Vichara is Hiring a Business Analyst - Fund Accounting Near New York, NY
Company Description Vichara is a Financial Services focussed products and services firm hedquartered in NY and building systems for some of the largest i-banks and hedge funds in the world. Job Description Understand key business processes and support efforts to streamline and standardize these processes, by introducing automation or eliminating redundancies. Domain of internal accounting investment operations, loan workflows will be key areas of focus.
Collaborate with internal and external groups to analyze and document software features, platform capabilities, and processes.
Perform detailed finance data analysis working with our Fund management, Operations, and Deal teams
Collate and document requirements according to internally established standards:
Create user stories
Define and maintain acceptance criteria
Review test plans and test cases
Document and maintain business context and processes
Act as a subject matter expert (especially in areas relating to finance, accounting, and tax).
Qualifications
Minimum 8 years of business analyst experience required
Experience with SS&C Geneva as an internal accounting system required
Financial services industry experience required
Minimum of 6 years of experience working with/in finance and account functions
Experience working in Agile/Scrum framework preferred
Strong communication skills required
Willingness to take on new responsibilities as the environment evolves and new skills are needed
Self-starter who takes initiative to accomplish tasks independently or with minimal guidance from supervisor
Experience working with loan systems (e.g. WSO, Virtus) and accounting systems (e.g. Broadridge Sentry, PAM) strongly preferred