Senior Business Analyst – Legal Entity Realignment Programme

Description de la mission

Business Analyst – Legal Entity Realignment Programme
Client: An internationally reputable Financial Services/Banking institution.
Location: London – Hybrid working arrangement between office and home.
Project Aim:
• Identify, document, and recommend process improvements for a unification programme uniting the bank’s legal entities across the EMEA region.
• Main focus areas: London, Frankfurt, Paris, and other European jurisdictions.

Prerequisite Qualifications:
• Proven experience as a Business Analyst in a similar setting.
• Demonstrable experience instigating and implementing transnational banking projects, ideally between the UK and EU, with experience of mergers/de-mergers/integrations/legal entity reorganisation and realignment projects.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work effectively within a diverse, multi-disciplinary team.
• Knowledge of banking operations and regulatory requirements.

Key Responsibilities:
• Support an EMEA branch transition from the UK to an EU-based operational and reporting regime.
• Create and document detailed business analyses, addressing problems, opportunities, and solutions in business or strategy-based projects.
• Bridge the gap between IT and the business by utilizing data to assess processes, determine requirements, and deliver data-driven recommendations and reports to executives and stakeholders.
• Identify areas of impact on the target operating model and provide solutions to mitigate impact.
• Communicate within multi-disciplinary teams, gaining consensus for the best solution, and implementing changes within set parameters of time, budget, and quality.
• Collaborate with SMEs and end-users to understand and document practical implications for associated systems and processes.
• Document business requirements, process flows, and the design of the target operating model, including technical revisions and updates.
• Liaise with internal colleagues and EMEA offices to identify necessary changes, analyse and provide recommendations, and communicate the preferred approach across stakeholders.
• Clearly communicate within a multi-disciplinary team, gaining consensus for the best solution, and implementing changes to maintain compliance and efficiency.
• Ensure benefits of changes and recommendations are communicated to relevant departments and senior stakeholders, addressing uncertainties and concerns.
• Support and involve appropriate staff and teams in QA, testing, and delivery of changes, resolving any issues.
• Be accountable to the Project lead throughout the project duration, potentially presenting at Steer Cos, translating complex processes and technical details for effective decision-making.