Job title: FRS LAP Business Analyst
Company: TekWissen
Job description: Overview:TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients world-wide. Our client is a company who is a provider of banking and financial services. The company operates through two divisions, Retail Banking and Services, and Corporate and Institutional BankingPosition: FRS LAP Business AnalystLocation: Montr al QC H3A 2A6Duration: 6 MonthsJob Type: ContractWork Type: OnsiteShift: 8.00AM-5.00PMJob Description:MISSION AND OBJECTIVES:
- The Business Analyst is responsible for delivering projects and managing the development and support of the General Ledger (accounting system) and regulatory reporting.
- The Business Analyst position will be dedicated to the integration of business and regulatory projects into the accounting platform. Typical projects include:
- Development of operational system interfaces across CIB products from trading and back office systems for enhancement of existing or launch of new businesses,
- Enhancing and configuring the general ledger to support new reporting/legal/regulatory requirements and projects for operational efficiency.
- The team works closely with IT and users in Finance, middle (Risk) and Operations, and other Finance and reporting systems teams.
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Analyzing user requirements and business processes,
- Liaising with users and internal counterparts from Finance, IT and Operations in NY, Montreal, London, Paris and Mumbai,
- Providing users with Subject Matter expertise for finance processes and systems,
- Liaising with end-users for requirements gathering, UAT and migration testing up to successful delivery of the expected solution,
- Developing functional specifications for delivery to IT,
- Ensuring IT developments are in line with the functional specifications,
- Performing integration testing and User Acceptance Testing,
- Ensuring on-time quality delivery of all activities assigned.
Requirements:TRAINING AND OCCUPATIONAL EXPERIENCE
- Proven experience as a Finance professional with good working knowledge of CIB s core businesses, in particular a good knowledge of the financial systems
- A good understanding of the finance an IT functions in the context of a CIB Bank,
- A solid background (5 to 10 years of experience) in a role of Business Analyst
- Extensive experience in working with users and their interaction with IT and systems
- Experience of working with back office systems in terms of accounting and profit and loss flows such as Calypso, Murex, OMR, UBIX
- Experience of accountancy systems (3rd party or in-house)
- Experience of regulatory reporting systems such as offerings from Axiom, WKFS, Lombard Risk
- Knowledge of RDJ or other accounting interpretation engines
ESSENTIAL SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS
- Qualified accountant or other relevant professional qualification.
- PRINCE2 qualified or other is a benefit but not essential
SKILLS AND BEHAVIOURS
- Good understanding of the products traded by an Investment Bank : Foreign Exchange, Interest Rates derivatives, securities, Repos, Credit derivatives
- Strong accounting skills
- Strong analytical and problem solving skills
- Proven organizational skills with excellent multi-tasking and prioritization skills
- Good systems skills, good understanding of IT databases (although programming skills are not required)
- Good documentation skills
- Ability to work independently
- Commitment to project deadlines, sense of drive and urgency
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, able to communicate and relate easily with IT, Finance and back office users.
TekWissen Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.
Expected salary:
Location: Montreal, QC
Job date: Wed, 23 Jul 2025 22:33:44 GMT
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