Custody Accounting Business Analyst

Beta Search; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Beta Search is seeking an experienced Custody Accounting Business Analyst in Chicago to lead a modernization effort for a legacy custody platform. The role bridges business operations with technology teams in IBM mainframe environments, documenting current processes and shaping future capabilities.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years in financial services, deep custody accounting knowledge, and strong stakeholder management to drive workshops, testing, and implementation planning.

Qualifications

• 10+ years as a Business Analyst within financial services.
• Deep understanding of Custody Accounting and related processes.
• Experience supporting IBM mainframe-based custody platforms.
• Knowledge of batch processing and accounting cycles.
• Strong grasp of securities processing and asset servicing.
• Proven ability to document complex operational workflows.
• Effective communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Gather and document functional and technical business requirements.
• Analyze custody accounting processes and workflows.
• Document current state mainframe functionality and dependencies.
• Define future state business processes to support modernization.
• Produce functional specifications and user stories.
• Partner with architects, developers and operations teams.
• Support data mapping and reconciliation activities.
• Facilitate workshops with business stakeholders.
• Assist with system integration testing and user acceptance testing.

Skills

Custody Accounting

Financial services

Mainframe experience

Batch processing

Securities processing

Operational workflows

Stakeholder management

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

Job description

Overview

The company is seeking an experiencedCustody Accounting Business Analyst to support a strategic transformation initiative involving the modernization of a legacy custody accounting platform.

This role is designed for a senior Business Analyst who understands how custody accounting platforms operate within IBM mainframe environments and can bridge the gap between business operations and technology teams.

The consultant will document current state processes, define future state capabilities, support modernization planning, and help ensure the successful migration toward Finbourne.

Responsibilities

• Gather and document functional and technical business requirements.
• Analyze existing custody accounting processes and workflows.
• Document current state mainframe functionality and operational dependencies.
• Define future state business processes supporting modernization.
• Produce functional specifications and user stories.
• Partner with architects, developers, and operations teams.
• Support data mapping and reconciliation activities.
• Facilitate workshops with business stakeholders.
• Assist with system integration testing and user acceptance testing.
• Support production implementation planning.

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years as a Business Analyst within financial services.
• Deep understanding of Custody Accounting.
• Experience supporting IBM mainframe-based custody platforms.
• Knowledge of batch processing and accounting cycles.
• Strong understanding of securities processing and asset servicing.
• Experience documenting complex operational workflows.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Securities Services experience.
• Finbourne implementation exposure.
• Mainframe modernization initiatives.
• Agile delivery methodologies.
• JIRA and Confluence.

Functional Expertise

Candidates should have experience across several of the following areas:

• Custody Accounting
• Trade Settlement
• Corporate Actions
• Income Processing
• Cash and Position Reconciliation
• Security Master
• General Ledger
• NAV Support
• Multi-currency Accounting
• End of Day and Overnight Batch Processing
• Exception Management
• Operational Controls