Position Details: 

Industry: Banking 

Job Title: Business Analyst - General Ledger 

Location: New York, NY 10013 - Hybrid 

Duration: 12 Months + Possible Extension 

Schedule: Mon-Fri: Basic Business hours 

Start Date: ASAP 

Job Description: 

• The goal of the Strategic Ledger Program is to implement a new global financial accounting and general ledger platform that provides a daily ledger in every legal entity.

• A single, universal Ledger with a unified chart of accounts, reducing approx. 250 accounting engines to 10-20 accounting hubs.

• We will establish a single global Ledger operating model and end-to-end business process automated through Oracle, replacing multiple manual processes.

• Migrating from ~100 ledgers and ledger standards today with a single global the bank ledger design template, initially rolled out inClient's Branch in London, before expanding to EMEA, Asia, LATAM and NAM.

• The program will run through to the end of 2030. Operations will be part of the end-to-end process and the OOE team will be the focal point to define, establish, and implement best in class operational capabilities aligned to the future state architecture, notably an intraday cash subledger which will service both internal and client cash requirements.  

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.

Qualifications: 

• 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 in migration techniques and tools to ensure 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 process.

• Good understanding of general ledger, systems, their functionalities, and best practice implementing.

• 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 process with organizational strategies, with proven experience in strategic planning and execution.