Business Systems Analyst

Job Information

Department Name

Banking

Date Opened

06/24/2026

Industry

IT Services

Job Type

Full time

Work Experience

5+ years

Required Skills

Credit Risk

data management

+7

City

Toronto

State/Province

Ontario

Country

Canada

Zip/Postal Code

M4C

About Us

Kumaran Systems: Engineering Future-Ready Transformations Since 1992, Kumaran Systems has been helping enterprises bridge the past and the future, reimagining legacy systems and embracing AI-led possibilities. With over 34 years of delivery excellence, we specialise in re-engineering core applications, driving cloud transformation, and building automation-first, GenAI-enabled ecosystems across the Banking and Financial Services, Insurance, Telecom, and Automotive sectors. We help organisations not just upgrade their systems but reimagine what’s possible.

Why Kumaran?

We blend engineering discipline with AI innovation, helping clients modernise with confidence, automate with clarity, and scale with purpose. Our global delivery model ensures agility, responsiveness, and seamless collaboration, with clients always at the heart of every engagement. At Kumaran, we don’t just solve problems, we engineer future-ready transformations.

Job Description

Job Summary

The Senior/Lead Business Systems Analyst (BSA) – Expected Credit Loss (ECL) serves as a key liaison between Risk, Finance, Credit Risk Modelling, Data Management, Technology, and Regulatory Reporting teams. The role is responsible for analysing, designing, and delivering solutions supporting the bank's Expected Credit Loss (ECL) framework, IFRS 9 compliance, credit risk reporting, data integration, and model implementation initiatives.

The successful candidate will lead business analysis activities, translate regulatory and business requirements into functional specifications, support the implementation of ECL models, and drive strategic data and system transformation initiatives across the enterprise.

Key Responsibilities

Business Analysis & Requirements Management

Gather, analyse, document, and validate business requirements related to ECL/IFRS 9 processes.

Collaborate with Risk Management, Finance, Data Governance, Regulatory Reporting, and Technology stakeholders.

Translate business requirements into detailed functional and technical specifications.

Facilitate stakeholder workshops, requirement walkthroughs, and solution design sessions.

Manage requirement traceability throughout the project lifecycle.

Expected Credit Loss (ECL) & Credit Risk Initiatives

Support end-to-end ECL calculation processes, including:

Probability of Default (PD)

Loss Given Default (LGD)

Exposure at Default (EAD)

Forward-Looking Information (FLI)

Macro-economic scenarios

Staging assessment (Stage 1, 2, and 3)

Partner with quantitative model development teams for model implementation and enhancements.

Analyse the impacts of regulatory and accounting changes on ECL processes and systems.

Support model governance, validation, and audit activities.

Data Analysis & Systems Integration

Project Leadership

Testing & Implementation

Regulatory & Governance Support

Ensure compliance with:

IFRS 9

Basel Framework

OSFI guidelines

Internal risk governance standards

Support regulatory examinations, internal audits, and model reviews.

Maintain comprehensive business and technical documentation.

Experience

7+ years - 10+ years of Business Analysis experience in financial services.

3+ years of experience supporting ECL-related initiatives.

Strong experience in banking risk management and regulatory reporting environments.

Experience managing large-scale data and systems transformation projects.