Senior Business Analyst - Foreign Exchange & Local Markets (FXLM)

Citigroup, Inc.; Belfast; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking firm as a Senior Business Analyst in Foreign Exchange & Local Markets. This role offers a unique opportunity to work on transformative projects within a dynamic team, collaborating across various business units. You will leverage your extensive experience in investment banking to enhance operational efficiency and drive innovative solutions. Enjoy a hybrid work model, competitive salary, and a range of benefits, including generous leave and private medical care. This is your chance to thrive in a supportive environment that values your contributions and fosters professional growth.

Benefits

27 days annual leave

Discretional annual performance-related bonus

Private Medical Care

Life Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Pension Plan

Paid Parental Leave

Special discounts for employees

Access to learning and development resources

Qualifications

• Extensive experience as a Business Analyst in Investment/Global Banking.
• Strong analysis skills; ability to troubleshoot data quality issues.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with stakeholders to gather business requirements.
• Create high-quality documentation for business and functional requirements.

Skills

Business Analysis

Risk Management

Data Analysis

Communication Skills

Agile Methodologies

Job description

Senior Business Analyst - Foreign Exchange & Local Markets (FXLM)

Overview

Citi is a world-leading global bank. We have approximately 200 million customer accounts and a presence in more than 160 countries and jurisdictions worldwide. We provide consumers, corporations, governments, and institutions with a broad range of financial products and services, including consumer banking and credit, corporate and investment banking, securities brokerage, transaction services, and wealth management. We enable clients to achieve their strategic financial objectives by providing them with cutting-edge ideas, best-in-class products and solutions, and unparalleled access to capital and liquidity.

What We do / The Team

Citi FXLM (Foreign Exchange & Local Markets) Operations Technology (Ops Tech) Team is seeking a Business Analyst to work in Operations and Regulatory Technology area to support existing projects and contribute to a wide array of new projects ranging from designing new functionalities on back office application, processing systems, risk management systems and interfacing with multiple business applications.

The Operations and Regulatory Technology function within Citi's Global FXLM Business is responsible for designing, developing and supporting both client facing and internal applications for Operations and Regulatory Technology. The applications ensure seamless settlements, payments, accounting and Regulatory reporting of trade events. The suite of Ops Tech applications is built on cutting edge technologies enabling seamless operations of high volume transactions across the globe.

There is a wide array of projects that are ongoing within Operations and Regulatory Technology space and the Business Analyst will get an exposure to all facets of FX / MM / Fixed Income and Derivatives Business, Trade Processing and Risk Management, whilst working closely with different business units within Citi.

Role Overview/What will you do:

• Collaborate with stakeholders in Trading Business, Operations, Finance, Product Control, Technology and PMO to run meetings, coordinate and gather business requirements
• Collaborate with stakeholders across Business lines, for transformation projects to understand their business and process
• Understand current business process and provide functional design inputs for the proposed technology solution
• Create high quality documentation for Business and Functional Requirements
• Manage traceability of requirements from BRD till Test Plan / Results.
• Analyze huge data sets, create flow diagrams, prepare high level summaries and workflows
• Work in close co-ordination with the development leads on enhancements and defects, and assist with troubleshooting / resolution of application defects
• Engage with software developers and testers to ensure quality delivery and on time

Key Skills and Experience required

• Extensive experience as a Business Analyst within any Investment/ Global Bank in Foreign Exchange, Trade Processing or Risk Management areas
• Good understanding of the full front to back workflow for at least two asset classes (FX/FI/MM/Derivatives)
• Familiarity with Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and Agile development methodologies
• Knowledge of FX Options, Bonds, Rates is a plus

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; ability to transform business requirements into precise functional/technical specifications
• Strong analysis skills; ability to create business analysis from scratch, ability to troubleshoot data quality issues

What we'll provide you

By joining Citi Belfast, you will not only be part of a business casual workplace with a hybrid working model (up to 2 days working at home per week), but also receive a competitive base salary (which is annually reviewed), and enjoy a whole host of additional benefits such as:

• 27 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
• A discretional annual performance related bonus
• Private Medical Care & Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Pension Plan
• Paid Parental Leave
• Special discounts for employees, family, and friends
• Access to an array of learning and development resources

Visit our Global Benefits page to learn more.

Alongside these benefits Citi is committed to ensuring our workplace is where everyone feels comfortable coming to work as their whole self, every day. We want the best talent around the world to be energized to join us, motivated to stay and empowered to thrive

Job Family Group:
Technology

Job Family:
Business Analysis / Client Services

Time Type:
Full time

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