Job title: Business Analyst
Opportunity Type: Contract
Area of Expertise: Cross Asset
Job published: 27-10-2025
Job ID: 162761

Job Description

Senior Business Analyst – (Contract)

Location: London (Hybrid – 4 days in office)

Contract: Outside IR35

 

Overview

We are seeking a highly capable and experienced Business Analyst to support a strategic initiative focused on improving middle and back office operations. This role will act as a critical bridge between technology and business teams, helping to define, document, and align operational processes, particularly around cash management, collateral, and manual workflows currently reliant on Excel.

This is a strategic hire, not a delivery-only role. The successful candidate will bring gravitas, ownership, and domain expertise, and will be instrumental in shaping the future operating model.

 

Key Responsibilities

  • Act as the liaison between technology and business stakeholders across middle and back office functions.
  • Lead workshops and meetings, drive alignment, and document outcomes clearly
  • Map current processes and define future-state workflows and operating models
  • Identify and document gaps, inefficiencies, and opportunities for improvement
  • Support the transition away from Excel-based processes to more structured, scalable solutions
  • Produce clear, visual documentation (e.g. process flows, swimlanes, workflows)
  • Work closely with stakeholders in London, Bermuda, and Nashville

 

Required Experience

  • Proven experience as a Business Analyst within middle and/or back-office functions in financial services
  • Strong understanding of cash management, collateral management, cash approvals, and related operational processes
  • Experience working with manual, Excel-based workflows and helping teams transition to more robust systems
  • Ability to create process maps, target operating models, and workflow diagrams
  • Comfortable working in Agile environments with minimal documentation
  • Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to influence and align across departments

 

Desirable Attributes

  • Tenacious, pragmatic, and flexible
  • Able to take ownership and drive momentum independently
  • Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work across cultures and time zones
  • Experience working in organisations with bespoke or in-house systems