Job Description

Role: Functional Business Analyst (AML/KYC)

Base Location: Singapore

The Cognizant Difference - Helping our Clients Win In Digital

At Cognizant Consulting, our consultants orchestrate the capabilities to truly change the game-across strategy, design, technology and industry/functional knowledge. Our strategy is built around elevating business and industry understanding of the aspirations and unique abilities of our clients and by building these relationships based on trust and value.

Role Responsibilities:

Requirements Analysis & Elicitation

• Collaborate with BU Specialists to elicit, review and update business requirements
• Analyse "to be" business and operations processes based on the agreed requirements and / or function points, determine the areas of impact and overall high level solution Responsible to analyse and define non-functional requirements based on business requirements
• Monitor and manage risks /issues related to requirements and scope creep
• Write business functional release notes and contribute to deployment plan

Team Collaboration

• Transition functional and non-functional requirements to System Analysts, and ensure a clear and complete understanding of the requirements
• Work with Test Manager to translate business requirements into test scenarios
• Facilitate / provide "Train the Trainer" on application enhancements

Testing & Scope Management

• Clarify test findings escalated by Test Manager and classify the findings accordingly (either as a defect or change request)
• Perform initial impact assessment and high level estimation for Project Change Request

Skills and Expertise:

• Strong business domain knowledge in banking
• Bachelor's degree in engineering/ business/ finance or equivalent
• Strong quantitative, analytical, problem solving and process design skills that can translate analysis into solutions that meet business objectives
• Understanding of technology and operational processes across functions / departments in the bank/market.
• Resourceful team player
• Familiar with change management processes and project management fundamentals
• Strategic forward thinking approach to challenges with outstanding communications, influencing, negotiating and persuasion skills
• Passionate, diligent and resilient individual with ability to thrive in ambiguity
• Experience in scoping and evaluation - Defining overall considerations, including scalability, maintainability, cost, operations and technology principal risk to provide a recommendation
• Minimum 8-12 years of relevant banking and/or consulting experience
• Compliance - AML/KYC (Name Screening, Risk Ranking, Customer Due Diligence, Ongoing Review), Transaction Monitoring, Sanctions Screening
• Common Reporting Standard/FATCA

Employee Status : Full Time Employee

Shift : Day Job

Travel : No

Job Posting : Aug 29 2022

About Cognizant
Cognizant (Nasdaq-100: CTSH) is one of the world's leading professional services companies, transforming clients' business, operating and technology models for the digital era. Our unique industry-based, consultative approach helps clients envision, build and run more innovative and efficient businesses. Headquartered in the U.S., Cognizant is ranked 185 on the Fortune 500 and is consistently listed among the most admired companies in the world. Learn how Cognizant helps clients lead with digital at www.cognizant.com or follow us @Cognizant.