What are the responsibilities and job description for the Technical / Functional Business Analyst – Back Office Operations & Global Business Finance position at CogniSoft Technologies?
- Analyze current-state workflows involving:
- Cash reconciliation
- Position reconciliation
- Operational controls
- Exceptions management
- Approval workflows
- Financial operations
- Translate business requirements into:
- Business process flows
- Functional specifications
- User stories
- Acceptance criteria
- Data requirements
- Facilitate workshops and requirement gathering sessions with business stakeholders.
- Work closely with Product Owners and Engineering teams to clarify requirements, prioritize work, and remove ambiguity.
- Support UAT planning, test scenarios, and business validation.
- Maintain end-to-end traceability between business requirements, technical implementation, and delivered functionality.
- Document business processes and recommend improvements to increase efficiency and strengthen operational controls.
- Use AI productivity tools (ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, Gemini, etc.) to accelerate documentation, analysis, summarization, and research while validating outputs for accuracy and compliance.
What We''re Looking For
- 5 years of experience as a Business Analyst, Functional Analyst, or Technical BA delivering enterprise software solutions.
- Experience working in Financial Services, Asset Management, Investment Banking, Banking, Insurance, or Corporate Finance environments.
- Strong familiarity with Controllers or Back Office Operations.
- Experience with one or more of the following:
- Cash reconciliation
- Position reconciliation
- Trade operations
- Financial controls
- Accounting operations
- Operations support functions
- Excellent requirements gathering, process mapping, and stakeholder management skills.
- Comfortable working with engineers and discussing:
- APIs
- Data flows
- System integrations
- Basic database concepts
- Strong analytical thinking with the ability to identify process gaps and operational risks.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to balance business priorities with technical constraints.