Business Analyst – Banking Systems & Finance

We are looking for a Business Analyst – Finance MIS & Projects to support finance systems, reporting, and project delivery. The role involves UAT execution, SQL-based data validation, report and dashboard development, process automation, and coordination with Finance, Technology, Operations, and PMO teams to ensure accurate and timely financial and regulatory reporting.ResponsibilitiesResponsible to ensure UAT on projects are managed efficiently and in a timely fashion in collaboration with multiple teams across the Bank including Finance, Technology, Operations, Business streams & PMO.Responsible to ensure accuracy and timely provision of Data / Information required in completion of Monthly, quarterly and yearly reporting for Financial & Management Reporting team for UAE & Overseas Locations.Address all the queries from finance community related to FINANCE INFORMATION SYSTEMS for UAE & Overseas.Design and develop Automated reports, dashboards for various Finance Teams in collaboration with the stakeholders.Follow a standardized and transparent process of providing updates to senior management on the progress of deliverables, projects / initiatives, service tickets, defects and issue resolution to respective stakeholders and Management team.Meticulous tracking of Projects, URFs and other deliverables until closure in an organized fashion and provide periodic status updates proactively.Work as a Techno Functional team member representing Finance teams during implementation of Projects, URFs / CRs and enhancements of Finance information systems, applications in the area of Regulatory, Financial & Management reporting, by interfacing between various Finance, Technology, Operations, Business streams & PMO.Work with Finance Information & Projects team and other various departments during the projects & URFs across the bank to include, capture / correct data elements in systems in order to aide automation of Regulatory, Financial & Management reporting to ensure accuracy and timely delivery.Work with Finance Information team & Projects team and Technology teams to carry out UAT in Finance information systems, for Regulatory, Financial & Management reporting systems & surviving applications to ensure accuracy of information and reporting.Design & Develop Procedures, queries & templates in a standard and re-usable fashion for executing and completing the UAT in a timely fashion.Work with Finance Information & projects team & Technology teams to carry out the necessary changes in Finance information systems for Regulatory, Financial & Management reporting streams & surviving applications for seamless and continuous enhancements.Handle queries and attend to any periodic and ADHOC Reporting requirements from primarily Regulatory, Financial & Management reporting team & other Finance teams of UAE & Overseas.Initiate, track and ensure timely resolution of service tickets related to Core banking, T24, ERP, PRIME, FMC, OFSAA, CPR and other surviving applications that impact Regulatory, Financial, Management and MIS Reporting for UAE & Overseas.Provide support on ADHOC, BAU requirements, month-end execution and reporting for Regulatory, Financial & Management reporting team.Interact with Financial Reporting, Management Reporting, Regulatory Reporting, Core Banking, Technology, Operations and Business Finance teams, PMO, Overseas Finance teams, Auditors & External Vendors.Work on projects, URFs, service tickets primarily for Regulatory, Financial & Management reporting team and support overall monthly deliverable for Finance Information & Projects team.Handle queries from Financial Reporting, Management Reporting and Overseas Finance teams.Take decisions with day-to-day issues arising during UAT of Projects, URFs, Service Tickets and issue resolution in liaison with Finance Information & Projects team and Management.RequirementsBachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Information Systems, Computer Science, or a related discipline.Relevant experience in Finance MIS, Business Analysis, Finance Systems, Management Reporting, or IT projects within the banking or financial services sector.Hands-on experience in Oracle PL/SQL and MS SQL, including query writing, data extraction, and validation.Advanced proficiency in MS Excel, with experience in handling financial data and developing reports.Practical experience in planning, coordinating, and executing User Acceptance Testing (UAT) for projects of varying sizes.Fair knowledge of banking operations, banking products, financial reporting, and regulatory reporting structures.Experience in designing and developing reports, dashboards, and automated reporting solutions.Fair knowledge of Power BI and familiarity with reporting tools such as MSTR.Strong techno-functional understanding, with the ability to coordinate between Finance, Technology, Operations, Business teams, and PMO.Strong analytical, problem-solving, planning, and execution skills, with the ability to manage project deliverables, service tickets, and issue resolution.