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 & Controls – Continually 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, preferably global, project delivery team.
- Experience supporting business process transformation and operating model change.
- Excellent stakeholder management skills.
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