Senior IT Business Analyst

About the team and the Transformation Program OLYMPUS:

The OLYMPUS project is a Finance Transformation program where we not only want to introduce cloud-based applications and infrastructure but also move to an agile way of working. One of our core applications is the sub-ledger for preparing and reporting multi-valuation financial statements (IFRS and many other local valuations) for our assets and liabilities. This is a completely new product that we have developed in a co-innovation project with SAPFioneer (FPSL) and is also being rolled out to many of our competitors in the insurance industry. Our goal is to improve our work for our customers every day. 

The Derived Cashflows Squad is a small international development team responsible for multiple JAVA based micro-services operated on cloud and communicating with each other using Kafka streaming, ultimately feeding the SAP sub-ledger with inputs for financial closing. We are responsible for gathering requirements, developing, and maintaining the software, and coordinating with our neighboring teams within the whole OLYMPUS program  

About the role: 

We are looking for a strong analytical mind to strengthen our team. As a Senior Business Analyst in the Derived Cashflows Squad, you will 

• Contribute to the building and maintenance of new software 

• Collect and translate business requirements to developers including testing support 

• Respond to, and handle complex issues while getting ready for a roll-out of the system to production 

• Responsible for building up and sharing knowledge about applications and processes 

• Communicate with international user community as well as wide range of other IT colleagues across the globe 

• Help to embed our culture of continuous improvement 

About you: 

• University degree in technical, financial, or business field (or comparable education/degree) 

• Three or more years of software design experience 

• Passionate about Agile ways of working (SCRUM) 

• Excellent in collaboration 

• High level of abstraction, fast understanding, conceptual thinking and problem solving skills 

• Ability to prioritize tasks and drive objections to completion 

• Good knowledge of MS Office and SQL 

• Good communication and presentation skills across Finance and IT 

• Previous experience with SAP tools is a plus 

• Excellent command of English 

Did we catch your attention? 

We look forward to your application! 

Minimum base salary for this job from 2 200€ gross/month/full time. Our offer to you may be higher based on your skills and experience and will include additional rewards and benefits. We are required by law to disclose basic wage component (minimum salary) for the advertised positions. We carefully consider your professional competencies, qualifications and experience in our compensation package and/or when offering you other positions. Our compensation philosophy is to pay fairly, also considering market situation and the value employees may bring to Swiss Re.