Business Analyst, Financial Reporting

Transguard Group was established in 2001 and has diversified significantly, we lead in the fields of Cash Services, Security Services, Manpower Services, Facilities Management & Aviation. Transguard Group is the UAE’s most trusted business support and outsourcing provider and has a large, dynamic, and culturally diverse workforce with 50,000 employees! We are currently recruiting for Business Analyst, Financial Reporting to be based out of their office in Dubai.

Purpose-

Support the planning, monitoring, and execution of project plan for the automated reconciliation system replacement project. The role acts as a liaison for cross-functional stakeholders like senior management, subject matter experts, end users, technology, and external partner in the implementation process, ensuring alignment is reached on the project scope and requirements outlined in the automated reconciliation system replacement project business case.

Responsibility-

• Perform business analysis to ensure end-to-end execution of automated reconciliation system replacement implementation plan. Business analysis comprises of enterprise-wide general ledger accounts reconciliation, Nostro accounts reconciliation, finance and operations reconciliation processes, system integration, data interface and reconciliation reporting requirements.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams in the bank to deliver the automated reconciliation system implementation plan.
• Responsible for shaping the project roadmap and ensure execution of the roadmap.
• Bridge the gap between technical needs and the requirements of users including provision of detailed business requirements for implementation of the automated reconciliation system.
• Work with key stakeholders to ensure successful delivery of each business requirement outlined in the business case.
• Develop an overall project plan and implementation schedule through consultations with the senior management, project lead, users, technology team and external consultants.
• Ensure that project plan is tracked and followed through, covering all the business requirements outlined in the business case.
• Ensure 100% data transfer from the current system to the new system supports all interfaces to maintain quality and consistency.
• Interact with automated reconciliation system users to develop use case, design specification and prepare the test case scenarios.
• Perform user acceptance tests and ensure that all issues identified during the test sessions are addressed before the system is implemented.
• Ability to identify problems and requirements of automated reconciliation system project implementation.
• Timely escalation of problems and issues to avoid delays in project.
• Analyse operational procedures to develop business process solutions towards optimizing automated reconciliation system functionalities.
• Identify business areas that can be improved to increase efficiency and strengthen business processes, leveraging on the new system capabilities.
• Recommend and draft policies and procedures changes as required because of new system implementation.
• Assist users in all aspects of automated reconciliation system use.
• Support the creation of user guides, training program, policies, procedures, and other pertinent documentation for automated reconciliation system users in the bank.

• 8+ years’ experience in finance / accounts functions preferably in an international financial services organization.
• Chartered Accountant with superior accounting skills and experience preferred.
• Public practice experience preferably with a big 4 auditing firm
• Experience working in international financial services organization managing finance and system project implementations. Reconciliation system experience preferred.