Business Analyst (Finance) recruitment
The Programme
The Ledger Strategy Programme is a multi-year programme to invest in Finance's strategic global infrastructure, and includes:
Interfacing front office systems via a new cross-functional transaction warehouse into the new accounting rules engine.
Designing and implementing a new detailed global transaction sub-ledger and a global control ledger.
Designing and implementing new reporting tools, calculation engines and other components.
Developing transition and implementation plans, and the new operating model.
Essential Experience
Accountancy Qualifications - Qualified accountant (ACA, CIMA or equivalent) or qualified accountant by experience.
Business Analyst Skills
Business Analysis planning and monitoring
Requirements Gathering and Analysis
Requirements Management
Ensuring stakeholders understand and agree overall requirements.
Testing Skills
Ability to plan, prepare, and facilitate UAT test cycles, managing defects and issues to resolution
Post Implementation Activities - Ability to identify, plan, and take ownership of post implementation support activities and contribute to post implementation reviews.
Accountancy knowledge - Understanding of key drivers of Profit and Loss for products in a specific area in accordance with industry norms (pricing, PL decomposition, impact of risk vs market movement, funding, reserving, independent price verification etc) as well as accounting treatment for each key component.
Industry norms, relevant legislation and best practice - knowledge and awareness of industry norms, terminology, legislation, best practices and developments.
Business Analysis Tools and Techniques