Position details:

Title: Business Analyst

Client: Bank

Location:  New York, NY

Duration: 06 months Contract to hire/possible extension

Responsibilities:

• Understand, document, and syndicate the operations strategy, vision, and implementation for the strategic ledger program.
• Undertake detailed planning of implementation steps including conversion strategies, go-live and operational readiness, run-book definition and execution.
• Provide program management consolidation, governance, progress tracking, and issue identification and escalation across operations footprint; participate in overall program governance.
• Model best practice program execution and promote standardization and consistency across wider operations organization
• Undertake specific program management disciplines and activities e.g. Lead prioritization and status meetings and reporting, maintain program documentation, provide updates at senior forums.

Skills:

• Domain expertise across operations and finance functions and tools. Expert knowledge in end-to-end transaction lifecycle process.
• Change management experience of large, complex implementations and transformation program expertise in finance and or operations.?
• Extensive knowledge of migration techniques and tools to ensure a seamless transition of data from legacy to new general ledger platform.
• Extensive knowledge of process improvement with a track record of streamlining operational or finance processes.
• Good understanding of general ledger, systems, their functionalities, and best practice implementation.
• Knowledge of both Markets and Banking products from transaction booking to cash settlement and controls therein.
• Experience in managing software vendors and 3rd party consultant teams.
• Ability to align operational processes with organizational strategies, with proven experience in strategic planning and execution.