Senior Front Office Business Analyst – London
Overview
A leading financial services organisation is seeking a highly skilled Senior Front Office Business Analyst with deep hands-on experience across trading platforms - specifically MarkitWire and ION Trading. This role is central to supporting front-office technology change initiatives, ensuring seamless trade execution, post-trade processing, and regulatory compliance.
The successful candidate will work directly with traders and quants, supporting day-to-day platform usage, performing testing across ION and MarkitWire, and helping optimise end-to-end workflows. You will also be involved in executing trades within ION, which downstream into Bloomberg TOMS, and subsequently into Murex and other internal systems, so exposure to these integrations is highly desirable.
Role & Responsibilities
Act as the primary BA supporting front-office users across trading, execution, and post-trade platforms
Capture, analyse, and document business and technical requirements across front-office workflows
Perform detailed testing across ION Trading, MarkitWire, and related integration points
Support traders with platform usage, troubleshooting, workflow queries, and escalation management
Execute trades in ION and validate correct data flow into Bloomberg TOMS, Murex, and downstream systems
Analyse and enhance clearing workflows - both via MarkitWire and direct venue connectivity
Support MiFID and wider regulatory reporting initiatives, ensuring compliance in workflow and data capture
Manage enhancement requests, prioritisation, and front-office technology roadmap items
Track delivery progress, communicate updates, and manage risks, issues, and dependencies
Collaborate with technology, vendor, and business teams to ensure smooth implementation and user adoption
Essential Skills & Experience
Extensive experience as a Front Office Business Analyst within financial services or investment banking
Hands-on experience with MarkitWire and ION Trading
Strong understanding of trade lifecycle, execution flows, and clearing processes across multiple venues
Experience with trade execution feeding into Bloomberg TOMS and downstream platforms (Murex desirable)
Strong knowledge of MiFID and regulatory reporting frameworks
Proficiency with SQL for data validation, investigation, and analysis
Practical experience using Confluence and JIRA for documentation, workflow tracking, and Agile delivery
Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills with front-office teams
Ability to document processes, perform gap analysis, and translate business needs into detailed functional requirements
Experience across full project delivery lifecycle, including UAT, testing coordination, and go-live support
Desirable Experience
Background working on large-scale regulatory, trading, or platform transformation programmes
Exposure to Bloomberg TOMS configuration or support
Project Management experience - while not essential, beneficial for coordinating multi-stream deliveries
Contract Offer
Rate: £750 per day (inside IR35)
Duration: 6-month initial contract
Location: Hybrid - 3 days per week onsite in London