Accounting Business Analyst

We are looking for you, if:

• Have a University (Master’s) degree in (Management) Accounting & Control, Business IT, Accountancy or (Business) Economics
• Have a strong affinity with IT and innovation
• Understand banking processes and how they operate
• Have strong analytical and problem solving skills and take decisions based on data and facts and make use of state of the art methods and technics
• Communicate clearly and effectively, quickly building relationships with international stakeholders
• Have knowledge of (Product) Accounting concepts
• You find patterns and translate these in understandable and logical solutions
• Are proactive, you actively ask for help and feedback and are not afraid to give feedback
• Absorb complex information quickly and effectively
• Are a team player but also capable of working independently

English level - C1

You'll get extra points for:

• Basic understanding of IFRS
• Knowledge of the Agile way of working

Your responsibilities:

As a Business Analyst, you will be working in a constructive, multidisciplinary squad composed of business analysts, engineers and a product owner. Together, you work on a common purpose, e.g. Wholesale Banking Lending, Financial Markets, Payments and/or Group Treasury, Retail or the Finance own core processes.  

• Translation of business needs into Finance user and stakeholder requirements
• You support the product owner and the squad in managing the backlog by translating epics into features and, together with the squad, into user stories
• Information/data analysis: you analyze the necessary input, output, and adjustment of data in the end user processes. You analyze the information need. You investigate the quality of captured data and come up with solutions to improve quality
• Implement and maintain the controls related to minimum accounting standards
• Supporting strategic initiatives to ensure they are delivered in a timely manner – e.g. by executing functional, acceptance and migration testing
• Translate (solution) designs into tech solutions by closely working together with Tech
• Second line functional support; daily checking of EOD (timeliness, correctness, completeness of financial/product accounting, reporting, reconciliations, ledger)

Information about the squad:

The Accounting Tribe works at the heart of the Bank’s complexity, with a view on the front-to-back processing chain of a large Dutch bank with an extensive international network. We translate complex, primarily global Wholesale Banking, business activities into financial records in line with the latest regulatory and tax requirements. Demand comes from three sources: (1) new or changed products/business lines, (2) regulators, central banks and/or tax authorities, and (3) process optimization requests from the end user community. We analyze the impact and design, test and implement a solution in the processing chain.  

For this role, strong analytical & communication capabilities are crucial as well as an interest in accountancy, processes, tech and banking products. You will analyze the processes, assess the impact and ensure that the business- and user requirements are covered in change releases. You have a strong drive to learn about the accounting domain and the tools and techniques under your squad’s responsibility.  Within this position, you have either the possibility to develop yourself into a specialist in a certain domain or to develop to a generic profile with managerial responsibilities.  

The financial ranges specified in the announcement are adjusted and may differ from the range specified in the remuneration regulations.