Senior Business Analist COORF Accounting Tribe in Amsterdam

The Accounting Tribe sits right at the heart of the Bank’s complexity. We translate our rather complex Wholesale Banking business activities into financial records in line with the latest regulatory and tax requirements. We coordinate the implementation of changes to our record keeping definitions, systems and processes in the Finance domain. The demand  for these changes can come from two angles [1] new or changed products/business lines and 2] Tax Authorities and Central Banks. Both angles trigger / urge us to reconsider and to adjust the way we account for.

In a nutshell: for this role it is crucial that you have strong analytical capabilities that you will bring into practice by analyzing complex Finance business issues  in banking, and translating those into accounting and reporting solutions. You will support the delivery of strategic programs from a COO Finance perspective.

Your work environment

As a Senior Business Analyst, you will be working in a squad composed of business analysts, system developers and a product owner. The squad aims to bring together a deep understanding of the underlying banking business (e.g. Wholesale Banking Lending, Financial Markets and Transaction Services), capabilities to translate the business needs into accounting solutions, as well as the expertise to implement the solution design for the changes requested in the Finance systems. Together, you work on a common purpose. You like to work in a constructive way in a multidisciplinary squad. Together with your squad members you do everything within your power to realise your common mission day by day. More specifically, this can contain of the following activities:

• Translation of business requirements into Finance user requirements;
• Supporting the product owner and the squad in managing the backlog by translating epics into features and, together with the squad, into user stories;
• Information/data analysis: you analyze the necessary input, output, and adjustment of data in the client processes. You analyze the information need. You investigate the quality of captured data and come up with solutions to improve quality;
• Implement and maintain the controls related to minimum accounting standards
• Supporting strategic initiatives to ensure they are delivered in a timely manner – e.g. by executing functional, acceptance and migration testing;
• Translate (solution) designs into IT solutions by closely working together with IT;
• Second line functional support; daily checking of EOD (timeliness, correctness, completeness of financial/product accounting, reporting, reconciliations, ledger).

Who are we looking for?

We are looking for a senior professional with a pragmatic mindset that is able to quickly learn the domain of the squad. You get energy from using your analytical skills to design complete solutions for changes to our record keeping systems, and to subsequently oversee the implementation thereof. In this process, you have the capability to quickly build relationships with your stakeholders, both inside and outside your squad. To be able to do this, you have good communication skills. You are able to convincingly put forward proposals and are a real team player in reaching broad agreement on the path to follow. You like coaching of junior staff in your squad and understand that sharing of knowledge and training-on-the-job of your colleagues is crucial to further develop the team’s capabilities. You know exactly how to empathize with the needs of the users and are able to provide standardized, uniform and fully adapted solutions to complex Finance issues and processes.

You are an enthusiastic person that is not afraid to challenge the status quo. With your fresh mindset, you are able to translate external trends into practices that can be implemented within our Tribe. You have a strong drive to learn the Accounting domain and the tools and techniques that your squad is responsible for.

How to succeed

• A University (Master’s) degree in Management Accounting & Control, Accountancy or (Business) economics – having an exceptional academic track record is a plus;
• Three to five years relevant working experience in the accounting domain of a financial institution, preferably with knowledge of Wholesale Banking product accounting concepts;
• General understanding and knowledge of banking processes ;
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills. Able to take decisions based on data and facts. You like using state of the art methods and technics to deliver the goals of your squad;
• Affinity with IT and innovation;
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to quickly build relationships with your stakeholders;
• Comfortable in an Agile way of working environment and able to quickly adopt AWOW techniques and tooling in your day-to-day activities;
• Team player but also capable of working independently;
• Good communication skills in oral and written English;

What do we offer

The squad that you are part of will be working in a complex and challenging environment. Besides, you get all the opportunities and independence to further develop yourself.

We offer a job from 36 to 40 hours and a unique offer that fits in with the times of today, a competitive salary and an attractive package of employer benefits. We take into account your home situation and your ambitions and help you to balance work and private life. Discover yourself our employment
To give you an idea, we will tell you about the benefits of working at ING:

• A salary tailored to your qualities and experience
• Flexible working hours and the possibility to work at home
• A reimbursement for travel expenses
• 24 vacation days with a 36-hour working week. If you work 40 hours a week, you will receive 27 vacation days
• Pension scheme
• 13th month salary
• Individual Savings Contribution (BIS), 3.5% of your gross annual salary
• 8% Holiday payment
• Personal growth and challenging work with endless possibilities to realize your ambitions
• An informal working environment with innovative colleagues who strive for the very best
• Progressive way of working according to the Agile method, so that new ideas come to life