Job Title:
Business Analyst – Trade Surveillance & Compliance/Financial Crime
Location:
London
Employment Type:
Contract
Industry:
Banking / Financial Services
Overview:
My client, an international bank based in the heart of the city, is looking for a highly motivated and experienced
Business Analyst
to join it's team, on an interim basis, to support the delivery of complex, high-impact projects for key stakeholders. This role involves full end-to-end engagement across the project development lifecycle, and is ideal for a proactive professional with a solid understanding of financial products and regulatory compliance.
Key Responsibilities:
* Perform detailed requirements gathering and produce high-quality Business Requirements and Functional Specification documents.
* Collaborate with business stakeholders to formulate and present proposed solutions, including illustrative calculations using real production data.
* Design robust testing strategies including test plans and test cases, and lead the execution of system/integration testing.
* Support business users through User Acceptance Testing (UAT), documenting and presenting clear test results.
* Deliver regular project/workstream status reports and manage escalations of risks and issues to project and line management.
* Take full ownership of BA deliverables, ensuring alignment with project goals and stakeholder expectations.
Skills & Experience Required:
* Excellent communication skills
– both written and verbal – with the ability to convey complex ideas to technical and non-technical audiences.
* Proven track record of delivery in complex environments, with the
confidence and gravitas
to work with and influence
senior stakeholders
.
* Experience gained within a
top-tier bank or leading consultancy
is essential.
* Deep understanding of the
project lifecycle
, with hands-on experience creating proposals, scope documents, requirements, and testing documentation.
* Strong knowledge of
software development life-cycles (SDLC)
and Agile/Waterfall methodologies.
* Demonstrated expertise in
compliance and regulatory processes
, including
Trade Surveillance
,
Client Data, KYC, GDPR, SOX, Financial Crimes, and Legal Processes
.
My client is keen to move quickly with this engagement, and so it's the ideal opportunity for someone who is available on short notice and ready to provide a great level of value add immediately.