Mahesh Kumar S

Mahesh Kumar S Senior Business Analyst Chennai, India - |-LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/maheshkumars88 Professional Summary Results-driven Senior Business Analyst with 9+ years of experience in banking, payments, and financial services. Proficient in SWIFT, SEPA, ISO20022, and Agile methodologies. Adept at stakeholder management, requirement gathering, and project execution with a strong analytical mindset. Skilled in SQL (Beginner),JIRA, and Confluence. Key Skills Requirement Gathering & Analysis, Stakeholder Management, Agile & Scrum Methodologies, SWIFT Payments (MT103, MT202, etc.), SEPA, ISO20022, User Stories & BRD/FRD Documentation, JIRA, Confluence, Gap Analysis & Process Optimization Professional Experience Senior Business Analyst | LTIMindtree March 2022 – November 2024 • Led international payments projects with expertise in SWIFT (MT103, MT202) and ISO20022. • Spearheaded the development of BRD and FRD documents, ensuring seamless project execution. • Optimized mass payment processing rules, improving transaction efficiency by 25%. • Created mapping documents for data transformation and business rule validation. • Provided Agile coaching, facilitated scrum events, and removed impediments to boost team productivity. Agile Business Analyst | Societe Generale Global Solution Centre July 2015 – March 2022 • Managed cross-border payments, FX transactions, and SWIFT messages (MT103, MT202, etc.). • Worked closely with stakeholders across HK, SG, TW, JP & KR regions to define business needs. • Created and refined JIRA user stories with detailed acceptance criteria. • Executed test cases to ensure functionality and compliance with financial regulations. Previous Experience: • Senior Associate, Standard Chartered (Apr 2013 – Jul 2015) • Executive, Matrix Business Services (Dec 2012 – Mar 2013) • Senior Back Office Executive, Oasis Communication (2011 – 2012) • Back Office Executive, Sunbeam Electronics (2008 – 2011) Certifications • Business Analysis Fundamentals – ECBA, CCBA, CBAP Endorsed (Udemy) • Requirements Elicitation for Business Analysis (LinkedIn Learning) Education • Diploma in Electronics and Communication Engineering, Sankar Polytechnic College – 87.03% • HSC, St. Xaviers Hr. Sec School – 80.16% • SSLC, The Muslim Hr. Sec School – 91.6% Recent Projects: Citizens Data Mart (On prem to AWS S3 migration ) 2023 – 2024 - Work with cross functional teams to understand business requirements - Write SQL queries to extract credit card & debit card users data from various sources. - Transform data into usable format for analysis. - Develop and implement data quality checks to ensure accuracy and completeness of data - communicate findings and recommendations to stakeholder in a clear and concise manner. HSBC Seeburger Country Footprint (MT to MX migration) 2022 - 2023 - Initiated Requirement Analysis by creating mapping specification document for Inbound to Canonical and canonical to outbound along with Validations such as File Level Validation/Instruction Level Validation. - Walkthrough to PO, Development team and Testing team. - Creating user stories for all the scenarios. - Review the requirement traceability matrix which is created by testing team and provide my sign off. - Sending daily status report to Management.