Business Analyst - KYC/CDD

Huxley Associates; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency in the City of London is looking for a Business Analyst to join the Onboarding Migration Team. The ideal candidate should have strong analytical skills and experience in financial services. Responsibilities include leading requirements elicitation and facilitating change management. The contract is on site 2-3 times a week with a day rate of £350 inside IR35.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Business Analyst in financial services or consulting.
• Strong understanding of requirements gathering and stakeholder management.
• Experience in change management and requirements prioritisation.

Responsibilities

• Lead requirements elicitation through stakeholder interviews and documentation reviews.
• Manage change requests and define project scope documentation.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Compliance and Technology.

Skills

Analytical capabilities

Stakeholder engagement

Requirements gathering

Change management

Excellent communication

Tools

JIRA

Job description

Business Analyst: KYC/CDD position based in Northampton, on site 2-3 days a week. Contract runs until the end of 2026 with day rate of 350pd inside IR35.

Overview

Role Description: We are seeking a highly skilled Business Analyst to join our Onboarding Migration Team within the Financial Crime function. This role is critical to supporting the successful migration of onboarding processes, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards and internal policies. The ideal candidate will possess strong analytical capabilities, stakeholder engagement skills, and experience in managing change within complex environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead requirements elicitation through stakeholder interviews, workshops, and documentation reviews.
• Facilitate and document "As-Is" and "To-Be" process flows for onboarding and migration activities.
• Manage change requests, ensuring proper prioritisation and traceability of requirements.
• Define and maintain project scope documentation.
• Use JIRA to manage user stories, epics, and track progress.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Compliance, Technology, and Operations.
• Support workshop facilitation and stakeholder alignment sessions.
• Ensure alignment with regulatory requirements and internal financial crime policies.

Mandatory Skills & Experience

• Proven experience as a Business Analyst in financial services or consulting.
• Strong understanding of requirements gathering, process mapping, and stakeholder management.
• Proficiency in JIRA and other project tracking tools.
• Experience in change management and requirements prioritisation.
• Excellent communication and documentation skills.

Desirable Skills

• Background in regulatory change or financial crime compliance.
• Understanding of KYC (Know Your Customer) processes and CDD (Customer Due Diligence).
• Familiarity with financial crime regulations and policy frameworks.

Please apply if you have the above experience from a Financial Services background.

Please note that the documents provided contain generic information. If we are successful in finding you an assignment, you will receive a Key Information Document which will be specific to the vendor set-up you have chosen and your placement.

Huxley, a trading division of SThree Partnership LLP is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. Registered office 8 Bishopsgate, London, EC2N 4BQ, United Kingdom Partnership Number OC(phone number removed) England and Wales