Functional Consultant

Hi,

Our client is looking Senior Consultant (Functional Consultant) in New York City, NY below is the detailed requirements.

Job Title : Senior Consultant (Functional Consultant)

Location : New York City, NY

Duration : Contract

Mandatory Skills: Candidate should have good experience in AutoRek core

Responsibilities:

• Day-to-day support of implementations of the AutoRek core financial management solution
• Complete the High-Level estimation tasks required during the discovery phase, including workshops
• Use the output from this process to prepare meaningful input into the Bid Approval Process (including supporting the submission during the decision process)
• Work with clients to prepare:
• An understanding of the As-Is process
• A breakdown of the client's requirements for the solution
• A detailed solution design that aligns to the agreed requirements
• Work with Development & Test and Project Management teams to agree the solution and define the effort/duration/plan for delivery
• Review the ongoing solution during development, acting as the customer's voice
• Monitor progress for any deviations from the planned approach, solution and scope Challenge unnecessary deviations and raise changes with the Project Manager so that they can be documented and approved
• Support the Development & Test and Project Management teams through acceptance testing, by helping with triage, defect interpretation and being alert to changes to scope being raised as defects
• Support status meetings and touch points with the implementation team and the Customer providing documented key discussions, actions, risks and issues
• Provide guidance to the implementation team while motivating team resources to work diligently and smartly in the best interest of the Customer and AutoRek
• Support the resolution of issues and roadblocks, managing Customer queries and escalations to a positive resolution

Qualifications:

• Educated to degree level in a relevant subject or appropriate business analysis certification

Experience:

• FinTech, SaaS or Finance background
• Demonstratable experience of leading customer workshops to gather requirements.
• Experience of oversight of defect triage and contribution of test plans.
• Knowledge:
• Industry awareness of CASS, Payments, Banking, Asset Management or Insurance
• Familiarity of documentation that would facilitate a technical and business design proposal, including (but not limited to) Business Requirements, As-Is process review, Technical Design and Fit-Gap.
• Understanding of the principles of change control to capture any movement of agreed scope.
• Understanding of the phases of the software development and implementation lifecycle.

Skills:

• Ability to produce clear and detailed solution requirements.
• Excellent analytical and problem solving skills, must be able to identify solutions to customer problems and consider alternative approaches.
• Strong collaborator who can work across all areas of the business from Pre-sales through to Delivery and onto Customer Success
• Ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment, embracing change and new challenges
• Comfortable with presenting and liaising at ‘C” level with internal and external executives

Personal Qualities:

• Accountability of requirements to solution and build specification throughout the project lifecycle
• Highly effective interpersonal, organisational, and analytical skills
• Dedication to the craft with a passion for continual improvement
• Strong attention to detail
• Willingness to challenge the norm, both internally and externally.
• A desire to offer an alternative approach to reach a shared goal