Senior Business Systems Analyst

Floating Dots; United States; Remote; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Floating Dots SRL is seeking a Senior Business Systems Analyst to translate business needs into functional and non-functional data-oriented specifications within a banking software programme. The role links business stakeholders, IT architects, developers, testers, and admins, with mandatory hands-on risk and finance regulatory reporting experience.

You will drive requirements, support testing, and mentor colleagues while ensuring high-standard documentation and governance alignment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant Business Systems Analysis experience.
• Hands-on experience in both Risk regulatory reporting and Finance regulatory reporting.
• Experience in large banking software development projects.
• Practical experience implementing data management solutions: data warehouse and reporting systems.
• Advanced SQL in at least one technology (T-SQL, PL/SQL or DB2 SQL).
• Understanding of the SDLC with Agile and Waterfall delivery.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Economics, Finance, Computer Science or a related field.
• Advanced / fluent English, written and spoken.

Responsibilities

• Engage with business stakeholders to clarify and challenge requirements, and assess feasibility, benefits and risks.
• Analyse functional and performance impact on target systems and the wider IT landscape.
• Translate business requirements into structured functional and non-functional specifications.
• Support development and testing: clarifications, SIT/UAT scenario definition, and approved change management.
• Act as subject matter expert and mentor colleagues on complex cases.
• Review and improve analysis deliverables and project documentation.
• Support governance topics (BIA, IAM, policies, audits, risk actions).

Skills

Advanced SQL

Regulatory reporting

Requirements analysis

Data management

SDLC knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Economics, Finance, Computer Science or a related field

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

UML

Query utilities

Documentation

Mock-up and diagramming tools

Job description

We are looking for a Senior Business Systems Analyst to join the Data stream of a large banking software development programme. You will translate business needs into clear functional and non-functional specifications for data-oriented solutions, acting as the link between business stakeholders, IT architects, developers, testers and application administrators. Hands-on experience in both Risk and Finance regulatory reporting is mandatory.

Key Responsibilities

• Engage with business stakeholders to clarify and challenge requirements, and recommend on feasibility, benefits and risks.

• Analyse functional and performance impact on target systems, connected systems and the wider IT landscape.

• Estimate analysis effort and raise impediments early.

• Translate business requirements into structured functional and non-functional specifications.

• Work with design roles to shape the functional solution and document functional decisions.

• Support development and testing: clarifications, ST/SIT and UAT scenario definition, management of approved requirement changes.

• Support implementation and stabilisation, including analysis of issues linked to new requirements.

• Review and improve analysis deliverables and keep project documentation at a high standard.

• Perform functional and gap analysis for application procurement and RfPs.

• Act as subject matter expert: mentor colleagues, prepare training and guide complex cases.

• Where assigned, support governance topics (BIA, IAM, policies, audits, risk actions, incident follow-up).

Mandatory Requirements

• 5+ years of relevant Business Systems Analysis experience.

• Hands-on experience in both Risk regulatory reporting and Finance regulatory reporting.

• Financial services background and participation in large banking software development projects.

• Practical experience implementing data management solutions: data warehouse and reporting systems.

• Advanced SQL in at least one technology (T-SQL, PL/SQL or DB2 SQL).

• Strong knowledge of business requirements analysis and structured specification methods.

• Understanding of the SDLC, with experience in Agile and Waterfall delivery.

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Economics, Finance, Computer Science or a related field.

• Advanced / fluent English, written and spoken.

Nice to Have

• Data warehouse, data integration and BI technologies.

• JIRA, Confluence, UML, query utilities, documentation, mock-up and diagramming tools.

• Coaching, mentoring and training experience; relevant professional certifications.

What We Value

Analytical and structured thinking, the ability to synthesise complex information and communicate it clearly, a proactive and collaborative attitude, and the independence to take ownership of complex, business-critical solutions.