Associate Manager, Functional Business Analyst (Banking - Transaction Screening Systems)

Avanade Inc.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A global technology consultancy is seeking a Functional Business Analyst in Singapore to support a regional Sanctions List Management initiative. The role involves leading functional assessments, gathering requirements, and collaborating with technology and compliance teams. Ideal candidates will have strong analytical skills and experience mapping workflows for automated solutions. This position offers a chance to contribute to impactful technology solutions while ensuring regulatory compliance in transaction screening systems.

Qualifications

• Experience in functional assessments and requirement gathering for technology projects.
• Strong analytical skills to map workflows and integration points.
• Ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams effectively.

Responsibilities

• Lead assessments of sanctions list management processes.
• Gather and validate functional requirements for automation.
• Document integration patterns and error-handling protocols.

Skills

Functional assessment

Requirements gathering

Workflow mapping

Collaboration

Process modeling

Job description

SummaryAt Avanade X, we believe in the power of people to make what matters. With data, creativity and engineering working together, we’re here to help clients imagine what’s possible, put technology to work for people and create a greater enduring impact in the world. We are seeking Functional Business Analysts to support a regional Sanctions List Management initiative, focused on Transaction screening systems. The FBA will work jointly with compliance SMEs, Architects, and Technology teams to assess current processes, gather multi-country requirements, and support the definition of the future operating, architectural, and governance model.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead detailed functional assessments of sanctions list management processes, including sourcing, consolidation, validation, and distribution of lists.
• Gather, document, and validate functional requirements for list automation, ensuring end-to-end traceability, operational resilience, and regulatory compliance.
• Map country-specific workflows, integration touchpoints, file formats, and transformation rules for multiple transaction screening systems.
• Support as-is and to-be process modeling, highlighting operational inefficiencies, risk points, and automation opportunities.
• Document integration patterns (synchronous/asynchronous, APIs, batch, event-driven) and error-handling protocols.
• Collaborate with architects, operations, compliance, and technology stakeholders to ensure alignment with regional and local requirements.
• Support risk assessment, assumptions, dependencies, and issue logs, ensuring all findings are traceable and auditable.
• Contribute to the development of deliverables, including functional specifications, governance frameworks, implementation roadmaps, and cost/resource estimates.
• Participate in workshops, stakeholder interviews, and cross-entities harmonization sessions, ensuring coverage of all entities in-scope.

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