Senior Business Analyst
Rate: £651.13 per day (via umbrella)
Duration: 6 months
Location: Edinburgh – Hybrid working model (3 days on-site)
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.