Business Analyst - Fund Management Operations

The Client

My client is a global Investment Banking / Wealth Management firm with offices in over 40 countries and hundreds of billions of funds under management. They have a fun, professional culture and a dynamic approach, while their flat structure means that employees have daily interaction with senior business partners and can often experience rapid career progression.

They are currently recruiting a 12 month contract for a Business Analyst to work on a systems upgrade project. The position will give you exposure to all areas of the business. If you are a Business Analyst with investment operations / middle office experience then this could be the perfect role for you!

Key responsibilities include:

• Gathering Operational requirements
• Analysing release notes to understand how they impact Operations
• Working with the Technology team to assist in the delivery of new system
• Developing a testing strategy for the new build
• Testing the Technology development items as they are released and documenting results for sign off
• Planning for the migration to the new platform and building a migration run book
• Process design and mapping
• Stakeholder engagement at both an MS and industry level

The Candidate:

• Strong investigative, analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong attention to detail and be highly deadline oriented
• Excellent teamwork skills, outgoing and motivated
• Effective organisational skills
• Ability to lead by example
• Strong communication skills, willingness to transfer knowledge is imperative
• Team player, must be able to collaborate across multiple operational areas
• Taking ownership and setting expectation in line with business & team objectives.

For more information, please apply to the role and I will respond to your application as soon as possible.

Julian Soames
Principal Consultant - Banking and Finance