Functional Consultants or Sr. Business Analyst is the key to the success of Implementations. Functional Consultants analyze an organization or business domain and documents its business processes or systems, assessing the business model or its integration with technology. Functional consultants are required to be aware of the SAS Fraud product suite, analyze client’s requirements and map the requirements with the functionalities available on SAS product suite/ propose alternative approaches to satisfy client requirements.

• Lead requirement gathering sessions, client discussions and documents these requirements for use within the project life cycle
• Consults with client business teams to demonstrate product functionalities/ propose alternative approaches to client requirements using the available features on the product/ define and document and product configurations/ current operational procedures, gaps, input and output requirements, and levels of systems access
• Conducts change impact analysis to assess the potential implications of changes and documents business rules, functions and requirements
• Translate business requirements into functional specification
• Work closely with solution architect, and development team to ensure the completion of all aspects of business requirement within required scope
• Work closely with Test Leads to define the test plan, test scripts, technical integration test cases and user acceptance tests in coordination with QA team
• Participates in user acceptance testing and testing of new system functionality
• Ensure project documents are complete, current, and stored appropriately
• Conducts formal training sessions for business users
• Support project manager in coordinating other activities related to the project
• Ensures system specifications meet the business stakeholders’ expectations/requirements

• Sound knowledge of the banking business and current market practices
• Minimum 6+ years progressive business analysis experience, supporting medium to large size projects within a financial institution
• 3+ years relevant experience in fraud or a related domain
• Experience on Insurance LOB's: Health/Life/Motor insurance
• Strong communication and consultation skills; and ability to present to business and technical teams, or management in verbal, written, and/or visual form, with supporting details
• Experience working on AML or Fraud projects
• Strong experience in business process mapping, data mapping & data presentation
• Demonstrates business requirements, technical design writing and documentation skills.
• Experience as a hands-on team contributor that plans and executes to meet tight timelines
• Experience with handling multiple projects with competing timelines
• Ability to lead the teams that may consist of functional or cross-functional cohorts
• Ability to hit the ground running and get up to speed quickly
• Experience of working with development teams and solution providers
• Experience in documenting and executing project requirements, scope analysis, and test plans, delivering projects on time and within scope
• Sound knowledge of BFSI and insurance business; and current market knowledge