Tony Andrews K
Business Analyst
Orangeburg, SC
Summary
Experienced Business Analyst with 14 years of IT expertise in Core banking and Corporate payments implementations for banks globally. Led requirements gathering and solution implementations for top financial institutions like Societe Generale, Axis Bank, Credit Union Australia, KEY Bank, UOB Bank, and European CSMs. Skilled in developing BRDs, FSDs, Interface Descriptions, User Stories, and Use case design. Proficient in Agile Scrum and Waterfall methodologies with a focus on documentation and presentations for effective demonstrations.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Consultant Business Analyst
WORLDLINE GLOBAL SERVICES [WGS]
Bangalore
05.2024 - Current
- Requirements gathering, solution analysis & design, User stories & Use cases Design, Test Cases Review, Defect Tracking, UAT, Post Go-live support, Mentoring
- Deliver requirement documents like Business Requirement document BRD, Functional Specification Document FSD, Interface description documents, Process flows, Change requests.
- Continuous engagement with the Banks and stakeholders for business requirement gathering, understanding client requirements, requirement analysis for European Commission Regulatory changes for various schemes, European Payment Council (EPC) Rulebooks, requirement elicitation and reviews.
- Worked on analyzing Regulatory changes (EU Compliance changes, EPC & TIPS) for SEPA Instant impacting CSM area.
- Business Area: Corporate Payments – SWIFT, SEPA (SEPA Credit Transfer SCT & SEPA Direct Debits SDD), SEPA Instant payments, Dutch Instant Payments, ISO20022 Clearing and Settlement Mechanisms, EPC Rule book, EBA- STEP2 and TIPS interface description analysis.
- Geographies: EUROPE
- Messaging Standards: ISO 20022
- Implementation Method: Agile Scrum
- Payments CSM: equens Worldline Batch CSM, equens Instant Payment CSM, PSA(Payment Services of Austria) CSM Batch and IP CSM, Aruba IP CSM, Curacao IP CSM
- Facilitated requirement gathering workshops, resulting in clear project objectives and deliverables.
- Managed stakeholder expectations through transparent communication and timely status updates, ensuring alignment between project deliverables and business objectives.
- Tools: JIRA, SQL, Putty, WinSCP, Microsoft Word, Excel, PPT, Visio, Git, Bitbucket, Confluence
Senior Business Analyst
FIDELITY INFORMATION SERVICES [FIS]
Bangalore
12.2021 - 05.2024
- Requirements gathering, solution analysis & design, User stories & Use cases Design, Test Cases Review, Defect Tracking, UAT, Post Go-live support, Mentoring
- Business Area: Corporate Payments – Realtime Payments (RTP), Realtime Direct Debits (RTD), eConsent, Bulk Processing, PAYNET, ITMX
- Geographies: ASIA
- Messaging Standards: SWIFT MT, ISO 20022 (SWIFT MX)
- Implementation Method: Agile Scrum
- Payments Product: MYRPP, OPF
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams, ensuring a cohesive approach to business analysis.
- Tools: JIRA, Sparx Enterprise Architect (EA), Visual Tool Kit (VTK), SQL, Putty, WinSCP, Microsoft Word, Excel, PPT, Visio, Git, Bitbucket.
Senior Consultant – Business Analyst
CAPGEMINI
Bangalore
09.2017 - 11.2021
- Requirements gathering, solution analysis & design, solution development, Test Cases Review, Defect Tracking, UAT, Post Go-live support, Mentoring
- Built strong relationships with clients through consistent communication and proactive problem-solving efforts.
- Business Area: Corporate Payments – Credit Transfers, Direct Debits, SWIFT, SEPA, TARGET2, FPS
- Geographies: Europe & Asia
- Messaging Standards: SWIFT MT, ISO 20022 (SWIFT MX)
- Implementation Method: Agile Scrum
- Payments Product: TCS BaNCS
- Tools: JIRA, HP ALM, SQL, Putty, WinSCP, Microsoft Word, Excel, PPT
- Evaluated existing business processes, recommending improvements that led to increased operational efficiency.
Senior Consultant
ORACLE FINANCIAL SERVICES [OFSS]
Bangalore
01.2015 - 09.2017
- Testing & validation, Test cases writing, Test Cases Review, Test execution, API testing, SIT, UAT, Defect life cycle, Post Go-live support, Mentoring
- Documentation: Mapping Documents, Test scenarios, Test Cases, Defect Management, Test logs
- Conducted regular reviews of operations and identified areas for improvement.
- Presented findings and recommendations to stakeholders, effectively communicating key insights and action plans.
- Troubleshot issues by understanding issue, diagnosing root cause and coming up with effective solutions.
- Business Area: Core Banking: LOANS, CASA & LCM modules
- Geographies: Australia & US
- Implementation Method: Agile Scrum
- Core Banking Product: Oracle Banking Platform (OBP)
- Tools: JIRA, Oracle Test manager, SQL, Putty, WinSCP, Microsoft Word, Excel, PPT, SOAPUI PRO, Visio
Systems Engineer
TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES [TCS]
Bangalore
07.2011 - 12.2014
- Testing & Validation, Testing cases writing, Test Cases Review, Test execution, Defect Management, Regression suite, UAT Support, Post Go-live support
- Documentation: Requirement traceability matrix, Maintaining test logs, daily Status Report and Weekly Status Report
- Business Area: Corporate and Retail Banking: File upload/Unitary processing of Payments, Mandates, ECS debit and credit, beneficiaries, VACP, Standing order in Branch and Corporate Application. Payments, Bill Payments, Payees, Billers, Authorizations in Internet Banking and Mobile banking Applications
- Geographies: India & Australia
- Core Banking Product: TCS BaNCS
- Implementation Method: Waterfall Method
- Tools: JIRA, Bugzilla, HP ALM, WinSCP, Microsoft Word, Excel
Education
Bachelor of Technology - Bio-Technology
GITAM UNIVERSITY
Visakhapatnam, IndiaSkills
SWIFT,SEPA,PAYNET,ITMX
Requirement gathering, Business analysis
Client coordination, Stakeholder management
Clearing and Settlement Mechanisms
SAFe framework, JIRA, Microsoft Visio
ISO20022 Message formats,SWIFT MT messages
Sparx Enterprise Architect (EA), Visio Tool Kit (VTK)
SQL, SOAP-UI PRO, GIT, Bitbucket
HP ALM, WinSCP, Putty
Work Availability
monday
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Languages
English
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Accomplishments
I have successfully implemented core banking and corporate payments systems for banks around the world. I was responsible for gathering requirements and implementing solutions for leading financial institutions across EUROPE, INDIA, USA and extended my contributions for European PSP's and CSMs for EPC rule books implementations. My expertise includes developing Business Requirement Documents (BRDs), Functional Specification Documents (FSDs), Interface Descriptions, User Stories, and Use Case designs.
Software
Open Frame work [OPF], MYRPP [Malaysian Retail payments], TCS Bancs, Oracle Banking Platform [OBP], VTK, EA, JIRA, SOAP UI PRO
Timeline
Senior Consultant Business Analyst
WORLDLINE GLOBAL SERVICES [WGS]
05.2024 - Current
Senior Business Analyst
FIDELITY INFORMATION SERVICES [FIS]
12.2021 - 05.2024
Senior Consultant – Business Analyst
CAPGEMINI
09.2017 - 11.2021
Senior Consultant
ORACLE FINANCIAL SERVICES [OFSS]
01.2015 - 09.2017
Systems Engineer
TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES [TCS]
07.2011 - 12.2014
Bachelor of Technology - Bio-Technology
GITAM UNIVERSITY