Business Analyst - Reg Reporting/Large Holdings Transformation

Job Description

Location: Glasgow/hybrid

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Salary: Competitive + Benefits

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About the Role

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An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Business Analyst to join a large-scale transformation programme focused on building a new strategic platform within the investment banking sector.

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Working as part of a high-profile Large Holdings programme, you will play a key role in defining business requirements, analysing complex datasets, supporting regulatory initiatives, and helping drive the migration from legacy platforms to a future-state strategic solution.

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This role is ideally suited to someone who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment, has strong data analysis capabilities, and can engage effectively with stakeholders across Business, Operations, and Technology functions.

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Key Responsibilities

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• Analyse and document business requirements, identifying opportunities to improve processes, controls, and data management.

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• Translate complex regulatory requirements into data rules, business logic, and functional requirements.

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• Perform detailed gap analysis to support transformation and regulatory initiatives.

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• Conduct end-to-end data analysis, ensuring the completeness, accuracy, and timeliness of data consumed across the Large Holdings ecosystem.

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• Support the simplification and optimisation of existing data models.

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• Coordinate the resolution of legacy platform issues, working closely with Operations and Technology teams to deliver sustainable solutions.

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• Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure solutions meet business needs and regulatory expectations.

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• Support the development of business cases and feasibility assessments for proposed change initiatives.

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• Create operational and process designs that support successful implementation of new solutions.

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• Produce project documentation, status updates, and reporting to ensure delivery remains on track.

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• Contribute to testing activities, including System Integration Testing (SIT) and User Acceptance Testing (UAT).

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• Support change management activities, including requirements traceability, stakeholder engagement, and implementation planning.

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Skills & Experience Required

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Essential

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• Strong Business Analysis experience within complex financial services or investment banking environments.

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• Proven experience performing end-to-end data analysis across large and complex datasets.

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• Ability to interpret regulatory requirements and translate them into business and data solutions.

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• Experience conducting data mapping, gap analysis, data validation, and data quality assessments.

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• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to work across Business, Operations, and Technology functions.

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• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a high level of attention to detail.

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• Experience managing competing priorities in a fast-paced delivery environment.

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Desirable

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• Exposure to Large Holdings, Equities, or regulatory reporting programmes.

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• Experience supporting platform transformation initiatives, including strategic migrations from legacy systems.

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• Knowledge of data architecture, data lineage, and data governance principles.

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• Familiarity with Jira or similar project management and workflow tools.

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• Experience supporting SIT and UAT testing activities.

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• Understanding of risk management and control frameworks within financial services.

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What You'll Bring

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• A proactive and delivery-focused mindset.

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• Strong technical and data fluency.

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• The ability to challenge constructively and drive improvements.

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• Excellent relationship-building skills with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

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• The confidence to work independently while collaborating effectively within diverse programme teams.

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Why Join?

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This is an opportunity to work on a major transformation programme that is reshaping critical regulatory and data capabilities within an investment banking environment. You will gain exposure to senior stakeholders, complex business challenges, and large-scale strategic initiatives while playing a key role in delivering meaningful business change.

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If you are a curious, analytical, and solutions-focused Business Analyst looking to make an impact on a high-profile transformation programme, we'd love to hear from you.