Middle Office Business Analyst

• Rate: Up to £850 (inside IR35)
• Duration: 6 months rolling
• Location: City of London (hybrid working – circa 2-3 days per week)

Sanderson are currently supporting a leading financial services organisation to find a Middle Office Business Analyst to lead the delivery of several workstreams on a major transformation programme to outsource the client’s middle office function to a new provider.

The right candidate must have extensive knowledge and experience of OTC Derivatives and Collateral, along with strong Business Analysis and / or project management experience, so it is likely that the right candidate will have come from a Middle Office operations background before moving into Transformation / Project based roles

Responsibilities;

• Responsible for supporting the Pillar lead in the development, maintenance and management of project plans to deliver objectives
• Work closely with business sponsor and SME’s to drive target operating model outcomes and ensure business needs will be met in the end
• Ensure all aspects of migration are planned for and delivered, including operational processes (considering control and risk aspects),
• Apply change, risk and resource management

Candidate background;

• Extensive knowledge and experience of OTC Derivatives and Collateral
• Business Analysis experience
• Project management skills and experience
• A proactive, self-starter
• Ability to work with and engage with stakeholders to Director level

We are looking for an experienced Business Analyst for a well-known customer of ours to join as part of an already established agile BA function.

The Business Analyst will play a critical role by bridging the gap between business needs and technology solutions. The BA position is responsible for understanding the objectives of the company and translating them into actionable requirements for Business Change and IT projects/ initiatives.

Business Analyst Requirements

• Mapping end-to-end business processes and identifying efficiency opportunities, including removal of non value-added wastes, automating data flows and integrating systems.
• Gathering functional business (and non-functional) requirements and translating them into technical requirements.
• Building business cases to detail efficiency benefits realisation through return on investment and payback period.
• Designing and supporting the user testing and acceptance criteria.
• Maintain effective communication with all project, business and IT stakeholders.
• Identify and mitigate project risks and issues, proactively seeking solutions to keep projects on track. Escalate to senior leadership as needed.
• Share best practice, and be principled in pursuit of the delivery of a world class student and employee experience

Business Analyst Skills

• Extensive experience in business process designs and facilitation
• Business Process Modelling experience and proficiency in business analysis tools and methodologies.
• Experience in both Agile and Waterfall methodologies.
• Showcase good analytical and evaluating skills
• Proactively work with all relevant stakeholders to identify areas for continuous improvement
• Ability to manage and prioritise workload.
• Basic understanding of data protection legislation and experience of developing and maintaining a team environment where personal data is kept protected.

If you feel you have the qualities our client is seeking and want to work within a great organisation, please email an up to date copy of your CV to [email protected]

Senior Business Analyst

Remote

Up to £67k plus excellent benefits

An excellent opportunity has become available to join an innovative e-learning solutions provider as a Senior Business Analyst

The role will have you:

• Gathering and analysing complex data
• Working closely with stakeholders and translating business requirements
• Drive continuous improvement across business processes and systems.

The ideal candidate will bring these skills to the table:

• Significant Business Analyst experience
• Must have experience in Salesforce or equivalent CRM systems.
• Sound knowledge of visualisation tools such as Jira, Confluence, Smartsheet, PowerBI, Sisense, Tableau
• Strong understanding of end-to-end testing process
• Open minded and brings creative solutions to the table.
• Highly analytical with the ability to build strong relationships.

Benefits teaser:

• 30 days’ work from anywhere policy
• 35 days annual leave
• 5% matched pension

This is a truly fantastic opportunity to join a company that has an exceptional reputation in the market and is leading the way in education solutions.

Senior Business Analyst

Remote with ad-hoc Travel to Northwest England

2yr FTC

Up to £60k

An excellent opportunity to join a collaborative, growing and friendly team in a Financial Services company as a Senior Business Analyst.

As Senior Business Analyst you will lead business analysis activity to support the delivery of the business change demands.

You should have:

• Experience in a similar role or progression from Business Analyst role plus previous leadership experience.
• Resilience and the ability to work effectively under challenge
• Excellent communication skills required at all levels of the business
• Supplier/3rd party/vendor management highly preferred
• Experience of working alongside Product Owners
• Current & savings accounts experience advantageous

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a highly engaged, collaborative team on their growth journey.

Junior Business Analyst – London Insurance Market

£500 – £600 per day Inside via Umbrella
Hybrid – 2 days per week on site in Central London
6 Months initially

Junior Business Analyst – London Insurance Market

I’m currently recruiting for a Junior Business Analyst with 2+ years London Markets experience to come in and ensure the successful delivery of several key eTrading initiatives.

This role would be great for somebody with around 2-4 years experience as a Business Analyst working within London Markets.

