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

1. Product owners
2. Operations teams
3. Project Managers
4. Clients

Key Accountabilities / Responsibilities

1. Business Analysis - capture, analyse and document end-to-end business processes (including IT processes).
2. Participating in change management activities which can include tasks such as timeline planning, tracking progress and stakeholder engagement.
3. Translate and clarify business requirements; define design options and provide detailed functional requirements.
4. Provide detailed background on existing processes and actively influence the proposed solution design.
5. Prepare business test scripts, scenarios and test cases aligned to signed-off requirements.
6. Execute tests to ensure quality assurance of solutions delivered.
7. Coordinate, manage and support execution of UAT with end-users and clients.
8. Training, Change & Implementation
9. Prepare training materials for new procedures and technology applications.
10. Deliver end-user training and support adoption.
11. Risk & ControlsContinually assess operational risks associated with the role and delivery activities.
12. Maintain compliance with internal control standards and relevant policies and procedures.

Knowledge, Skills & Experience

1. Extensive experience in a financial services environment.
2. Detailed knowledge of OTC derivatives trade lifecycle, pricing and collateral management.
3. Strong knowledge of OTC products including vanilla and complex derivatives.
4. Experience in transaction processing of OTC derivatives.
5. Hands-on experience with Calypso.
6. Strong business analysis capability.
7. Hands-on testing experience: test scripting, execution, UAT support, and user training.
8. Experience working in a large, ideally global, project delivery team.
9. Experience supporting business process transformation and operating model change.
10. Excellent stakeholder management skills.