Financial Market Projects & Sub Ledger SME

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Job description

***!!We have a very exciting opportunity for contractors to work for a prestigious financial services provider as a Financial Market Projects & Sub Ledger SME!!***

The role is:

- Inside IR35 (PAYE), plus paid holidays, statutory sick leave and paid employer's NI and pension contributions

- 9 months contract, that could be further extended

- Location: London, 3 days in the organisations head office and 2 days at home, near Moorgate station

- Must haves skills: be a qualified accountant with project change/business analysis experience; advanced data analysis skills with intermediate SQL knowledge; Investment banking experience in Financial Markets Products

This role is part of the Product Finance team under the Aspire program, specifically within the team that manages the overall E2E solution design and delivery which are driven by upstream Business initiatives, regulatory initiatives and strategic Finance programs.

Key Responsibilities

• Involvement in all stages of change programme lifecycle, from initiation and design to post-implementation
• Ensure Data delivered as part of the FM Project can support requirements of Finance Sub Ledger and all associated Finance consumers
• Perform gap analysis, identify root cause and escalate issues and risks to the appropriate parties
• Liaise with stakeholders and team members across various locations and time zones
• Serve as link between Business teams and technology partners in delivering solution to support Business requirements

Qualifications and Skills Required

• Investment banking experience in Financial Markets Products (finance or product control experience preferred)
• Extensive project change/business analysis experience (exposure to both tactical and strategic solutions preferred)
• Strong data analysis skills (Intermediate SQL preferred - ability to write queries for data analysis, interrogation and report design essential)
• Qualified accountant (CA, ACA, CIMA or equivalent)
• Detailed understanding of banking IT systems, including trade processing workflows, from trade booking to GL entries essential
• Strong product accounting knowledge across products classes (commodities, currencies, credit, rates) desirable
• Able to work independently with minimal need for guidance/supervision
• Able to work on multiple work streams in parallel, providing support to other team members when required
• General understanding of Local and IFRS GAAP requirements