Position Purpose:

Act as a business analyst in the APAC region for core banking applications and to cover the duties of the project manager when required. The client is a major European Bank located in Singapore. On a daily basis, the consultant will be working at the client's site, with the client's team, through Palo IT Singapore.

Key Responsibilities: Business Analyst

Deliver the appropriate documents required by projects or enhancement requests

• Collection and review of user requirements
• Obtain sign-off of user requirements
• Prepare functional specifications
• Obtain sign-off for functional specifications
• Prepare test scenario
• Conduct systems integrated testing
• Conduct users training
• Users acceptance test planning
• Coordination of users acceptance testing
• Obtain sign-off for users acceptance testing
• Provide effort estimation for enhancement requests

Assistant Project Manager:

• To cover the duties of the project manager during his/her absence
• Project planning and co-ordination
• Weekly updated list of tasks to follow-up until completion
• To apply standard quality assurance methodology
• Use standard tools and templates for reporting and change requests
• Risk monitoring on quality, delay and costs, reporting of any major issue or deviation to management
• Conduct workgroup and steering committee meetings

Competencies (Technical / Behavioural)

The following qualities are also expected from the candidate:

• Service-oriented attitude with strong commitment to client satisfaction
• Good interpersonal skills
• Ability to consolidate action plans and report progress status
• Ability to adapt to a new environment and to work under pressure towards tight deadlines
• Excellent oral and written communication
• Ability to manage changing priorities
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate cross-functional work teams toward task completion
• Demonstrated strong analytical skills
• Team player demonstrating initiative

Specific Qualifications Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Banking and Finance or related field
• 3-4 years of previous business analyst and/or project management experience
• 4-6 years of experience in the banking industry