Asia Pacific Finance Regulatory System Business Analyst - Associate

Are you seeking a unique opportunity to enhance your project management and business analytical skills while supporting strategic regulatory programs? Join our Asia Finance Regulatory Reporting Projects team, part of the Commercial and Investment Bank Global Program Management team.

As a Business Analyst - Associate within the Finance Regulatory Reporting Project team, you will collaborate with Asia Pacific Senior Financial Officers, Legal Entity Controllers, and Corporate Technology teams to implement strategic reporting platforms for local regulatory reporting. You will also address local regulatory changes, business expansion demands, general ledger optimization, technology modernization, and global data alignment.

Job responsibilities

• Collaborate with Finance users, Technology, and external vendors to deliver innovative regulatory reporting solutions, including process re-engineering
• Manage project plans, communicate effectively with stakeholders, chair governance calls, and provide updates at Project Working Group and Steering Committee meetings
• Lead business analysis efforts, including gathering and defining business requirements (using JIRA), ensuring a clear roadmap for project success
• Conduct product validation/proof of concept, system Integration testing, and develop testing approaches, scopes, and plans
• Oversee ongoing tactical and strategic enhancements and automation of finance platforms
• Provide leadership to onshore and offshore teams throughout the project lifecycle, setting clear direction, driving performance, and fostering team development
• Gain exposure to the regulatory banking and security regime in Asia, cultivating a process improvement mindset, expand knowledge of SAP general ledger and product systems integration with BASEL/Local Regulatory Reporting, and develop project management and agile implementation skills
• Enhance leadership, influencing, problem-solving, multi-tasking, and relationship management capabilities
• Serve as product owner, define product vision and prioritize product requirements with stakeholders, ensuring the regulatory product meets customer needs and achieves business objectives
• Prepare comprehensive Statements of Work, detailing objectives, scope, timelines, dependencies, risks, priorities, governance models, and engage in quarterly book of work and sprint plan
• Participate in daily standup, refinement, retrospective and design/build discussions with scrum master and technology team

• Bachelor's degree in Accountancy, Finance, Business Data Analytics, or related disciplines
• Minimum 6 years of relevant experience, including at least 2 years in a financial institution in business/data analysis or product management roles
• Proven project management experience, successfully executing medium to large-scale or multi-region projects
• Strong leadership skills with experience guiding and developing both onshore and offshore business analysts
• Excellent analytical skills for interpreting large data sets and presenting findings concisely
• Self-motivated and able to thrive in fast-paced environments, demonstrating strong time management and planning abilities
• Solid understanding of database and Databricks design
• Positive attitude and collaborative nature, with a track record of delivering on high-priority, time-sensitive initiatives
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, able to clearly articulate complex issues
• Inquisitive, solution-focused, enthusiastic, diligent, and willing to challenge the status quo
• Proficiency in industry-leading regulatory reporting applications (e.g., Nasdaq Axiom, Wolters Kluwer, Reveleus), as well as tools such as Confluence, Jira, Tableau, Alteryx, UiPath, SQL, Excel macros, or other digital accelerator tools; experience in finance local regulatory reporting, last mile reporting automation, and implementation.

• Prior experience in Finance Regulatory Reporting Solutions implementation will be preferred