Supporting the Digital Channels product team, you will be responsible for delivering business process design and the successful implementation of our digital initiatives in the London Market and in Europe. You will be responsible for liaising with the business, as well as external partners, to ensure that all business requirements are captured, and all stakeholder needs are addressed by digital products and solutions.

Skills / Responsibilities

• Knowledge of the insurance value chain gained through an Operations, Underwriting or Broker experience
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Comfortable engaging with and challenging business stakeholders
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Flexible and pragmatic
• Able to work to deadlines and meet the required delivery standards
• Excellent presentation and communication skills
• Experience of working with an Agile environment

Business Analyst – London Insurance Market

£600 – £700 per day Inside via Umbrella
Hybrid – 2 days per week onsite in Central London
6 Months initially

Business Analyst – London Insurance Market

I’m currently recruiting for a Business Analyst with London Markets experience to come in and ensure the successful delivery of several key eTrading initiatives.

Supporting the Digital Channels product team, you will be responsible for delivering business process design and the successful implementation of our digital initiatives in the London Market and in Europe. You will be responsible for liaising with the business, as well as external partners, to ensure that all business requirements are captured, and all stakeholder needs are addressed by digital products and solutions.

Skills / Responsibilities

• Knowledge of the insurance value chain gained through an Operations, Underwriting or Broker experience
• Business analysis experience and knowledge of business analysis methodologies
• Experience and knowledge of BPMN or similar business process modelling skills
• Experience in delivering digital transformation or eTrading initiatives
• Experience working with third party suppliers
• Experience of working within an Agile environment

Data Focused Investment Business Analyst
£600 – £750 (IR35 determination TBC)
6 Months Initially
Hybrid – 2 days on site in London

Data Focused Investment Business Analyst

I’m currently recruiting for an experienced data-focused investment business analyst who has deep experience with data-focused analytics projects for Asset Managers, Asset Owners or Pension Funds.

The main remit of this role would be to analyse their directly held private assets data with the required goal of having the required data needed for Risk Metrics. This includes multiple asset types being mapped to the Risk Metrics factor models (including Real Estate, Private Equity and Infrastructure data.

Skills / Experience Required:

• Deep experience with data-focused analytics projects for Asset Managers, Asset Owners, or Pension Funds
• Exposure to MSCI products and data such as Risk Metrics, Burgiss (Private Assets) and Real Estate Portal
• Proficient with SQL (benefiting with exposure to Python, Microsoft Fabric (Power BI etc.)
• Industry professional qualifications such as CFA
• Exposure to performance systems data requirements is a plus
• Exposure to IBoR data and IBoR systems is a plus

Business Analyst – Data Mapping

£350 – £440 pd Inside via Umbrella

Initial contract until the end of August

Occasional travel to site – West Midlands

I am looking for a Business Analyst with strong Data Mapping skills to come and join a Financial Services client of ours based in the West Midlands.

Skills / Experience

• Data Mapping
• Solid core BA skill set
• Financial Services
• Excellent stakeholder Management
• Communication Skills

Business Analyst – Hybrid (2 days onsite)

Basingstoke

<£55,000 + pension, core benefits, onsite parking

We are working on behalf of a key insurance customer of ours, with offices in Basingstoke, who are looking for an experienced Business Analyst to join as part of an already established agile BA function. You will have a strong background in working with agile scrum teams and will ideally be passionate about technology and innovation.

As the Business Analyst, you will act as the liaison between team members translating business needs into clear specifications. You will use your strong business and technical knowledge to ensure valuable and workable product features.

Business Analyst Requirements:

• Strong skills in dealing with both senior Operations stakeholders as well as Development teams.
• Proven experience of following Scrum (Agile Framework) to collaborate on complex products and initiatives but is also familiar with other methodologies as well.
• Strong communication skills. Capable of effectively articulating complex problems and ideas.
• Experienced in using JIRA & Visio
• Documenting As-Is and To-Be business process
• Ability to successfully own and deliver multiple projects
• Facilitating workshops
• User story management

If you feel you have the qualities our client is seeking and want to work within a great organisation, please email an up to date copy of your CV to [email protected]

Our client is currently actively looking to hire a Business Analyst to work on a large migration/transformation programme within their investment team.

Job Title: Business Analyst

Duration: 6 Months with view to being extended

Location: London

Rates: Negotiable depending on experience – Inside IR35

• Experience Required:
• Strong Business Analysis Experience
• Insurance or Financial Services background
• Asset Management or Fund Management experience/knowledge (worked in department/company)
• Understanding of Business & Operating Model Processes
• Strong Key Stakeholder engagement
• Migration/Transformation based project experience