Role Profile – Senior Business Analyst (6 months rolling contract)
(Entity Rationalization Project)
Main Purpose of the Role:
1. Lead multiple working groups to assist with the internal entity rationalisation efforts.
2. Assist with the definition of target state operating models across all verticals (including but not limited to Finance, Tax, Operations, IT, Compliance etc).
3. Produce detailed target state analysis and define testing strategies to ensure robust implementation.
Domain Knowledge / Experience
1. Prior Experience of post-merger integration or entity rationalisation projects (highly desirable but not essential) 8+ year experience in Business Analyst capacity with evidence of successful change delivery.
2. Experience at an Interdealer Broker or Broker Dealer/Investment Bank: Front Office and/or Middle Office
3. Knowledge of types of trade execution (Matched Principal, Named Give-Up, Exchange Give-Up, etc.)
4. Familiarity with Front Office and Middle Office processes and controls: Order Management and Capture, Trade Capture, trade lifecycle management, etc.
5. Experience within at least one instrument Asset Class (IR, FI, Commodities, Equities); Ideally: Multi-asset class and instrument knowledge (cash and derivatives: OTC and exchange-traded)
6. “Front-to-Back” knowledge of the business; able to interact at high to mid-level detail with Technology, Finance, Risk, Operations
7. Industry Regulation & Compliance: Knowledge and experience of implementing regulatory response in at least one regime, e.g., MiFID II, IFPR, SM&CR, etc. Ideally: Multi-regime experience
Business Analysis
1. Gap Analysis – Appraisal of business processes and establishing traceability to regulations or recommendations.
2. Business Process design and re-engineering; Documentation techniques (e.g., BPMN)
3. Stakeholder Elicitation (to C-Level)
4. Requirements gathering and documentation (AKA Business Requirements Document, Functional Requirements Document, etc.)
5. Regulatory interpretation – Regulations, Directives, and/or recommendations from local regulators
6. Authoring project artefacts: presentation decks, etc. suitable for audiences to C-Level
7. Able to analyse large datasets; reveal and present data trends catering to different audiences (e.g., high level versus low-level views)
8. Employ structured analysis techniques such as Use Cases, UML, decision tables to ensure completeness, clarity and non-ambiguity of requirements.
9. Lead the UAT testing cycle by analysing the firm’s data, capturing the testing evidence and collaborating with IT.
Project Management
1. Familiarity with AGILE frameworks and Software Development Life Cycle
2. Planning/Forecasting & Project charting; Risk & Issue management (i.e., RAID)
3. Able to set up and operate framework for governing activities – ‘scrums,’ Management Committees, Steering Committees, and so on – where appropriate
Technical / Applications
1. MS Excel (minimum: advanced formulae, pivot tables, etc.)
2. MS PowerPoint
3. MS Word
4. MS Visio
5. MS Project
Personal Attributes
* Solid relationship skills.
* Ability to work under pressure.
* Good presentation and communication skills.
* Analytical mind-set with a result orient approach to tasks.