SAP Functional Business Analyst

• 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.