Overview

Transaction Reporting Business Analyst role at EPAM Systems. This position is a permanent, hybrid role with a focus on regulatory reporting knowledge within financial services.

Responsibilities

• Liaise with business partners, project, and program stakeholders to analyze and refine the regulatory requirements provided by Federal authorities and DTCC
• Prepare detailed BRDs (Business Requirement Documents) and FRDs (Functional Requirement Documents) for various technology teams
• Translate and simplify the business/functional requirements into technical requirements and create user stories for the development team to understand and implement in code
• Perform gap and feasibility analyses, recommend alternative solutions, project strategies, and deliverable prioritizations
• Prepare detailed use cases, functional scenarios, and specifications by example
• Work closely with developers and operations teams to answer all questions and queries regarding the regulatory requirements
• Identify gaps in the software system from a regulatory perspective and raise requirements with product owners
• Provide support to the product owner team to guide the tech impact, story pointing, prioritization, and planning of all requirements
• Work closely with the QA team to support BDD and functional testing as required; review feature files with developers written as part of dev acceptance testing, ensuring they cover functional acceptance criteria and edge cases
• Provide support to the UAT team for end-to-end testing by providing sample test cases, use cases, and actual vs. expected behavior

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience as a Business Analyst in a regulatory reporting or financial services domain
• Knowledge of global regulatory reporting frameworks including DTCC and Federal agency requirements
• Skills in creating detailed BRDs, FRDs, user stories, and gap analysis
• Expertise in business analysis techniques such as feasibility studies, use case creation, and scenario planning
• Proficiency in agile methodologies and tools used in backlog management
• Familiarity with BDD principles and QA processes, including writing or reviewing feature files
• Capability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams including product owners, developers, and QA
• Understanding of SQL, Excel, and database querying to analyze data quality and reporting requirements

Nice to have

• Background in Derivatives Trade Reporting or Transaction Reporting within capital markets
• Showcase of experience with tools like JIRA or Confluence
• Familiarity with ISO 20022 message standards

We offer

• Pension
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Enhanced Maternity policy
• Give as You Earn
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Employee Referral Bonus Scheme
• Diversity Networks
• Access to a range of skills and certifications