Business Analyst

IC8; England; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading investment management firm in the UK is seeking a Contract Business Analyst with expertise in Performance and Attribution modelling. The candidate will be responsible for delivering business analysis, producing specifications for attribution services, and ensuring testing requirements are met using Jira. Strong experience in defining requirements for attribution projects is essential, along with a proactive approach to identifying technology opportunities for the business.

Qualifications

• Experience of Performance and Attribution modelling across Portfolio Analytics services.
• Direct experience of defining requirements for attribution projects.
• Understanding of Investment Operation’s business strategy.

Responsibilities

• Maintain understanding of requirements for performance and attribution services.
• Deliver business analysis for assigned projects.
• Prepare functional specifications and project business cases.

Skills

Performance and Attribution modelling

Business analysis

Agile methodologies

Requirements definition

Tools

Jira

Job description

Our Investment Management client is looking to hire a Contract Business Analyst who has experience of Performance and Attribution modelling across Portfolio Analytics services

About the Role

The Business Analyst will be responsible for production of detailed specifications of the models required to support the attribution services required, and will be directly involved in the implementation of these services with the required buy or build capabilities.

This role covers the analysis for operating target model performance, specifically the definition of the attribution model requirements to support each desk strategy.

You must have direct experience of defining requirements for attribution projects

Responsibilities

Maintain an understanding of the requirements for performance, attribution and portfolio analytics services

Deliver business analysis for assigned projects, using the appropriate analysis artefacts to include

• Use Cases and Activity Diagrams (Agile user stories)
• Agreement of detailed business requirements with the business
• Production of functional specifications
• Presentation of requirements to Architects and developers to arrive at appropriate technical solutions and cost estimates
• Preparation of project business cases and project briefs and demonstrating the relationship between the projects and strategy
• Providing analysis on defects and changing requirements as projects progress, ensure such defects and/or changes are tracked on defect tracking system
• Contribution to the evolution of the project lifecycle methodology

In addition to the successful candidate may be expected to:

• Maintain an understanding of the Data Management Office and Investment Operation’s business strategy
• Contribute to the development of the DMO application strategy
• Be proactive in the identification of opportunities for technology to aid the business line

Testing

Will be required to ensure that business analysis requirements are reflected correctly as test conditions within the test control application (in Jira).

Supporting the users in executing testing against User Acceptance Test conditions.

Pay range and compensation package

Day Rate, inside IR35

Equal Opportunity Statement

Our Client is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive work environment throughout their organisation. They embrace all types of diversity.