Finance Senior Business Analyst (Project & System)- Assistant Manager

婵物捨; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services company in Kuala Lumpur seeks a Finance Senior Business Analyst to oversee and drive documentation, implementation, and management of projects in their finance systems. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in project management within corporate environments, proficiency in Agile methodologies, and exceptional relationship-building skills. This role emphasizes continuous improvement and system management in a collaborative team setting, providing ample opportunities for professional growth.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in a business analyst role, process improvement, or data analysis.
• Experience managing medium to large projects.
• Proficiency in Agile and Waterfall methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead Finance Project and Systems Team for successful project implementations.
• Resolve system issues and lead enhancements across finance systems.
• Support business process improvements affecting finance operations.

Skills

Relationship Management

Business Analysis

Process Improvement

Project Management

Financial Services Knowledge

Business Process Modeling

Data Analysis

Presentation Skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business administration / business analytics / computer science / data analytics

Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification

Lean Six Sigma Yellow/Green Belt

Tools

MS Office

MS Power BI

Job description

Job Summary

As the Finance Senior Business Analyst for system and project, you will be responsible for leading the Finance Project and Systems Team as well as managing and building relationship across Finance and Business. Delivering a variety of regulatory and business projects. In addition, you will be leading the finance teams across the Zurich finance systems landscape. This will include leading the team in resolving system issues, system enhancements, User Acceptance Testing, and continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities

• Takes accountability for a successful implementation of medium/large complexity local projects, sub-projects or phases of a larger project and select appropriate processes required to ensure that the overall project objectives are clearly defined and met.
• They adapt to and apply different delivery approaches and perform, with appropriate support, project management processes to initiate, plan, execute, monitor, and control as well as close a project in accordance with Zurich project management frameworks and policies.
• Provide support across Finance in relation to system issue, system/process improvement and information flows impacting Finance systems, accounting, and process flows.

Job Requirements

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration / business analytics / computer science / data analytics
• Certified or pursuing Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM), PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP) or Certified Scrum Master.
• Yellow Belt / Green Belt Lean Six Sigma certification.

Experience:

• 3 or more years of experience in a business analyst role, process improvement, data analyst or similar capacity.
• Proven experience in relationship management, business analysis, process improvement, and project management within a corporate environment.
• Experience working in business processes and re-engineering including simplification, digitalization, and automation implementations.
• Experience in managing and implementing projects of medium to large size.
• Strong Financial Services or Insurance knowledge.
• Proficiency in business process modeling, analysis tools, and methodologies.
• Delivered projects using methodologies such as Agile and Waterfall.

Knowledge:

• Insurance or financial services industry practices
• Basic understanding of IT platforms, applications, and related technology
• Project and Change management.
• Advance in written and spoken English and Bahasa Malaysia
• Strong computer skills (especially MS Office & MS Power BI)
• Good in presentation skills

You are the heart & soul of Zurich!

At Zurich, we like to think outside the box and challenge the status quo. We take an optimistic approach by focusing on the positives and constantly asking What can go right?

We highly value the experience and know-how of our employees and offer a wide range of opportunities across business areas to encourage you to apply for new opportunities within Zurich when you are ready for your next career step.

Let’s continue to grow together!