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Soho Square Solutions · 17 hours ago

Financial Business Analyst

Jersey City, NJ

Contract

Onsite

Senior Level

7+ years exp

Soho Square Solutions is looking for a Financial Business Analyst to join their team in Jersey City, NJ. The role involves analyzing business requirements and ensuring the effective implementation of financial systems within the financial services industry.

Big DataBlockchainFinancial ServicesProject Management

Growth Opportunities

Hiring Manager

Kavin Kumar

Responsibilities

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

Qualification

CFAFinancial University DegreeAccounting SystemsBusiness AnalysisSQLIFRSUS GAAPApplication TestingMicrosoft OfficeAnalytic ToolsFluency in FrenchFluency in SpanishFluency in Portuguese

Required

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

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

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