The project is a regulatory initiative called Project Glare (Basel III). The initiative is to provide integrated balance sheet and liquidity solutions in an agile environment. This is to promote enhanced balance sheet management decision-making through the development of more powerful analytical and reporting systems.Liaise with Macquarie business units (such as Banking and Financial Services i.e. BFS) to analyse and model product and portfolio behaviour;Liaise with finance departments and business areas to understand their product suite to define specific data and methodology requirements for Liquidity;Engage and work with the Business Units on data related issues and discussions;Identify, raise and resolve data issues found during the BU engagement;Work with and support the QRM configuration of products, strategies and reports;Support the Regulatory Reporting team in data analysis, mapping and definition of data requirements for liquidity reporting;Assist in the design, development and validation of data extraction and transformation;Document consumer data validation rules required for the Liquidity target system and identify gaps;Perform functional and system testing and assist with user acceptance testing;My business analysis activities were undertaken in an agile environment particularly taking in sprint planning, daily scrum meetings and sprint reviews

This role is part of a Mortgages Transformation project, targeting the St. George bank division of Westpac. I have been Liaising with Business Unit SME’s, Technology analysts, Business partners and Suppliers to deconstruct, interpret and compile requirements for usage in Continuous Improvement, and Technology initiatives. This includes: Facilitating requirement gathering via workshops, SME interviews, existing documentation and system walk throughs to identify ‘as is’ and ‘to be’ business requirements;Documentation of all requirements in compliance to the Business Analysts guidelines and completing of BRD, Process Specification documents, Functional / Non Functional Specifications that will drive the desired change to business process, system enhancement / development activities, in accordance with the Business Analysis process framework;Input to change assessments, training materials and knowledge management tools of relevant information;Plan, estimate and report on Business Analysis activities and deliverables;Completion of testing activities as required through the implementation of a change, including constructing and documenting test strategies, scripts, execution of test cases and effective recording of results;Review and revise documentation in light of any new information and/or changes to initial assumptions, including implications for project time, cost, quality and risk;Participation in weekly working group throughout project lifecycle and supportig project management in preparing and maintaining minutes/ actions, risk logs etc;Supporting implementation of change into Operations and Property and AFS branch network;Transition – liaising with vendors.

My role is as a Business Analyst in the Project and Change Delivery team (PCD) within Macquarie Relationship Banking (MRB), a division of Banking and Financial Services (BFS).I work closely with internal business stakeholders, IT teams and 3rd party vendors to deliver the right outcome for the business. I am responsible for identifying, understanding and documenting business requirements and enabling the smooth implementation of projects

Define and document change related documents, including Scope, Project Proposals, business requirements documents etc. Work with stakeholders to gather business requirements, capable of documenting business/functional requirements, including process mapping and workflow design Isolate issues, seek, resolve and communicate resolutions, outcomes Conduct and minute any meetings, driving outcomes with stakeholders Coordinate any project related elements/activity in order to meet deadlines/objectives Maintain accurate records to ensure project/documentation status is transparent to all Isolate process improvement within Project Management Office, and broader business High level of independent performance and self-management Prioritisation of tasks to meet agreed deadlines Maintaining a high level of customer service at all times Assist in the continual improvement of methods and practices

Working with user representatives to determine business requirements. This involves thorough consideration of all implications of the requirements to the business, including the identification of any potential data gaps, issues or functional omissionsAnalysis with the user representatives to determine solutions to close data gaps & issuesAccurately document the analysis carried out (e.g. the production of process flows, use cases and scenarios)Working with IT groups to convert requirements into specificationsAct as the bridge between the business and ITPlan, estimate, and report on Business Analysis activitiesIdentification and management of issues/risks with appropriate timely escalationAssisting in the preparation and execution of User Acceptance TestingDevelop and deliver user procedures and trainingProvide go-live and post implementation supportSupporting development teams by providing clarity on requirements where necessary.Act as a conduit for managing the expectations of the business on a daily basis.Maintain a strong relationship with the business of high quality, responsive IT solutions.

