Business Analyst - Product Control/Financial Accounting

CAPCO POLAND

Capco Poland is a global technology and management consultancy specializing in driving digital transformation across the financial services industry. We are passionate about helping our clients succeed in an ever-changing industry.

We also are:

• Experts in banking and payments, capital markets, wealth and asset management
• Focused on maintaining our nimble, agile, and entrepreneurial culture
• Committed to growing our business and hiring the best talent to help us get there

Overview:

We are seeking a highly skilled Business Analyst to join Financial accounting & reporting team. The successful candidate will play a key role in driving strategic change initiatives, improving control frameworks, and enhancing front-to-back processes across the Profit & Loss and Balance Sheet lifecycle.

Experience: 3–5 years of hands-on experience within a Product Control (PC) function, Financil reporting or Financil accounting  with a total professional background spanning 5–10 years.

• Accounting Standards Knowledge: Familiarity with key financial reporting standards including IAS 32/39, IFRS 7, and IFRS 9. Demonstrates understanding of business models and the corresponding accounting treatments.
• Month-End Close Expertise: Proven track record in closing month-end financials for market products. This includes:
• Reconciliation between Front Office (FO) systems and Accounting Rules Engine (ARE)
• FO to General Ledger (GL) reconciliations
• Journal entries and postings
• Management of cash breaks and nostro-vostro controls
• Balance sheet substantiation
• Product Lifecycle Awareness: Understands major lifecycle events of financial products and their accounting implications.
• Technical Accounting Skills: Strong candidates can articulate accounting events through T-accounts and engage effectively with accounting policy and implementation teams.
• Market Product Specialization: Brings deep expertise in at least one market segment, such as:
• Foreign Exchange (Spot, Forwards, Options)
• Debt Markets (Rates, Credit, Structured Products)
• Equities (Cash, Securities Lending & Borrowing, Structured Equities)
• Change Management Experience: Has worked as a Business Analyst within a change function or contributed meaningfully to strategic change initiatives as a Subject Matter Expert (SME).
• Data-Driven Mindset: Comfortable working with complex market product datasets, deriving insights, and translating them into actionable requirements, user stories, and discussion points.
• Control Orientation: Promotes both functional and non-functional aspects of change, with a strong focus on control and risk mitigation.
• Agile Methodology: Possesses a general understanding of Agile project management and demonstrates a willingness to deepen expertise in Agile practices.

WHY WORTH JOINING US

• Employment contract and/or Business to Business as you prefer
• Hybrid work 
• Speaking English on daily basis, mainly in contact with foreign stakeholders and peers
• Multiple employee benefits packages (MyBenefit Cafeteria, private medical care, life-insurance)
• Access to 3.000+ Business Courses Platform (Udemy)
• Access to required IT equipment
• Ongoing learning opportunities to help you acquire new skills or deepen existing expertise
• Being part of the core squad focused on the growth of the Polish business unit
• A flat, non-hierarchical structure that will enable you to work with senior partners and directly with clients
• A work culture focused on innovation and creating lasting value for our clients and employees

ONLINE RECRUITMENT PROCESS STEPS

• Screening call with the Recruiter
• Competencies interview with Capco Hiring Manager
• Client’s interview
• Feedback/Offer