Traceability Business Analyst

HSBC Holdings plc; England; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution in London seeks a skilled Traceability Business Analyst on a 6-month contract. This role involves ensuring compliance with PRA standards, managing traceability across regulatory submissions, and enhancing reporting templates. The ideal candidate will have 10-12 years of experience in controls-focused analysis and a solid understanding of stress testing regulations. Excellent stakeholder engagement and documentation skills are essential. This hybrid position offers exposure to senior management and various stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10‑12 years’ experience in controls‑focused business analysis.
• Practical experience in regulatory reporting under the PRA STDF framework.
• Strong familiarity with stress testing regulatory reporting processes.

Responsibilities

• Support the IRR STDF Traceability team in regulatory compliance.
• Manage traceability across core STDF PRA returns.
• Prepare and maintain traceability artefacts for audits.

Skills

Analytical mindset

Stakeholder engagement

Attention to detail

Documentation skills

Controls-focused analysis

Ability to work independently

Job description

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Job Title: Traceability Business Analyst

Location: London (Hybrid)

Contract: 6 Months

Overview

We are seeking an experienced Traceability Business Analyst to support control identification, review, and policy interpretation within the STDF IRR Programme Workstream. The successful candidate will work closely with Programme and Project Managers, compliance teams, and business stakeholders to review and document control processes and policy mappings for multiple regulatory submissions.

This role involves ensuring compliance with PRA standards, enhancing reporting templates, and managing traceability across STDF PRA returns. The scope includes reconciliation controls, adjustment controls, analytical reviews, senior management oversight, calculations, governance, and interpretation of regulatory rules.

You will have exposure to senior business managers and a wide range of stakeholders, requiring strong analytical skills and the ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the IRR STDF Traceability team in aligning reporting traceability with regulatory and internal standards.
• Manage traceability across core STDF PRA returns, focusing on Retail and Wholesale Credit Risk.
• Prepare and maintain traceability artefacts to ensure accuracy of regulatory reporting outputs.
• Develop and enhance controls to ensure report integrity and compliance throughout the reporting lifecycle.
• Maintain well‑documented traceability records to support audits and respond to information requests promptly.
• Determine control standards required for STDF regulatory reporting processes.
• Work with report owners to improve controls and bring reporting templates to full compliance.
• Document control processes in relevant systems of record (training provided).
• Collaborate with other workstreams and process owners to track compliance items through resolution.
• Identify PRA rules applicable to STDF and other holdings templates.
• Strong familiarity with Stress Testing regulatory reporting processes under the PRA STDF framework (PRA/BoE rules essential).
• Practical experience in regulatory reporting, particularly within Stress Testing for PRA returns.
• Proven ability to interpret reporting policy rules and ensure compliance.
• Minimum 10‑12 years’ experience in controls‑focused business analysis and documentation roles.
• Analytical mindset with the ability to assess reporting/data flows, identify gaps, and propose solutions.
• Demonstrated experience in documenting and verifying controls.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and ability to lead process discussions.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to work independently.
• Clear and concise documentation and communication skills.
• Working knowledge of controls and traceability tools.
• Previous experience on finance‑related projects.
• Ability to work effectively with demanding business stakeholders.

Contact: [e-mail]

Seniority level

• Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

• Contract

Job function

• Finance