Documenting requirements specifications for Market data requirements from Market Vendors to Credit Suisse Market Data Systems i.e. Reuters, Bloomberg, Markit etc;Work with Development, Support and QA teams based in Singapore, New York, Raleigh and London;Meet with decision-makers, systems owners, and end users to define business, systems, and operational requirements;Respond to queries from users and MDS production support on a daily basis regarding data content and appropriate usage of the MDS system;Ensure that all stakeholders are involved in initiation and definition phases and that all tasks required to implement a solution are identified in the project plans;Prioritise new requests against other items in the current book of work taking into account the needs of various business and IT groups;Pro-actively analyse the data content within the MDS system with the aim of providing clean, coherent data to all end users;Create systems models, specifications, diagrams and charts to provide direction to application and system developers;Coordinate and perform in-depth tests, including end-user reviews, for modified and new systems, and other post-implementation support.Documenting requirements specifications for system enhancements for Equity derivative products;Designing and developing XML schemas for Equity derivative product types;Analysing Front Office and Back Office systems to produce gap analysis in order to bridge information deficiencies;Analysing and documenting requirements to enhance the data flow between the Front and Back office systems;Documenting requirements specifications enhancing the flow of data between Swapswire and Front Office systems;Involvement in testing of enhancements to Front office systems and data flows between systems during UAT phases;Working closely with development teams in the UK and Singapore;

Responsibility for the MiFID work streams such as Transaction Reporting, Client Reporting, Record Keeping, Best Execution and Client Money. This involved working closely with internal groups such as IT developers, front office, operational staff and compliance as well as external advisors to derive the impacts of MiFID to the business;Undertaking analysis and capturing the Business Requirements Specification per system, seek approval and prioritisation of the work;Working with the system development teams of Murex, Front, Exis, Cortex, Calypso etc to determine the reporting requirements around MiFID for the different product types & systems impacted;Create test scripts to validate the system enhancements; Work with users to test the systems prior to implementation;Other activities involve analysing the impact on procedures, controls and management reporting.

Serving as the liaison between the business and the IT department of the FSA as well as working closely with the third party software suppliers i.e. VIZOR and MC Co-operative IT (CIT). The different Business & IT departments include all sections of the Regulatory Returns and Regulatory Transactions such as the MLAR and RMAR teams whilst from an IT perspective, this has included working with the Operation Data store (ODS) team, Policy Schedule and Timetable (PST), Business Intelligence etc;Member of the Project Board steering the Early Reporting project;Scoping the initial project requirements for the Early Reporting regime for firms affected by the Capital Requirements Directive (CRD) and MiFID due to come into effect in January 2007;Gathering the requirements and writing specifications documents for the Early Reporting regime for firms affected by the CRD and MiFID due to come into effect in January 2007. This involves the end to end process from the business functionality to the IT system delivery;Working with the third party software suppliers, VIZOR and CIT to document the system requirements, leading to the development the FSA Online and Early Reporting systems. The development of both systems enabled the end-user to populate and submit regulatory reports within a prescribed timeframe;Updating existing functional specification documents for system enhancements for the existing reporting system, FSA Online;Gathering the requirements and writing specifications documents for the Extended Population of firms due to begin reporting Non-Financial information in April 2007;Understanding and interpreting Policy decisions for the system design of the PST rules engine.

Project lead creating and designing an operational reporting structure resulting in precise reporting of outstanding Arrears. This allowed the business to manage problem clients thereby minimising the occurrence of outstanding loans and loan payments;Design and enhancement of the Internet and Intranet including an Internal Reporting system allowing Senior Management and staff to generate Management and operational reports on a daily basis;Analysis of Bluestone’s operational processes and their enhancement for proposed new products;Creation of documentation, and future client correspondence with assistance from the Corporate affairs division;Documentation of system requirements detailing the changes and enhancements to the Mortgage and Equity Release systems and databases. The information is gathered through meetings with the system users, developers and third party software supplier AXCESS Consulting;Design and implementation of Enhancements to the Mortgages system. The enhancements allowed greater flexibility, more automation and increased efficiency for the release of new product offerings i.e. Equity Release;Creation and development of a Desktop scenario tool/Internet scenario tool and allowing for easy download from the Bluestone Internet pages. This tool allowed brokers to create loan scenarios for their clients, providing the expected outcome of the mortgage over the term and frequency required as well as submitting applications for approval;Creation and development of Front-End user forms to minimise risk and data entry errors. This process allowed users a more efficient way of entering new loans and client details within the system reducing processing time;Day to Day Administration of the Mortgages and Equity Release system. This role provides me with an in-depth look at the way the business operates and functions and allows me provide system solutions to meet the day to day business needs;