Business Analyst

Barclays; Bournemouth; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 86,000; Full time

Job summary

Barclays is seeking a Business Analyst - Payments to drive the delivery of multi-faceted payment solutions within the financial sector, focusing on end-to-end payment journeys, stakeholder engagement, and cross-border market infrastructure compliance.

The role requires experience in the financial sector, deep knowledge of payment flows, and ISO 20022 familiarity. Based in Knutsford/Bournemouth with opportunities to influence across business divisions.

Qualifications

• Experience in the financial sector and knowledge of payments.
• Understanding front-to-back payment journeys across Market Infrastructures and cross-border flows.
• ISO 20022 payment and message detail knowledge/exposure.

Responsibilities

• Identify and analyse business problems and requirements that require change.
• Develop business requirements to address problems and opportunities.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure solutions meet needs and expectations.
• Support creation of business cases to justify investment in proposed solutions.
• Conduct feasibility studies to determine viability of solutions.
• Create reports on project progress to ensure timeliness and budget adherence.
• Design operational and process designs to deliver solutions within scope.
• Support change management activities and traceability to embed solutions.

Skills

Payment knowledge

ISO 20022

Finance sector experience

Job description

Job Description

Purpose of the role

To support the organisation, achieve its strategic objectives by the identification of business requirements and solutions that address business problems and opportunities.

Accountabilities

• Identification and analysis of business problems and client requirements that require change within the organisation.
• Development of business requirements that will address business problems and opportunities.
• Collaboration with stakeholders to ensure that proposed solutions meet their needs and expectations.
• Support the creation of business cases that justify investment in proposed solutions.
• Conduct feasibility studies to determine the viability of proposed solutions.
• Support the creation of reports on project progress to ensure proposed solutions are delivered on time and within budget.
• Creation of operational design and process design to ensure that proposed solutions are delivered within the agreed scope.
• Support to change management activities, including development of a traceability matrix to ensure proposed solutions are successfully implemented and embedded in the organisation.

Assistant Vice President Expectations

• To advise and influence decision making, contribute to policy development and take responsibility for operational effectiveness. Collaborate closely with other functions/ business divisions.
• Lead a team performing complex tasks, using well developed professional knowledge and skills to deliver on work that impacts the whole business function. Set objectives and coach employees in pursuit of those objectives, appraisal of performance relative to objectives and determination of reward outcomes
• If the position has leadership responsibilities, People Leaders are expected to demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard. The four LEAD behaviours are: L – Listen and be authentic, E – Energise and inspire, A – Align across the enterprise, D – Develop others.
• OR for an individual contributor, they will lead collaborative assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will identify new directions for assignments and/ or projects, identifying a combination of cross functional methodologies or practices to meet required outcomes.
• Consult on complex issues; providing advice to People Leaders to support the resolution of escalated issues.
• Identify ways to mitigate risk and developing new policies/procedures in support of the control and governance agenda.
• Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work done.
• Perform work that is closely related to that of other areas, which requires understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organisation sub-function.
• Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategy.
• Engage in complex analysis of data from multiple sources of information, internal and external sources such as procedures and practises (in other areas, teams, companies, etc).to solve problems creatively and effectively.
• Communicate complex information. ‘Complex’ information could include sensitive information or information that is difficult to communicate because of its content or its audience.
• Influence or convince stakeholders to achieve outcomes.

All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship – our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset – to Empower, Challenge and Drive – the operating manual for how we behave.

Join Barclays as Business Analyst - Payments where you’ll be responsible for driving the delivery of multi-faceted payment solutions within the financial sector. The focus will be on understanding and shaping end-to-end payment journeys, engaging stakeholders, and supporting the delivery of aligned with cross-border and market infrastructure requirements.

To be successful as you should have:

• Experience of the financial sector and Payment’s knowledge

• Detailed Understanding the front to back payment journey across multiple Payment Market Infrastructures and cross border payment flows

• ISO 200 22 Payment and Message detail knowledge/exposure

Some other highly valued skills may include:

• Experience working on large multi-layered projects

• You are skilled at eliciting relevant information from stakeholders through a wide range of effective questioning and engagement techniques.

• You have good communication skills, whether written or oral, and can engage both business and technology stakeholders.

You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen strategic thinking and digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills.

This role is based in Knutsford/Bournemouth.