About the job

Business Analyst - SQL - permanent - paying up to £75k - 4x per week in office

About Us

We are a leading global investment bank with an international footprint spanning multiple continents. Known for an entrepreneurial, fast-moving culture, we combine the scale of a major financial institution with the pace and agility of a much younger company, and we're currently investing heavily in digitisation and expansion across the business.

The Role

This role involves working with global teams and business stakeholders to deliver firm-wide technology solutions, with a focus on implementation, configuration, reporting, controls, and ongoing support for in-house and third-party systems.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with the Compliance team to produce regulatory reporting that supports compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Elicit requirements using a variety of techniques and translate them into clear specifications.
• Critically evaluate information from multiple sources, reconcile conflicts, and provide options to the business sponsor.
• Act as the conduit between the business sponsor and the software development team or third-party vendor.
• Communicate proactively with business units on progress and delivery timeframes.
• Design and document the controls required to maintain solutions.
• Plan and design project implementation phases, including go-live and ongoing support processes.
• Oversee and/or implement the deployment of solutions into the live environment.
• Provide user documentation for applications and processes implemented.
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Skills & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in a business or IT-related field, or equivalent work experience (essential).
• Strong technical skills and financial product knowledge, with experience delivering solutions in line with firm-wide standards.
• Minimum of 4-5 years' hands-on experience working with financial instruments, with comprehensive practical knowledge of CDS, IRS, fixed income, equities, equity derivatives, ETD, commodities and FX (essential).
• Minimum of 4-5 years' hands-on experience writing complex SQL, with proven practical experience across both Oracle and SQL Server (essential).
• Ability to work with XSLT to configure XML files and maintain mappings for incoming and outgoing feeds.
• Experience coordinating, managing and planning releases of application changes into live trading environments.
• Familiarity with Bloomberg SAPI/Data License and DAPI, persistent/real-time messaging systems, and VBA within Excel.
• Proficient in the use of AI tools to support and improve efficiency in day-to-day tasks.
• Excellent consultative, communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build effective working relationships across management, staff, vendors and consultants.
• Well organised and detail-oriented, with strong problem-solving and time-management skills and the ability to manage conflicting priorities and changing deadlines.
• Able to work independently with minimal supervision, while handling confidential or sensitive information with discretion.