Business Specialist - Data Analysis, Agile methodology

Job Summary

SKILLS / EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/Information Systems with 8 years of relevant technical experience in Finance and Accounting Systems; or Master’s degree in Computer Science/Information Systems with 5 years of relevant testing experience
• Experience in defining and implementing technology solutions for a major financial institution
• Extensive experience as a Product Owner for a large financial institution 
• Experience in defining and implementing technology solutions for a major financial institution
• Extensive experience as a Business Analyst for a large financial institution
• Extensive experience in gathering business requirements and developing functional specifications with special emphasis on use cases, defining test cases, and providing user training and support
• Extensive experience with various system development lifecycle methodologies and tailoring artifacts to those methodologies
• Experience with Accounting reviews, USGAAP, cash processes
• Experience in developing and using these high-level models, as required, to collect, aggregate, or disaggregate complex and conflicting information about the business
• Extensive experience with planning and deploying either business or IT initiatives (preferably both)
• Experience modeling business processes using a variety of tools and techniques (preferably BPMN)
• Experience with analyzing business processes, identification and successful removal of bottlenecks
• Experience with process-reengineering
• Strong Accounting domain knowledge, worked on complex financial and accounting systems with integration with various other systems 
• Advanced knowledge and experience in application design, architecture and development in Agile environment, including current and future state models & gap analysis, integration with other systems, unit testing 
• In-depth knowledge of IFC’s products preferably in Cash and Investment Accounting product, that support the back office and accounting functions and strong understanding of the data across these domains.

Certifications:
• Lean Management, Six Sigma, SAFe or similar certification (preferred)

Key Responsibilities

SKILLS / EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/Information Systems with 8 years of relevant technical experience in Finance and Accounting Systems; or Master’s degree in Computer Science/Information Systems with 5 years of relevant testing experience
• Experience in defining and implementing technology solutions for a major financial institution
• Extensive experience as a Product Owner for a large financial institution 
• Experience in defining and implementing technology solutions for a major financial institution
• Extensive experience as a Business Analyst for a large financial institution
• Extensive experience in gathering business requirements and developing functional specifications with special emphasis on use cases, defining test cases, and providing user training and support
• Extensive experience with various system development lifecycle methodologies and tailoring artifacts to those methodologies
• Experience with Accounting reviews, USGAAP, cash processes
• Experience in developing and using these high-level models, as required, to collect, aggregate, or disaggregate complex and conflicting information about the business
• Extensive experience with planning and deploying either business or IT initiatives (preferably both)
• Experience modeling business processes using a variety of tools and techniques (preferably BPMN)
• Experience with analyzing business processes, identification and successful removal of bottlenecks
• Experience with process-reengineering
• Strong Accounting domain knowledge, worked on complex financial and accounting systems with integration with various other systems 
• Advanced knowledge and experience in application design, architecture and development in Agile environment, including current and future state models & gap analysis, integration with other systems, unit testing 
• In-depth knowledge of IFC’s products preferably in Cash and Investment Accounting product, that support the back office and accounting functions and strong understanding of the data across these domains.

Certifications:
• Lean Management, Six Sigma, SAFe or similar certification (preferred)

Skill Requirements

SKILLS / EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/Information Systems with 8 years of relevant technical experience in Finance and Accounting Systems; or Master’s degree in Computer Science/Information Systems with 5 years of relevant testing experience
• Experience in defining and implementing technology solutions for a major financial institution
• Extensive experience as a Product Owner for a large financial institution 
• Experience in defining and implementing technology solutions for a major financial institution
• Extensive experience as a Business Analyst for a large financial institution
• Extensive experience in gathering business requirements and developing functional specifications with special emphasis on use cases, defining test cases, and providing user training and support
• Extensive experience with various system development lifecycle methodologies and tailoring artifacts to those methodologies
• Experience with Accounting reviews, USGAAP, cash processes
• Experience in developing and using these high-level models, as required, to collect, aggregate, or disaggregate complex and conflicting information about the business
• Extensive experience with planning and deploying either business or IT initiatives (preferably both)
• Experience modeling business processes using a variety of tools and techniques (preferably BPMN)
• Experience with analyzing business processes, identification and successful removal of bottlenecks
• Experience with process-reengineering
• Strong Accounting domain knowledge, worked on complex financial and accounting systems with integration with various other systems 
• Advanced knowledge and experience in application design, architecture and development in Agile environment, including current and future state models & gap analysis, integration with other systems, unit testing 
• In-depth knowledge of IFC’s products preferably in Cash and Investment Accounting product, that support the back office and accounting functions and strong understanding of the data across these domains.

Certifications:
• Lean Management, Six Sigma, SAFe or similar certification (preferred)

Other Requirements