Business Analyst New York City, NY 12 Months Contract
Hareesh Budda
Business Analyst – Actimize (IFM / Financial Crime)
Location: New York City, NY (Local candidates only)
Duration: 12 Months Contract
Role Level: Senior
Role Overview
We are looking for a Senior Business Analyst with strong experience in NICE Actimize IFM and Financial Crime platforms to support regulatory and compliance initiatives within BFSI environments. The candidate will be responsible for end-to-end business analysis across AML, transaction monitoring, sanctions screening, and financial crime compliance programs.
The ideal candidate should have expertise in Actimize IFM workflows, rule configuration, scenario tuning, alert lifecycle management, and strong SQL skills for data analysis, model validation, UAT, and audit support.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end business analysis for AML, transaction monitoring, sanctions, and financial crime programs using Actimize IFM
- Gather, analyze, and document business and regulatory requirements (BRDs, FRDs, Functional Specs, User Stories)
- Work closely with Compliance, Risk, and Engineering teams to implement Actimize IFM solutions
- Support IFM rule configuration, scenario design, threshold tuning, and alert workflow setup
- Analyze alert lifecycle management, case workflows, and escalation processes
- Perform SQL-based data analysis for:
- Rule validation and scenario testing
- False positive / true positive analysis
- UAT execution and defect triage
- Regulatory audits and model governance reviews
- Support model governance, documentation, and audit readiness
- Act as liaison between business, compliance, and technology teams
Required Skills & Experience
- Strong Business Analyst experience in BFSI domain
- Hands-on NICE Actimize IFM / Financial Crime platform experience
- AML & Transaction Monitoring
- Sanctions Screening
- Regulatory Compliance workflows
- BRD, FRD, Functional Specs, User Stories
- IFM Rule Configuration & Scenario Tuning
- Alert Management / Case Management
- Advanced SQL
- UAT, Model Validation, Audit / Regulatory Reviews
- Strong stakeholder communication
Ideal Candidate
- Financial Crime domain expert
- Strong Actimize IFM hands-on experience
- Experience working in regulated BFSI environments
- Strong analytical and documentation skills
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management
Thanks & Regards,
Hareesh Budda
Sr. IT Technical Recruiter
American IT Systems LLC
1116 S Walton Blvd, Suite 113 Bentonville, AR 72712
https://americanitsystems.com/
Mail: Har...@americanitsystems.com
Linkdin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hareesh-budda-674796243/
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