About Albany Beck
Albany Beck is a consultancy dedicated to delivering tailored talent and operational solutions to our clients across Financial Services and beyond. We partner with top-tier financial institutions to deliver expert consulting and transformation services. Our collaborative approach places experienced professionals in high-impact roles, helping our clients to navigate complex challenges and realise strategic outcomes.
Role Overview
Albany Beck is growing its Change & Transformation Practice, with immediate deployment opportunities onsite with one of our most Globally recognised Investment Banking clients, based in London. We are looking for an experienced Business Analyst to support a large-scale settlements transformation programme within an Asset Servicing environment. This role sits within the Settlements / Custody domain and will play a key part in delivering change aligned to broader industry-wide initiatives impacting post-trade operations. The successful candidate will bring a strong blend of business analysis capability and operational domain knowledge, enabling them to quickly integrate into the team and contribute with minimal onboarding support.
Key Responsibilities
- Gather, document, and manage business and functional requirements across settlements workflows
- Translate operational needs into clear requirements for technology and change teams
- Conduct as‑is and to‑be process mapping across custody and settlements processes
- Support definition of acceptance criteria and ensure traceability through delivery
- Support delivery of a settlements‑focused transformation programme
- Analyse and improve post‑trade processing, settlement flows and exception handling
- Work closely with operations teams to understand current challenges and identify improvement opportunities
- Ensure alignment with industry practices and regulatory expectations within asset servicing
- Engage with stakeholders across Operations, Technology and Change teams
- Facilitate workshops and working sessions to gather requirements and validate solutions
- Act as a bridge between business and technology, ensuring clarity and alignment
- Work within structured delivery frameworks to support project milestones and timelines
- Contribute to testing activities, including UAT support where required
- Track requirements and delivery progress using appropriate tools and methodologies
Key Skills & Experience
- Proven experience as a Business Analyst within Asset Servicing, Custody or Post‑Trade environments
- Strong knowledge of Settlements processes, including trade lifecycle and reconciliation
- Background in operations or operational change within Financial Services
- Experience working on large‑scale transformation or industry‑driven change programmes
- Ability to work independently and contribute with minimal supervision
- Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills
- Experience using Azure DevOps for requirements tracking and delivery management is highly desirable
- Familiarity with project delivery tools and documentation standards
- Strong proficiency in Excel and documentation tools
- Strong understanding of custody and settlements operations
Personal Attributes
- Proactive, self‑sufficient and delivery‑focused
- Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills
- Detail‑oriented with a structured approach to requirements and documentation
- Confident communicator able to work across multiple stakeholder groups
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