Business Analyst

Prism Digital

London

On-site

GBP 55,000 - 75,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

A leading fintech recruitment agency seeks a Business Analyst with expertise in payments and SWIFT for a global financial services firm in London. The role focuses on developing a Corporate & FI current account product, ensuring compliance with SWIFT standards, and defining client journeys. The ideal candidate has strong experience in financial software and UAT, with a mid-senior level of expertise in agile environments.

Qualifications

Direct experience with bespoke financial software is essential.
Must have financial services experience, particularly in payments or banking.
Strong requirements and UAT experience is critical.

Responsibilities

Define client journeys and requirements for new banking products.
Ensure compliance with SWIFT standards during product design.
Develop user stories and acceptance criteria for UAT.

Skills

Payments expertise

SWIFT knowledge

Requirements/user story writing

Client journey mapping

UAT skills

Agile delivery experience

Job description

This range is provided by Prism Digital. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range

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Business Analyst | Payments & SWIFT Product Development | Fintech

We’re partnered with a global financial services firm (c.700 staff) who are expanding their US bank program. They are hiring a Business Analyst with payments and SWIFT expertise to support the design and delivery of a new Corporate & FI current account product.

This is a payments and product-focused role, working across SWIFT standards, client journeys, and UAT to ensure the new product is fully compliant and fit for market launch.

Key Responsibilities

Define client journeys and requirements for Corporate & FI current accounts.
Analyse outputs from core banking against SWIFT standards.
Support development and validation of SWIFT payment message formats.
Define and document user stories, acceptance criteria, and UAT test cases.
Translate business value propositions into actionable requirements.

Non-Negotiables

Direct experience on bespoke financial software.
Financial services experience (banking, payments, liquidity, or transaction monitoring).
Strong requirements/user story writing and UAT experience.
Hands-on SWIFT payments knowledge.
Core banking or RegTech exposure.
Understanding of compliance/governance frameworks in FS.

Tech Environment (awareness only, not hands-on)

What We’re Looking For

Strong payments and SWIFT domain expertise.
Skilled in client journey mapping, backlog management, and UAT.
Clear communicator, confident working with product, engineering, and compliance.
Agile delivery experience within financial services.

If you’re a Business Analyst who thrives in payments and SWIFT environments, this role gives you the opportunity to help shape a high-profile product in a global fintech initiative.

Seniority level