Functional Analyst - Global Platform Solutions

Wolters Kluwer N.V. (AEX: WKL) is a global leader in information services and solutions for professionals in the health, tax and accounting, risk and compliance, finance and legal sectors.

In our specific business unit, Wolters Kluwer Governance, Risk and Compliance we possess deep insight into the industry, providing governance, risk and compliance programs and solutions to more than 15,000 financial services organizations worldwide.

More than 400 in-house experts - former regulators and compliance officers, risk analysts, lawyers and financial industry specialists – embed their knowledge and expertise in every service or solution so that financial organizations can be confident they are managing their organization's Finance, Risk and Regulation needs effectively.

Qualifications and Skillset

Education
-A solid academic background in economics, banking / finance / accounting, or strong affinity with those topics through prior relevant work experience.

Essential
-Solid knowledge of banking products, banking concepts
-Relevant experience in the finance industry
-Experience of working with financial software, particularly regarding banking and regulatory data warehouses or reporting solutions
-Good knowledge of Microsoft tools (Excel)
-Good understanding of how relational databases work and interested to become proficient in SQL
-Proven ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment
-Responsible, methodical and organised
-Logical proficiency
-Fluent in English, written and oral

Desirable

-Knowledge of more complex banking products, the IFRS regulatory framework for financial institutions and its supervisory standards
-Affinity with IT
-Experience with relational databases and/or SQL
-Experience with Agile/SCRUM development techniques

In this role you will work on a wide variety of projects, analysing supervisory regulation and implementing these within our purpose built applications. You will be involved in the whole delivery chain: from functional conception of the software until its delivery to our worldwide customer base, including aftercare and implementation support. We deliver financial content through purpose built software so a strong affinity with or interest in information technology is a must.

Your responsibilities:

-Making detailed analysis of business requirements imposed by the regulators of various countries
-Creating detailed functional design documentation for the software solution to be developed
-Create and maintain relevant tests cases based on the specifications made and ensure the developed software meets the expected acceptance criteria
-Following up regulator publications to detect changes / updates required for our applications

Knowledge of more complex banking products, the IFRS regulatory framework for financial institutions and its supervisory standards, is a clear bonus.