Lead Finance Reporting Technical Business Analyst

• Work within project teams to deliver IT change across Finance reporting and accounting platforms (AMIS / ER).
• Collaborate with Business Analysts and Finance stakeholders to define requirements, shape solutions, and ensure technical needs are reflected in Functional Design Documents.
• Analyse Finance data flows, identify gaps, and support configuration and enhancement of reporting systems.
• Develop and optimise reporting components (SSRS, Cognos, SQL, MDX, MS BI Stack, T24), dashboards, and automated reporting packages.
• Conduct root‑cause analysis for BAU issues, optimise queries, and drive system performance improvements.
• Provide functional Finance Technology subject‑matter expertise for major change programmes and regulatory initiatives.
• Support the month‑end and quarter‑end reporting lifecycle, ensuring timely and accurate delivery for Finance stakeholders.
• Coordinate with development team, manage workload distribution, and deliver weekly progress updates to management.
• Participate in test strategy definition and execute unit, system, SIT, and UAT cycles, including preparation of test cases and result documentation.
• Ensure solutions adhere to industry best practices and remain stable and reliable in production, providing post‑go‑live support where needed.
• Work closely with cross‑functional Technology teams to ensure alignment in architecture, data integrity, and control frameworks.
• Manage enhancement requests, ensure proper governance, and support structured release management with BAU teams.

• Solid hands‑on background with reporting tools such as SSRS, Cognos, MDX, SQL, Microsoft BI Stack, and T24 (preferred).
• Strong understanding of Finance data flows, adjustments processes, control frameworks, and the month‑end lifecycle.
• Experience supporting GAAP/IFRS reporting, management reporting, or Basel / RWA / capital reporting is preferred.
• Experience with ETL concepts, performance tuning, and large‑scale data processing.
• Familiarity with scheduling tools such as Control‑M or similar.
• Proven experience delivering IT change, with strong understanding of project lifecycle, governance, documentation, and testing standards.
• Excellent analytical skills with strong attention to detail and ability to troubleshoot complex data/reporting issues.
• Ability to interact confidently with stakeholders across Finance, Technology, and offshore teams.
• Strong communication skills, able to present complex information clearly and concisely.
• Experience preparing test strategies, test plans, scripts, and ensuring high‑quality releases to production.

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