Lead Analyst, IT Financial Crime

Raymond James; Saint Petersburg (FL); Hybrid; USD 117,000 - 159,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Critical illness

Disability benefits

Retirement plan

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Raymond James is seeking a Lead Analyst, IT Financial Crime to bridge business needs and technical solutions. You will create detailed requirements for functional and nonfunctional areas, validate test cases, and gather information from multiple sources to make informed recommendations.

You will lead small to medium projects, collaborate with UX to prototype requirements, and apply risk and change management practices in a hybrid work environment. Strong AML vendor experience is a plus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in CS, MIS, or related field.
• 5+ years in financial services as a business analyst.
• 5 years in requirements gathering, issue tracking, change management.
• 3 years working with AWS cloud.
• 3 years in data analysis with Excel, SQL, Unix, Python.
• 3 years with KYC/CDD/EDD processes.
• Experience supporting AML vendor software (Mantas, NICE Actimize, Hummingbird).

Responsibilities

• Creates detailed business requirements for functional and nonfunctional capabilities.
• Validates test cases to ensure scripts evaluate the business function.
• Gathers and interprets information from multiple sources and makes recommendations.
• Documents business processes to support application development teams.
• Translates technical concepts to business audience and vice versa.
• May lead estimates and implementation plans for technical solutions.
• Partners to develop project schedules, reports and documentation.
• May act as project lead on small to mid projects and guide others.
• Works with UX/Design to visualize requirements into prototypes.
• Applies risk management, issue tracking and change management principles.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Data analysis

Microsoft Excel

SQL

Unix

Python

Wireframing tools

KYC/CDD/EDD

AWS cloud

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or MIS

Tools

AWS cloud

Job description

Lead Analyst, IT Financial Crime

Duties

• Creates detailed business requirements for functional (e.g., business processes, rules) and nonfunctional (e.g., data, security) capabilities.
• Validates test cases to ensure that scripts will evaluate the business function being performed.
• Gathers and interprets information from multiple sources (including databases, interviews, etc.) and makes recommendations.
• Provides support for application development teams including documenting business processes.
• Translates technical concepts to business audience and business information to a technical audience.
• May take a lead role in developing estimates and implementation plans for technical solutions.
• Partners with team members to develop project schedules, reports and documentation.
• May be required to act as project lead on small to medium projects and/or provide direction to others on the team.
• Works with User Experience / Design resources to help visualize requirements into prototype.
• Understands and applies principles in risk management, issue tracking and change management.
• Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, or related.
• Five (5) years of financial services or related experience.
• Five (5) years of financial services or related experience must include:
• Five (5) years as a business analyst in financial services;
• Five (5) years in requirements gathering, issue tracking, change management; Four (4) years proficiency data analysis, with hands‑on experience in Microsoft Excel, SQL, Unix, Python;
• Three (3) years working with AWS cloud;
• Three (3) years in developing business process documentation, data lineage mapping, and data transformation logic;
• Three (3) years using wireframing and prototyping tools
• Two (2) years of working with Know Your Client (KYC), Customer Due Diligence (CDD), Enhanced Due Diligence (CDD) processes.
• Experience must also include: Supporting vendor-based software implementations for AML such as Mantas (OFSAAFCCM) or NICE Actimize or Hummingbird.

Salary

$138,000 per year

The total compensation for this position includes base salary or wages, and may include components such as additional compensation (cash or equity), discretionary bonuses, or commissions.

• medical, dental, and vision
• life insurance
• critical illness insurance and accident insurance
• disability benefits
• retirement savings
• paid time off (including vacation, holidays, and sick leave)
• parental leave

Eligibility for benefits and specific offerings may vary based on position and employment status. To view more details of the benefits offered, visit Myrjbenefits.com.

At Raymond James our associates use five guiding behaviors (Develop, Collaborate, Decide, Deliver, Improve) to deliver on the firm's core values of client‑first, integrity, independence and a conservative, long‑term view.

We Expect Our Associates At All Levels To

• Grow professionally and inspire others to do the same
• Work with and through others to achieve desired outcomes
• Make prompt, pragmatic choices and act with the client in mind
• Take ownership and hold themselves and others accountable for delivering results that matter
• Contribute to the continuous evolution of the firm

Travel

Less than 25%

Workstyle

Hybrid

The Company is an equal opportunity employer and makes all employment decisions on the basis of merit and business needs.