Job Title: Senior Business Analyst – OTC Transaction Management
Rate: £651 per day via umbrella company
Length: 12 months
Location: Edinburgh
Role Purpose
Provide business analysis expertise delivering a robust, scalable transaction management solution supporting a global operating model. The role gathers and translates business requirements, documents current and target-state processes, influences solution design, and supports delivery through working closely with business and technology.
Key Stakeholders
* Product owners
* Operations teams
* Project Managers
* Clients
Key Accountabilities / Responsibilities
* Business Analysis - capture, analyse and document end-to-end business processes (including IT processes).
* Participating in change management activities which can include tasks such as timeline planning, tracking progress and stakeholder engagement.
* Translate and clarify business requirements; define design options and provide detailed functional requirements.
* Provide detailed background on existing processes and actively influence the proposed solution design.
* Prepare business test scripts, scenarios and test cases aligned to signed-off requirements.
* Execute tests to ensure quality assurance of solutions delivered.
* Coordinate, manage and support execution of UAT with end-users and clients.
* Training, Change & Implementation
* Prepare training materials for new procedures and technology applications.
* Deliver end-user training and support adoption.
* Risk & ControlsContinually assess operational risks associated with the role and delivery activities.
* Maintain compliance with internal control standards and relevant policies and procedures.
Knowledge, Skills & Experience
* Extensive experience in a financial services environment.
* Detailed knowledge of OTC derivatives trade lifecycle, pricing and collateral management.
* Strong knowledge of OTC products including vanilla and complex derivatives.
* Experience in transaction processing of OTC derivatives.
* Hands-on experience with Calypso.
* Strong business analysis capability.
* Hands-on testing experience: test scripting, execution, UAT support, and user training.
* Experience working in a large, ideally global, project delivery team.
* Experience supporting business process transformation and operating model change.
* Excellent stakeholder management skills.