Finance Business Analyst - HSBCJP00038672

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Job title - Finance on the Cloud Business AnalystLocation - London, Canary Wharf/Remote Rate - Up to £440 PAYE or Umbrella £564Start date - ASAPContract - 6 months initially. Our financial services client is currently seeking a Finance on the Cloud Business Analyst to join their team in the London office/remote working, this contract will initially be for 6 months with the opportunity to be extended.

This role is within the Finance on the Cloud Programme function within Derivative Operations and is located in Canary Wharf, London.

Finance has mobilized the first phase of a five-year programme to transform the Finance operating model by leveraging cloud technology. Finance Cloud Transformation will rationalize operational processes, automate data, and report production, to deliver comprehensive data to our internal and external stakeholders for analysis and reporting. The programme will entail migration of core Finance data and processes to the cloud, with an initial phase to implement a standard global operating process for Finance actuals report production, followed closely by forecast data and report production.

The Finance on the Cloud Analyst contributes to Global Finance, supporting change design and delivery. The role holder will support more experienced business analysts to undertake quantitative and qualitative analysis to elicit clear requirements from the business and translate these effectively throughout the project lifecycle. The Finance on the Cloud Analyst will work closely with other team members and may support interaction with stakeholders from Finance, HOST, Risk, and the business.

The Finance on the Cloud Business Analyst will:Apply some experience of approaches, tools, and techniques for gathering, clarifying, and managing business requirements.Support colleagues to define, develop and translate requirements at specific stages of the project lifecycle, developing an understanding of different types of requirements and how these translate into test conditions.Based on the requirements analysis & understanding, define the design options that will comply with FoTC design principles, contributing to building functionalities into Finance target architectureExecute functional testing of requirements - and support the users through the User Acceptance Testing phasesSupport implementation phases (e.g., dress rehearsals / parallel runs)Day to day running of requirement management systems, change control and document standards.Work in alignment with the Change Framework.Stakeholder management.Knowledge & Experience / Qualifications Experience working in Finance-related projects essentialProficient in interrogating databases via SQL queries, VBA skillsExcellent requirements analysis, functional design & data analysis skills.Experience in Financial & Regulatory reporting is desirableExperience of building relationships with a variety of stakeholders including technology/ technicalExperience of supporting the development of business-facing materialExcellent influencing, negotiating and interpersonal skills to all levelsStrong written and oral communication skillsCreative approach to problem solving and outcome-focused approachAbility to work effectively under pressure with competing and rapidly changing prioritiesThe ability to work with a diverse and geographically dispersed business teamsA highly motivated and pro-active self-starter with a positive attitudeFlexible worker who demonstrates adaptabilityKeeping calm under pressure is a mustAbility to communicate at all levels and across countries/regions/cultures is essential.Ability and willingness to get involved in the Analysis activities and documentation.Impact on the Business/FunctionThe role has been created to support Global Finance Change initiatives.Under the guidance of colleagues, the role holder will support design and development of effective solutions which take into account group strategy and the challenges or risks that the group faces.Under the guidance of colleagues, the role holder will undertake testing of solutions and processes implemented through the project life cycle.The role holder will collaborate with colleagues as part of a team.The role holder may engage with stakeholders across the bank, principally in Global Finance and HOST.If you are relevant or interested, please contact me at