Data & Payments Business Analyst | ISO 20022 | Regulatory Reporting | Power BI | Banking

Senior Lead Data & Payments Business Analyst with 20+ years of experience delivering complex transformation programs for Tier-1 financial institutions. Specialized in enterprise data platforms, payments ecosystems, ISO 20022 migrations, and regulatory reporting frameworks. I act as the bridge between business stakeholders and IT delivery teams, translating regulatory and operational requirements into scalable data integration, reporting, and analytics solutions.

Extensive experience in payments transformation and ISO 20022 migration programs within banking environments. Strong knowledge of SWIFT MT/MX messaging standards, including MT103, MT202, pacs.008, pacs.009, camt.053/054/057 and pain.001. Experienced with institutional banking platforms, payment flows, and transaction processing systems, including integration into enterprise data platforms and reporting ecosystems.

Strong background in highly regulated financial environments, delivering regulatory reporting solutions and data platforms. Key frameworks include EMIR, MiFID II Transaction Reporting, Market Abuse Regulation (MAR), CSDR, and I-TO-I reporting to the European Central Bank. Skilled in translating regulatory requirements into functional specifications, data flows, and reporting frameworks, ensuring compliance and auditability.

Extensive experience designing and supporting enterprise data platforms and integration layers used for regulatory reporting, AML monitoring, and payments data distribution.

ETL tools: IBM DataStage, SSIS, Informatica PowerCenter.

Expertise includes data mapping, transformation pipelines, and optimization of complex data flows across multi-system environments.

Advanced expertise in BI and reporting solutions supporting operational monitoring and financial analytics.

Tools: SAP Business Objects, Tableau, SAS, Power BI.

Experience delivering dashboards, reporting frameworks, and data visualization solutions for financial institutions.

Strong experience with enterprise data warehouses and large financial datasets using Oracle, SQL Server, and advanced SQL, including data architecture analysis, performance optimization, and data quality monitoring.

Experienced in the full business analysis lifecycle: requirements gathering, functional design, stakeholder workshops, impact analysis, UAT coordination, and production support. Regular coordination of international and offshore teams using Agile methodologies and Jira.

Core expertise: Data Business Analysis • Payments Transformation • ISO 20022 • Regulatory Reporting • Data Platforms • Data Integration • Business Intelligence • Agile Delivery.