Our client is seeking a Junior Reconciliations Analyst to support various accounts using Operation Risk Framework practices for a large banking client - 150171

Our client is seeking a Junior Reconciliations Analyst to support various accounts using Operation Risk Framework practices for a large banking client - 150171
 
Location: 120 Western Parkway (Bedford, NS - Hybrid 2-3 days per week)
Contract Length: 9 Months
 
Overview:
 
Complete reconciliations on a daily basis, ensuring that all accounts are reconciled and that outages are investigated and sourced to the correct Business Units. The Administrator will also be required to utilize stated reconciliation applications and other related tools and to ensure that existing controls, procedures and processes are aligned to existing Operational Risk Framework Practices.
 
Responsibilities:

• Regularly update and maintain the Portal & SOP database as a result of change requests submitted via the Jira system, attestation process or individual requests.
• Collaborate with BCS users and Reconciliations Services processing team to ensure the effective and timely on-boarding of new reconciliations to RS, as well as facilitation of changes to existing reconciliations, including training and documentation.
• Assist with improving the onboarding process by questioning current processes to remove redundancy and obstacles.
• Maintain a regular triage process to accuracy of main requests’ details (rec owner, sponsor, etc.) as well as identify instances where updates to the portal and/or the SOP database might be required.
• Work as an administrator in Jira (e.g. help log-in requests incoming from users into the Jira system).
• Gather all the requirements necessary to get the Jira ready and prepare User Stories for items in the backlog and discuss with the scrum team in refinement sessions.
• Assist with projects related to Reconciliations Services by communicating with stakeholders, documenting meeting summaries, requirements, and processes, and executing assigned tasks, etc.

Must Haves:

•  Bachelor degree in Finance, Economics, Business, or Math.
•  Proficient in Microsoft Office, especially Excel, Word and PowerPoint.

Nice to Have: 

• 1 - 3 years of experience in accounting, finance, financial services industries or in a business analyst or similar role.
• Basic or advanced working knowledge of VBA, SQL, Tableau, or Python is an asset.
• Good understanding of Capital Markets and banking operations/trading activity.
• Good understanding of project management, scrum and/or agile environment,
• Practical experience in Jira and/or confluence