Business Analyst Finance – Shared Services

In a constantly evolving business environment, Information Systems and Digital are the factory of Trading & Shipping. They are at the heart and inseparable from business processes.

In a context of rapid changes in the business scope, particularly in the field of renewable energies, strong competition, the business demands on Information Systems and Digital are extremely high. These last are one of the cornerstones of the overall performance of Tradings. Without reliable Information Systems, scalable and efficient and a Digital laboratory providing ever more innovative tools, there is no trading.

We are looking to enhance our IDS Shared Service steam to support the growth of our trading activities (T&S and TGP), and therefore expand new Business applications. The IDS Shared Service steam is part of the Information and Digital Systems (IDS) department, which is a mutualized function for trading activities. Reporting to the Team Leader Shared services, you will be participating in the international deployment and maintenance across three geographic sites and oversee the coordination of a team of development service providers for three branches with multiple locations.

You will evolve in a fast-paced and international environment, and you will have the chance to work with passionate people about what they do and who are never short in ideas.

The business analyst is at the interface between the users and the software development teams. He ensures the quality and the full adequacy of the software with the business requirements and proprieties, and provides support to the business.

• Gather, analyze and challenge business requirements from Finance and Shared Services stakeholders
• Define,maintain and prioritize the application backlog according to business priorities
• Define release roadmaps and contribute to the strategic vision of future developments
• Ensure consistency between business requirements and the overall application landscape
• Identify opportunities for process optimization and system improvements

• Collect,document and prioritize functional requirements and user stories
• Translate business needs into clear and detailed specifications for development teams
• Support development teams by answering functional questions and providing business context
• Facilitate communication and collaboration between business and technical stakeholders
• Participate in defining the most appropriate functional and technical solutions

• Design and execute functional, integration,regressionand user acceptance tests
• Validate new releases and ensure compliance with business requirements
• Collect user feedback and coordinate corrective actions when necessary
• Ensure non-regression of existing functionalities

• Coordinate and lead projects related to Finance applications and processes
• Define project roadmaps,priorities and delivery milestones
• Monitor project progress against quality,scopeand timeline objectives
• Assess risks and proposeappropriate mitigation plans and alternative solutions
• Contribute to change management activities and adoption of new functionalities

• Provide functional support to users and investigate application issues
• Ensure effective communicationregardingsystem evolutions and releases
• Define and deliver user training sessions when required
• Produce andmaintainuser documentation

• Communicate project status, key achievements, risks and improvement opportunities to management and stakeholders
• Provide regular updates on the implementation ofnew solution sand enhancements

Ensure the consistency of the business requirements with the overall ETRM system.

• Master's degree (Bac+5) in Information Systems, Finance, Engineering, Computer Scienceor a related field.
• Minimum 6 years of experience as a Business Analyst, Product Owner, Project Manager or Software Developer in a complex business environment.
• Strong knowledge of Finance processes, accounting principles, internal controls, treasury.
• Previous experience in commodity trading, financial services or energy markets would be considered a strong asset.
• Experience working in Agile environments and managing product backlogs.
• You have strong communication skills and teamwork spirit.
• Comfortable challenging requirements and driving discussions with multiple stakeholders.
• You areautonomous, proactive and customer-service oriented.
• You have strong communications skills in English and French