Senior Functional Business Analyst

Valley National Bank; Morristown (NJ); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Valley National Bank in Morristown, NJ seeks a Business Analyst to support Deposit Operations projects by gathering, analyzing, and documenting requirements. The role involves mapping current and future-state processes, data flows, and driving operational efficiency across teams.

You will collaborate with Compliance, Risk, Technology, and Operations, develop testing plans, analyze data trends, and design dashboards to enable data-driven decision making and continuous improvement within a

Qualifications

• Gathers, analyzes, and documents business, functional, and data requirements.
• Maps current- and future-state processes and data flows.
• Develops testing strategies, test cases, and UAT activities.
• Analyzes data to identify trends, bottlenecks, and opportunities for improvement.
• Designs and maintains reporting and dashboards for metrics and oversight.
• Leads process improvement and continuous improvement initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Gather, analyze, and document business, functional, and data requirements to support Deposit Operations projects and initiatives.
• Map and optimize current- and future-state processes, workflows, and data flows to drive business transformation and operational efficiency.
• Assess business, operational, regulatory, and technology impacts, identifying risks, dependencies, and improvement opportunities.
• Collaborate with Operations, Compliance, Risk, Technology, and other stakeholders to define requirements, acceptance criteria, and implementation plans.
• Develop and execute testing strategies, test cases, and UAT activities to ensure solutions meet business and operational objectives.
• Analyze operational and client data to identify trends, control gaps, bottlenecks, and opportunities for process improvement and automation.
• Design and maintain reporting, dashboards, and performance metrics that enable data-driven decision-making and operational oversight.
• Lead and support process improvement, project execution, and strategic initiatives through workflow analysis, root-cause identification, stakeholder communication, and continuous improvement recommendations.

Job description

Responsibilities

• Gather, analyze, and document business, functional, and data requirements to support Deposit Operations projects and initiatives.
• Map and optimize current- and future-state processes, workflows, and data flows to drive business transformation and operational efficiency.
• Assess business, operational, regulatory, and technology impacts, identifying risks, dependencies, and improvement opportunities.
• Collaborate with Operations, Compliance, Risk, Technology, and other stakeholders to define requirements, acceptance criteria, and implementation plans.
• Develop and execute testing strategies, test cases, and UAT activities to ensure solutions meet business and operational objectives.
• Analyze operational and client data to identify trends, control gaps, bottlenecks, and opportunities for process improvement and automation.
• Design and maintain reporting, dashboards, and performance metrics that enable data-driven decision-making and operational oversight.
• Lead and support process improvement, project execution, and strategic initiatives through workflow analysis, root-cause identification, stakeholder communication, and continuous improvement recommendations.