Technical Analyst - Trade & transaction reporting - CER Financial

CER Financial; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial services firm in Greater London is seeking a Technical Analyst for a 12-month contract. The successful candidate will collaborate with various teams to deliver reporting solutions for regulatory frameworks like MIFID II and EMIR. Key responsibilities include analyzing requirements, mentoring product analysts, and maintaining the accuracy of product backlogs. Applicants should possess a strong understanding of financial instruments and proven experience in analysis within the banking sector.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Technical Analyst or Business Analyst in Investment Banking.
• Strong understanding of financial instruments including derivatives and equities.
• Hands-on experience with regulatory reporting frameworks like MIFID II and EMIR.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with stakeholders to gather and analyze requirements.
• Translate regulatory requirements into specifications.
• Support design and development of reporting solutions.

Skills

Technical analysis

Data analysis

Financial instruments knowledge

SQL proficiency

Agile methodologies

Mentoring

Education

Degree in Computer Science, Finance, or related field

Tools

SQL

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Job Description

Technical Analyst - Trade & transaction reporting

City of London

Hybrid (3/2 split)

12-months contract

£514 - £920 per day (via Umbrella)

cer Financial are working alongside an international bank who are based in the City of London. They are seeking a Technical Analyst to work with them on a 12-month contract.

The responsibilities of the Technical Analyst will include:

• Collaborate with business stakeholders, compliance teams, and IT developers to gather and analyse requirements for trade and transaction reporting.
• Translate regulatory requirements into functional and technical specifications.
• Support the design, development, and testing of reporting solutions for MIFID II, EMIR, SFTR, and other applicable regulations.
• Perform data analysis and validation.
• Monitor and troubleshoot reporting issues.
• Maintain documentation of data flows, system interfaces, and reporting logic.
• Participate in regulatory change initiatives and impact assessments.
• Liaise with external vendors and regulators as needed.
• Lead product analysts, engineers, developers and support professionals across the banks IT teams and third-party vendors delivering solutions to MiFIR/MiFID II, EMIR/EMIR Refit, and SFTR transaction reporting and pre/post trade transparency requirements
• Ensure TTR IT staff are optimally allocated between project and BAU delivery requirements
• Consult to Front Office and Operations, Compliance and IT teams (development and QA) on all facets of transaction reporting within the banks EMEA business to ensure optimal delivery of change.
• Perform detailed data analysis, identifying transaction reporting issues, back reporting datasets, and supporting root-cause analysis.
• Mentor product analysts in transaction reporting requirements, business/product analysis techniques, data analysis techniques, and delivery management.
• Ensure team processes and procedures are adhered to and contributing to continual improvement in team delivery and productivity
• Curate, maintain and ensure ongoing accuracy of product backlog for the TTR Product stream within Jira and Confluence

The successful Technical Analyst will have:

• Proven experience as a Technical Analyst or Business Analyst in an Investment Banking or Capital Markets environment.
• Strong understanding of financial instruments including derivatives, equities, fixed income, and FX.
• Hands-on experience with regulatory reporting frameworks: MIFID II, EMIR, SFTR.
• Familiarity with trade lifecycle and transaction data from front to back-office systems.
• Proficiency in SQL and data analysis tools.
• Experience working with reporting platforms (e.g., UnaVista, DTCC, Regis-TR) is a plus.
• Degree in Computer Science, Finance, or related field.
• Knowledge of Agile methodologies and experience in Jira/Confluence.
• Experience with cloud-based data platforms or big data technologies.