Senior Consultant/ Manager, Transaction Banking Transformation (Japanese Speaking)

About Us:

From business process re-engineering to global business expansion for Japanese corporations, ABeam Consulting has served our clients through more than 40 years of growth. With our vision of being the No.1 global consulting firm from Asia, ABeam Consulting helps our clients take on the challenge of business transformation. With 4,400 consultants in Japan, and3,100 in overseas offices concentrated in Asia, our 7,500 consultants and global alliance partners provide truly comprehensive services.

Responsibilities:

• Provide system enhancement support by following up progress with Head Office and Singapore, giving feedback, and supporting QA.
• Handle customer migration by making announcements, explaining data format requirements, and arranging penny tests.
• Manage interbank data exchange area migrationby announcing to banks, clarifying data format requirements, and coordinatingpenny tests.
• Oversee overall task progress and resolveissues.
• Review To-Be plan documents in the project.
• Conduct Fit-Gap analysis.
• Define requirements from a Transaction Banking business perspective, summarize them, and provide feedback to the team.
• Arrange and lead internal and inter-departmental discussions with client departments.
• Collaborate with ABeam members assigned to the project.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in any related fields.
• Minimum with 5-8 years proven consulting orBusiness Analyst experience in a reputable or established consulting firm.
• Experience working and supporting client's banking system projects is highly preferred.
• Experience as a Business Analyst or Consultant in banking, specifically in payments or transaction banking (cash management).
• Strong understanding of payment data formats such as MT101, MT103, pain.001, pacs.008, camt.053, camt.052, MT940, MT942.
• Strong consulting skills including logical thinking, issue resolution, communication, meeting facilitation, and documentation using Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
• Project management skills such as progress tracking, issue management, scope and change control, and vendor coordination.
• Motivation to study and quickly gain expertise in bank payment and Transaction Banking Cash areas as a Business Analyst is preferred.
• Good communication skill in both English and Japanese (Business-level proficiency as mandatory) to liaise with Japanese stakeholders and clients.
• High level of self-discipline, accountability, and motivation to learn the client's business.
• Professional demeanor with the ability to proactively drive tasks and collaborate effectively with stakeholders.
• Experience in project management, including tracking progress, managing scope and issues, and vendor coordination is a plus.

Why Join Us

At ABeam Consulting, we place a strong emphasis on collaboration, and helping our employees grow and develop their skills, offering a supportive and empowering work environment. With a presence in multiple countries and a diverse range of clients, ABeam Consulting offers an exciting and dynamic workplace for individuals looking to build a career in consulting. ABeam Consulting has also recently joined SAP's regional strategic partner initiative as their first regional partner in the region and has also been recognized by UiPath as a Diamond Partner in providing RPA solutions. With such accolades, we aim to continue driving enterprise and digital transformation initiatives in order to transform the way people work and communicate in the digital age. In addition, our industry team is working tirelessly in order to bring more solutions to the banking and finance sector.

We regret only shortlisted candidates will be notified.