Would you like to work at the heart of the bank’s complexity? Do you want to use your analytical and communication skills to make a difference? And would you like to have a view of the front-to-back processing chain of a large Dutch bank with an extensive international network? If this appeals to you, then the Accounting Tribe at ING Bank is your match.
Requirements
We translate our rather complex, primarily global Wholesale Banking, business activities into financial records in line with the latest regulatory and tax requirements. Demand can therefore come from three angles:
- new or changed products/business lines
- regulators, central banks, and/or tax authorities
- process optimization requests from the end-user community.
All angles trigger us to analyze the impact and design, test, and implement a solution in the processing chain.
In this role, it is crucial that you have a mindset for taking ownership and making things happen, possess strong analytical capabilities, and have an interest in accountancy, processes, IT, and banking products. You will be involved in complex front-to-end initiatives and act as the single point of contact from Finance. In addition to coordination activities, you will analyze processes, assess the impact, and ensure that the business and user requirements are covered in the change releases. You have a strong drive to learn about the Accounting domain and the tools and techniques under your squad’s responsibility. Within this position, you can either develop yourself into a specialist in a certain domain or grow into a more generalist role with managerial responsibilities.
What You Will Be Doing
As a Business Analyst, 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 with lending products and trade finance products;
- Knowledge of (product) Accounting concepts;
- Strong analytical and problem solving skills;
- Affinity with IT and innovation;
- Understanding and knowledge of the banking processes;
- Affinity with the GPC (ING) landscape is a plus;
- 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.
What We Offer
- Initial 12-month contract with the possibility of extension
- 36-hour work week
- Salary range: €5.060,00 - €7.000,00 gross per month
- Holiday payments and 13th month
- Full pension according to Dutch temporary labour CLA
- Hybrid working (in-office and remote)
- Extensive relocation services available for non-EU candidates
- This job is not available for ZZP, payroll (costprice per hour) is possible ***
