Business Analyst – Financial Crime

Job Title: Business Analyst – Financial Crime Location: Whippany, NJ (Hybrid – 2–3 days onsite)Job Type: Contract (8–12+ months, possible extension) Job Description:We are looking for an experienced Business Analyst with strong expertise in Financial Crime, including Transaction Monitoring, Sanctions, and Screening, to join our client’s team in Whippany, NJ. Key Responsibilities: Gather and analyze business requirements for financial crime systems Translate business needs into detailed functional specifications and strategy documents Participate in Agile ceremonies: sprint planning, backlog grooming, and retrospectives Manage Jira stories, epics, and tasks for integration deliverables Collaborate with stakeholders to capture and validate decision rules and data attributes Participate in testing and validate new systems/processes Support data mapping and API payload transformation activities Requirements: 7–8+ years of experience as a Business Analyst Strong knowledge of Financial Crime, Transaction Monitoring, Sanctions, and Screening Proficiency with Jira and Agile methodologies Excellent communication and documentation skills Familiarity with credit card decisioning, consumer lending, or banking domains is a plus Job Type: Contract Pay: From $50.00 per hour Work Location: Hybrid remote in Whippany, NJ 07981