Business Analyst

Cantor Fitzgerald Securities; London; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a skilled Business Analyst to drive the development of regulatory reporting solutions. This role involves creating detailed functional requirements, engaging with various stakeholders, and ensuring compliance with regulatory frameworks. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in business analysis, particularly in the tech sector, and will be adept at writing complex requirements in both agile and waterfall methodologies. Join a dynamic team where your expertise will contribute to shaping the future of regulatory reporting in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience as a business analyst in tech.
• Ability to write complex functional requirements in agile and waterfall.

Responsibilities

• Create functional requirements for regulatory reporting platforms.
• Engage with system owners for reporting changes and requirements.

Skills

Business Analysis

Functional Requirements Writing

JSON

XML

Regulatory Reporting

SQL

Data Analysis

Attention to Detail

Data Mapping

Transaction Lifecycle Knowledge

Job description

Job Description

• Creating functional requirements for the development of new regulatory requirements e.g. onto the strategic reporting and surveillance platforms
• Creating functional requirements for enhancements and fixes to the strategic reporting and surveillance platforms
• Creating functional requirements for migration of the reporting logic currently accommodated by other legacy applications onto the strategic reporting platform
• Engaging upstream system owners where changes are required for regulatory reporting purposes

Performing some BAU support tasks related to surveillance/regulatory reporting:

• Defining the current state, data flows, what rules are in place and how we meet the existing regulations across each asset class
• Understanding the future state model which will involve a migration onto our strategic platforms
• Interpreting the changes to regulation and detailing the impact on our data flow/tech stack
• Documenting the requirements and working with upstream source system providers to ensure they meet their obligations
• Work closely with Business Analysts, Operations and Business Change teams in articulating and defining requirements
• Working with development teams to ensure requirements are understood
• Defining scope of testing, working with testers, validating test results
• Support the existing applications, assist in diagnosis and resolutions of issues

Skills Required:

• 5 years minimum experience of being a business analyst, ideally in the tech space
• Ability to write complex functional requirements in both agile and waterfall methodologies
• Experience with JSON and XML schemas
• Experience of regulatory reporting regimes e.g. CFTC, NFA, SEF and awareness of upcoming changes
• Experience or knowledge of any surveillance platforms
• Strong attention to detail
• Experience with SQL and the ability to query databases
• Experience of data analysis/data mapping and familiarity with data schemas
• Knowledge of transaction lifecycle

Nice to Have:

• Experience of EMEA regulatory reporting regimes e.g. MiFID, EMIR and awareness of upcoming changes
• Experience of working with reference data related to transaction reporting
• High level understanding of the IDB market and capital markets in general
• Experience with the architecture of third-party reporting services e.g. DTCC