Description
Functional Aptitude Consultant
London
£500 - £600 per day
As part of a wider Finance transformation programme we need an experienced Functional Aptitude Consultant to take on a lead role within the project.
The role
Perform accounting related business analysis alongside client analysts for equities, bonds, derivatives and loans
Sub-ledger and GAAP accounting requirements and configuration
Create/review functional specifications, enrichments, reconciliations, repairs, rules and targets
Provide best practice advice/design of the solution
Facilitate and support/perform system testing
Contribute to Finance and Business end user Acceptance Test plan and success criteria
Facilitate and support/perform User Acceptance Testing
Experience
Experience working in Finance within Banking
Ideally a qualified accountant eg ACCA, ACA, ACMA, CPA etc.
Experience in defining and implementing Accounting Policy and the rules to create journal debit and credit lines for various financial instrument based events
Experience designing Financial Systems/General Ledger solutions within Financial Services
Experience of General Ledger configuration
Experience working with data driven projects, implementation of solutions within component architectures Data Warehouses, data-marts, accounting engines, sub-ledgers.
Demonstrable experience in enterprise wide projects, with an ability to engage with senior executives
Presence, credibility with the ability to gain the buy-in of a diverse community of business stakeholders, technology teams, peers, project managers, and external partners
Advanced written and verbal skills