Information Technology Business Analyst

Crédit Agricole CIB; Singapore; On-site; SGD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading corporate and investment banking firm in Singapore seeks a skilled professional to architect IT solutions that enhance the efficiency of its banking operations. The role involves extensive collaboration, deep understanding of corporate banking products, and mastery in Agile methodologies. Prospective candidates should have strong analytical skills, technical prowess, and a proactive mindset, contributing to innovative and effective solutions in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience in corporate financing domain.
• Knowledge of corporate & investment banking products.
• Experience in IT system development life cycle.

Responsibilities

• Draft and finalize requirements with business users.
• Design solutions and write functional specifications.
• Ensure delivery of fully tested products on time.

Skills

Analytical abilities

Problem solving

Attention to details

Communication skills

Team player mindset

Proactivity

Education

Diploma or degree in Accounting, Finance, or IT

Tools

BDD framework

SQL database queries

Microsoft Office tools

Job description

Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Banking (Crédit Agricole CIB) is the corporate and investment banking arm of Crédit Agricole Group, world’s 10th largest bank by total assets.

• Our Singapore center (“ISAP” or “Information Systems Asia Pacific”) is the 2nd largest IT setup (after Paris Head Office)” for Crédit Agricole CIB's worldwide business. We work daily with international branches located in 30 markets by:
• Envisioning and preparing the Bank’s futures information systems
• Partnering and supporting core banking flagships and transverse areas in their large scale development projects.
• Providing premium In-house Banking applications,

This unique positioning empowers us to bring our core banking business a sustainable competitive advantage on the market. We seek innovative and agile people sharing our mindset to support ambitious and forthcoming technological challenge.

What You'll Do:

• Architect a Powerful Ecosystem: Develop a platform that fosters collaboration between investors, lenders, and clients, streamlining deal flow across syndicated markets.
• Embrace Complexity: Design a system capable of managing diverse loan formats, large lender pools, institutional investors, and multi-product offerings.
• Boost Efficiency: Drive agility through more focused and structured transactions, optimizing deal execution.
• Navigate the Regulatory Landscape: Implement solutions that adhere to evolving regulations like Basel IV and IFRS 9.

The position requires autonomy and reliability in performing duties while maintaining close communication with the rest of the program. The candidate will need to develop a good understanding of both IT systems and business processes.

Main responsibilities

• Work with business user to draft and finalize requirements
• Analyse, document existing business processes and operating models, and provide solutions aligning with target architecture considering specific future business needs.
• Design solutions and write functional specifications and solutions in collaboration with technical IT specialists.
• Testing the developed applications and follow up on fixes.
• Ensure delivery of fully tested products/features on-time and with quality up to production.
• Maintain up-to-date required quality documentations & train end-users.
• Provide support to test, diagnose and resolve application issues.

Qualifications and Profile

This position requires around 5+ years of relevant experiences in corporate financing domain with focus on designing and delivering IT solutions.

Mandatory skills:

• Holding a diploma/degree in accounting, finance or IT.
• Excellent knowledge of corporate & investment banking and different financial products including but not limited to Syndications, Participations, Commercial Loans, LC, Guarantees, Discounting, Factoring etc.
• Experience in all phases of the IT system development life cycle like design, implementation, testing, deployment and support.
• Good exposure to software engineering best practices
• Experience working in Agile development methodology.
• Hands-on experience with BDD framework and UML.
• Exposure to test automation frameworks and methodologies
• Comfortable working with SQL database queries.
• Experience with Microsoft Office tools.

Advantages:

• Any certification for Business Analysts e.g. ECBA, CBAP, PBA etc.
• Any experience in project management or in a functional lead role

Other Professional Skills and Mindset

• Solid analytical and problem solving abilities
• Very good organization skill with attention to details
• Willing to work on new topics and to propose innovative solutions.
• Proactive with team player mindset
• Hands on and versatile with capability to effectively interact with technical team
• Proficiency in application project management
• Strives to deliver the solution in the most effective and timely manner
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English

We offer a competitive remuneration package, consistent with your qualifications and experience.

For fair employment practices, we are keen on Singaporeans ONLY. We offer a competitive remuneration package, consistent with qualifications and experience.

Interested applicants, please click on "APPLY"

Visit us on: http://www.ca-cib.com/