Business Analyst - Global Markets Technology (Regulatory Reporting)

ARGYLL SCOTT CONSULTING PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

ARGYLL SCOTT CONSULTING PTE. LTD. is seeking a seasoned Business Analyst for Global Markets Technology focused on regulatory reporting.

The role covers regulatory change, data lineage, and platform enhancements across APAC and global regimes. Strong banking experience and excellent stakeholder engagement are essential. The candidate will drive end-to-end analysis, document specifications, and support migration initiatives while ensuring delivery within tight regulatory timelines.

Qualifications

• Strong banking experience within Global Markets Technology, Operations, or related functions.
• Strong knowledge of Global Markets products, including capital markets and derivatives, with understanding of trade lifecycles.
• 8+ years' experience as a Technology Analyst, Techno-Functional BA, Systems Analyst, or Change Analyst in financial services.
• Experience supporting regulatory reporting, transaction reporting, operations, or technology transformation initiatives.
• Strong regulatory reporting and data analysis experience, including data lineage analysis, reconciliation investigations, and reporting controls.
• Ability to engage effectively with business and technology stakeholders, and translate requirements into technology solutions.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and risk management skills with a strong control mindset.
• Proven delivery and stakeholder management capability, including Agile/JIRA experience.

Responsibilities

• Engage with Front Office, Compliance, Operations, and Technology to capture regulatory requirements and translate into specs.
• Analyze end-to-end data flows, controls, and reporting platforms with data lineage and reconciliation checks.
• Support regulatory reporting rewrites, platform migrations, and transformation programmes across APAC and global regimes.
• Create functional specs, user stories, acceptance criteria, data mappings, and traceability matrices.
• Contribute to governance through risk assessments, status reporting, and stakeholder updates.
• Manage technology book of work, delivery priorities, milestones, and regulatory change initiatives.
• Contribute to design, build, and enhancement of regulatory reporting platforms for efficiency and compliance.
• Coordinate SIT, UAT, deployment, and defect remediation with stakeholders.
• Support post-implementation activities including data migration and production support.

Skills

Global Markets

Regulatory reporting

Stakeholder management

JIRA/Agile

Data analysis

Technical communication

Problem solving

Delivery & delivery ownership

Project coordination

Tools

Python

Java

C#

.NET

SQL

Job description

Business Analyst - Global Markets Technology (Regulatory Reporting)

Contract Duration: 12 Months (Extendable)

Role Overview

The team supports a strategic regulatory reporting platform delivering reporting solutions across Global Markets. We are seeking a strong Technology Analyst / Business Analyst with solid experience in Global Markets products and banking environments, spanning both technology and operations.

The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of capital markets products and transaction flows, supported by excellent communication, analytical, and stakeholder management skills. Prior experience in transaction reporting, regulatory reporting, or operational risk and control functions is essential.

The ability to take ownership of project management activities is an advantage, but not a mandatory requirement.

Responsibilities

• Regulatory Change, Analysis, Governance and Stakeholder Management: Engage with Front Office, Compliance, Operations, and Technology teams to capture requirements, assess regulatory impacts, and translate regulatory obligations into business, functional, data, and technical specifications.
• Perform end-to-end analysis across applications, interfaces, data flows, controls, and reporting platforms, including data lineage investigations, reconciliation reviews, and identification of reporting gaps or data quality issues.
• Support regulatory reporting rewrites, strategic platform migrations, remediation activities, and regulatory-driven transformation programmes across APAC and global reporting regimes.
• Produce key project artefacts including functional specifications, user stories, acceptance criteria, data mappings, JIRA requirements, traceability matrices, and implementation documentation.
• Contribute to governance activities through risk assessments, project status reporting, and stakeholder updates for working groups, programme governance forums, and steering committees.
• Technology Delivery, Solution Development, Testing and Production Support: Manage the technology book of work, delivery priorities, implementation milestones, and regulatory reporting change initiatives while collaborating with regional and global stakeholders to ensure successful delivery.
• Contribute to the design, build, and enhancement of regulatory reporting platforms, delivering scalable and robust solutions that improve reporting efficiency, controls, and regulatory compliance.
• Support end-to-end technology delivery activities, including backlog management, requirements elaboration, solution validation, defect triage, production readiness, and stakeholder engagement.
• Coordinate SIT, UAT, parallel run, deployment, and implementation activities, including defect analysis, root cause investigation, remediation tracking, and stakeholder sign-off.
• Support post-implementation activities, including data migration, backloading, deployment validation, production issue resolution, ongoing operational support, and management of reporting exceptions.

Requirements

• Strong banking experience is essential, ideally within Global Markets Technology, Operations, or related functions.
• Strong knowledge of Global Markets products, including capital markets and derivatives, and an understanding of associated trade lifecycles and transaction flows.
• 8+ years' experience as a Technology Analyst, Techno-Functional BA, Systems Analyst, or Change Analyst within financial services.
• Experience supporting regulatory reporting, transaction reporting, operations, or technology transformation initiatives.
• Strong regulatory reporting and data analysis experience, including transaction reporting concepts (UTI, UPI, CDE, lifecycle events), data lineage analysis, reconciliation investigations, root cause analysis, and reporting controls.
• Ability to engage effectively with both business and technology stakeholders, with confidence communicating technical concepts to developers and translating business requirements into technology solutions.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and risk management skills, with a strong control mindset, ownership of issues, and the ability to work independently to drive resolution.
• Proven delivery and stakeholder management capability, including Agile/JIRA experience, managing multiple priorities, supporting SIT/UAT and defect remediation, and delivering outcomes within demanding regulatory timelines.
• Ability to take ownership of project coordination and delivery activities. Previous Project Manager experience would be an advantage but is not essential.

Desirable Skills

• Technical knowledge of Python, Java, C#, .NET, and SQL.
• Knowledge of regulatory reporting regimes, including OTC derivatives transaction reporting requirements, preferably across APAC regulatory initiatives such as ASIC, MAS, HKMA, KRX, RBI, or global regimes including MiFID, ESMA/EMIR, CFTC/Dodd-Frank, SEC, and CSA.
• Understanding of system integration, data architecture, SDLC, Agile me