Business Analyst - Accounting Operations

Marsh; Warszawa; Hybrid; PLN 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

Marsh is seeking a talented finance professional to join our accounting operations in Warsaw, hybrid with in-office presence required at least three days per week. You will support strategic and tactical projects for Finance and Financial Systems, acting as SME and guiding small teams across IT, users, and senior management.

Responsibilities include preparing business cases, conducting data analysis, testing system enhancements, and driving process improvements in accounting processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration or related field.
• Demonstrable commercial experience in business analysis, preferably within accounting or finance.
• Solid understanding of accounting principles and financial reporting standards.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical thinking.

Responsibilities

• Assist in creating strategic documents including Project Business Cases, Assessments, and Communication plans.
• Collaborate with Financial Systems team and user groups to justify new system implementations.
• Research problems and provide tactical analysis related to projects.
• Test system enhancements and upgrades; liaise between IT and users to support daily operations.
• Analyze data as required and present findings to stakeholders.
• Lead small project teams as SME on tasks and prepare updates for senior management.
• Recommend process improvements based on analysis and mapping of accounting processes.

Skills

Finance

Accounting

Business Analysis

Problem Solving

Communication

Independent Work

Team Collaboration

Data Analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or Business Administration

Tools

Excel

SQL

Tableau

Power BI

Job description

We are seeking a talented individual to join our accounting operations team, part of our business at Marsh. This role will be based in Warsaw - Prosta. This is a hybrid role that has a requirement of working at least three days a week in the office.

You will Independently support strategic and tactical project work for Finance and Financial Systems. You will identify improvements acting as SME and leading small teams on projects liaising between IT, users, and senior management to track tasks, resolve issues, and deliver updates.

This is a vacancy that will require a mindset of curiosity, an open willingness to learn and push for continuous improvement across multiple global teams.

We will count on you to:

• Assist in the creation of strategic documents including Project Business cases, Assessments, Communication plans and detailed project plans.
• Work independently with Financial Systems team and user groups to prepare rationale for new system implementation to support a function and/or business.
• Research problems/issues and recommend solutions; providing tactical analysis associated with projects.
• Test system enhancements, upgrades; while liaising between IT and user group; supporting the production users in their day-to-day jobs.
• Analyze data when required.
• Participate in projects by providing input to the project structure and acting as a SME (Subject Matter Expert); completing assigned tasks in projects managed by external PM’s; providing input and information for strategic documents such as Project Business cases, Assessments, Communication plans, detailed project plans and presenting project updates/presentations to senior level management within Finance;
• Recommend process improvements as appropriate based on analysis.
• Perform process mapping to evaluate various accounting processes and recommend improvements based on analysis - i.e. robotics vs. other solutions.
• Lead small teams on minor projects; using project implementation documentation including implementation toolkits, and migration schedules to create required work output; keeping track of issues; tracks tasks and follows up with responsible individual; escalates issues when appropriate.

What you need to have:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Demonstrable commercial experience in business analysis, preferably within accounting or finance.
• Solid understanding of accounting principles and financial reporting standards.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to think critically and analytically.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to present complex information to non-technical stakeholders.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced, global environment.
• Detail-oriented with strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.

What makes you stand out?

• Strong proficiency in data analysis tools (e.g., Excel, SQL, Tableau, Power BI) and experience with data visualization techniques.
• Curious with an exploring mind for continuous improvement and streamlining processes.

Why join our team:

• We help you be your best through professional development opportunities, interesting work and supportive leaders.
• We foster a vibrant and inclusive culture where you can work with talented colleagues to create new solutions and have impact for colleagues, clients and communities.
• Our scale enables us to provide a range of career opportunities, as well as benefits and rewards to enhance your well-being.

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Marsh (NYSE: MRSH) is a global leader in risk, reinsurance and capital, people and investments, and management consulting, advising clients in 130 countries. With annual revenue of over $27 billion and more than 95,000 colleagues, Marsh helps build the confidence to thrive through the power of perspective. For more information, visit marsh.com, or follow us on LinkedIn and X.

Marsh is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people and embrace diversity of age, background, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, gender orientation or expression, marital status, nationality, parental status, personal or social status, political affiliation, race, religion and beliefs, sex/gender, sexual orientation or expression, skin color, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Marsh is committed to hybrid work, which includes the flexibility of working remotely and the collaboration, connections and professional development benefits of working together in the office. All Marsh colleagues are expected to be in their local office or working onsite with clients at least three days per week. Office-based teams will identify at least one “anchor day” per week on which their full team will be together in person.