Technical Finance Business Analyst

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Technical Finance Business Analyst

to £525pd + £90 PAYE uplift pd

6 months+

Work from home

As a highly established recruitment partner to this international bank, we have been asked to assist in the hire of a Finance Business Analyst. As a lead Business Analyst within a project team this role involves reviewing an existing trade accounting interface and expanding its usage for additional entities within the banking group. The delivery tasks will consist of reviewing requirements, build required solution, test the build, and deploy to production

Key Responsibilities:

In this role you will undertake detailed analysis on FX & FX Options products booked within Murex and provide expert guidance to both Technology and Finance on data flow, trade transformation, accounting processes required to ensure accurate accounting of P&L and balance sheet accurately within Oracle Financial Accounting Hub and General Ledger systems.

Analyse trade booking, processing, and outbound trade workflow within Murex 3.1 and ensure accounting is accurately captured and processed within Oracle Financial Accounting Hub & Oracle General Ledger ERP applications.

Ensure data is accurately represented on outbound XML messages as well as end of day reporting extracts

Validate economic details of the trade remain in-tact throughout the trade life cycle

Ensure trade events are captured and processed accurately and interpreted by the trade Subledger and general ledger

Work with the Technical team and document processes at a detailed level

Advise on best practice approach on accounting methods for trade cashflows for settlement and valuations for P&L and Balance Sheet looking at accruals, MTM, additive vs reverse-replace etc…

Ensure accounting adjustments can be processed either through trade tickets, or local Finance adjustments within the subledger or general ledger

Ensure financial reporting considerations/constraints are incorporated into the trade accounting interface design and construction

Skills needed:

Extensive experience working with financial investment products including FX and FX Options

Have accounting qualifications (full or part qualified) which supports an understanding of technical accounting requirements on IFRS, UK-GAAP, J-GAAP etc…

Have worked on trading platforms such as Murex and understand trade life cycle intimately

Understand the needs of a Finance organization and be comfortable around financial reporting disclosures, month-end processes, year-end P&L accounting, financial adjustments etc…

Have experience of Subledger and General Ledger applications for financial accounting

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This role is offered on a PAYE umbrella basis. Day rate (inclusive of holiday accrual) is up to £525p/d. We will add a further c. £90p/d to cover some of the PAYE associated taxes.

Deerfoot IT is one of the UK's most established, independent IT recruitment specialists. We are keen to foster strong relationships with IT consultants based on providing a transparent and supportive service. Now in our 24th year we pay promptly and are a stable contracting partner in good financial health. Deerfoot IT: Est. 1997. REC member. ISO certified. *Each time we send a CV to a recruiting client we donate £1 to The Born Free Foundation (charity no. 1070906). We never send your CV without your email authorisation.