Work closely with business users, operations, finance, technology, and other stakeholders to gather and analyze requirements.
Understand banking business processes and map them effectively to SAP functional capabilities.
Prepare and maintain business requirement documents, functional specifications, process flows, user stories, test scenarios, and other project documentation.
Act as a bridge between business users and technical / SAP development teams.
Support SAP functional configuration discussions, impact assessments, gap analysis, and solution validation.
Coordinate with cross-functional teams to ensure timely delivery of project milestones.
Perform around 20% project management activities, including planning, tracking, status reporting, risk / issue management, and stakeholder follow-ups.
Take ownership of assigned deliverables and ensure completion within agreed timelines and quality standards.
Support SIT, UAT, defect triage, user clarification, deployment, and post-implementation support.
Ensure proper documentation, traceability, approvals, and governance throughout the project lifecycle.
Proactively identify risks, dependencies, gaps, and improvement opportunities.
Drive accountability across teams and ensure open items are followed through to closure.
Required Skills and Experience
6 to 9 years of experience as a SAP Functional BA / Functional Consultant / Business Analyst.
Strong experience working in the Banking or Financial Services domain.
Good understanding of SAP functional modules relevant to banking / finance operations.
Experience in requirement gathering, functional documentation, process mapping, gap analysis, and solution validation.
Exposure to project management activities such as status reporting, milestone tracking, risk and issue management.
Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
Ability to work independently and take end-to-end ownership of assigned tasks.
Experience working with Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid delivery models.
Hands-on experience with tools such as Jira, Confluence, MS Project, Excel, PowerPoint, or similar tools.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and documentation skills.
Preferred Skills
Experience in SAP Finance, Treasury, Payments, Loans, Trade Finance, Risk, Compliance, or Banking Operations.
Prior experience working with banks or financial institutions on SAP implementation, enhancement, migration, or support projects.
Knowledge of regulatory, finance, accounting, or operational processes in banking.
Experience coordinating with offshore / onsite teams.
Certification in SAP, Business Analysis, Agile, Scrum, or Project Management would be an advantage.
