Business Analyst

Business Analyst

Bromley

12 months

£700 per day via Umbrella Company

My client is one of the world's leading financial institutions united in their purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection. They are dedicated to helping teammates be their best at work and at home. It starts with having a diverse, inclusive workplace where employees are valued for their individual strengths and perspectives. They firmly believe all employees should be treated with respect, live free of discrimination and be able to bring their whole selves to work. This is core to who they are as a company and how they drive responsible growth.

They are looking for a seasoned Business Analyst to join the Operations Change and Transformation team within Global Markets on an initial 12-month contract at their Bromley offices. You will be working Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm, office based 3 days a week, 2 days working from home.

The extent of the Change & Transformation team involvement in projects depends on the ownership, nature, scale and complexity of each. For some projects the team manages the initiative from inception through to implementation of the solution. For others, the team is accountable for just part of the project life cycle, such as production of a business case and requirements or co-ordination of user acceptance testing. In delivering a project, the team works closely with the Global Markets Operations functions, as well as other stakeholders including the Front Office, Technology, Finance, Tax and Treasury

The role:

This role's primary focus is the business analysis focused on Transaction Reporting within Regulatory Change, with associated project management tasks possible. There are multiple streams of work within the Operations Change Transaction Reporting Portfolio which include changes across each LOB to be compliant with various regulations such as MIFID II, EMIR, CFTC, SFTR amongst others. This role will also involve partnering with our Operations & Technology teams to define and build out solutions for the post implementation gaps including coordination of SIAIs, tail risk co-ordination and delivery.

The key purpose of the Business Analyst is to partner with the business and support partners with responsibility for prioritising, sponsoring and implementing multiple and varied change initiatives driven by business, legal, regulatory, compliance or market requirements. The change portfolio includes a mix of strategic, discretionary and mandated initiatives. The discretionary items aim to improve the client experience, support revenue growth, reduce operating costs, improve processing efficiency/control and support the delivery of new products and services. Mandates are driven by legal, regulatory, compliance or market changes.

Background and Skills:

• Significant experience working in project / change management.
• Previous global markets / regulatory projects background advantageous
• Strong business partnering skills with colleagues across the organisation.
• Desire to work in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.
• Strong verbal and written communication skill
• Ability to prioritise work and meet deadlines.
• Ability to work independently.
• Management of strict deadlines
• Use of with DAIC and Agile methodologies

Qualifications will ideally include.

• Educated to degree level.
• Project management background in Financial Services, especially Investment Banking
• Knowledge of structured project management methods such as PRINCE2 or Microsoft Solutions Framework.
• Knowledge of structured business analysis (e.g., 6 Sigma) techniques.
• Product Knowledge: global markets products
• Knowledge of sales/trading and post trade processing

Please apply with an up-to-date CV which must show evidence of the above to be considered. Please be advised if you haven't heard from us within 48 hours then unfortunately your application has not been successful on this occasion, we may however keep your details on file for any suitable future vacancies and contact you.

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