Business Analyst

Marcus Donald is currently looking for a Business Analyst for an Investment Bank. An experienced BA who has previously worked within the highly regulated Banking industry is required, on 12-month FTC, with a view to extend. To be considered for this role, you MUST be based in Southern Ireland.

** Fully Remote / Home Based **
** 12-month Fixed Term Contract **

You will be heavily involved with a very important Risk & Regulatory project therefore, experience and knowledge of the regulation, supervision and risk management of Banks is required.

Business Analyst – Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with a cross-functional team of developers, testers and other Business Analyst to develop and complete product roadmaps and release plans
• Manage User Stories in JIRA to track progress through development sprints
• Build and distribute project/product documentation
• Agile analysis techniques including User story mapping and Impact mapping
• Help with the elaboration of initiatives and features into user stories that are granular enough to be achieved in a single sprint
• Participate in & own the delivery of upcoming regulatory changes (ranging from Basel, through to CRR and other country-specific requirements), analysing impact and ensuring that the business is properly prepared for these changes.

Business Analyst – Experience:

• 3-5 years’ experience in Financial Services regulatory reporting
• Prior experience of working in regulatory change such as MiFID II, SFTR
• Knowledge of Basel 3 Framework, CRR, CRD, IFPR and FRTB (would be valuable)
• Ability to develop and implement a risk-based assurance framework
• Recognised Business Analysis or Agile Product Management qualifications
• Lead on the analysis and implementation of the new or revised regulatory reporting requirements
• Demonstrated ability to handle large volumes of data and returns with strict timelines
• Understand relational databases and query tools; have solid grasp of SQL
• Very familiar with the development lifecycle and tools used (e.g., JIRA, Kanban, Scrum boards etc.)
• Highly proficient skills in MS Excel (Pivot tables, V-Lookups, IF functions, etc.)

If this is a role you feel you would be interested in and would like to know more, please apply or email me directly – bjames@marcusdonald.com