Business Analysis and Program Management

Posted Date 12 Aug 2024

Experience	4 Years	Salary	80000USD - 125000USD
Job Type	Full Time	Company	Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
Job Category	Management	Qualification	BS Finance
Gender	Both	Last Date	10 Nov
Vacancies	1	Remote	No
Location(s)	New Jersey , United States

Job Description

SMBC Group⠀is a⠀top-tier⠀global⠀financial⠀group.⠀Headquartered⠀in Tokyo⠀and with a⠀400-year⠀history,⠀SMBC Group⠀offers a⠀diverse⠀range of⠀financial⠀services,⠀including⠀banking,⠀leasing,⠀securities,⠀credit⠀cards, and⠀consumer⠀finance.⠀The Group⠀has more⠀than 130⠀offices⠀and 80,000⠀employees⠀worldwide⠀in nearly⠀40⠀countries.⠀Sumitomo⠀Mitsui⠀Financial⠀Group,⠀Inc.⠀(SMFG) is⠀the⠀holding⠀company of⠀SMBC⠀Group,⠀which is⠀one of the⠀three⠀largest⠀banking⠀groups in⠀Japan.⠀SMFG’s⠀shares⠀trade on⠀the Tokyo,⠀Nagoya,⠀and New⠀York⠀(NYSE:⠀SMFG)⠀stock⠀exchanges.

In⠀the⠀Americas,⠀SMBC Group⠀has a⠀presence⠀in the US,⠀Canada,⠀Mexico,⠀Brazil,⠀Chile,⠀Colombia,⠀and Peru.⠀Backed by⠀the⠀capital⠀strength⠀of SMBC⠀Group and⠀the value⠀of its⠀relationships⠀in Asia,⠀the Group⠀offers a⠀range of⠀commercial⠀and⠀investment⠀banking⠀services⠀to its⠀corporate,⠀institutional,⠀and⠀municipal⠀clients.⠀It⠀connects a⠀diverse⠀client⠀base to⠀local⠀markets⠀and the⠀organization’s⠀extensive⠀global⠀network.⠀The⠀Group’s⠀operating⠀companies⠀in the⠀Americas⠀include⠀Sumitomo⠀Mitsui⠀Banking⠀Corp.⠀(SMBC),⠀SMBC Nikko⠀Securities⠀America,⠀Inc., SMBC⠀Capital⠀Markets,⠀Inc., SMBC⠀MANUBANK,⠀JRI⠀America,⠀Inc., SMBC⠀Leasing⠀and⠀Finance,⠀Inc.,⠀Banco⠀Sumitomo⠀Mitsui⠀Brasileiro⠀S.A., and⠀Sumitomo⠀Mitsui⠀Finance⠀and⠀Leasing⠀Co.,⠀Ltd.

The⠀anticipated⠀salary⠀range for⠀this role⠀is between⠀$80,000.00⠀and⠀$125,000.00.⠀The⠀specific⠀salary⠀offered to⠀an⠀applicant⠀will be⠀based on⠀their⠀individual⠀qualifications,⠀experiences,⠀and an⠀analysis⠀of the⠀current⠀compensation⠀paid in⠀their⠀geography⠀and the⠀market for⠀similar⠀roles at⠀the time⠀of hire.⠀The role⠀may also⠀be⠀eligible⠀for an⠀annual⠀discretionary⠀incentive⠀award. In⠀addition⠀to cash⠀compensation,⠀SMBC⠀offers a⠀competitive⠀portfolio⠀of⠀benefits⠀to its⠀employees.

