Business Analyst at Greenwich Registrars & Data Solutions

Position Overview:

• We are seeking a skilled and experienced Business Analyst to join our Capital Market Registrar business as we embark on critical systems upgrade and data transformation journeys and transition into a full digital platform.
• The successful candidate will play a key role in analysing business processes, gathering requirements, and supporting the implementation of new systems and data management solutions.
• The ideal candidate should have 3-5 years of experience in the financial services industry and a solid understanding of capital markets operations.

Responsibilities:

• Requirements Gathering: Collaborate with stakeholders, including business users, IT teams, management and customers to elicit and document business requirements for the systems upgrade and data transformation project.
• Business Process Analysis: Analyse existing business processes and workflows to identify areas for improvement, automation, and optimization.
• Data Analysis: Examine current data structures, data sources, and data quality to ensure the successful integration and transformation of data during the upgrade.
• System Evaluation: Assess existing systems and technology infrastructure to understand their capabilities, limitations, and compatibility with the proposed upgrades.
• Solution Design: Collaborate with the project team to design efficient and effective solutions, considering business needs, best practices, and industry standards.
• Functional Specifications: Develop clear and detailed functional specifications that outline the current and proposed system changes and data transformation requirements.
• Risk Management: Identifying the gaps, risks, and opportunities for improvement in our existing solutions
• Identifying Best Options: Developing and evaluating the feasibility of various options and scenarios for the digital transformation
• Stakeholder Update: Communicating and presenting the findings and recommendations to the senior management and project teams
• Test Planning: Assist in creating test plans and test cases to ensure the accuracy and reliability of the new systems and data transformation processes.
• User Training and Support: Provide training and support to end-users to facilitate a smooth transition to the upgraded systems and data management practices.
• Change Management: Collaborate with change management teams to ensure seamless adoption of the new systems and processes across the organization.
• Project Documentation: Maintain comprehensive project documentation, including requirements, design documents, test results, and post-implementation reviews.

Qualifications and Skills:

• 3- 5 years of experience as a Business Analyst in the financial services industry, with a background in capital markets operations.
• Strong understanding of financial services industry and capital markets, including securities trading, settlement, and related regulatory requirements.
• Proven experience in business process analysis, requirements gathering, and solution design.
• Knowledge of data management principles, data integration, and data transformation processes.
• Familiarity with system development life cycle (SDLC) methodologies and project management practices.
• Excellent analytical skills with the ability to critically evaluate information from multiple sources.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills, both written and oral, to interact with stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities effectively.
• Experience with capital market registrar systems, digital asset or custody platforms based on Blockchain or similar financial industry platforms is a distinct advantage.
• Proficiency in using various tools and techniques for eliciting, modelling, validating, and managing the requirements will be a distinct advantage
• Bachelor's degree in finance, business administration, computer science, or a related field.