Senior Consultant – Treasury (Accounting Specialist) recruitment

Job ID: 11798

Position Description:
In today's volatile marketplace, efficient management of cash flow is a key driver for success. A holistic view of the Receivables, Treasury and Payments functions will help corporations mitigate risk and optimize liquidity. SunGard's AvantGard solution suite provides a corporation with a single view of cash and risk which can then optimize businesses processes for improved management of credit risk, collections, cash management, treasury management and payments processing.

At SunGard we are looking for a Senior Consultant to join the AvantGard Professional Services team, consulting on implementation projects of our treasury software solutions. As an accounting specialist you will be brought in to implement more complex accounting engagements as well as providing an expert resource for colleagues and clients, and resolving accounting specific issues.

The successful candidate will engage with both treasury and accounting functions within the client's business, in order to understand their accounting requirements and advise how the system can best be configured to meet those requirements. In order to operate at this level, you will need to display a thorough understanding of various methods accounting for financial instruments, to include IFRS, but potentially US and residual European GAAPs as well. This will include the provisions for hedge accounting.

Additional Responsibilities:
• Implement other areas of our treasury software solutions, and assist clients to re-engineer their business processes within a treasury context.
• Act as Lead Consultant within Treasury implementation projects.
• Mentor and support less experienced consultants, transferring specialist knowledge to other members of the Professional Services team.
• Identify opportunities where additional services beyond the core implementation tasks may be offered, and work closely with your line management to pursue the opportunity.

Position Requirements:
? Significant experience in consulting and/or software application implementations in a Treasury or Banking context.
? In-depth accounting knowledge and related professional skills.
? Perfectly fluent in English.
? Excellent presentation and communication skills are essential since you will need to be able to lead workshops.
? Sound understanding of the project lifecycle as well as displaying an appropriate level of technical competence.
? Ability to build and maintain strong client and internal team relationships since - you will work closely with Client Services, Sales and Marketing as well as Professional Services.
? Ability and willingness to take complete ownership of the issue resolution process.
? Ability to multi-task.
? Willingness to deliver to tight timeframes.