Application Analyst

Oracle FLEXCUBE Functional Application Analyst

London

Full-Time

We are partnering with a UK-based bank to appoint an experienced Oracle FLEXCUBE Functional Application Analyst to join its IT function.

This is a hands-on, business-facing role responsible for providing functional support across the bank's Oracle FLEXCUBE Universal Banking platform. The successful candidate will act as a key link between business stakeholders, functional IT teams and Oracle, translating operational requirements into effective system solutions and supporting the delivery of application enhancements and strategic technology projects.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide day-to-day functional support for Oracle FLEXCUBE Universal Banking applications

• Support FLEXCUBE modules covering Core Banking, Payments, Corporate Lending, Trade Finance, Treasury, Origination, Branch Management, Limits & Collateral Management and Digital Banking

• Investigate and resolve functional issues, user enquiries and production incidents

• Liaise with business stakeholders, Oracle, implementation partners and technical teams

• Gather, analyse and document business requirements

• Produce Business Requirements Documents, Functional Specifications and process maps

• Facilitate workshops and stakeholder meetings to understand operational requirements

• Perform gap analysis and recommend functional solutions aligned with FLEXCUBE best practice

• Coordinate application enhancements, system changes and software releases

• Manage functional testing and support User Acceptance Testing (UAT)

• Support production deployments and transition changes into business-as-usual support

• Contribute to core banking upgrades, digital banking initiatives, payment enhancements and regulatory change projects

• Support Treasury and Capital Markets system implementations and integrations

• Support SWIFT, payment hub and digital banking integration projects

• Review existing operational processes and identify opportunities for automation and improvement

• Maintain application configuration, change and operational documentation

Experience Required:

• Proven experience supporting Oracle FLEXCUBE Universal Banking in a functional capacity

• Strong functional knowledge of core banking applications and banking processes

• Experience gathering and documenting business requirements

• Strong experience supporting business users within a production environment

• Experience managing application changes, enhancements and software releases

• Experience coordinating functional testing and UAT

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

• Excellent communication skills with the ability to work across business and technical stakeholders

• Strong documentation skills and the ability to manage multiple workstreams

• Proficiency in Jira, SharePoint and Microsoft Office

Desirable Experience:

• Oracle Banking Digital Experience (OBDX)

• Treasury or Capital Markets system implementations

• SWIFT payments and messaging

• ISO 20022

• Oracle Banking APIs

• Oracle Integration Cloud or middleware

• Agile and Waterfall delivery methodologies

• Experience within regulated financial services