Business Analyst - Risk, Compliance and Legal

Deloitte - Recruitment; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consulting firm is seeking a Business Analyst for a risk compliance and legal project based in Manchester with a hybrid working model. The role involves conducting detailed analysis, maintaining governance standards, and supporting project management. Ideal candidates will have experience within regulatory environments and the ability to manage multiple stakeholders effectively. This is an exciting opportunity with a 6-month initial contract and potential for extension.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Business Analyst within risk, compliance, legal or regulatory environments.
• Strong understanding of risk frameworks, governance, and control processes.
• Experience supporting Project Managers or project leads in complex programmes.
• Ability to manage multiple stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Conducting detailed analysis of risk, regulatory, compliance and legal requirements.
• Tracking issues, risks, dependencies and deliverables.
• Ensuring governance standards, documentation quality and audit readiness are maintained.
• Challenging assumptions and identifying gaps to ensure requirements remain aligned.

Skills

Detail-driven analysis

Stakeholder management

Risk and compliance understanding

Project management support

Job description

Overview

Role: Business Analyst - Risk compliance and legal workstream

Location: Hybrid Role – 2-4 days per week in Essex area or Manchester onsite, the rest remote

Start: ASAP, likely early 2026

Duration: 6 months initially plus likely extension (inside IR35)

The Role

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a Deloitte team supporting the delivery of a large-scale remediation programme.

Are you a detail driven Business Analyst with a passion for risk, compliance and legal governance? Do you thrive in a fast-paced project environments and how to keep a Project Manager organised, informed and on track?

You will act the central point of clarity and coordination ensuring all regulatory and level requirements are identified, documented and embedded into project delivery, while keeping the PM aligned to their key milestones.

Responsibilities

• Conducting detailed analysis of risk, regulatory, compliance and legal requirements.
• Tracking issues, risks, dependencies and deliverables.
• Ensuring governance standards, documentation quality and audit readiness are maintained.
• Challenging assumptions, identifying gaps to ensure requirements remain aligned to the business outcomes.
• Keeping the Project Manager on track by monitoring milestones, surfacing blockers.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Business Analyst within risk, compliance, legal or regulatory environments.
• Strong understanding of risk frameworks, governance and control processes.
• Experience supporting Project Managers or project leads in complex programmes.
• Ability to manage multiple stakeholders.