Technical Business Analyst III

Are you a seasoned Technical Business Analyst with a passion for transforming complex financial systems into streamlined, high-performing solutions Do you thrive at the intersection of technology and finance, turning business challenges into smart, scalable IT innovations If so, this is your opportunity to play a pivotal role in a globally connected, SAP-driven financial closing environment - and leave a lasting mark on how the world's (re)insurance industry reports its financials.

About the Role

As a Technical Business Analyst, you will sit at the heart of our global financial closing ecosystem, acting as the critical bridge between business stakeholders and our SAP-based platform. You will not only maintain and enhance a sophisticated financial subledger solution, but you will also champion simplicity, standardization, and innovation. From shaping new functionality to validating, it through rigorous testing and live production runs, your fingerprints will be on every improvement we make. You'll engage continuously with a global user community - educating, aligning, and supporting teams across time zones and disciplines.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with global stakeholders to capture business objectives and requirements, translating them into pragmatic, effective IT solutions

• Challenge complexity - act as a champion for standard components and push back on unnecessarily complicated solutions in favor of elegant, maintainable designs

• Establish yourself as a subject matter expert on SAP systems and financial closing processes, providing trusted guidance and mentorship to stakeholders and team members alike

• Drive end-to-end system changes and customizations through the full lifecycle - from solutioning and implementation through to testing and go-live

• Support quarterly close operations including incident handling, process documentation, and continuous improvement of E2E system workflows

• Engage and educate the global user community on an ongoing basis, ensuring alignment, adoption, and confidence in the platform

• Validate new and enhanced functionality during both testing phases and productive runs, ensuring quality and reliability at every step

About the Team

The FPSL Subledger Liability team is an international product team made up of experienced professionals with diverse and complementary backgrounds. We provide the platform that enables global and local financial closings under IFRS for (re)insurance contracts. At the core of this platform is a robust SAP solution, embedded within an evolving technology landscape that enriches our data and ultimately produces financial statements for the quarterly finance closing process. We are a collaborative, forward-thinking team that values expertise, curiosity, and a shared commitment to excellence.

About You

You are a strategic and creative problem solver who thrives on turning complexity into clarity. Your strong interpersonal skills allow you to build trusted relationships across diverse, global teams, and your natural curiosity keeps you constantly learning and improving. You bring an ownership mindset to everything you do - self-driven, adaptable, and comfortable managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment. You are as comfortable diving into technical detail as you are facilitating a conversation with senior business stakeholders, and you bring both rigor and enthusiasm to every challenge.

We are looking for candidates who meet these requirements:

• University degree in a technical, financial, or business discipline (or comparable qualification/experience)

• 8+ years of experience as a Business Analyst working with IT systems in complex, enterprise environments

• 3+ years of hands-on experience with FPSL systems, including solid knowledge of IFRS 17 and its application in (re)insurance financial reporting

• Good working knowledge of SQL and the MS Office suite, including advanced Excel skills

• Proven experience delivering product changes and operations with end-to-end ownership, including requirements analysis, testing, process standardization, optimization, and documentation

These are additional nice to haves:

• Basic knowledge of accounting and financial reporting principles, enabling effective communication with finance stakeholders

• Willingness and ability to learn a scripting language for formulating and automating test cases

• Exposure to Agile delivery methodologies, including experience with Azure DevOps (ADO) for backlog management and sprint planning

• Experience working in global, cross-functional teams across multiple time zones and cultures

• A continuous improvement mindset with the drive to proactively identify and implement enhancements to both processes and systems

Our company has a hybrid work model where the expectation is that you will be in the office at least three days per week.