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Personal information
Name: Boris Zukikj
Address: Valkenkamp, 3607 LA Maarssen
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Profile
Professional Business Analyst Profile
Seasoned Business Analyst with 15+ years of international experience in management consulting, business process analysis, and security problem-solving. Expertise in ERP and cloud-based systems (Banking sector), GAP analysis, and leading cross-functional guilds for bespoke product development—specializing in ERP, CRM, SCM modules, Payments, GL, FA, Corporate Finance, and PLM reporting (design, development, and testing).
Core Competencies:
- Requirement Management: Skilled in end-to-end requirement gathering, documentation, and prioritization within Agile (Scrum) environments. Facilitate refinement sessions with Product Owners and Scrum teams, ensuring alignment with QA on testability and acceptance criteria.
- Banking & Cash Management: In-depth domain knowledge, with a focus on translating business needs into actionable requirements.
- Problem-Solving: Proactive ownership of ambiguous requirements, driving clarity and solutions in dynamic settings.
- Stakeholder Collaboration: Effective communicator bridging gaps between teams to build consensus. Adept at working in multicultural, international teams.
- Leadership & Coaching: Passionate about mentoring individuals and sharing knowledge through on-the-job guidance and formal training initiatives.
Working experience
Senior Solution Engineer at Europol – Client (B2B - Remote)
February 2023 - Present
Work closely with stakeholders (Business, Product Owner, Scrum Master, etc.) to elicit, analyze, and refine business requirements
Facilitate stakeholder discussions and ensure clear communication regarding product release timelines and requirements
Assist in defining test strategies and overseeing UAT to ensure requirements are met before deployment
Leverage business requirements expertise to influence strategic decisions and roadmap prioritization
Conducting Product Backlog Refinement/Grooming sessions to clarify and update requirements, decomposing tasks, and formulating acceptance criteria
Assisting the development team in interpreting and clarifying requirements, decomposing tasks and formulating acceptance criteria
Supervise BI report and dashboards development and delivery for internal and external clients
Building and maintaining the project documentation
Entry/Exit System implementation - Business process optimization. Interacting with different stakeholders and assisting in communication within the business
Developing bespoke electronic payments services
Visa Information System - Business process optimization. Interacting with different stakeholders and assisting in communication within the business
EPRIS ADEP - Business process optimization. Interacting with different stakeholders and assisting in communication within the business
ECRIS TCN - Business process optimization. Interacting with different stakeholders and assisting in communication within the business
SIS Notification - Business process optimization. Interacting with different stakeholders and assisting in communication within the business
Cybersecurity
Senior Business Analyst at Capgemini, and ING Bank Netherlands - Client (B2B - Remote)
February 2022 - February 2023
Collaborate with key stakeholders to define, document, and validate business requirements, ensuring alignment with project goals
Drive alignment on product releases by leading discussions and ensuring all requirements are clearly communicated
Contribute to test planning and execution, validating that deliverables align with business requirements
Participate in strategic planning, ensuring the product roadmap reflects validated business needs
ING - Document existing business processes for ING
ING - BIA of a MT to MX transition, focus on the payment’s domain, investigations on payments, and pre-transaction screening
Capgemini - SAP integration: Core HR and Employee Central, talent management, workforce analytics and planning (Cloud based SaaS)
Capgemini - Power BI HR related data transformation and modeling (ETL, DAX, and SQL). Interactive reporting and interactive dashboard creation. Role level security
Collaborate with global cross functional teams across departments to gather requirements and provide analytical support for strategic initiatives
Supervise BI report and dashboards development, and delivery for internal and external clients
Value generation and protection
Creating engaging employee training materials
Stakeholder management
Senior Business Analyst at King ICT (B2B - Remote)
April 2020 – February 2022
Connecting high-level enterprise architecture frameworks such as COBIT with operational execution through BPMN, leveraging ARIS to design, analyze, and optimize end-to-end business processes for seamless alignment and governance
Ensuring alignment between strategy, governance, and processes by utilizing ARIS to model and manage enterprise architecture artifacts, complemented by BPMN for detailed process execution and operational clarity
Using BPMN in conjunction with ARIS to operationalize processes defined by enterprise architecture frameworks, enabling the translation of strategic objectives into executable workflows while maintaining governance, consistency, and scalability
