Functional Finance Reporting Analyst - Rabobank - New York, NY

Our Organization

Rabobank Group is a global financial services leader providing wholesale and retail banking, leasing, real estate, and renewable energy project financing. Founded over a century ago, Rabobank is one of the largest and safest banks in the world, with nearly $1 trillion in assets and operations in more than 40 countries, and ranks among the highest rated private banks by Standard & Poor’s and Moody’s. Rabobank is a premier bank to the international food and agriculture industry, as well as a leading financier of solar, wind, bioenergy, and energy infrastructure projects.

In the Americas, Rabobank is present in the United States, Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Mexico, and Paraguay, providing both retail and wholesale banking services as well as real estate and leasing services. The bank’s wholesale banking products focus on these banking areas:

Lending and Credit

Trade and Commodity Finance

Acquisition Finance

Renewable Energy and Infrastructure Finance

Global Client Solutions

Mergers & Acquisitions Advisory

Food & Agribusiness Research and Advisory

Capital Markets

Your Function:
The Candidate will display a strong focus in understanding the needs of the Finance Community especially in the realm of Regulatory reporting requirements. The candidate will work accordingly to satisfy business requests working towards appropriate effective solutions. Efforts will be directed to gain functional knowledge of current systems and finance system processes/configuration so as to recommend and implement changes for continued efficiency and effective performance of downstream systems impacted by bank wide source feeders in order to maintain correct financial data utilized by different Reporting groups. This Candidate, a Functional Business Analyst, translates user requirements into an efficient and maintainable RNAW working Finance Systems applications under the supervision of the VP, Manager. The job additionally entails working effectively with IT support for collaboration during project testing and reviews of overall continuity of project deliverables.

Context of Job:
Candidate should possess strong analytical reasoning skills to understand users’ requirements, transforming and creating own dataset programming builds into operational applications without compromise to control framework. Candidate will be required to assists in a variety of Company-wide projects as applicable during design analysis and testing phases. As part of project structure, the candidate will implement tactical solutions keeping project governance strategies intact, and mainly adhering to Regulatory standards and requirements, but at the same time maintaining Information Technology standards and best practices. Preparations of project documentation, project charts and workflows are part of project goal deliveries. Assist manager and other team members in providing research and training to users for effective use of Finance applications. Additionally, there will be day to day maintenance of Financial Systems application inherent within the Finance Department.

Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities:
Recognizes potential problem situations and is able to analyze/reconcile data to arrive at logical conclusions and make sound business decisions.

Create automated reconciliation processes for continued value added financial analysis.

Review, Update, and maintain FSA workflows & procedures in Sharepoint site.

Assist FSA departmental managers during testing of bank oriented or Finance initiative projects.

Maintains BAU hierarchies

Manages regional data loads and ensures integrity of consolidated data

Manages signoff on workflow for automated reporting system

Key Relationships:
Regulatory Reporting

Technical and Core Systems Team

GLOPs/PCG/MIS Finance Teams

Regional Finance stakeholders

Your Profile:
Key Performance Indicators:
Understand feeder data processing and its reconciliation processes from multiple Source Feeds and the impact it has to Finance Systems such as General Ledger and Regulatory Financial Systems Applications.

Learns and becomes expert in the regulatory reporting system architecture, workflow, data mapping, and hierarchical structures.

Complete documentation process and changes relating to system workflows as part of project deliverables. Document progress, issues, solutions from a Finance point of view and provide updates to line managers.

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability and willingness to collaborate with others. Shares information and knowledge appropriately with co-workers.

Reliably organizes work, works effectively and efficiently, prioritizes work and anticipates business timelines.

Core Competencies:
Anticipates the customer’s long and short term needs. Questions requests and choices made by the customer if requests are unwise. Makes proposals for best practical setups.

Works effectively and cooperatively with co-workers within the Rabo community. Demonstrates teamwork in facilitating work flow.

Plans and organizes own work, uses time effectively, sets appropriate priorities, and meets deadlines.

Updates managers on a timely basis. Communicates all matters of importance. Has skills in transmitting and receiving information orally and in writing with individuals or groups.

Job Skills and Knowledge:
Accounting and finance background or equivalent experience with proven interest and skills in Information Technology from a functional programming perspective

Adept to learning different source systems and analyzing impact other source systems have to Finance General Ledger(Knowledge PeopleSoft)

An ability to train users in efficiently using Financial Applications.

Knowledge and proficiency in technical systems and functionality of Corporate Performance Management (CPM) softwares. An ability to train users in efficiently utilizing Finance systems.

Development Value:
Advancement within the position and/or other areas in Finance or Bank support groups.

Qualifications:
Understanding of Accounting/Finance degree with solid information technology experience a plus.

Broad knowledge basis for general ledger /Regulatory reporting controls and infrastructure.

Technical Skills desired towards CPM modules specifically Tagetik, PS 9.1 Enterprise, MIS modules with Essbase cube structures

Experience in ETL designs and system programming such as SQL

Knowledge of database setups; Oracle, Sybase

OS systems in Windows, Unix, Microsoft Desktop

Proficient in Excel, Word, MS Project

We Offer:
Rabobank New York Branch offers a comprehensive benefits program that is among the finest in the industry featuring:

Medical/Dental/Vision Plans

Defined Contribution (401k) Plan with Employer Match

Paid Vacation based on position and length of service

Life and Disability Insurance

Health and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Plans

Transportation Reimbursement Incentive Plan

Educational Assistance Program

Additional Information:
Also offering:
Portable Voluntary Benefits including Pet Insurance

Automobile and Homeowner’s Insurance

Cancer Protection Plan

Legal Insurance Plan

Optional Life and Disability Insurance

Interested?

Candidates who are interested in this role are encouraged to apply directly online including their resume and related documents. If you have any questions, you can Email Ryan.Haberthur@Rabobank.com .