Business Analyst - Change Management

Bank of America; Chester; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution in Chester is seeking a Business Analyst to join the Global Markets Change and Transformation team. The successful candidate will be responsible for gathering information, documenting regulatory requirements, and identifying process improvements. Excellent communication and project management experience are essential. This role offers competitive benefits and the opportunity to make a significant impact within a global organization.

Benefits

Private healthcare

Competitive pension plan

Back-up childcare services

Flexible benefits options

Access to mental health support

Charity contribution matching

Arts & Culture corporate membership

Community volunteering opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in Business Analysis and/or Project Management.
• Ability to manage stakeholders and communicate effectively.
• Demonstrated experience in identifying process improvements.

Responsibilities

• Work with stakeholders to document regulatory requirements.
• Engage with testing and quality assurance processes.
• Lead projects and document remediation requirements.

Skills

Business Analysis

Project Management

Excellent communication

Stakeholder management

Process improvement

Tools

Microsoft Office

JIRA

Job description

Job Title: Business Analyst - Change Management

Corporate Title: Up to Vice President

Location: Chester

Company Overview

At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection. We do this by driving Responsible Growth and delivering for our clients, teammates, communities and shareholders every day.

Being a Great Place to Work is core to how we drive Responsible Growth. This includes our commitment to being a diverse and inclusive workplace, attracting and developing exceptional talent, supporting our teammates’ physical, emotional, and financial wellness, recognizing and rewarding performance, and how we make an impact in the communities we serve.

At Bank of America, you can build a successful career with opportunities to learn, grow, and make an impact. Join us!

Location Overview

Find us in the city of Chester, a destination renowned for its culture, history, and beauty. Working at Bank of America Chester offers a far-reaching global career for a world-renowned organisation, whilst being ideally situated against the backdrop of the rolling North Wales hills and the banks of the serene River Dee.

Role Description

The Global Markets Change and Transformation team are looking for a Business Analyst to join the team! We are a team of 25, split into two equal sub teams, spread across Chester, London, Dublin and New Jersey. You will be responsible for gathering information, liaising with project teams and implementing transaction reporting regulation changes. The role will be focused around identifying process improvements through detailed analysis, driving change and implementing improved processes.

Responsibilities

• You will work with internal stakeholders to document regulatory requirements and analyse data fields
• You will liaise with technology and the business to document business scenarios and define data acceptance criteria
• You will engage with testing and quality assurance processes to confirm accuracy of reporting and ensure project development is aligned to requirements
• You will provide business analysis and project management support on regulatory transaction reporting implementation projects
• You will lead projects and/or remediation requirement documentation efforts based on identified gaps and controls needed for sustained performance
• You will develop, maintain, and report on an overall integrated delivery plan, raising any risks, developing a mitigation plan, and escalating issues appropriately to respective stakeholders

What we are looking for

• Business Analysis and/or Project Management experience including analysis techniques and project management methodologies.
• Excellent communication, both verbal and written.
• Experience managing stakeholders of all levels & being able to articulate large scale information into executive summaries
• Experience in identifying process improvements and seeing projects through to the end

Skills that will help (optional)

• You will have knowledge of financial regulatory transaction reporting requirements including MiFID/MiFIR (TR and PTT), EMIR, SFTR, CFTC, SEC reporting
• A proven track record of liaising with technology teams will be a plus
• Being able to work unsupervised, to tight deadlines would be a plus
• Experience working with Microsoft Office and JIRA would be an advantage
• Knowledge of structured project management methods such as PRINCE2 or Microsoft Solutions Framework
• Experience implementing process improvement would be a plus.

Benefits of working at Bank of America

UK

• Private healthcare for you and your family plus an annual health screen to help you manage your physical wellness with the option to purchase a screen for your partner
• Competitive pension plan, life assurance and group income protection cover if you become unable to work as a result of a disability or health reasons
• 20 days of back-up childcare including virtual tutoring and 20 days of back-up adult care per annum
• The ability to change your core benefits as well as the option of selecting a variety of flexible benefits to suit your personal circumstances including access to a wellbeing account, travel insurance, critical illness etc
• Use of a flex fund to use towards benefits
• Access to an emotional wellbeing helpline, mental health first aiders and virtual GP services
• Ability to donate to charities of your choice directly through payroll and the bank will match your contribution
• Opportunity to access our Arts & Culture corporate membership programme and receive discounted entry to some of the UK and Ireland’s most iconic cultural institutions
• Opportunity to give back to your community, develop new skills and work with new groups of people by volunteering in your local area

Bank of America

Good conduct and sound judgment is crucial to our long term success. It’s important that all employees in the organisation understand the expected standards of conduct and how we manage conduct risk. Individual accountability and an ownership mind-set are the cornerstones of our Code of Conduct and are at the heart of managing risk well.

We are an equal opportunities employer and ensure that no applicant is subject to less favourable treatment on the grounds of sex, gender identity or gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, race, religion or belief, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, age, sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity, socio-economic background, responsibility for dependants or physical or mental disability. The Bank selects candidates for interview based on their skills, qualifications and experience.

We strive to ensure that our recruitment processes are accessible for all candidates and encourage any candidates to tell us about any adjustment requirements.