Financial Product Accounting Business Line Analyst

Software Guidance & Assistance, Inc., (SGA), is searching for a Financial Product Accounting Business Line Analyst for a contract assignment with one of our premier Financial Services clients in Jersey City, NJ. Responsibilities : • Broad-based responsibilities for the functional design, business line specification and deployment of Finance Systems and Process changes initiatives at both an Americas Legal Entity and IHC level. • Will work as a team member of projects. • Generate, analyze, and document user requirements and business processes for IT development (BRD). • Undertake data assessment, data gap analysis, and remediation. • Plan and manage user acceptance and migration testing up to successful delivery of end-product or remediation solution. • Liaise and coordinate cross-functionally to review requirements with stakeholders to enable design and development in liaison with IT, coordinate testing, support go-live, and provide long term support for operational readiness, governance, controls, and aftercare. • Ensure proper and adequate aftercare and follow-up to remediate any unforeseen issues. • Manage issues and escalate effectively. • Ensure on-time quality delivery of projects and tasks assigned. • Facilitate working group meetings with effective presentation materials and documentation; prepare agendas, document-meeting outcomes and communicate to stakeholders and management. • Support enhancement efforts of the overall control environment, including upstream processes and controls. • Sound knowledge of lifecycle of financial Global Market and Global Banking products and banking processes, ability to navigate complex data systems and architecture. • Work closely with Finance Strategy group for current and upcoming new transactions or activities • Acts as the contact person within the project teams and for the business line in relation to data and functional aspects and document and validate BRD updates accordingly. • Engage finance internal teams for relevant schemas and downstream reporting of finance processes. • Ensure accounts, products, legal entities, and source systems are properly reflected in implementation. • Track timelines and budget, report weekly updates, lead, and participate in OpCo/SteerCo meetings • Ensure appropriate coverage to anticipate and enable resolution for any unforeseen or blocking issues with appropriate escalation. • Identify opportunities to enhance and automate processes and agilely reprioritize and support other finance projects as they emerge. • Ensures proper change management controls, rules, and responsibilities as required. • Excellent PowerPoint and Excel skills to allow for analysis, summary, and presentation to working group and management as needed. Required Skills: • 7-10 years of strong experience in project implementation in the field of financial services industry. • Understanding of financial products and system architectures, including accounting business processes including financial and management reporting (e.g. IFRS and US GAAP), month-end closing process, regulatory reporting and entity consolidations is critical. • Strong accounting and basic general ledger structure knowledge are must. • Experience and knowledge trading and markets / corporate banking / retail and wholesale banking / regulatory reporting (e.g. FINRA, CFTC, SEC). • Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, including business process and data analytics. • Ability to work effectively in geographically dispersed cross-functional teams. • Excellent written and oral communication skills, with the ability to multi-task and explain complex issues clearly and concisely to audiences of varying functional, technical or accounting levels • Strong Microsoft software Office skills (Excel, Word, Access, PowerPoint, Visio, Project) • Knowledge of project management tools, JIRA, SharePoint • Qualified CFA / Finance University Degree. • 7 to 10 years of work experience in the field of accounting and / or accounting systems (i.e. upstream to general ledger and downstream) and implementation in the financial services industry. • Strong technical accounting background in the financial services industry (Ex: Corporate and Investment Bank, Prime and Hedge Fund Services, Investment Management, etc.) • Experience must include business analysis and application testing. • Excellent written and oral communication skills. • Business analysis and project management skills including Microsoft Office, SQL preferred. • Ability to understand complex financial products and system architectures, including accounting business processes, financial, and management reporting (IAS and US GAAP), month-end closing process, regulatory reporting, entity consolidations and multi-currency accounting. • Experience working with accounting and reporting of complex financial products (Ex: Derivatives, Forex, Equities, Fixed Income, Treasury, Loan Syndication, Supply Chain, Trade Finance, etc.) with deep understanding of product lifecycles and associated accounting events. • Detail-oriented approach with problem solving mind-set and ability to work independently. • Ability to effectively challenge and apply professional skepticism with the goal of providing strategic solutions. • Excellent written and oral communication skills, with the ability to explain complex issues clearly and concisely to audiences of varying technical or accounting levels. • Ability to work effectively in geographically dispersed cross-functional teams. Preferred Skills: • CFA or experience in financial products preferred. • Knowledge of accounting standards - IFRS and/or US GAAP are of interest. • Experience working with IT in product implementations of financial systems • Experience in Business Analysis (Accounting and Reporting) and Application Testing (accounting interpreter, sub ledger, general ledger, and reporting tools) in financial services industry. • Fluency in one of more of these languages preferred: French, Spanish and/or Portuguese. • Knowledge of emerging solutions and analytic tools preferred, e.g., robotics, Alteryx, BI, AI etc.4 SGA is a technology and resource solutions provider driven to stand out. We are a women-owned business. Our mission: to solve big IT problems with a more personal, boutique approach. Each year, we match consultants like you to more than 1,000 engagements. When we say let's work better together, we mean it. You'll join a diverse team built on these core values: customer service, employee development, and quality and integrity in everything we do. Be yourself, love what you do and find your passion at work. Please find us at . SGA is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of Race, Color, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, Religion, National Origin, Disability, Veteran Status, Age, Marital Status, Pregnancy, Genetic Information, or Other Legally Protected Status. We are committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, and our services, programs, and activities. Please visit our company to request an accommodation or assistance regarding our policy