Harika Akula - Business Systems Analyst I - FIS Global Business Solutions India Private Ltd

Summary

Results-oriented Business Systems Analyst 1 with 4 years and 6 months of experience in Agile development environments. proven ability to identify opportunities for process improvement and develop effective strategies for implementation.

Resourceful and detail-driven professional with a strong focus on business growth, efficiency, and delivering value-added solutions to meet organisational needs. Highly motivated to learn, grow, and excel in the business analysis domain.

Overview

4

years of professional experience

4

years of post-secondary education

1

Certification

Work History

Business Systems Analyst I

FIS Global Business Solutions India Private Ltd

Hyderabad

02.2022 - Current

Proficient in working with FIS IBS ( Integrated Banking Solutions ), a premiere core processing platform delivering comprehensive and fully integrated banking services for large financial institutions.
Hands-on experience with Deposit Origination (DO) and Service Request Management (SRM) applications, including the creation and validation of legal forms provided by banks for customer acceptance of services.
Skilled in configuring, validating, and managing tightly integrated IBS components that support both retail and commercial clients act as digital platforms.
Experience in mapping business requirements and designing customised solutions with strong analytical skills and the ability to analyse business practices and define optimal procedures.
Good Problem-solving and analytical skills to design customized solutions and perform gap analysis.
Expertise in Requirements Elicitation and Management, SWOT Analysis, and Change Management thereby reducing ambiguity associated with complex requirements.
Proficient in deriving Business Requirement Documents (BRD) and Functional Requirements Documents (FRD).
Expertise in preparing User Stories with Acceptance criteria, and resolving gaps such as missing stories and conflicting requirements.
Ensure delivery features aligned with customer expectations and business goals.
Hands-on expertise in Jira and Rally Software to capture epics, user stories, risks, and issues, and manage stakeholder expectations effectively.
Skilled in using WinMerge for comparing requirement documents, configuration files and test data to ensure consistency across different versions and environments, thereby reducing errors and saving validation time.
Experienced in working with ACT (Authoring and Configuration Tool) to configure and parameterise banking products, set up business rules, and define workflows, enabling faster product rollout and reducing dependency on development teams.
Collaborated with stakeholders to validate ACT configurations, ensuring accuracy in ensuring product rules and workflows before deployment.
Ability to perform impact analysis on ACT configurations and propose optimised solutions for seamless implementation in core banking systems.
Core expertise in Agile (Scrum) and Waterfall SDLC models, collaborating with cross functional teams to deliver integrated banking solutions on time.

Education

MBA - Finance

Aditya Global Business School Affiliated To JNTUK

Surampalem , India

08.2020 - 03.2022

Bachelor of Science - Chemistry

Aditya Degree College For Women’s

Rajamhundry

08.2017 - 03.2020

Skills

Methodologies & SDLC models : Business Process Improvement, Agile (Scrum), Waterfall
Requirements and Modelling : Requirement Elicitation & Management
Project and Collaboration Tools : JIRA, Rally Software

Testing and Validation : Integration testing and Regression testing, Tools -WinMerge (file/document comparison)
Banking/Domain-specific : Authoring and Configuration Tool (ACT) for product setup and validation, GAP analysis, SWOT analysis, Change Management, Data analysis and reporting (SQL, excel)
Soft skills : Stakeholder Engagement & Negotiation, Problem Solving & Root Cause analysis, Analytical Thinking & Decision Making