Project Manager / Business Analyst, Cash Management & Transaction Banking (Japanese Speaking)

About Us: ABeam Consulting is a global professional services company that specializes in delivering business transformation and technology solutions to clients across a wide range of industries. With a global presence and over 9000 employees worldwide we aim to be the transformation partner of choice for all of our clients.                                                                                                                                 Responsibilities:• Support the modernization of the Cash Management and Transaction Banking platform into a scalable, next-generation solution.

• Gather, analyze, and document business requirements, processes, and functional specifications.
• Conduct current-state and target-state process assessments to identify gaps and improvement opportunities.
• Drive business process optimization to streamline cross-border banking and transaction management operations.
• Facilitate workshops and requirement-gathering sessions with business users, IT teams, vendors, and regional stakeholders.
• Perform gap analysis and support solution design to ensure alignment with business objectives.
• Collaborate with project teams to ensure business requirements are accurately translated into technical solutions.
• Support project governance activities, including status reporting, milestone tracking, and documentation management.
• Monitor project progress and assist in tracking dependencies across multiple workstreams.
• Identify, assess, and track project risks, issues, and mitigation plans.
• Coordinate issue resolution and ensure timely escalation of critical concerns.
• Manage stakeholder communications and maintain alignment across business, technology, and vendor teams.
• Support User Acceptance Testing (UAT), test planning, defect management, and business sign-off activities.
• Assist with change management and implementation activities to facilitate successful adoption of new processes and systems.
• Ensure successful project delivery within agreed timelines, scope, and quality expectations.

Requirements:• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Finance, Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field.

• Minimum 3 years of experience as a Business Analyst, PMO Analyst, or Consultant in banking, financial services, or technology transformation projects.
• Strong business English communication skills, both written and verbal.
• 5+ years of experience supporting banking or financial services projects, preferably in Business Analysis, PMO, or consulting roles.
• Proven experience in large-scale system implementation, transformation, migration, or platform modernization programs.
• Strong knowledge of Payments, Cash Management, Transaction Banking, Corporate Banking, or related banking domains.
• Experience working with business users, IT teams, vendors, and senior stakeholders across regional or multi-country environments.
• Strong stakeholder management, communication, and facilitation skills, with experience conducting workshops and requirements gathering sessions.
• Demonstrated ability to manage project risks, issues, dependencies, action items, and stakeholder communications.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and documentation skills, including preparation of business requirements, reports, presentations, and governance materials using PowerPoint and Excel.
• Self-driven, proactive, and able to work independently in a fast-paced project environment with strong ownership and accountability.
• Experience with Cash Management Systems (CMS), Transaction Banking transformation programs, payment modernization initiatives, or ISO 20022 migration projects will be an advantage.
• Familiarity with account reporting, liquidity management solutions, cloud-based banking architecture, API integrations, middleware platforms, system migration, and data conversion projects is preferred.
• Experience supporting PMO functions, governance committees, steering committees, vendors, and system integrators in large-scale transformation programs is highly desirable.
• Experience working in Japanese corporate environments and supporting regional APAC banking projects is preferred.
• Exposure to both business and technology workstreams, with the ability to quickly understand organizational structures and navigate complex stakeholder environments.
• Good communication skills in both English and Japanese to effectively communicate and collaborate with Japanese-speaking stakeholders and clients.

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.

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