Business Analyst Risk and Compliance; Atlanta, GA

Business Analyst Risk and Compliance

Contract opportunity with a financial services client.

• Support Risk, Compliance, Audit, and Legal integration initiatives within the Integration Merger Office (IMO) for large‑scale banking merger and conversion programs.
• Partner with Project Managers, Risk, Compliance, Legal, Audit, Operations, and Technology teams to support integration work streams activities.
• Create and maintain business requirement documents (BRDs), functional specifications, process flows, data mapping documents, operational procedures, and integration documentation.
• Analyze current‑state and future‑state to identify operational impacts, process gaps, control requirements, and integration dependencies.
• Support operational readiness, testing coordination, and validation activities for risk and compliance‑related initiatives.
• Assist with audit readiness, regulatory documentation, issue remediation tracking, and compliant reporting activities.
• Coordinate with IMO leadership to ensure requirements and deliverables align with compliance and regulatory expectations.
• Ensure documentation and business processes align with banking regulatory requirements, technology specification, enterprise standards, audit expectations, and risk management frameworks.

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Information Technology, Risk Management, Legal Studies, or a related field preferred.
• 5+ years of Business Analyst experience within banking or financial services environments.
• Prior experience supporting banking merger integrations, enterprise conversions, or large‑scale transformation initiatives preferred.
• Strong functional Business Analyst experience with the ability to document complex business processes, operational workflows, technical requirements, and controls.
• Proficiency with Jira, Confluence, Microsoft Office Suite, Excel, SharePoint, or similar documentation and workflow tools.
• Preferred locations:
  Atlanta, Columbus, Nashville, Charlotte. Will consider other locations with the ability to be onsite periodically.

Lewis James Professional is an Equal Opportunity Employer. M/F/D/V