Business process optimization. Interacting with different stakeholders and assisting in communication within the business
Developing bespoke e-government electronic payments services
Development of bespoke Documentum (OpenText) - document management solutions for a city council
Development of bespoke AktivManager - document management solutions for Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Development of bespoke AktivManager - document management solutions for Animal Health, food safety and phytosanitary legislation and corresponding information systems
Development of bespoke AktivManager - document management solutions for Animal Health, food safety and phytosanitary legislation and corresponding Inspection Service Systems
Providing data-driven insights for decision making, predictive analytics, and strategic (SAP Cloud / S/4HANA) HR workforce planning
Bespoke reporting, dashboard, and security alert solutions in compliance with the law and Company policies
Jenkins process automation and security process optimization
iRepot – report design, and creation
Bespoke notification and security alert solutions using mobile SMS technology
Bespoke notification and security alert solutions using GPS technology
Bespoke e-payments solutions using mobile technology
Document existing business processes
Business improvement and management of designing, development, testing and implementation of the business processes
Value generation and data protection
Creating engaging employee training materials
Business process improvement in accordance with the law and Company policies, and management of design, documentation and maintenance of bespoke Documentum accounting and business related software solutions based on web and cloud-based technology
Business Analyst at Societe Generale Bank Benelux
March 2017 – April 2020
Partner with cross-functional teams to gather, prioritize, and refine business requirements, driving clarity and feasibility
Act as the central point for coordinating release-related discussions, ensuring requirements and expectations are well-understood
Work closely with QA teams to ensure testing (including UAT) reflects defined business requirements
Shape the product roadmap by aligning high-level business requirements with long-term objectives
Salesforce and Cassiopae Process owner
Provide thought leadership to analysts, ensuring high-quality requirement elicitation and documentation
Business improvement and management of designing, development, testing and implementation of the business processes within the company internet and intranet portals at home and abroad in the field of Salesforce, Cassiopae, SAP SD / RE-FX and Exact for CRM, leasing, SAP BO and security in finance & accounting processes
Business security improvement and management of design, documentation and maintenance of bespoke Salesforce, Cassiopae, Exact accounting and business related software solutions based on web and cloud-based technology
Improving performance by way of Business process automation
Documentation of the Business Analysis and change requests for Cassiopae, Salesforce and SAP SD / FI
Handling of incidents, problems, change requests for Cassiopae, Salesforce and SAP SD / FI
SAP BO and Salesforce reporting
Continuously improving the company’s Security posture by driving changes in Company technology
Finance Solution Engineer at Imperial Tobacco Netherland
2015 - March 2017
Responsible for financial advice and business process optimization
Responsible for designing, development, testing and implementation of the business processes within the production sites at home and abroad in the field of ERP for finance and control
ERP implementation, data migration and security enhancement,
Salesforce SO to SAP SD \ MM \ FI \ CO/MM to QAD
SAP SD \ MM \ FI \ CO/MM \ PP/MM and QAD bespoke process automation modules
ERP Warehouse coding and tracking
SAP FI-CA, emailing, invoice scanning + PDF - OCR
WEB banks payments and Banks related periodical financial reports automated import to QAD and SAP (EBS – MT940 / XLS)
Design of bespoke risk management ERP solutions
Support the daily activities for 3rd line application support for QAD / SAP, financial advice to the business as financial controller; solving issues in periodic closing, GL, FA, TAX, reporting, budgeting and control cycle
Process automation (module development) of the payment process in SAP for NACHA and SEPA area
QAD / SAP - Technical design solutions reviews
QAD / SAP - Bespoke software standardization
QAD - Management of the Archiving process
ERP Database optimization and performance enhancement, matrix design and import data standardization
ERP - QAD .Net • Browse • Reporting framework
QAD / SAP - ERP Design and document solution - Blueprint, Technical Specifications, Test cases
Mentor team members on business analysis techniques, helping them translate needs into clear requirements
Project Manager at Full Service Platform Netherland
2013 – 2015
In charge of Project Management for ERP integration
Sugar-CRM and Salesforce Quote to ERP (Open and NAV)
ERP Quote, SO, PO, Warehouse, shipment bespoke process automation
ERP Warehouse coding and tracking
ERP PO & SO invoicing, emailing, invoice scanning + OCR
Automatization - Electronic payments and ERP reconciliation
Security enhancement for WEB banks payments and Banks related periodical financial reports
