Assistant Vice President [Business Analyst] for large reputable Financial Services firm in DTLA - Vertical Careers, Inc.

Assistant Vice President [Business Analyst]

Our client is seeking an Assistance Vice President will serve as a business analyst within the Operations team in the Tax and Treasury department. The business analyst will be responsible for overseeing projects, initiatives and work streams designed to transform the Tax and Treasury function with an emphasis on identifying continuous improvement opportunities, process development, and management of cross functional projects.

Responsibilities

• Leading in project management, strategic planning, process documentation, and large data management;
• Analyze process issues and bottlenecks to make improvements;
• Develop new processes in collaboration with business and then document and deliver trainings for business before entering a BAU state;
• Participate in and/or drive technology selection or implementations for the department;
• Manage risk and issue resolution process through collaboration with business leads to ensure swift corrective action;
• Effectively collaborate with internal and external departments, stakeholders, cross-functional teams, and vendors to define requirements, identify opportunities, and present solutions to business challenges;
• Promote a continuous improvement approach to operations by researching industry best practices and making recommendations to improve;
• Uplevel data management operations for efficiency and scalability;
• Collaborate with stakeholders on roadmap planning and workforce optimization;
• Work with managers and employees to implement changes;
• Enhance workflow and cross-departmental engagements;
• Manage and coordinate all activities leading to the successful completion of projects and initiatives including project scoping, design, project plan, budget, and metrics;
• Serve as subject matter expert for the procedure, process, or technology within the scope of a project;
• Coordinate input from and participation with various other departments within the company as needed to meet project or initiative objectives; and
• Produce and manage operational deliverables and communications to stakeholders which will include executive-level reporting and presentations.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of relevant experience working on finance operations, project management and process improvement
• Strong knowledge of general finance, process documentation and cross functional operations
• Solid analytical skills and ability to understand and resolve complex problems
• Experience in working with large sets of data including data manipulation in logical data structures and reconciliations
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint and Visio
• Proven ability to manage tasks with competing priorities and deadlines, while independently driving projects to completion
• Experience with tax compliance, reporting and operations a plus
• Working knowledge of Scrum, JIRA or other project management tools a plus

Education

• A Bachelor’s degree relevant to position, a Master’s degree a plus
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification and/or Agile Certified Practitioner (ACP) a plus