IT Business Analyst (Trading & Settlements)

BEATHCHAPMAN (PTE. LTD.); Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

BEATHCHAPMAN (PTE. LTD.) is expanding its Applications team in Singapore and seeks the first dedicated IT Business Analyst for Trading & Settlements.

You will partner with business users, in-house developers, and vendors to convert operational needs into actionable system requirements and technology changes. Ideal candidates understand the trade lifecycle from front office to settlement and can bridge business processes with system design and hands‑on testing.

Qualifications

• At least 6 years of experience as a Business Analyst or similar in financial services.
• Solid grasp of the trade lifecycle from execution to settlement.
• Depth in FX, futures or securities; exposure to multiple areas is a plus.
• Strong post-trade and settlement knowledge including reconciliation.
• Ability to write clear specifications for developers to implement.
• Hands-on with testing and UAT; not a pure QA role.
• Comfort working with in-house teams and external vendors.
• Exposure to settlement platforms and data flows is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Act as the link between business stakeholders, technology teams, and vendors on trading, post-trade, and settlement projects.
• Translate business needs into functional and technical specifications for developers.
• Map current and future-state processes, including data movement and system flows.
• Support new initiatives and enhancements to trading, back-office, and settlement platforms.
• Prepare user stories, acceptance criteria and test scenarios; validate changes via UAT.

Skills

Business Analysis

Trade lifecycle knowledge

SQL

Data analysis

API basics

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/IS

Job description

Client introduction

Our client is an established financial services firm with a regional footprint and a strong focus on trading, brokerage and post‑trade operations. They are expanding their Applications team and are looking for their first dedicated IT Business Analyst (Trading & Settlements) to support new technology initiatives across their trading and settlement platforms.

This is not a pure documentation role. The successful candidate will partner with business users, in‑house developers, external vendors and project teams to turn operational needs into clear system requirements and delivered technology changes. It would suit someone who understands how a trade moves from front office through to settlement, and who can bridge business process, system design and hands‑on testing.

What you will do:

• Act as the link between business stakeholders, technology teams and vendors on trading, post‑trade and settlement projects
• Understand business needs across the trade lifecycle - confirmation, affirmation, settlement, exception handling and reconciliation - and translate them into clear functional and technical specifications developers can build from
• Map current and future‑state processes, including system flows, data movement and operational touchpoints
• Support new initiatives and enhancements to existing trading, back‑office and settlement platforms
• Prepare user stories, acceptance criteria and test scenarios, and validate changes through UAT before go‑live
• Work with operations and business users to close requirement gaps and ensure delivered solutions hold up in day‑to‑day use
• Support implementation, including user coordination, defect clarification and post‑go‑live follow‑up
• Identify where workflows, systems or controls can be made more efficient

What you should have:

• At least 6 years of experience as a Business Analyst, IT Business Analyst, Systems Analyst or Implementation Analyst within financial services
• A solid grasp of the trade lifecycle, from execution through confirmation, affirmation and settlement, with the ability to trace a settlement issue back to its source
• Real depth in at least one of foreign exchange, futures or securities; exposure to more than one is an advantage
• Strong post‑trade and settlement knowledge - clearing, settlement, failed trades, exceptions or reconciliation
• Able to write specifications that developers can work from directly
• Hands‑on enough to write and run test scenarios; this is a BA who validates their own work, not a dedicated QA or test manager role
• Comfortable working with both in‑house development teams and external vendors
• Exposure to a back‑office or settlement platform is advantageous; what matters most is understanding how settlement flows work, not any one specific system
• SQL, data analysis or API and data‑flow understanding is useful, though deep programming experience is not required
• Practical, adaptable, and comfortable working independently in a lean team

Why you should join them

• Come in as the first dedicated IT Business Analyst in the Applications team, with real visibility and room to shape how the function works
• Spend your time on new projects and system enhancements rather than steady‑state maintenance
• Gain broad exposure across trading, settlement and post‑trade technology, spanning multiple asset classes and markets rather than one narrow system
• Sit close to both business operations and technology delivery, ideal for someone who wants to own the full trade lifecycle from idea through to implementation
• Report directly to the Head of Applications, with close involvement across business and project stakeholders