Manager - Business Analyst - FROA Change Delivery Team

Job Description

The jobholder will be part of FROA Change Delivery team and the job responsibilities will include:

- Manage and deliver FTP Process Implementation Initiatives for UK entities taking overall accountability of deliverables by planning and organising workload ensuring mitigation of negative impacts.

- FTP data mart and accounting and reporting requirements gathering and formulation of solution to ensure FTP General ledger and arrangement records support various reporting requirements for the line finance

- Identify, engage and manage relationships with key stakeholders in across all Finance Sub-Functions, FTP upstream and downstream, Testing, PMO and FTP operations RTB team; adopting a joined-up approach to execute the change at pace.

- Validate project terms of reference; establish project governance, identifying key milestones and assigning responsibilities and resources

- Lead discussions with appropriate stakeholders to ensure requirements are adequately understood, documented and progressed via appropriate channels for solution; manage expectations and negotiate compromise when necessary to achieve consensus amongst all project participants

- Perform analysis of the source system and attain understanding of the products and its life cycle accounting

- Understand the Group operating and reporting chart of accounts

- Understand changes in accounting policy and accounting flow and analyse the impacts from system perspective

- Planning and supporting validation of output data

- Extend post-implementation support and ensure smooth transition for BAU to deliver

- Manage priorities, maintain activity schedules to ensure delivery in line with implementation plan

- Act as a point of contact for FTP Implementation team on specific initiatives in the region supporting GFOC/In-country BAU

- Assume responsibilities relating to compliance and other administrative matters for FTP Implementation team as applicable

- Training of peer and junior/new joiners to meet the resourcing needs of the project

- Contribute effectively towards the team performance, manage for results and drive improvements

- Adherence to Group policies, audit, controls, and compliance requirements including but not limited to declaration of secrecy, data protection act, health, safety and security, clear desk policy.

- To continually assess the operational risks inherent in the processes, taking account of changing operating procedures, staff movements, legal and regulatory requirements, management restructures, and the impact of new technology.

- Promote Group Values and strategy by creating a positive work environment and promoting teamwork

Skills/Experience Required

- Qualifications: C.A/MBA Finance/B.Com/M.Com

- Experience: Overall 6 to 8 years with 3+years of relevant professional experience

- Exposure to UK entities related projects/initiatives will be added advantage.

- Experience in managing, negotiating and influencing business stakeholders across geographies

- Ability to drive change initiatives and solution defining in a finance environment

- Analytical reasoning skills enabling appraisal of the Global & Regional reporting requirements and translate into functional requirements for system development

- Should be able to deliver high-quality service in shared service finance environments based on PLA's and performance standards

- Experience in working in a global environment and ideally has worked internationally

- Proven evidence of strong communication skills used to initiate, lead and successfully conclude business discussions end to end

- Good team player with proven ability of working with colleagues outside of own functional area/team.

- Organizing and managing capability- Capable of organizing and managing day to day activities/initiatives for self & team independently

- Decision Making - Able to take day to day operational decisions on critical tasks for self & team independently

- Continuous Learning & Improvement - Capable of undertaking transfer of knowledge through training/coaching within & outside of team as an SME

- Measure to Manage - Ensure Accurate capture of data in ACHIEVE for self

- Operational Risk/compliance - Proactively anticipates risks, understand and manage relevant documentation for process

- Knowledge of FTP systems particularly use of EMQ, PJP, FAU and Smartview will be an added advantage

- Working knowledge of banking products & systems and accounting & reporting thereof

- Generate ideas, deliver efficiency & quantify benefits

- Being a role model in the team for new joiners