Business Analyst - SAP or Oracle Global GL Implementation Consultant

Nomura; New York (NY); On-site; USD 111,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Nomura is seeking a Business Analyst to partner with Finance, Operations, and Technology for a Global GL implementation. The role focuses on documenting current-state and future-state processes, mapping data flows, and gathering detailed business requirements for SAP or Oracle environments.

You will support testing, change management, and ensure alignment with financial objectives. Ideal candidates have 4+ years in finance-related BA roles, strong communication skills, and proven experience

Qualifications

• 4+ years of Business Analyst experience in finance, ERP, or transformation initiatives.
• Experience with General Ledger, Finance, or financial systems/processes preferred.
• Experience supporting an SAP or Oracle implementation/transformation required.
• Strong experience with requirements gathering, process mapping, and UAT.
• Ability to document complex data flows and upstream/downstream data sources.
• Experience working across Finance, Operations, and Technology teams.
• Financial services experience strongly required.
• Excellent communication, documentation, facilitation, and stakeholder-management skills.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Finance, Operations, Technology and stakeholders to document current and future-state workflows.
• Gather and document business and functional requirements for the Global GL implementation.
• Document current-state and future-state processes and operating models.
• Identify data origins, data flows, and downstream dependencies.
• Conduct gap analysis between current-state and future-state requirements.
• Facilitate requirements-gathering sessions and workshops with stakeholders.
• Translate business needs into clear requirements for project and technology teams.
• Support UAT planning, scenarios, execution coordination, defect tracking, and sign-off.
• Ensure implemented solution meets agreed-upon business requirements.
• Maintain documentation throughout the implementation lifecycle.
• Support change management and business readiness for the GL transition.

Skills

Requirements gathering

Process mapping

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional collaboration

Financial services

Tools

SAP

Oracle

Job description

Job Title: Business Analyst – SAP or Oracle Global GL Implementation Consultant

Department: Finance

Location: New York, NY

The daily rate is expected to be between $600 & $680 / day*

Company overview

Nomura is a financial services group with an integrated global network. By connecting markets East & West, we service the needs of individuals, institutions, corporates and governments through our four business divisions: Wealth Management, Investment Management, Wholesale (Global Markets and Investment Banking) and Banking.

Driven by the insights of some 28,000 people worldwide, we put our clients at the center of everything we do, delivering unparalleled access to, from and within Asia. For further information about Nomura, visit www.nomura.com

Department Overview:

Nomura's Finance department manages the company's financial operations and provides financial guidance to support business decision-making. The team collaborates with senior leadership, business units, and stakeholders to develop effective financial strategies, providing guidance on financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and analysis to align financial operations with business objectives. Nomura's Finance team specializes in financial reporting, accounting, tax, treasury, and capital management, known for providing exceptional service to clients. With a strong track record and commitment to innovation and global reach, Nomura's Finance department is well-positioned to continue driving growth and success in the financial industry.

Role Description:

The Business Analyst will partner closely with Finance, Operations, Technology, and project stakeholders to understand existing business processes, document current-state and future-state workflows, identify data sources and dependencies, and support testing and implementation activities.

• Partner with business stakeholders to gather, analyze, and document business and functional requirements related to the Global General Ledger implementation.
• Document current-state and future-state business processes, workflows, and operating models.
• Identify and document where financial and operational data originates, how it flows through existing processes, and how it will feed into the future-state GL environment.
• Conduct gap analysis between current-state processes and future-state requirements.
• Facilitate requirements-gathering sessions and process workshops with Finance, Operations, Technology, and other stakeholders.
• Translate business needs into clear requirements and documentation for project and technology teams.
• Identify process dependencies, business impacts, data requirements, and potential implementation risks.
• Support User Acceptance Testing (UAT), including test planning, test scenarios, execution coordination, defect tracking, and business sign-off.
• Partner with stakeholders to validate that the implemented solution meets agreed-upon business requirements.
• Maintain process documentation, requirements, decisions, and other project artifacts throughout the implementation lifecycle.
• Support change management and business readiness activities as the organization transitions to the future-state GL environment.

Skills, experience, qualifications and knowledge required:

• 4+ years of Business Analyst experience supporting large-scale finance, accounting, ERP, or transformation initiatives.
• Experience with General Ledger, Finance, Accounting, or financial systems/processes strongly preferred.
• Experience supporting an SAP or Oracle implementation/transformation required
• Strong experience with requirements gathering, process mapping, current-state/future-state analysis, and UAT.
• Ability to understand and document complex data flows and identify upstream/downstream data sources and dependencies.
• Experience working across business, Finance, Operations, and Technology teams.
• Financial services experience strongly required
• Excellent communication, documentation, facilitation, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Ability to operate effectively within a complex, global transformation program.

Successful candidates will be engaged under a contract for services with a third party.

Successful Candidates will not be employed by nor have any employment relationship with Nomura.