Senior Finance Business Analyst

🚀 We Are Hiring: Senior Finance Business Analyst

About the Role:

At our company, we are looking for a Senior Business Analyst to support our Finance Implementation Projects team.

This mission is integrated within the COO – Finance Solutions Office, responsible for deploying a harmonized Finance Operating Model across the Group.

The Finance Implementation Projects Portugal unit works closely with the central FIP team to:

• Roll out the One Financial System (OFS) in alignment with the global Finance strategy.
• Design, develop and implement financial interfaces between Business operating systems and Finance systems.
• Implement remediation plans related to financial interfaces.

You will handle functional solutions for financial interfaces feeding key reporting streams: financial accounting, management accounting, liquidity, and credit risk.

The Portugal team is structured into three main streams:

• Capital Markets Products
• Retail Banking Products

We are looking for a Business Analyst with:

• Senior-level experience (minimum 3 years in banking, accounting, or finance).
• A Master’s degree in Accounting or Finance.
• Work closely with FIP Project Managers throughout all project phases (daily collaboration).
• Follow the project management methodology defined by the central team.
• Respect project milestones and budget constraints.
• Contribute to workaround solutions when issues arise impacting timelines or costs.
• Produce regular project status updates for Project Managers and Team Leaders.
• Participate in project committees, presenting progress, decisions, and next steps.

Functional Specifications & Project Implementation:

• Define operational and accounting schemes, including control frameworks based on initial project needs.
• Define data flow structures needed to feed Finance systems.
• Produce functional specifications for IT teams (operating systems, financial IT, engineering teams).
• Coordinate activities across all stakeholders to ensure timely delivery.
• Update chart of accounts when required for the project solution.
• Contribute to testing strategy and conduct full accounting and reporting test phases.
• Provide aftercare support to reporting users.

Support & Maintenance of Accounting Interfaces:

• Manage requests within your scope in coordination with team leaders, according to priorities.
• Contribute to testing activities when required.
• Knowledge of general or banking accounting (a plus)
• Knowledge of banking or capital markets products
• Familiarity with financial information systems
• Portuguese: Operational

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Consulting

Industries

• IT Services and IT Consulting