SMBC Group is seeking a Business Analyst to support our enterprise-wide Finance Transformation initiative. This role is ideal for an experienced finance and data professional with deep accounting knowledge, strong financial product expertise, and hands-on experience working with subledger and general ledger systems. You will play a pivotal role in ensuring data integrity, defining accounting rules, strengthening governance, and shaping SMBC’s target-state financial reporting architecture.
What You'll Do
- Oversee identification, gathering, and management of financial and accounting data across subledgers, with emphasis on financial product behaviors.
- Lead subledger data analysis to ensure accuracy, completeness, and compliance with accounting standards.
- Serve as the accounting and product SME during the Oracle On-Prem to Cloud GL migration.
- Define data and file structures for source-to-Cloud GL data feeds.
- Partner with Finance, Product Control, IT, and the Chief Data Office to implement strong data governance practices.
- Identify accounting data gaps, develop Business Requirements Documents (BRDs), and coordinate technical remediation with IT.
- Develop and refine the accounting rules engine used for debit/credit generation.
- Lead finance data strategy workstreams and prepare updates and presentations for senior management.
- Support the development of reconciliations, reporting processes, and financial control frameworks.
- Troubleshoot complex accounting and data issues across Finance, Risk, and IT teams.
- Support ongoing Finance Transformation programs and broader organizational improvement initiatives.
What We're Looking For
- 4-7+ years of experience in finance, data management, product control, or business analysis within a financial institution.
- Strong product-level accounting knowledge across lending, deposits, securities, derivatives, leasing, and fee-based products.
- Demonstrated experience with Oracle Cloud GL (AP, AR, FA, AHCS, ARC) and related data conversions.
- Experience with data governance disciplines including data lineage, critical data elements, and accounting rule design.
- Ability to analyze complex accounting data and define clear, structured problem statements.
- Strong project management skills with the ability to lead multi-stakeholder initiatives independently.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with experience producing management-ready materials.
Technical Stack
- Oracle Cloud GL
Team & Environment
Part of the Finance Change team, specifically the Data Strategy team.
Benefits & Compensation
- Salary range: $126,000.00 - $175,000.00
- Competitive portfolio of benefits
- Annual discretionary incentive award eligibility
Work Mode
This role follows a hybrid work model.
SMBC provides reasonable accommodations during candidacy for applicants with disabilities consistent with applicable federal, state, and local law.