Overview

SMBC⠀is seeking⠀an⠀Associate⠀position⠀within the⠀Business⠀Analysis &⠀Program⠀Management⠀Team for⠀initiating,⠀planning,⠀executing,⠀monitoring,⠀and⠀closing⠀large-scale⠀projects⠀under the⠀Chief⠀Accounting⠀Officer by⠀driving⠀defined⠀projects/workstreams;⠀serving as⠀supporting⠀personnel⠀to the key⠀Project⠀Manager⠀and⠀working⠀closely⠀with key⠀business⠀and⠀technical⠀stakeholders⠀to⠀identify⠀and⠀monitor⠀project⠀requirements,⠀activities,⠀milestones,⠀and⠀deliverables.⠀This⠀Associate⠀will have⠀a strong⠀desire to⠀build and⠀maintain⠀relationships⠀across⠀SMBC along⠀with⠀exemplifying⠀strong⠀written/verbal⠀communication,⠀problem⠀solving⠀skills,⠀and⠀critical⠀thinking.

Job Responsibilities

Ability to⠀help draft⠀and⠀maintain⠀Project⠀Management⠀Plans and⠀Project⠀Documents⠀(e.g.,⠀Project⠀Charter,⠀Stakeholder⠀Register,⠀Issue Log)⠀in⠀accordance⠀with the⠀Project⠀Life Cycle⠀(i.e.,⠀Initiation,⠀Planning,⠀Executing,⠀Monitoring⠀&⠀Controlling,⠀&⠀Closing).
Coordinate⠀and⠀consolidate⠀workstream⠀status⠀reports,⠀track⠀workstream⠀schedules⠀and⠀milestones,⠀risks,⠀issues,⠀and⠀observations⠀that needs⠀management’s⠀attention⠀within a⠀program/project.
Conduct⠀weekly⠀meetings⠀(e.g.,⠀daily,⠀weekly,⠀and⠀monthly⠀basis) for⠀the⠀Controllers⠀Group.
Assist⠀in the⠀organization⠀and⠀preparation⠀of Weekly⠀Project⠀Status⠀Reporting⠀materials⠀including⠀concise⠀and clear⠀visual⠀artifacts⠀to support⠀management⠀understanding.
Track⠀cross-workstream⠀dependencies,⠀milestones,⠀and serve⠀as the⠀facilitator⠀and note⠀taker of⠀cross-workstream⠀meetings⠀and other⠀project⠀related⠀meetings⠀with⠀relevant⠀stakeholders.
Ability⠀to⠀identify,⠀escalate,⠀and⠀mitigate⠀project⠀issues and⠀risks⠀across⠀workstreams⠀and⠀projects.
Provide⠀oversight⠀for⠀project⠀management⠀artifacts,⠀such as⠀project⠀plans,⠀project⠀charters,⠀business⠀cases, and⠀status⠀reports.
Understand⠀the⠀challenges/issues/goals⠀that⠀business⠀departments⠀are facing⠀and⠀swiftly⠀consider⠀appropriate⠀solutions.
Draft,⠀review,⠀and edit⠀business⠀requirement⠀documents⠀by⠀gathering⠀and⠀analyzing⠀business⠀user⠀requirements⠀from key⠀stakeholders.
Support⠀the⠀creation⠀and⠀maintenance⠀of⠀business⠀workflows,⠀procedure⠀manuals,⠀and⠀monthly/quarterly⠀accounting⠀analyses.

Degree in⠀project⠀management,⠀accounting,⠀finance,⠀or related⠀business⠀fields.
Minimum⠀of 4+⠀years’⠀experience⠀in⠀accounting,⠀project⠀management,⠀or related⠀financial⠀service⠀experience.
Deep⠀experience⠀with⠀project⠀management,⠀including⠀the⠀ability to⠀work⠀collaboratively⠀across⠀functional⠀teams.
Excellent⠀written/verbal⠀communication⠀and⠀problem-solving⠀skills.
Efficient⠀in⠀Microsoft⠀applications⠀and other⠀applications,⠀such as⠀Excel,⠀Word,⠀PowerPoint,⠀and⠀Microsoft⠀Project.
Ability⠀to work⠀independently⠀as well as⠀within a⠀group⠀setting.
Ability⠀to balance⠀and⠀prioritize⠀critical⠀responsibilities⠀to meet⠀all⠀necessary⠀deadlines⠀timely.