Senior Business Analyst (Capital Markets / Trade Regulatory Reporting)

As a Business Analyst specializing in Regulatory Trade and Transaction Reporting, your role will involve collaborating with global banks or financial institutions to ensure compliance with various regulatory reporting frameworks such as EMIR, MiFID II, CFTC, MAS, HKMA, ASIC, and SFTR. Your responsibilities will include gathering requirements, defining reporting processes, liaising with stakeholders, and staying updated on evolving trade reporting regulations. Key Responsibilities: - Act as the primary liaison between business users, compliance, operations, and technology teams. - Gather, analyze, and document business requirements related to trade/transaction reporting obligations. - Translate regulatory requirements into clear functional and technical specifications. - Support the design, implementation, and testing of reporting solutions. - Ensure data completeness, accuracy, and timely submission of reports to regulators. - Monitor changes in global regulatory regimes and assess their impact on existing reporting processes. - Conduct gap analysis for new regulatory mandates and support remediation activities. - Assist in UAT planning, execution, and defect management for reporting platforms. - Produce detailed business requirement documents (BRDs), functional specifications (FSDs), and workflow diagrams. - Partner with technology teams to define data sourcing, transformation, and validation logic. Qualifications Required: - 8-10 years of Business Analyst experience in banking/financial services with strong domain knowledge in Capital Markets, Trade Lifecycle, and Regulatory Reporting. - Hands-on experience with regulatory regimes such as EMIR, MiFID II, CFTC, SFTR, ASIC, MAS, HKMA. - Proven ability to perform data analysis using SQL/Excel to validate reporting requirements. - Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills with cross-border teams. - Strong documentation skills (BRDs, FSDs, process flows, test scenarios). - Familiarity with trade booking systems (e.g., Murex, Calypso, Summit, ION, MarkitSERV) is a plus. - Knowledge of control frameworks and exception management processes in reporting. - Experience in Agile/Scrum methodology. - Understanding of reporting data models and data governance principles. Education: - Bachelors/Masters degree in Finance, Economics, Computer Science, or related field. - Professional certifications (e.g., CFA, FRM, ICA, Regulatory Compliance) are a plus.,