Business Analyst - Banking Sector

Accenture Portugal; Lisboa; Hybrid; EUR 35,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture Portugal is seeking a Business Analyst to manage financial interfaces between operating systems and finance systems in Lisbon. The role involves defining data flows, documenting functional specs, coordinating stakeholders, and ensuring timely delivery within the FIP project context.

Experience in banking accounting, financial information systems, and robust MS Excel skills are required. English and Portuguese (B1/B2) language abilities are essential, with hybrid work after an initial

Qualifications

• Banking sector experience of at least 1 year.
• 1 year of experience as Business Analyst or Project Manager.
• Familiarity with project management frameworks.
• Knowledge of general and banking accounting.
• Knowledge of banking products and financial information systems.
• MS Excel at an intermediate level.
• English and Portuguese language skills (B1/B2).

Responsibilities

• Define the operational and accounting schemes and the framework of controls based on the first global need expressed by FIP project manager in context of a pre study.
• Define the structure of data flows with the necessary information to feed finance systems - Document the functional specifications of the solution to be set up by other teams such as operating systems IT, Financial IT systems, FIP Engineering for parametrization in the accounting interpreter.
• Coordinate the tasks and actions from the different stakeholders by ensuring the time to market of the delivery.
• Set up evolution of chart of accounts if necessary for the solution adopted; - Contribute to the testing strategy to ensure the quality of the implementation of the project.
• Carry out all accounting and reporting test phases under direct responsibility of FIP.
• Ensure an aftercare support for reporting users.

Skills

Banking sector experience

Business Analysis

Project management

PM frameworks

English

Portuguese

Tools

MS Excel (intermediate)

Financial Information Systems

Banking products

Job description

Business Analyst

What would you do:

• Handle the functional solutions of financial interfaces between the operating systems of business and the finance systems, collaborating with the main reporting streams (financial accounting, management accounting, liquidity, and credit risk).

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Define the operational and accounting schemes and the framework of controls based on the first global need expressed by FIP project manager in context of a pre study.
• Define the structure of data flows with the necessary information to feed finance systems - Document the functional specifications of the solution to be set up by other teams such as operating systems IT, Financial IT systems, FIP Engineering for parametrization in the accounting interpreter;
• Coordinate the tasks and actions from the different stakeholders by ensuring the time to market of the delivery;
• Set up evolution of chart of accounts if necessary for the solution adopted; - Contribute to the testing strategy to ensure the quality of the implementation of the project;
• Carry out all accounting and reporting test phases under direct responsibility of FIP;
• Ensure an aftercare support for reporting users.

Location: Lisbon:

• On office first 6 months.
• Hybrid (50/50 after 6 months).

Mandatory requests to perform on the role:

• Banking sector experience (1 year at least).
• Previous experience as Business Analyst/Project Manager (1 year at least)
• Experience of project management frameworks.
• Knowledge of general accounting and/or banking accounting.
• Knowledge of banking products.
• Knowledge of financial Information Systems.
• MS Excel - intermedium.
• Language English + Portuguese (B1/B2).