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BusinessAnalyst

Barbara Jackson

Saint Augustine

Summary

Results-driven Business Analyst with 3 years at Prime Lending Group, skilled in identifying process improvements and validating business requirements. Adept in Agile methodologies and proficient in SQL, I excel in stakeholder communication and quality assurance, ensuring high-quality solutions that align with business objectives.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience

Work History

Business Analyst

Prime Lending Group
01.2022 - 02.2025

Detail-oriented and analytical Business Quality Analyst with Prime Lending 3 years of experience in identifying process improvement opportunities, validating business requirements, and ensuring quality across projects and systems. Proven ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams, test business functionality, and ensure the delivery of high-quality solutions that meet business goals. Proficient in Agile, Scrum, and Waterfall methodologies with a strong command of tools such as Jira, HP ALM, SQL, and MS Excel.

Mortgage Underwriter

Kind Mortgage
03.2020 - 07.2021
  • Approved or denied loans based on established criteria and underwriting guidelines.
  • Identified possible fraud risks through meticulous evaluation of application materials, protecting both lenders and homebuyers from potential losses.
  • Analyzed and verified applicant income, assets and credit history to support compliance with underwriting guidelines.
  • Determined credit risks by reviewing files in advance and comparing data against internal checklists and guidelines.
  • Worked with processing team members to communicate errors and obtain missing information for current applications.

Mortgage Underwriter

Majestic Home Loan
02.2016 - 07.2020

Understands and adheres to all department, division, and corporate policies and procedures as it pertains to their job responsibility.
• Analyze documentation and loan attributes for accuracy and compliance.
• Ensures all data noted in loan origination system is consistent with documentation contained in the loan file in the imaging system.
• Assists with the file flow by analyzing and clearing loan conditions.
• Meet designated turn times for condition clears, average of 8 minimum loan touches per day, and email response times.
• Build team morale and help to define a customer-centric, positive atmosphere.
• Works with other internal departments to resolve any issues expeditiously.
• Reviews loan files to validate that all requirements of company's product descriptions have been met and the loan is underwritten in accordance with investor and/or applicable agency (FNMA, FHLMC, FHA, VA, USDA, JUMBO) guidelines.
• Ensures that proper project classification guidelines have been met for properties located in the condominium or planned unit development.
• Verifies that all third-party quality control supporting documentation is contained within the loan file and meets the company standards.
• Communicates proactively with the sales staff and brokers on the status of all loans.
• Utilizes the ticketing system for any required exceptions.
• Responsible for assisting the Post-Closing/Quality Control departments in obtaining missing documentation needed in order to render a loan saleable in the secondary market in a timely manner.
• Manually underwrites files to agency guidelines when loan is not approved through automated underwriting, if allowed by.
• Resolved post-closing issues.

Skills

  • Business Requirements Gathering
  • Functional & Non-Functional Testing
  • Test Planning & Execution
  • Quality Assurance & UAT
  • Root Cause Analysis
  • Data Analysis & Reporting
  • SDLC & STLC
  • Agile & Waterfall Methodologies
  • Stakeholder Communication
  • Regression & Automation Testing (Basic/Intermediate)
  • Technical SkillsQA Tools: Jira, HP ALM, Zephyr, TestRail
    Databases: SQL Server, Oracle, MySQL
    Languages: SQL, Python (Basic)
    Reporting Tools: Tableau, Excel (Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP), Power BI
    Methodologies: Agile (Scrum), Waterfall
    Other: Microsoft Office Suite, Confluence, SharePoint

Timeline

Business Analyst

Prime Lending Group
01.2022 - 02.2025

Mortgage Underwriter

Kind Mortgage
03.2020 - 07.2021

Mortgage Underwriter

Majestic Home Loan
02.2016 - 07.2020
Barbara Jackson