Finance Analyst 4

Motion Recruitment; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Motion Recruitment in New York, NY seeks a Finance Analyst for a long-term hybrid contract. The role requires Agile delivery, program or project management experience, and 5+ years in finance, with exposure to treasury, payments, or liquidity. You will collaborate with developers, data engineers, and stakeholders to move requirements from design through testing and delivery. Overtime is possible and contract lasts ~15 months.

Qualifications

• Self-starter with ability to hit the ground running.
• Experience delivering in Agile environments.
• Program or project management experience required.
• 5+ years of Finance experience or equivalent.
• Experience in treasury, payments, liquidity, or related areas.
• Strong data skills: query, manipulate, validate data.

Responsibilities

• Consult on complex initiatives with broad impact and large-scale planning for Finance.
• Review and analyze complex Finance challenges requiring in-depth evaluation.
• Contribute to resolution of complex situations meeting deliverables.
• Strategically collaborate with client personnel.
• Own product priorities: roadmap, backlog, requirements, acceptance criteria.
• Lead sessions with business and technology teams; track milestones and risks.
• Work hands-on with data to investigate questions and validate results.
• Improve intraday liquidity analytics, controls, and reporting.

Skills

Self-starter

Agile delivery

Project management

Finance experience

Product ownership

Business analysis

Data analysis

Data manipulation

Stakeholder communication

Leadership under ambiguity

Job description

Outstanding long-term contract opportunity! A well-known Financial Services Company is looking for a Finance Analyst in New York, NY Charlotte NC (Hybrid).

Work with the brightest minds at one of the largest financial institutions in the world.

This is a long-term contract opportunity that includes a competitive benefit package! Our client has been around for over 150 years and is continuously innovating in today's digital age. If you want to work for a company that is not only a household name, but also truly cares about satisfying customers' financial needs and helping people succeed financially.

Contract Duration: 15 Months

Required Skills & Experience

• The business is looking for a candidate to hit the ground running (a self-starter).
• Agile delivery experience is required.
• The business is looking for an individual also with Program or Project Management experience.
• Overtime occasional (estimated 0-4 hours per month).
• 5+ years of Finance experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work or consulting experience, training, military experience, education.
• Experience in product ownership, business analysis, data analysis, or program delivery in Treasury, payments, liquidity, or a related financial-services area.
• Strong data skills, including the ability to query, manipulate, and validate data independently.
• Experience working with application developers, data engineers, and business stakeholders to move from requirements through testing and delivery.
• Sound judgment, ownership, and the ability to lead through ambiguity without relying on formal authority.
• Clear communication skills, including the ability to prepare succinct materials for senior leaders.

Desired Skills & Experience

• Payments technology or fintech application development.
• familiarity with wires, ACH, real-time payments, or on-chain payment concepts such as distributed ledger technology and tokenization;
• experience with ILMS or similar Treasury platforms.
• Experience in a large banking organization such as Wells Fargo or similar is preferred.
  

What You Will Be Doing

• Consult on complex initiatives with broad impact and large-scale planning for Finance.
• Review and analyze complex multi-faceted, larger scale or longer-term Finance challenges that require in-depth evaluation of multiple factors including intangibles or unprecedented factors.
• Contribute to the resolution of complex and multi-faceted situations requiring solid understanding of the function, policies, procedures, and compliance requirements that meet deliverables.
• Strategically collaborate and consult with client personnel.
• Own product priorities: Shape the roadmap and backlog, define requirements and acceptance criteria, and make trade-offs clear to stakeholders.
• Drive coordinated delivery: Lead working sessions with business and technology teams; track milestones, dependencies, risks, and decisions; and connect those routines to leadership reporting.
• Work hands-on with data: Query and manipulate data to investigate business questions, discover requirements, test solutions, and validate results.
• Strengthen intraday liquidity capabilities: Help deliver improvements to monitoring, analytics, controls, and reporting, including capabilities related to balances and payment activity.
• Communicate the story: Turn detailed findings and delivery issues into concise updates that explain what changed, why it matters, and what action is needed.