Senior Business Analyst
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Business Analyst – Financial Operations
Belfast – 3 days per week onsite
**Must be located in Northern Ireland**
Hayward Hawk are currently recruiting for an experienced Business Analyst.
This is an excellent opportunity for someone with a strong analytical mindset and a background in financial operations or securities services to join a high-performing team driving process improvements and digital transformation across core systems.
Key Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders to assess business needs and define system requirements for enhancements to custody-related platforms.
- Perform in-depth research and gap analysis to define project scope, user stories, and technical requirements in alignment with operational goals.
- Support the redesign and automation of existing processes, ensuring efficiency, scalability, and alignment with industry best practices.
- Prepare documentation including business requirement documents (BRDs), test cases, risk assessments, and implementation plans.
- Facilitate communication between business and technical teams, translating complex ideas into clear, actionable deliverables.
- Monitor project progress, identify risks and dependencies, and contribute to testing, validation, and rollout of new systems or enhancements.
- Champion the use of Agile frameworks, using tools such as JIRA and GitLab to track progress and foster cross-functional collaboration.
- Promote data-driven decision making through dashboards, reports, and presentations tailored to senior stakeholders.
Experience & Skills:
- Minimum 5 years’ experience in business analysis, ideally within financial services, securities processing, or operational risk functions.
- Solid understanding of custody operations and the broader post-trade lifecycle is highly advantageous.
- Proven track record of working within Agile delivery models, with practical experience using tools like JIRA, Confluence, and GitLab.
- Strong analytical, documentation, and problem-solving skills with attention to detail and a proactive mindset.
- Comfortable interpreting data sets and trends using Excel and other MS Office tools.
- Confident communicator with the ability to influence stakeholders and drive consensus across departments.
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver high-quality results under tight timelines.
- Knowledge of regulatory compliance and control frameworks related to financial services is a plus.
- Location:
- Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
- Salary:
- £100,000 - £125,000
- Category:
- Management & Operations
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