Senior Finance Business Analyst – Openlink Endur v25

Optimus - People. Solutions. Delivered.; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Optimus - People. Solutions. Delivered.

seeks a Senior Finance Business Analyst with deep commodities trade lifecycle expertise to drive SIT/UAT, data validation, and finance integrations as the Openlink Endur reimplementation moves toward v25. You will translate complex Finance requirements, validate data mappings, and coordinate between Finance, project teams, and downstream systems. Experience with Endur data structures, upgrades, and reconciliations is essential, as you ensure accurate

Qualifications

• 10+ years of Business Analysis experience in commodities trading, ETRM, and Finance/Accounting environments.
• Strong knowledge of Openlink Endur trade lifecycle data structures and downstream integrations.
• Experience with Endur upgrades, migrations, or reimplementations.
• Understanding of front-to-back commodities trading, accounting, valuations, P&L, settlements, and reconciliations.
• Proficient data analysis, validation, reconciliation, and lineage tracing; SQL preferred.
• Hands-on SIT, UAT, defect management, and financial data validation.
• Ability to translate complex Finance requirements into actionable technical specs.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary liaison between Finance stakeholders, project teams, and downstream systems developers.
• Validate business requirements, functional specifications, and financial data mappings.
• Ensure accurate accounting, valuations, accruals, and P&L reporting from Endur v25.
• Translate trade lifecycle events into Finance data requirements.
• Define and validate data integrations between Endur, data warehouses, and downstream Finance applications.
• Partner with developers to resolve data mapping, reconciliation, and reporting issues.
• Ensure financial data accuracy, completeness, traceability, and auditability.
• Support Kafka-based data pipelines and automated financial event processing.
• Lead SIT validation across end-to-end trade lifecycle scenarios.
• Support Finance users through UAT, defect resolution, and sign-off.
• Validate financial extracts, reporting feeds, and downstream system outputs.
• Assist with implementation readiness, user training, and post-go-live improvements.
• Identify opportunities to automate financial reporting and reduce operational risk.
• Standardize Finance data processes and strengthen reporting controls.
• Resolve data quality issues across trading and Finance systems.

Skills

Business Analysis

SQL

Stakeholder management

Data validation

Endur knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Endur

Kafka

Data warehouses

Job description

Role Overview

The Client is undertaking a major reimplementation of Openlink Endur (v16 to v25), modernizing its global trading, finance, and settlements infrastructure.

We are seeking a Senior Finance Business Analyst with deep commodities trade lifecycle expertise and a strong understanding of how trading, valuation, settlement, and P&L data flows into Finance.

With requirements, design, and development largely complete, the primary focus is System Integration Testing (SIT), User Acceptance Testing (UAT), data validation, and downstream Finance integration.

The Client uses a proprietary Settlement Management System (SMS) rather than Endur's Accounting module and is transitioning settlements away from Endur Settlement Desktop. Consequently, trade lifecycle knowledge and financial data expertise are more critical than detailed Endur configuration experience.

Key Responsibilities

Finance & Business Analysis

• Serve as the primary liaison between Finance stakeholders, project teams, and downstream systems developers.
• Validate business requirements, functional specifications, and financial data mappings.
• Ensure accurate accounting, valuations, accruals, and realized/unrealized P&L reporting from Endur v25.
• Translate trade lifecycle events into Finance data requirements.

Integration & Data Management

• Define and validate data integrations between Endur, data warehouses, and downstream Finance applications.
• Partner with developers to resolve data mapping, reconciliation, and reporting issues.
• Ensure financial data accuracy, completeness, traceability, and auditability.
• Support Kafka-based data pipelines and automated financial event processing.

Testing & Implementation

• Lead SIT validation across end-to-end trade lifecycle scenarios.
• Support Finance users through UAT, defect resolution, and sign-off.
• Validate financial extracts, reporting feeds, and downstream system outputs.
• Assist with implementation readiness, user training, and post-go-live improvements.

Process Improvement & Governance

• Identify opportunities to automate financial reporting and reduce operational risk.
• Standardize Finance data processes and strengthen reporting controls.
• Resolve data quality issues across trading and Finance systems.

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years of Business Analysis experience within commodities trading, ETRM, and Finance/Accounting environments.
• Strong knowledge of Openlink Endur, including trade lifecycle data structures, tables, and downstream integrations.
• Proven experience with Endur upgrades, migrations, or reimplementations.
• Comprehensive understanding of front-to-back commodities trading, accounting, valuations, P&L attribution, settlements, and reconciliations.
• Strong data analysis, validation, reconciliation, and lineage-tracing capabilities; SQL preferred.
• Hands-on experience with SIT, UAT, defect management, and financial data validation.
• Ability to translate complex Finance requirements into actionable technical specifications.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Familiarity with AI tools (ChatGPT, Copilot, Claude) to improve BA productivity.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience across power, natural gas, freight, or emissions markets.
• Knowledge of Kafka and event-driven data architectures.
• Familiarity with data warehouses, reporting platforms, and Finance system integrations.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent relevant experience.

Ideal Candidate

An experienced Endur Finance Business Analyst who understands how commodities transactions flow from trade capture through valuation, settlement, and financial reporting. The ideal candidate combines strong Finance domain expertise, hands-on Endur data knowledge, and proven SIT/UAT delivery experience, with the ability to bridge Finance stakeholders and technical teams.