Business Analyst Corporate/Trade

swift; United Arab Emirates; On-site; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A global financial messaging provider in the United Arab Emirates is seeking an experienced Business Analyst with expertise in SWIFT payments and corporate transaction flows. The ideal candidate will document complex payment flows, support solution design, and engage with stakeholders to translate business needs into actionable requirements. This role offers a competitive package and an environment that values diversity and inclusion, encouraging all candidates to apply even if they do not meet every requirement.

Benefits

Competitive package

Opportunity for career control

Support for peak performance

Inclusive environment

Freedom to be yourself

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience as a Business Analyst in the payments or financial services domain.
• Strong understanding of Corporate and Trade Flows.
• Prior experience working as a Business Analyst in Banks, Corporates or fintech.
• Strong experience creating process flows and system interaction diagrams.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and document complex payment and corporate flows.
• Support solution design by working closely with the Solution Architects.
• Engage with stakeholders to gather, analyze, validate, and document requirements.
• Identify gaps, risks, assumptions, and dependencies.

Skills

Business Analysis

SWIFT payments

Corporate banking processes

Cross-border payments

Documentation skills

Communication skills

Job description

About Us

We’re the world’s leading provider of secure financial messaging services, headquartered in Belgium. We are the way the world moves value – across borders, through cities and overseas. No other organisation can address the scale, precision, pace and trust that this demands, and we’re proud to support the global economy.

We’re unique too. We were established to find a better way for the global financial community to move value – a reliable, safe and secure approach that the community can trust, completely. We’re always striving to be better and are constantly evolving in an ever-changing landscape, without undermining that trust. Five decades on, our vibrant community reflects the complexity and diversity of the financial ecosystem. We innovate diligently, test exhaustively, then implement fast. In a connected and exciting era, our mission has never been more relevant. Swift now has a presence in 200+ countries and legal territories to serve a community of more than 12,000 banks and financial institutions.

Job Description

We are seeking an experienced Business Analyst with strong expertise in SWIFT payments and corporate transaction flows. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience working on cross-border payments, corporate banking processes and SWIFT messaging standards, and will act as a key bridge between business, operations and technology teams.

You will be responsible for analyzing business requirements, documenting complex payment and corporate flows, supporting solution design and ensuring alignment with global payments standards such as ISO 20022 and related APIs.

You will work closely with business stakeholders, product owners, architects and technical delivery teams to translate business needs into clear, structured and actionable requirements and design artefacts.

Key Activities

• Engage with business and technical stakeholders to gather, analyze, validate and document requirements for Corporate-related initiatives
• Develop high-quality functional and non-functional documentation including:
• Business Requirements Documents (BRD)
• Functional Requirements Specifications (FRD/FSD)
• User stories and acceptance criteria
• Process flow diagrams and sequence diagrams
• Support solution design by working closely with Solution Architects and Product teams
• Assist in API definition, data mapping, message standards (ISO 20022) and field-level specifications
• Identify gaps, risks, assumptions and dependencies and propose mitigation solutions
• Act as a bridge between business, technology and external partners (banks, fintech’s)

Key Skills and Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience as a Business Analyst in the payments or financial services domain
• Strong understanding of Corporate and Trade Flows
• Prior experience working as a business analyst (Banks, Corporates or fintech)
• Strong experience creating process flows, and system interaction diagrams
• Solid understanding of data structures, message formats, APIs and integration patterns
• Ability to work with multiple stakeholders across geographies and time zones
• Excellent documentation and communication skills

What we offer

• We put you in control of career
• We give you a competitive package
• We help you perform at your best
• We help you make a difference
• We give you the freedom to be yourself

We give you the freedom to be yourself. We are creating an environment of unique individuals – like you – with different perspectives on the financial industry and the world. A diverse and inclusive environment in which everyone’s voice counts and where you can reach your full potential.

If you believe you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact us to request accommodation.

Don’t meet every single requirement? At Swift, we are dedicated to building a workplace where people can bring their full selves and ideas to the team, so if you are excited about this role, we encourage you to apply even if you do not meet every single qualification.