Technical KYC Business Analyst

Barclays UK; Knutsford; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Technical KYC Business Analyst to bridge the gap between business and technology. This role involves analyzing system changes and translating business needs into technical requirements. You'll work closely with development and architecture teams while ensuring compliance with KYC regulations. The ideal candidate will possess strong analytical skills, proficiency in SQL, and experience with tools like Jira and Confluence. Join a dynamic team that values collaboration and innovation, and contribute to the strategic objectives of the organization.

Qualifications

• Experience in business or technical analysis in KYC and onboarding.
• Ability to write SQL queries for data extraction.
• Strong stakeholder communication and management skills.

Responsibilities

• Identify and analyze business problems and client requirements.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to develop effective solutions.
• Support change management activities and project reporting.

Skills

Business analysis

Technical system analysis

Data analysis

SQL querying

KYC processes

Process diagram creation

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Education

Degree in Business, Finance, or related field

Tools

Visio

draw.io

Jira

Confluence

MS Office

Job description

Join us as a Technical KYC Business Analyst at Barclays, where you’ll play a key role within our client onboarding technology team. You'll work at the intersection of business and tech, analysing system changes, solving issues, and translating business needs into clear technical requirements. You'll collaborate closely with development, data, and architecture teams, manage workshops, and ensure data compliance with critical standards in systems like STS and DBT.

To be successful as a Technical KYC Business Analyst, you will need the following:

• Business analysis or technical system analysis experience in a complex technical environment, preferably KYC and onboarding.
• Good data analysis capabilities and ability to present data insights to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Ability to write SQLs to query data from multiple tables in an efficient manner.
• Strong understanding of KYC processes, importance of KYC and associated regulations in a corporate customer setting.
• Proficiency in creating process diagrams in Visio or draw.io or other similar diagramming tool.
• Experience working with Jira and Confluence.
• Solid command of MS Office tools for documentation and data manipulation.
• Proven stakeholder management and communication skills and ability to communicate with to technical as well non-technical stakeholders.

Some other highly valued skills may include:

• Familiarity with Barclays Data Protection Estimator.
• Experience with data governance or regulatory reporting tools.
• A great team player with experience of working in matrix managed environment.

You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen strategic thinking and digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills.

The successful candidate will either be based in Knutsford (Radbroke Hall) or Glasgow Campus.

Purpose of the role

To support the organisation, achieve its strategic objectives by the identification of business requirements and solutions that address business problems and opportunities.

Accountabilities

• Identification and analysis of business problems and client requirements that require change within the organisation.
• Development of business requirements that will address business problems and opportunities.
• Collaboration with stakeholders to ensure that proposed solutions meet their needs and expectations.
• Support the creation of business cases that justify investment in proposed solutions.
• Conduct feasibility studies to determine the viability of proposed solutions.
• Support the creation of reports on project progress to ensure proposed solutions are delivered on time and within budget.
• Creation of operational design and process design to ensure that proposed solutions are delivered within the agreed scope.
• Support to change management activities, including development of a traceability matrix to ensure proposed solutions are successfully implemented and embedded in the organisation.

Assistant Vice President Expectations

• Advise and influence decision making, contribute to policy development and take responsibility for operational effectiveness. Collaborate closely with other functions/business divisions.
• Lead collaborative assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. Identify new directions for assignments and/or projects, identifying a combination of cross functional methodologies or practices to meet required outcomes.
• Consult on complex issues; providing advice to People Leaders to support the resolution of escalated issues.
• Identify ways to mitigate risk and developing new policies/procedures in support of the control and governance agenda.
• Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work done.
• Perform work that is closely related to that of other areas, which requires understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organisation sub-function.
• Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategy.
• Engage in complex analysis of data from multiple sources of information, internal and external sources such as procedures and practises (in other areas, teams, companies, etc.) to solve problems creatively and effectively.
• Communicate complex information. 'Complex' information could include sensitive information or information that is difficult to communicate because of its content or its audience.
• Influence or convince stakeholders to achieve outcomes.

All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship – our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset – to Empower, Challenge and Drive – the operating manual for how we behave.