Business Analyst - Asset Servicing & Management

Square One Resources; London; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consultancy firm based in London is seeking a Business Analyst to support crucial transformation programs within the Financial Services sector, focusing on Asset Servicing and Asset Management. The ideal candidate will possess proven experience in the relevant fields, strong knowledge of money market funds, and skills in business analysis tools. This hybrid role offers the opportunity to engage with global teams while driving stakeholder collaboration and ensuring adherence to compliance standards.

Qualifications

• Proven Business Analyst experience in Asset Servicing and Asset Management.
• Strong knowledge of money market funds, including mixed MMF structures.
• Deep understanding of operational workflows across trade lifecycle, settlements, NAV, and reconciliations.
• Experience designing and implementing Target Operating Models (TOMs).
• Strong understanding of regulatory and compliance frameworks (e.g., UCITS, MMFR).
• Experience working with fund administrators, custodians, and asset managers.
• Proficient in business analysis tools like Visio, Confluence, JIRA, Excel.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Analyse and map existing business processes across Asset Servicing and Asset Management.
• Define and design Target Operating Models (TOMs) to support business transformation objectives.
• Document business requirements (BRDs), functional specifications, and process flows.
• Lead workshops with SMEs, operations teams, and technology stakeholders.
• Collaborate with technology teams on solution design and implementation.
• Work closely with compliance and regulatory teams to ensure adherence to industry standards.
• Conduct gap analysis between current and target states for MMFs and related products.
• Support development of test strategies and validate solutions during UAT.
• Drive stakeholder engagement across global teams (operations, IT, product, finance).

Skills

Proven Business Analyst experience in Asset Servicing

Strong knowledge of money market funds

Deep understanding of operational workflows

Experience designing and implementing Target Operating Models

Strong understanding of regulatory and compliance frameworks

Experience working with fund administrators

Proficient in business analysis tools: Visio, Confluence, JIRA, Excel

Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

Tools

Visio

Confluence

JIRA

Excel

Job description

Job Overview

Job Title: Business Analyst - Asset Servicing & Management
Location: London (Hybrid)
Salary/Rate: Apply online only per day
Start Date: 29/09/25
Job Type: Outside IR35 Contract

Company Introduction

We have an exciting opportunity now available with one of our sector-leading consultancy clients! They are currently looking for a Business Analyst to support a critical transformation programme across a Financial Services firm as Asset Servicing and Asset Management functions, with a particular focus on mixed money market fund operations and operating model optimisation.

Responsibilities/Objectives

You will be responsible for analysing and mapping existing business processes across Asset Servicing and Asset Management.

• Define and design Target Operating Models (TOMs) to support business transformation objectives
• Document business requirements (BRDs), functional specifications, and process flows
• Lead workshops with SMEs, operations teams, and technology stakeholders
• Collaborate with technology teams on solution design and implementation
• Work closely with compliance and regulatory teams to ensure adherence to industry standards
• Conduct gap analysis between current and target states for MMFs and related products
• Support the development of test strategies and validate solutions during UAT
• Drive stakeholder engagement across global teams (operations, IT, product, finance)

Required Skills/Experience

The ideal candidate will have the following:

• Proven Business Analyst experience in Asset Servicing and Asset Management
• Strong knowledge of money market funds, including mixed MMF structures
• Deep understanding of operational workflows across trade lifecycle, settlements, NAV, and reconciliations
• Experience designing and implementing Target Operating Models (TOMs)
• Strong understanding of regulatory and compliance frameworks (e.g., UCITS, MMFR)
• Experience working with fund administrators, custodians, and asset managers
• Proficient in business analysis tools: Visio, Confluence, JIRA, Excel
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

Desirable Skills/Experience

Although not essential, the following skills are desired by the client:

• Previous experience working in Financial Services industry or similar global service providers
• Understanding of transfer agency, fund accounting, and custody operations
• Agile delivery experience (Scrum/Kanban methodologies)

How to Apply

If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply now with your updated CV in Microsoft Word/PDF format.

Disclaimer

Notwithstanding any guidelines given to level of experience sought, we will consider candidates from outside this range if they can demonstrate the necessary competencies.

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