Job Title: US Business Analyst - 5 (Cash Management)
Duration: 9+ Months - Possibility of extension and conversion to FTE
Schedule Hours: 9 am-5 pm Monday-Friday; standard 37.5 hrs/week (possible OT)
Location: New York, NY 10281  (Hybrid – 1 day onsite per week)
Business Group: New York Agency - Finance
Project: 2nd phase of the US Cash Management project

Summary for the role:

• Global Banking and Markets (GBM) is a leading Canadian Capital Markets and Investment Banking business with a growing platform in the US and Latin America, operating globally for over 100 years.
• Strong U.S. presence provides our clients with an important bridge to this key global market for trade and investment flows across the Americas and the world.
• Global Banking & Markets provides a full range of investment banking, credit, and risk management products and services relevant to the financing and strategic development needs of our clients.
• Our products include debt and equity financing, mergers & acquisitions, corporate banking, institutional equity sales, trading and research, fixed income products, derivatives, energy, foreign exchange, and metals.
• We also cross-sell the full range of wholesale products and services offered by the Scotiabank Group.
• The Business Solutions & Initiatives team is tasked with the implementation of strategic business initiatives for GTB Finance. Provide inputs on overall cross-business best practices, process improvements, and architecture.
• The selected candidate is responsible for helping manage the Finance change for the Global Transactions Business.
• The role works closely with business stakeholders on change initiatives to manage future state expectations.
• The responsibilities include capturing current and future state processes, writing business requirements, resolving complex accounting issues, and working to develop end-user computing solutions for Finance stakeholders.

Candidate Value Proposition:

• The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work within a high-growth business with the opportunity to work on a multi-year initiative.

Responsibilities:

• Work as part of a team to help drive strategic change for GTB
• Contribute to business and strategic planning; resourceful self-starter with flexibility and creative thinking
• Gather and understand business needs and translate them into written requirements
• Work with technology partners through development, testing, and implementation
• Perform forensic accounting and problem analysis
• Maintain effective stakeholder relationships, communication, conflict handling, and issue resolution
• Collaborate with Global Enterprise Technology, Operations, Compliance, Liquidity, Risk, and business functions regionally and globally
• Develop user computing and data analytics solutions
• Maintain a high-performance environment through self-assessment and mentoring
• Contribute to an inclusive work environment
• Test accounting logic for the Oracle ledger system (PeopleSoft, OFSAA, FAH)
• Interact with finance IT to explain requirements and pressure test scalability
• Work with users to define requirements and design accounting flows
• Problem-solve and document new requirements arising from testing
• Work with the BSI team to identify solutions and document requirements, and system flows
• Regular interaction with finance management and the wider project team

 Must-Have Skills:

• 10+ years of experience as a BA
• The ideal candidate would have powerful business analysis experience with large-scale and small-scale projects within FI, specifically Finance.
• Education: Post-Secondary degree/diploma in accounting/finance or related field.
• 8+ years of current state analysis, system flow/swim lane diagrams, and requirements documentation
• Hands-on experience with Oracle ledger systems: PeopleSoft, OFSAA, FAH
• Well-developed judgment, management, decision-making, and problem-solving skills to deal effectively with a rapidly changing, complex business environment.
• Good project/time management skills to manage multi-functional accountabilities through prioritization, delegation, motivation, conflict resolution, and the promotion of ideas.
• Strong analytic and communication skills
• 5+ years of accounting methodology experience within the banking industry
• Strong proficiency in MS Excel and PowerPoint

Preferred Skills:

• Bilingual in Spanish
• Alteryx / PowerBI
• MS Visio

 
  
 
At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws. This position’s starting pay is: $ 70.15/hr.