business leaders and product managers:
• to understand regional business requirements and translate them into functional specifications/user stories.
• to define and prioritize system enhancements and new features.
• Collaborate with system vendor and internal technology teams to ensure the system implementation is aligned with business requirements and industry best practices.
• Evaluate business processes, conduct impact analysis and feasibility studies, and provide compelling and innovative solutions.
• Analyse and evaluate existing processes and systems to identify areas for improvement and optimization.
• Provide guidance and support to business analysts and development teams across different phases of implementation.
• Stay up to date with industry trends, latest technology, and best practices in modernizing systems and automating processes.

Key Qualifications:

• Good knowledge of trade finance, and supply chain management. Knowledge in other banking domains would be added advantages.
• Experience in digital banking & business process reengineering project will be added advantages.
• Possess business analysis experience. Strong analytical skills with the ability to assimilate information quickly and gain consensus from multiple stakeholders when required.
• Good oral and written communication skills, including documentation and presentation skills.
• Comfortable communicating across business divisions and levels of seniority
• Experience in agile/SCRUM deliver/SDLC, digital initiatives involving technologies such as microservices