New Business Analyst, CFO Change – 9 Month Contract recruitment

Role Summary:

- To execute the deployment, set up and/or building of Finance systems and processes (close the books, product control, local and group regulatory reporting, local statutory accounting and group financial reporting and disclosures) to accommodate new business initiatives such as new entity set up and new product execution
- To ensure the infrastructure and processes deployed or built to accommodate new business initiatives meet the requirements required for the CFO function to provide new business sign-off for the new business initiative to go to market

- Complete feasibility studies to determine the scope and timetable for delivery of a new business project (Key deliverable: Impact on Finance of proposed CFO archtecture, Budget request, Proposed timetable for CFO implementation)
- Determine the CFO system architecture to be deployed for the specific requirements fo the new business initiative (Recommended CFO architecture)
- Determine the CFO requirements and the solutioning of those requirements through system set up, configuration and development (Business requirement document)
- Prepare test plans and co-ordinate the execution of user acceptance testing by the Financial Accoutning and Product Control departments providing CFO services for the new business initiative (Test plan, Test cases with expected results, Defect register and resolution plan)
- Determine and co-ordinate the execution of system deployment in a production environment
- Complete post implementation reviews to determine Day 2 resolution of sub-optimal processes in solutioning CFO requirements (sub-optimal process register and resolution plan)

- Accountancy qualification and an understanding of US GAAP and IFRS requirements for the accounting of derivatives and financial instruments
- Project Management and/or Project Business Analysis experience
- 5+ years experience in Finance Line role and/or Finance Change role
- Investment Banking product knowledge (Derivatives - Interest Rate, Credit, Commodity, FX and Securities and structured products) and the CFO processes typically required to support such processes
- Strong communication (written, verbal, presentational) skills

As one of the world's leading financial services group, Credit Suisse provides its clients with investment banking, private banking and asset management services worldwide. Founded in 1856, Credit Suisse has a long tradition of meeting the complex financial needs of a wide range of clients, offering advisory services, comprehensive solutions and innovative products to companies, institutional clients and high-net-worth private clients globally. The Credit Suisse Group is active in over 50 countries and employs approximately 40,000 people. Further information can be found at www.credit-suisse.com.

Cultural diversity is essential to our success. As such, we employ people from more than 100 countries. Credit Suisse empowers employees to work openly and respectfully with each other and with clients, ultimately striving to deliver superior results while offering initiatives and programs to assist employees achieve a healthy work-life balance.

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Credit Suisse is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in its employment decisions on the basis of any protected category.

To the extent permitted or required by applicable law, a candidate who is offered employment will be subject to a criminal record check and other background checks before the appointment is confirmed.