Business Consultant - Financing

The Business Consultant Treasury/Investment acts as a consultant and system implementation specialist, either as a sole contributor or part of a larger team. The role involves managing client requests and requirements through a structured methodology, ensuring solutions meet client needs, knowledge is transferred, and best practices are adhered to. Assignments may be on-site or remote, requiring flexibility and willingness to travel.

Key Responsibilities

• Gather and analyze client requirements via workshops, questionnaires, surveys, workflow storyboards, use cases, and other methods.
• Perform workflow and gap analysis, documentation, and optimization based on client business rules and transactions.
• Prepare structured official documentation, including analysis and build documents, BRDs, UAT test cases, and training materials.
• Liaise with business stakeholders, users, and representatives to validate inputs and results of proposed changes.
• Implement Islamic Banking applications, performing gap analysis, SIT, UAT, and production support either remotely or on-site.
• Provide training to customers and internal teams on solution functionalities.
• Mentor junior members by sharing expert knowledge and guidance.
• Coordinate with internal technical teams to troubleshoot system issues and deliver solutions.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders and IT delivery teams to ensure specifications are accurately translated into effective solution designs.
• Conduct validation tests and participate in user acceptance testing during iterative implementation cycles.
• Adhere to company rules, policies, and procedures.

Qualifications & Experience

Investments / Assets Domain (Preferred)

• 5+ years experience with market instruments (Islamic/Conventional): shares, bonds/sukuk, derivatives, and commodities.
• Portfolio and fund management, market trading flows, custodian management.
• Limits management (portfolio, dealer, broker, transaction, security, sector).
• Concepts of mark-to-market, revaluation, amortization, accruals, collateral management, cash margin.
• SWIFT payments for securities, portfolio performance reporting.

Treasury Domain (Preferred)

• 5+ years experience with treasury instruments (Islamic/Conventional): money market products, FX trading (forwards, swaps, promissory FX), derivatives, front-office/back-office operations.
• Limits management and reporting of currency positions, cash management, precious metals, syndications.
• Experience with Islamic treasury products (Musharaka, Wakala, Murabaha, Tawaruq) is a plus.
• Familiarity with Bloomberg or Reuters platforms and integrations.

General Skills

• Ability to self-learn new business modules.
• Independent and team-oriented work style.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical abilities.
• Ability to operate under stress and manage time effectively.
• Experience in banking solutions implementation is advantageous.
• Verbal and written proficiency in Arabic, English, and French.
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