Job Opportunity: Business Analyst 📈🔍

🌍 Location: Belfast 🌐 (3 days onsite and 2 days remote)

💼 Contract 💼

💰 Daily Rate: £500 to £600 (inside IR35 via umbrella) 💵

⏰ End Date: 2025-12-31 ⏰

Are you an experienced Business Analyst looking for an exciting opportunity with competitive compensation? Our client, a leading financial services organisation, is seeking a skilled Business Analyst to join their team.

🔍 About Our Client:

Our client's Markets Governance & Control team collaborates with Markets businesses and functions, including Compliance, Operational Risk, and Internal Audit, to identify, evaluate, and manage operational and compliance risks in Markets Sales and Trading. As part of this team, you'll be joining the 1st Line of Defence (1LOD) Markets Controls Testing team responsible for executing a comprehensive, risk-based programme of control testing across all Markets businesses worldwide.

💼 The Role:

As a Business Analyst, you will be playing a pivotal role in supporting the development and implementation of effective controls within the Markets Trading and Sales businesses. Your key responsibilities will include:

Executing and reporting the results of control testing
Supervising and coaching junior team members
Monitoring the execution of the testing programme and resolving obstacles
Maintaining high standards and best practises for testing activities
Providing valuable insights and challenge to stakeholders on control design and effectiveness
Assisting stakeholders in control remediation efforts
Building and maintaining strong relationships with key stakeholders across Front Office, Markets Conduct Risk, Compliance, and Operational Risk
Presenting impactful summary outputs from the testing programme
Providing Markets controls subject matter expertise across all three lines of defence

🔑 Requirements:

To be successful in this role, you should have:

A solid understanding of Markets business activities and associated regulations
Knowledge of Markets Operational and Compliance risks, as well as related controls
Strong expertise in control design assessment and effectiveness testing techniques
Previous experience in Front Office controls testing, internal audit, external audit/control consulting, or similar disciplines
The ability to coach and develop team members
Exceptional attention to detail and ability to deliver rigorously
Experience in building and maintaining effective senior stakeholder relationships
A track record of providing constructive and effective challenge to senior stakeholders on risk management matters

📚 Education:

While a Bachelor's or university degree is preferred, our client values industry experience and an exceptional delivery track record equally.

💯 Why Join Our Client's Team?

Exciting opportunity to work alongside a global team of professionals
Competitive daily rate of £500 to £600 (inside IR35 via umbrella)
Temporary contract providing flexibility
Hybrid working approach (3 days in Belfast)
Opportunity for continuous professional development and growth within the organisation

🎯 Ready to make an impact? Apply now to become our client's new Business Analyst and play a vital role in their control testing programme! 📩🤝

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