Business Analyst - Lending & Trade Finance (Tribe Financial Accounting)

Business Analyst

Lending & Trade Finance

COO Finance Tribe Financial Accounting

Job Overview

Would you like to work at the center of the Bank's most complex processes Do you want to use your analytical and communication skills to make real impact And are you interested in seeing how a large international bank operates from front to back If so, the Financial Accounting Tribe is the place for you.

We translate complex, mostly global Wholesale Banking activities into accurate financial records aligned with the latest regulatory and tax requirements. Our work is driven by three main areas: changes in products or business lines, new demands from regulators and tax authorities, and process improvement needs from our user community. Each of these requires us to analyze the impact and design, test, and implement solutions across the processing chain.

In this role, you'll need a proactive mindset, strong analytical skills, and an interest in accountancy, processes, IT, and banking products. You'll be involved in end-to-end initiatives and act as the Finance single point of contact. This includes coordinating activities, analyzing processes, assessing impacts, and ensuring business and user requirements are delivered through change releases. You also bring a strong drive to learn about the Financial Accounting domain and the tools used by your squad.

This position offers the opportunity to grow either as a deep specialist in a chosen domain or toward a broader profile with managerial responsibilities.

Who are we looking for

We are looking for an experienced change expert with a pragmatic mindset that is able to quickly learn about the domain of the squad you will be working in. You get your energy from using your analytical skills to bring complete solutions for the requested change. In this process, you have the capability to quickly build relationships with your stakeholders, both inside and outside your squad. To be able to do this, you have good communication skills. You are able to convincingly put forward proposals and are a real team player in reaching broad agreement on the path to follow.

You are an enthusiastic person that is not afraid to challenge the status quo. With your fresh mindset, you are able to translate external trends into practices that can be implemented within our Tribe.

What you will be doing

As a change expert, you will be working in a constructive, multidisciplinary squad composed of business analysts, engineers and a product owner. Together, you work on Lending and trade initiatives with the objective to onboard new portfolios to the central finance environment and improve the current way of processing and reporting.

Together with your squad members you do everything within your power to realise your common mission day by day. More specifically, this can contain one of the following activities:

• Translation of business needs into Finance user and stakeholder needs [requirements];
• Act as single point of contact in front-to-end initiatives;
• Coordinate and facilitate activities on squad / tribe and/or program level;
• You support the product owner and the squad in managing the backlog by translating epics into features and, together with the squad, into user stories;
• Information/data analysis: you analyze the necessary input, output, and adjustment of data in the end user processes. You analyze the information need. You investigate the quality of captured data and come up with solutions to improve quality;
• Implement and maintain the controls related to minimum accounting standards;
• Supporting strategic initiatives to ensure they are delivered in a timely manner e.g. by executing functional, acceptance and migration testing;
• Translate (solution) designs into IT solutions by closely working together with IT;

Your education, experience and skills

• You Possess a University (Master's) degree in (Management) Accounting & Control, Business IT, Accountancy or (Business) economics having an exceptional academic track record is a plus;
• More than five years experience within the financial industry;
• Experience/Knowledge in Banking products
• Experience in SQL
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills;
• Affinity with IT and innovation;
• Affinity with the GPC landscape is a plus;
• Understanding and knowledge of the banking processes;
• Affinity with complex lending products and or trade finance products is a plus;
• Knowledge of (Product) Accounting concepts;
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to quickly build relationships with your (international) stakeholders;
• Knowledge of the Agile way of working is a plus;
• You actively ask for help and feedback and are not afraid to give feedback;
• Proactive attitude;
• Has a customer focus and is result driven;
• Team player but also capable of working independently;
• Good communication skills in oral and written English.

Background on what ING is about:

ING Hubs Philippines (ING Hubs PH) is an international part of the ING organization delivering services to many Business Units across the world for both Wholesale Banking and Retail Banking activities. Working for ING Hubs PH means working with the most diverse workforce and where no challenge is the same.

At ING our purpose is to empower people to stay a step ahead in life and business. We believe that sustainable progress is driven by people with the imagination and determination to make a better future for themselves and those around them.

ING is changing what banking is. For you, that means plenty of opportunities for personal growth in a continuously evolving environment. If this is the environment you thrive in, then apply and join us in changing the future of banking!