Bridging enterprise architecture frameworks like ITIL with operational workflows using BPMN, supported by tools such as MS. Visio for process design, analysis, and optimization
Focusing on IT service management ensuring that operational processes are aligned with business objectives, enabling efficient service delivery and continuous improvement
Aligning strategic goals, governance frameworks, and business processes for cohesive execution by utilizing MS. Visio to model and manage ITIL-based service management processes, complemented by BPMN for detailed process implementation
managing structured approach to incident, problem, and change management and ensuring operational resilience and alignment with business needs
Leveraging BPMN in conjunction with MS. Visio to translate ITIL's service management processes into actionable, optimized workflows, ensuring seamless integration of IT services with business operations
Driving operational excellence through process standardization and best practices, ensuring scalability and compliance across business operations
Control of implemented International Financial Reporting Standards
Performing Business Process Auditing
Performing Compliance and Credit Risk Audits
Financial control - GL, VAT, intercompany, reporting
Power BI data ETL transformation and modeling. Interactive reporting and interactive dashboard creation
Guide junior analysts in refining requirements and best practices, serving as a trusted advisor
Assistant Accountant at Full Service Platform Netherland
2012 – 2013
Control of the Financial Entries
Responsible for Managerial Reports
Preparing Financial Statements
Electronic payments - supervision
Analyzing Costs of Operations
Completing Income Tax Returns
Assistant to E-Commerce Department manager at KT FILM & MEDIA
2010 - 2012
Assisting in start-up and development of a new E-commercial Department
Responsible for Budgeting, Analysis (using data analytics) and Reporting
Responsible for electronic payments implementation
Analysis of Business Ventures (using structured planning methods)
Assisting in Enterprise Risk Management
Assisting in Operational Risk Management
Education and qualifications
Date
Institution
Degree
2017
European University
(Macedonia)
Master's degree - Information Technology - Electronic Crime
2014
University of Applied Sciences, Hogeschool Utrecht (Netherland)
Bachelor's degree – International Finance and Control
Minor – International Business Skills
2010
Hogeschool Utrecht, University of Applied Sciences (Netherland)
Propedeutical Phase Certificate – International Finance and Control
Professional trainings, courses and experiences
Six SIGMA Green Belt
Six SIGMA Yellow Belt
Engaging Agile Stakeholders and Leading Agile Teams
TestPrep PRINCE2: Practitioner
Final Exam: Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP) - BABOK V2
SCRUM
Business Analysis, Requirements Life Cycle Management, Strategy, Planning, Monitoring and RADD
SAP Project Planning and Implementation
SAP Business Objects
SAP NetWeaver Platform
SAP Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
SAP Supplier Relationship Management
Financial Accounting with SAP
Microsoft Dynamics CRM
iReport
Power BI
Tableau
Documentum - OpenText - Document management system
CISSP
IDEA (Data Analysis Software)
Digital Coding & Tracking
ERP systems: QAD, SAP, and Odoo (Open-ERP for Customer Relationship Management, Accounting and Content Management System)
Salesforce: (Customer Relationship Management system): From Sandbox To Production, Advantages and Disadvantages of change sets
Salesforce: VisualForce
SugarCRM: (Customer Relationship Management system)
Invoice Matching Application
E-commerce Solutions for online store: Webshaper and OpenCart
E-boekhouden (online-cloud based bookkeeping system)
Databases: SQL, Progress, Backbase and MS Access
Filemaker pro, Filemaker server
Cassiopae
Exact
Confluence
Jira
Jenkins
HTML, Java, PHP
SQL
EDI
PSD2
COBIT
BPMN
ARIS
Signavio: Business process modeling tool
eu-LISA_Certificate - ETIAS
eu-LISA_Certificate - Interoperability TS
eu-LISA_Certificate - Interoperability
eu-LISA_Certificate - sBMS Biometrics
Aanvraag Verklaring Omtrent het Gedrag - Screeningsprofiel: 95 Financiële dienstverlening / Financial services
Scientific work
“Security of ERP systems”, Electronic crime investigation methodology
“Electronic crime and jurisdiction”, Criminalistics
“Recovery of erased, damaged, or corrected data from the ERP database”, Digital forensics
“CIRT, advanced solutions for escalating computer crime”, Cyber crime
“ERP, practical application of OCR and digital signature”, Methods of forensic identification through pattern recognition
“Inter-laboratory comparison of digital forensic process for acquisition of digital evidence from operative (RAM) memory”, Association for Corporate Security - Skopje and Agency for Private Security NIKOB
“CIRT”, Association for Corporate Security - Skopje and Agency for Private Security NIKOB
Knowledge of foreign languages
Western European languages:
English - Fluent oral and written
Dutch – Beginners oral and written
French - Beginners oral and written
German – Beginners oral and written
Eastern European languages:
Macedonian - Fluent oral and written
Serbian - Fluent oral and written
Croatian - Fluent oral and written
Bulgarian – Reasonable oral and written
Interests and additional information
My hobbies are: golf and electronics
Recommendations are available upon request