Senior Business Analyst – Capital Markets & Liquidity Risk

About Cognizant Consulting Cognizant Consulting is the advisory and consulting arm of Cognizant, comprising over 6,000 global professionals who partner with Fortune 500 organizations to reimagine and transform their businesses. The practice combines deep industry expertise, strategic advisory, and technology-driven innovation to deliver impactful outcomes across sectors such as Banking & Financial Services, Insurance, Healthcare, Life Sciences, Energy & Utilities, Retail, and the Public Sector.

Role: Business Management / Business Analyst Location : Chennai / Bangalore

Role Overview We are looking for an experienced Business Analyst/Business Management professional with a strong background in Capital Markets to support transformation initiatives within financial services clients. The ideal candidate will bring deep domain expertise, strong analytical capabilities, and hands-on experience in trade lifecycle management and liquidity risk frameworks.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with stakeholders to gather, analyze, and document business requirements for capital markets and liquidity risk initiatives.
• Support the design and implementation of solutions related to intraday liquidity risk and trade settlement processes.
• Analyze end-to-end trade lifecycle workflows, identifying gaps, inefficiencies, and opportunities for optimization.
• Work closely with technology and operations teams to ensure seamless integration of SWIFT-based messaging systems in settlement processes.
• Develop and execute complex SQL queries for data extraction, validation, and analysis to support business decisions.
• Produce high-quality functional documentation, including BRDs, FRDs, process flows, and data mapping documents.
• Participate in testing activities (UAT/SIT), ensuring solution alignment with business requirements.
• Provide insights and recommendations to stakeholders based on data analysis and domain expertise.

Required Qualifications & Skills

• Experience: + 10+ years of experience in Capital Markets, preferably with exposure to Intraday Liquidity Risk Management.
• Domain Knowledge: + Strong understanding of the end-to-end trade settlement lifecycle, including front, middle, and back-office processes. + Hands-on experience with SWIFT messaging standards (MT/MX messages) in trade settlement and payments.
• Technical Skills: + Advanced proficiency in writing complex SQL queries for data analysis, reconciliation, and reporting. + Familiarity with data validation, reconciliation processes, and large datasets in capital markets environments.
• Analytical & Functional Skills: + Strong problem-solving abilities with attention to detail. + Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills. + Ability to translate business requirements into functional specifications.

Preferred Skills

• Experience in liquidity risk tools, treasury systems, or regulatory frameworks related to capital markets.
• Exposure to Agile/Scrum methodologies and project delivery frameworks.
• Knowledge of financial regulations impacting settlement and liquidity risk (e.g., Basel norms, if applicable).

Why Join Cognizant Consulting

• Opportunity to work with leading global financial institutions.
• Exposure to large-scale transformation programs and cutting-edge technologies.
• Collaborative environment with industry experts and thought leaders.
• Continuous learning and career growth opportunities within the consulting practice.