Business Analyst – Finance and Risk

QUANTEAM - Portugal (RAINBOW PARTNERS Group); Lisboa; Hybrid; EUR 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A consulting firm in Finance and Risk is seeking a Business Analyst to coordinate the closing calendar and manage data delivery milestones. The role involves monitoring data production, providing functional support, and creating documentation. Candidates should have 3 to 6 years of experience in Finance or Risk, strong SQL skills, and a team-oriented mindset. A hybrid work model is offered, requiring presence in Lisbon or Porto depending on the candidate's location.

Qualifications

• 3 to 6 years of experience as a Business Analyst / Functional Analyst in Finance, Risk, ALM or Data Warehouse environments.
• Hands‑on experience in functional administration and user support.
• Solid experience in test plan definition, execution and validation.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the closing calendar and manage deadlines.
• Monitor and control daily data production.
• Provide 1st-level functional support to end-users.
• Define, execute and validate test plans.
• Create and update functional documentation.
• Perform operational permanent controls to ensure data quality.
• Support enhancement initiatives of Data Warehouse and reporting systems.

Skills

Strong SQL skills

Experience with SAS Enterprise Guide

Working knowledge of Power BI

Analytical thinking

Clear communication skills

Job description

Overview

As the founding entity of RAINBOW PARTNERS, Quanteam is a consulting firm specializing in the fields of Banking, Finance, and Financial Services. Guided by our core values of closeness, teamwork, diversity, and excellence, our team of 980 expert consultants, representing 35 different nationalities, collaborates across 10 international offices: Paris, Lyon, New York, Montreal, London, Brussels, Geneva, Lisbon, Porto and Casablanca. Committed to sustainability (Ecovadis Gold), diversity (gender index: 92%), and quality of work life (Best Workplace Experience), Quanteam is a forward-thinking enterprise.

With a dual expertise in both business and IT, Quanteam supports its corporate clients (investment banks, asset management companies, private and retail banks, custodians, etc.) across the entire Front-to-Back spectrum in evolving their business activities and transformation projects.

Our teams are organized into 5 expertise areas:

• Risk, Compliance, and Regulatory
• Operations and Finance
• Transformation and Organization

Your Role

We are looking for a Business Analyst – Finance and Risk

• Coordinate the closing calendar, ensuring deadlines and data delivery milestones are met.
• Manage and maintain reference data across systems (MDM/RFR).
• Monitor and control daily data production within the RFA, RFC and IR2 data chains.
• Provide 1st-level functional support to end‑users, handling questions, issues and incidents.
• Define, execute and validate test plans (functional tests, regression, acceptance).
• Create and update functional documentation, including procedures, working instructions, validation statements, release notes and data models.
• Perform operational permanent controls to ensure data quality, completeness and consistency.
• Follow up on data loads, reconciliations and integration flows across Finance, Risk and ALMT systems.
• Support enhancement initiatives of the Data Warehouse and reporting systems (FINREP, Liquidity, Risk, ALM, IFRS9).

Your Profile and Skills

Experience & Background

• 3 to 6 years of experience as a Business Analyst / Functional Analyst in Finance, Risk, ALM or Data Warehouse environments.
• Hands‑on experience in functional administration, user support and production monitoring.
• Solid experience in test plan definition, execution and validation.

Technical Skills

• Strong SQL skills (mandatory) — data analysis, investigation, query writing.
• Experience with SAS Enterprise Guide.
• Working knowledge of Power BI for reporting and control.
• Added value: familiarity with Risk, Finance, ALM and regulatory reporting concepts.

Soft Skills

• Strong analytical thinking and attention to detail.
• Highly organised, rigorous and reliable in handling processes and deadlines.
• Clear communication skills with both business and technical teams.
• Proactive mindset with the ability to identify improvements and resolve issues autonomously.
• Team‑oriented, collaborative, and comfortable working in a multicultural international environment.
• Hybrid work model, with presence required in either Lisbon or Porto, depending on candidate location.

🚀If you feel this opportunity is for you, send your CV and join our team!