Senior Business Systems Analyst

Senior Business Systems Analyst

Location: Chicago, IL

Onsite Flexibility: Hybrid

Contract Details

• Position Type: Contract
• Contract Duration: 2 months
• Pay Rate: $62.00-$80.00 / Hour (USD)
• Shift / Schedule: 40 hours/week, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM, Monday to Friday
• Work Authorization: Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

Job Summary

The AML Reporting, Data Governance & Analytics Lead will own AML reporting, metrics, dashboards, analytics, and governance activities supporting the U.S. AML Transformation, Delivery and Insights organization. This team supports the U.S. AML (Anti-Money Laundering) organization through reporting, analytics, data governance, business intelligence, and technology enablement. The group delivers AML metrics, executive reporting, dashboards, AML Risk Assessment reporting, data quality oversight, and reporting governance across transaction monitoring, customer risk rating, sanctions screening, and regulatory reporting. This is a BAU-focused role supporting AML reporting, analytics, and data governance initiatives across the U.S. AML portfolio. The contractor will lead AML metrics, dashboards, AML Risk Assessment data activities, reporting controls, data governance, and analytics delivery while partnering with AML, Technology, and Data Governance stakeholders. This is a high-visibility role supporting enterprise AML reporting and executive decision-making, with a strong contract-to-hire opportunity and significant likelihood of permanent conversion.

Key Responsibilities

• Own and deliver recurring AML metrics, reporting, dashboards, and executive-ready analytics.
• Support AML Risk Assessment data deliverables, including sourcing, definitions, QA/QC, reconciliations, cadence management, and reporting outputs.
• Lead the build and enhancement of SAS Viya reporting datasets, dashboards, visual analytics, and backend reporting pipelines.
• Define reporting requirements, calculation logic, controls, documentation, user stories, acceptance criteria, and test plans.
• Strengthen AML reporting lifecycle and reporting data governance, including data dictionaries, lineage, controls, evidence, and data quality monitoring.
• Partner with AML, Technology, Data Governance, and senior stakeholders to resolve issues and deliver clear, decision-ready insights.
• Lead reporting lifecycle management and continuous improvement initiatives.

Required Skills

• 7 years of AML, Financial Crimes, Risk, Compliance Reporting, Data Analytics, or Banking Technology experience.
• 5 years working with AML and financial services data.
• Strong hands-on SQL and Python experience.
• Experience building dashboards, reporting datasets, scorecards, and visual analytics.
• Deep understanding of:

- Transaction Monitoring - Customer Risk Rating - Sanctions/Screening - AML Risk Assessment (AMLRA) - AML Metrics and Reporting Governance

• Experience with data governance, data quality, controls, lineage, and reporting documentation.
• Strong business-facing analytics and business intelligence experience.
• Experience communicating insights to executive stakeholders.
• Exceptional stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Strong leadership and collaboration abilities.
• Advanced problem-solving and critical-thinking skills.
• Ability to translate technical findings into business-friendly insights.
• Strong documentation and organizational skills.
• Ability to influence technical and non-technical audiences.
• Detail-oriented with a strong focus on controls, quality, and governance.

Preferred Skills

• SAS Viya (Visualize, Explore, CAS, Data Preparation, Automation, QA/QC)
• Power BI
• Tableau
• Qlik
• Agile / SDLC delivery experience
• UAT execution and test planning
• Audit and regulatory exam support
• Financial Crimes Technology implementations

Required Experience

• 7 years of AML, Financial Crimes, Risk/Compliance Reporting, Data Analytics, or Banking Technology experience.
• 5 years working directly with AML and financial services data.

Benefits

• Medical, Vision, and Dental Insurance Plans
• 401k Retirement Fund

Important Notes

• The candidate may begin while employment history and regulatory credentials are being verified by the supplier; suppliers have 30 days from the start date to complete verification.
• Interview process consists of 2 interviews (1 virtual via MS Teams, 1 in-person), each 1 hour in duration, with the hiring manager and a leadership panel.
• This role carries a strong contract-to-hire opportunity; the client will also consider direct FTE candidates and non-local candidates who can relocate independently upon conversion.

About the Client

This client is a leading financial services and banking institution operating across the U.S. and Canada, with enterprise-scale AML, compliance, and technology operations serving a broad range of commercial and retail banking functions. The organization employs business analysts, data governance professionals, senior analytics leads, DevOps engineers, and enterprise programs analysts who collaborate across cross-functional teams and report to senior business stakeholders and executives.

About GTT

GTT is a minority-owned staffing firm and a subsidiary of Chenega Corporation, a Native American-owned company in Alaska. We highly value diverse and inclusive workplaces and support Fortune 500 organizations across banking, financial services, technology, life sciences, biotech, utilities, and retail sectors throughout the U.S. and Canada.

Job Number: 26-09499 Industry: Data & Analytics

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