Business Analyst

Canaccord Genuity - Global Capital Markets; Greater London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Canaccord Genuity Limited is seeking a Business Analyst to join our London team, focusing on optimizing capital markets operations. You will work with senior stakeholders to understand processes, gather requirements, and drive improvement through data-driven insights and collaborative delivery.

The role emphasizes requirements documentation, project coordination, and QA/testing of new systems, with a minimum four days in the office per week.

Qualifications

• Formal degree or certifications in BA/analyst disciplines are beneficial.
• Experience documenting business requirements and functional specs.
• Strong analytical mindset with data-driven decision making.

Responsibilities

• Identify opportunities to improve capital markets operations.
• Gather requirements and liaise with stakeholders and IT.
• Perform data analysis to identify trends and inefficiencies.
• Document business requirements and project plans with sponsors.
• Lead QA/testing with IT for new systems and automation.
• Monitor initiatives and report progress to senior management.

Skills

Data analysis

Requirements gathering

Stakeholder management

UAT & QA

MS Excel

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business/CS/IS/Finance

Tools

MS SQL

Power BI/Tableau

Excel

Job description

We are looking for a Business Analyst to join our London team, focused on improving the effectiveness of our capital markets operations. This role requires a strategic and analytical thinker who can assess current processes, identify areas for improvement, and lead the implementation of operational changes. They will will work closely with stakeholders across the business to gather requirements, analyse data, and deliver insights that drive continuous improvement and support informed decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Identification of opportunities: establishing a deep understanding of the capital markets business and its operations, working with senior management, business stakeholders and functional heads to identify new opportunities for improving current business operations, considering the overall company objectives in maintaining an overall effective governance arrangement, complying with the relevant regulatory requirements and good market practice
• Technology application: establishing the latest understanding in new technologies and tools that are available for the capital markets business; performing cost - benefit analysis and recommending to senior management including Head of Information Technology on use cases
• Data Analysis: performing and utilising data analysis to identify trends, patterns, and insights related to business performance and operational efficiency opportunities
• Requirement documentation: documenting business requirement for new projects and initiatives, working closely with project sponsor and IT to establish appropriate work and project plans
• Project Management: Working closely with all key stakeholders in managing project deliverables and milestones. Monitoring key performance indicators and provide regular updates on project status and progress to senior management
• Quality Assurance and Testing: working closely with IT to establish testing cases, performing and overseeing quality assurance and testing procedures for new systems and software applications, documenting results for go live approval
• Market Data Monitoring: Stay informed about industry trends, regulatory changes, and best practices by conducting basic research and sharing findings with the team
• Example projects include: analysis and refinement of the global equities CRM, Quest technology upgrades, automation across all business areas where relevant, use of case analysis for MS Copilot.

Qualifications, Experience and Skills

• Relevant Degree (Business Administration, Computer Science, Information Systems or Finance based) or certifications (Certified Business Analysis Professional, Agile Analysis Certification etc) would be beneficial
• Minimum 4 years’ work experience preferably within Financial Services or Professional Services in the relevant banking industry
• Strong data and logical mindset
• Proficiency in creating detailed documentation including Business Requirement Documents, Functional Requirement Documents and Report writing
• Excellent communication and project management skills
• Experience and understanding of user acceptance testing (UAT) and Quality Assurance (QA) including test automation techniques
• While not mandatory, familiarity with programming languages such as Python, Java and C# would be advantageous
• Demonstrable experience identifying opportunities for automation within business processes using CoPilot, PowerAutomate or other equivalent tools/applications
• Anticipated to be in the office minimum 4 days per week
• Advanced knowledge of MS Excel for data manipulation and analysis
• Good knowledge of MS SQL and query writing
• Experience with data visualisation tools such as Tableau or Power BI

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