Regulatory Business Analyst – Hedge Fund / Multi-Strategy Trading Firm
London Based
Contract role on a day rate
6 months rolling
A leading multi-strategy hedge fund is seeking an experienced Regulatory Business Analyst to support a number of regulatory reporting and control initiatives across its European trading platform.
The role will sit within a cross-functional regulatory change environment, working closely with Operations, Compliance, Technology, Treasury, Finance, and Front Office stakeholders. The successful candidate will play a key role in enhancing regulatory reporting processes, controls, data quality, and operational infrastructure across multiple asset classes and trading products.
This is a highly visible role within a fast-paced buy-side environment and would suit an individual with strong regulatory reporting knowledge combined with excellent stakeholder management and delivery skills.
Key Responsibilities
* Deliver regulatory change initiatives across European and UK regulatory reporting frameworks
* Work closely with Operations, Compliance, Technology, Treasury, and Trading teams to gather and document business requirements
* Analyse existing reporting processes, operating models, controls, and data flows
* Support enhancement and remediation work across transaction and trade reporting infrastructure
* Perform gap analysis between current and target state regulatory frameworks
* Coordinate UAT testing, issue resolution, and implementation activities
* Assist with regulatory interpretation and implementation of evolving FCA and European regulatory requirements
* Drive improvements in reporting accuracy, reconciliation, exception management, and controls
* Work with internal technology teams and third-party vendors on reporting solutions and data integration
* Produce high-quality business requirement documents, process maps, and governance documentation
* Support senior stakeholders on regulatory delivery timelines and reporting obligations
Regulatory Coverage
The role is expected to support a number of the following areas:
* EMIR Reporting
* MiFID / MiFIR Transaction Reporting
* SFTR
* AIFMD / Annex IV
* FCA IFPR / ICARA initiatives
* Regulatory controls and reconciliations
* Trade and transaction reporting remediation
* Data governance and reporting quality initiatives
Required Experience
* Strong Business Analyst experience within financial services, ideally within a hedge fund, asset manager, investment bank, or prime brokerage environment
* Good understanding of regulatory reporting frameworks including EMIR and/or MiFIR transaction reporting
* Experience working on regulatory change, reporting remediation, or control enhancement programmes
* Strong understanding of trade lifecycle, OTC derivatives, and multi-asset products
* Experience engaging with both business and technology stakeholders
* Strong documentation and requirements gathering skills
* Experience coordinating UAT and implementation activities
* Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities
* Ability to operate effectively within fast-paced trading environments
Preferred Experience
* Exposure to OTC derivatives, financing products, repo, or securities lending
* Experience with regulatory reporting vendors such as UnaVista, DTCC, Kaizen, or TRACTION
* Knowledge of SQL and/or Python
* Experience with data mapping, reconciliations, and reporting controls
* Experience working on EMIR Refit or regulatory remediation programmes