Business Analyst

Konexo; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 101,000; Full time

Job summary

Eversheds Sutherland hosts Konexo's Financial Crime Practice in Birmingham and seeks a Financial Crime Business Analyst to support a major Economic Crime programme. You will document and enhance 1LOD processes, develop procedures and facilitate discovery workshops with stakeholders.

Join a complex banking environment, drive process improvements, and deliver governance-ready documentation while working 3 days per week in the Birmingham office, with an ASAP start.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience working as a Business Analyst within Financial Services.
• Strong understanding of Financial Crime, AML, KYC, Sanctions and Economic Crime frameworks.
• Experience supporting Financial Crime transformation, remediation or change programmes.
• Proven ability to facilitate workshops, gather requirements and document business processes.
• Experience creating procedures, process maps and operating model documentation.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence and challenge constructively.
• Excellent analytical, documentation and communication skills.
• Experience working within a complex banking environment.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with programme stakeholders.
• Previous banking experience is essential.
• Available to work 3 days per week in the Birmingham office.
• Available to start at short notice or immediately.

Responsibilities

• Support the delivery of the bank's Economic Crime programme.
• Gather, document and analyse requirements with stakeholders.
• Develop procedures for First Line of Defence (1LOD) teams.
• Facilitate discovery workshops to understand current state processes and identify areas for improvement.
• Create process maps, gap analyses and business requirements documentation.
• Partner with Financial Crime, Compliance and Operational teams to document target-state processes.
• Assess and challenge existing controls, processes and operating models.
• Support the implementation of process improvement initiatives across Financial Crime operations.
• Track actions, dependencies and risks across programme workstreams.
• Produce high-quality documentation suitable for governance and stakeholder review.
• Engage with senior stakeholders to ensure successful delivery of programme objectives.

Skills

Business Analysis

StakeholderManagement

RequirementsGathering

ProcessModeling

Documentation

Job description

We are Eversheds Sutherland, a global law firm with more than 5,000 people across over 30 countries. We are a full-service firm with deep sector and niche expertise, supporting clients across a wide range of complex legal and regulatory challenges.

We are purpose-led and values-driven, with a strong focus on enabling our clients, our communities, and our people to thrive.

Practice Group / Team: Konexo

Role: Financial Crime Business Analyst

Contract Type: Interim / Contract

Location: Birmingham

Working Model: 3 days per week in the office

Start Date: ASAP

About Konexo

Konexo was established in 2011 as part of Eversheds Sutherland and is a pioneer in alternative legal and compliance services. We deliver a broad range of legal, regulatory and compliance solutions, supported by advanced technology, smart systems and specialist expertise.

Working closely with our Financial Services legal teams, we partner with clients to deliver complex regulatory, risk, compliance and transformation programmes across banking, payments, asset management, fintech and wider financial services sectors.

The Opportunity

We are supporting a leading banking client in the appointment of a Financial Crime Business Analyst to support the delivery of a significant Economic Crime programme.

Working closely with permanent team members and key programme stakeholders, the successful candidate will play a critical role in documenting and enhancing financial crime processes across the first line of defence. The initial focus will be on procedure development, process mapping and facilitating discovery workshops to identify opportunities for operational improvement.

We are looking to speak with experienced Business Analysts who combine strong BA fundamentals with a deep understanding of Financial Crime frameworks, controls and regulatory requirements. This is an excellent opportunity for an individual who is comfortable engaging with stakeholders, challenging existing processes and driving meaningful change within a complex banking environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the delivery of the bank's Economic Crime programme.
• Work closely with business stakeholders to gather, document and analyse requirements.
• Develop and document procedures for First Line of Defence (1LOD) teams.
• Facilitate discovery workshops to understand current state processes and identify areas for improvement.
• Create process maps, gap analyses and business requirements documentation.
• Partner with Financial Crime, Compliance and Operational teams to document target-state processes.
• Assess and challenge existing controls, processes and operating models where appropriate.
• Support the implementation of process improvement initiatives across Financial Crime operations.
• Track actions, dependencies and risks across programme workstreams.
• Produce high-quality documentation suitable for governance and stakeholder review.
• Engage with senior stakeholders to ensure successful delivery of programme objectives.

Experience Required

• Demonstrable experience working as a Business Analyst within Financial Services.
• Strong understanding of Financial Crime, AML, KYC, Sanctions and Economic Crime frameworks.
• Experience supporting Financial Crime transformation, remediation or change programmes.
• Proven ability to facilitate workshops, gather requirements and document business processes.
• Experience creating procedures, process maps and operating model documentation.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence and challenge constructively.
• Excellent analytical, documentation and communication skills.
• Experience working within a complex banking environment.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with programme stakeholders.
• Previous banking experience is essential.
• Available to work 3 days per week in the Birmingham office.
• Available to start at short notice or immediately.