EDM Business Analyst

McGregor Recruitment; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency specializing in finance is seeking an experienced Business Analyst for a hybrid role focused on data management and integration within a leading financial institution in London. The role involves liaising between business stakeholders and technology teams, developing documentation for data flows, and supporting testing initiatives. Candidates should have proven experience in financial services and strong communication skills.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Business Analyst within financial services, ideally with exposure to EDM.
• Strong understanding of data integration and master data management concepts.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Act as the liaison between business stakeholders and technology teams.
• Develop detailed Business Requirement Documents (BRDs) and data mapping specifications.
• Support User Acceptance Testing (UAT) to ensure data accuracy.

Skills

Business Analysis

Data Integration

Master Data Management

Stakeholder Management

Documentation

Job description

Business Analyst - EDM

Location: London (Hybrid)
Contract Type: 6-Month Rolling Contract
Industry: Financial Services

Overview

A global financial institution is seeking an experienced Business Analyst to support enhancements and data integration initiatives across its Enterprise Data Management (EDM) platform and downstream trading and risk systems. The role focuses on ensuring the accurate flow, transformation, and validation of market, securities, pricing, and party data between EDM and Murex, supporting key business functions and automation objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as the liaison between business stakeholders, data management, and technology teams to capture and document functional and technical requirements.
• Develop detailed Business Requirement Documents (BRDs), process maps, and data mapping specifications for EDM-Murex integration workflows.
• Document and validate data flows across the EDM lifecycle - including sourcing, staging, cleansing, and downstream distribution.
• Collaborate with technology teams to define schema validation, data transformation logic, and workflow automation.
• Support User Acceptance Testing (UAT) to ensure end-to-end data accuracy and completeness.
• Map current vs. target-state processes for CDS and Equity trade bookings, identifying manual touchpoints and proposing automation solutions.
• Maintain a strong awareness of operational risk linked to incomplete or incorrect reference data and support remediation and control improvements.

Key Skills & Experience

• Proven experience as a Business Analyst within financial services, ideally with exposure to EDM.
• Strong understanding of data integration and master data management concepts.
• Knowledge of credit and equity reference data, including reference entities, obligations, ISDA templates, basket constituents, and index data.
• Experience with SFTP data feeds, schema validation, and data transformation processes.
• Ability to produce clear and comprehensive documentation, including BRDs and mapping specifications.
• Understanding of straight-through processing (STP) workflows and integration readiness for UAT.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, capable of translating complex data and system requirements into business-friendly terms.

McGregor Boyall is an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on any grounds.