Business Analyst - SEPA - Contract
We are seeking an experienced Business Analyst to join our Compliance team within a leading investment bank. This role focuses on delivering strategic and regulatory change across SEPA payments, cross-border transactions, and PSD2 initiatives. You will work closely with business stakeholders, technology teams, and external partners to drive transformation across the payments landscape.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead business analysis activities across payments projects, with a focus on SEPA, cross-border payments, and PSD2 compliance
- Gather, document, and validate business and functional requirements (BRDs, FRDs, user stories)
- Collaborate with stakeholders across Operations, Compliance, Technology, and Product teams
- Analyse current payment workflows and identify opportunities for optimisation and automation
- Support regulatory change initiatives, ensuring alignment with evolving European payments frameworks
- Work closely with developers and QA teams to ensure accurate implementation and testing of solutions
- Facilitate workshops, stakeholder interviews, and process mapping sessions
- Assist with UAT coordination and business readiness activities
Key Skills & Experience
- Proven experience as a Business Analyst within financial services, ideally in investment banking
- Strong knowledge of SEPA schemes (SCT, SDD) and cross-border payments (SWIFT, TARGET2, etc.)
- Solid understanding of PSD2 and its impact on payments, including Open Banking and APIs
- A good understanding of the sanctions lists and transaction filtering systems.
- Experience working on regulatory and/or payments transformation programmes
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
- Strong documentation skills (process flows, data mapping, requirements)
- Familiarity with Agile and/or Waterfall methodologies
Rate: Competitive (Inside IR35)
Duration: 6 months rolling