Senior Business Analyst - Accounting/ GL project upgrade

Job details

• Salary:  AUD700 per day + gst
• Location: Sydney < New South Wales < Australia
• Job Type: Contract, Full time
• Company:  Huxley Associates
• Posted on: 05 Feb 14

Are you a Senior Business Analyst with a strong accounting background? Have you worked on a large General Ledger project? Apply Now!


* ASAP start

* Large Accounting/ General Ledger project

* Initial 6 month contract (12 month program, likely extensions)

* $700 pd + gst



My client is a Large International wealth management provider who is seeking a Senior Business Analyst to be the key intermediary between Business and IT.

This is an exciting new accounting reconciliation upgrade project which will enhance capabilities and add modern key functionalities of various accounting systems.

As Senior Business Analyst, you will;

• Ensure that business requirements are delivered into IT solutions.
  
• Be accountable for analyzing and defining requirements and functionality for information systems and other solutions.
  
• Be required to hit the ground running in this role and have the ability to work across the whole project lifecycle working with the business and technology teams.
  
  Critical End to End responsibilities / duties will include
  
  * Identify and evaluate business requirements for one or more systems or process areas
  
  *Develop the functional designs and specifications for the business modules and processes
  
  *Provide functional and technical support and high level advice to system and process owners
  
  *Drive and challenge business units on their assumptions of how they will successfully execute their plans
  
  *Communicate project progress and all change initiatives via regular workshops & stream reports to stakeholders
  
  *Plan and conduct UAT testing
  
  
  
  Required experience:
  
  * 5+ years proven Senior Business Analyst experience within Financial Services
  
  * Strong Accounting background/ expertise ( CPA or CA certifications desirable)
  
  * Excellent stakeholder & change management skills with the ability to challenge stakeholders on current policies & procedures
  
  * Must be able to work in an Agile environment
  
  
  
  Personal Attributes:
  
  * Able to work closely with the Project Manager, with the potential and flexibility to step up' and assist if needed.
  
  * Able to help motivate and encourage an existing, well established team
  
  * Team Focused Communicator
  
  * Excellent communications both verbal and written as you'll be working with external clients and Stakeholders
  
  * A willingness and ability to work under challenging deadlines, unsupervised and within a changing environment
  
  * Show excellent problem solving skills and a drive for the best outcome
  
  * Demonstrate initiative and strong interpersonal and negotiation skills
  
  
  
  Apply today to be included in the first round of interviews!!
  
  
  Send your CV to the Huxley team (0282512100) via the link below
  

To find out more about Huxley Associates please visit www.huxley.com