The Business Analyst will support the Investment Bank’s Trade & Treasury Solutions division by analyzing, designing, and optimizing end-to-end processes across liquidity, finance, and treasury products. This role demands strong process engineering expertise, deep domain knowledge, and exceptional stakeholder engagement in a fast-paced, regulated environment. The successful candidate will translate complex business requirements into clear functional specifications, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards, risk frameworks, and technology objectives.
Responsibilities:
Business & Functional Analysis:
· Conduct detailed business analysis across Trade, Treasury, and Liquidity Finance functions to identify improvement opportunities and operational efficiencies.
· Gather, document, and validate business requirements through workshops, interviews, and engagement with cross-functional teams.
· Translate business requirements into functional specifications, process maps, and workflow diagrams.
· Analyse current-state vs. target-state processes and propose engineering solutions to optimise performance, reduce risk, and enhance client experience.
· Collaborate closely with product, operations, compliance, and technology teams to ensure seamless solution delivery.
Process Engineering & Optimisation:
· Lead end-to-end process engineering initiatives across liquidity management, working capital, trade finance, and treasury operations.
· Design and implement improved operating models, controls, and process frameworks in line with best-practice standards.
· Conduct impact assessments on proposed changes and ensure readiness across people, systems, and controls.
· Develop process documentation, SOPs, and process governance models.
Liquidity Finance Expertise:
· Provide subject-matter expertise on liquidity finance products, including cash concentration, liquidity forecasting, intraday liquidity, and surplus cash optimisation.
· Support regulatory and compliance requirements related to liquidity management (e.g., Basel III/IV LCR, NSFR, BCBS238).
· Analyse liquidity data, funding flows, and treasury behaviours to identify inefficiencies or opportunities for optimisation.
· Partner with Treasury, Finance, and Risk teams to support liquidity modelling, product enhancements, and analytics.
Stakeholder Management:
· Engage effectively with senior business stakeholders, technology leads, product owners, and vendors.
· Present findings, insights, and recommendations to executive forums and governance committees.
· Ensure alignment between business objectives, regulatory requirements, and technical delivery.
Technical & Professional Skills:
· Minimum 5–8 years’ experience as a Business Analyst within Investment Banking, Treasury, or Trade Finance.
· Strong process engineering and process optimisation background (Lean Six Sigma certification advantageous).
· Proven experience in liquidity finance, treasury operations, cash management, and liquidity risk concepts.
· Solid understanding of banking systems, treasury platforms, payment systems, cash management tools, and trade finance workflows.
· Proficiency in business process modelling (BPMN), requirements engineering tools, and documentation standards.
· Strong analytical and quantitative skills with the ability to interpret liquidity and treasury data.