Consultant, BPA at Northern Trust in Pune, Maharashtra, India

Consultant, BPA Location: Pune, India About Northern Trust: Northern Trust, a Fortune 500 company, is a globally recognized, award-winning financial institution that has been in continuous operation since 1889. Northern Trust is proud to provide innovative financial services and guidance to the world’s most successful individuals, families, and institutions by remaining true to our enduring principles of service, expertise, and integrity. With more than 130 years of financial experience and over 22,000 partners, we serve the world’s most sophisticated clients using leading technology and exceptional service. Job Title Consultant, BPA Job Code 53598, Associate Consultant, BPA About Northern Trust: Northern Trust, a Fortune 500 company, is a globally recognized, award-winning financial institution that has been in continuous operation since 1889. Northern Trust is proud to provide innovative financial services and guidance to the world’s most successful individuals, families and institutions by remaining true to our enduring principles of service, expertise and integrity. With more than 130 years of financial experience and over 22,000 partners, we serve the world’s most sophisticated clients using leading technology and exceptional service. Working with Us: As a Northern Trust partner, greater achievements await. You will be part of a flexible and collaborative work culture in an organization where financial strength and stability is an asset that emboldens us to explore new ideas. Movement within the organization is encouraged, senior leaders are accessible, and you can take pride in working for a company to assist the communities we serve! Join a workplace with a greater purpose. https://www.northerntrust.com/content/dam/northerntrust/pws/nt/images/careers/taleo-india.png We’d love to learn more about how your interests and experience could be a fit with one of the world’s most admired and sustainable companies! Build your career with us and apply today. #MadeForGreater. Role: There is an opportunity for an “experienced and knowledgeable” applicant to join the Fund Accounting BPA team in India. The prime responsibility of BPA team is to deal with business support, system upgrades and development, small change and major capital projects.. Responsibilities: Provide Support and timely resolution for functional and technical queries raised by Fund Accounting,  Financial Reporting, Pricing, Corporate Actions and other partner areas. Deliver Operational/ Client change projects using SDLC framework. Review and analyse system specifications, collaborate with project team to develop effective test strategies and plans. Formulate application testing strategies and test plans Execute test cases (manual or automated) and review results for Fund Accounting applications, report and troubleshoot defects Interact and liaise with IT and external vendors to resolve issues/defects in a timely fashion Consistently demonstrates expertise in high profile projects and system upgrades, testing for large and small projects/changes, system changes and upgrades Collaborates, elicit, analyse, outline and develop requirements for dockets and small changes coordinating with business and technology teams. Serve as a Change Advocate; establish trust within the corresponding business teams; gain enthusiasm within the teams. Work closely with regional functional managers in various processes / projects & ensure communication and smooth implementation. Skills: Proven experience as a business analyst or similar role for Fund accounting/applications Demonstrates strong experience in change initiatives, covering areas such as Scrum, Agile, IT and product development; with a track record of accomplishment in complex projects and change initiatives. Excellent communication skills (both written and oral) to interact and manage expectations with stakeholders and management A good understanding of the FIS Invest One  platform, overall experience of 5-10 years Agile Scrum Master Certification, ISTQB certification, CCBA, CBAP or other BA certification would be preferred Eligibility for Internal Partners Should have completed 1 year as Analyst II Lateral application - should have completed 1 year in the current role. Working with Us: As a Northern Trust partner, greater achievements await. You will be part of a flexible and collaborative work culture in an organization where financial strength and stability is an asset that emboldens us to explore new ideas. Movement within the organization is encouraged, senior leaders are accessible, and you can take pride in working for a company committed to assisting the communities we serve! Join a workplace with a greater purpose. We’d love to learn more about how your interests and experience could be a fit with one of the world’s most admired and sustainable companies! Build your career with us and apply today. #MadeForGreater Reasonable accommodation Northern Trust is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please email our HR Service Center at MyHRHelp@ntrs.com. We hope you’re excited about the role and the opportunity to work with us. We value an inclusive workplace and understand flexibility means different things to different people. Apply today and talk to us about your flexible working requirements and together we can achieve greater. About Our Pune Office The Northern Trust Pune office, established in 2016, is now home to over 3,000 employees. The office handles various functions, including Operations for Asset Servicing and Wealth Management, as well as delivering critical technology solutions that support business operations across the globe. Our Pune team takes our commitment to service to heart. In 2024, they volunteered more than 10,000+ hours into the communities where they live and work. Learn more.