Business Analyst – Trade Regulatory Reporting

Project description

The role involves supporting Trade Regulatory Reporting initiatives within the financial services domain, focusing on business analysis and functional quality assurance. You will work with business, technology, and compliance stakeholders to understand reporting requirements, document functional specifications, and support testing activities across regulatory reporting workflows. The role offers an opportunity to develop expertise in trade lifecycle, regulatory reporting frameworks, and end-to-end reporting processes.

Responsibilities

• Gather, analyze, and document business requirements for Trade Regulatory Reporting applications and processes.
• Prepare business requirement documents, functional specifications, and process documentation.
• Develop and maintain functional test scenarios and test cases based on business requirements.
• Execute functional testing and support regression testing activities.
• Identify, document, track, and validate defects, coordinating with development teams for resolution.
• Support business stakeholders during requirement clarification, testing, and defect resolution.
• Assist in analyzing trade lifecycle events, reporting workflows, and reporting data.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies, requirement walkthroughs, and project discussions.
• Ensure appropriate documentation and traceability between requirements, test cases, and defects.

SKILLS

Must have

• 4+ years of experience in Business Analysis and/or Functional QA within financial services.
• Foundational understanding of trade lifecycle processes and Trade Regulatory Reporting.
• Experience in gathering, analyzing, and documenting business requirements.
• Experience preparing functional test scenarios and test cases.
• Hands-on experience in functional testing and defect management.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with business, technology, and QA stakeholders.
• Good understanding of SDLC and software testing methodologies.

Nice to have

• Exposure to regulatory reporting frameworks such as EMIR, MiFIR, SFTR, CFTC, or ASIC. • Exposure to asset classes such as derivatives, securities, or FX. • Basic SQL knowledge and data analysis skills. • Experience with Agile/Scrum delivery methodologies. • Familiarity with trade reporting data flows, data mapping, and reconciliation. • Experience with tools such as Jira, Confluence, or similar requirement and defect management platforms.