Business Analyst FA & Financial Markets

## Business Analyst FA & Financial Markets
For a bank I’m searching for an interim Business Analyst with experience in Financial Accounting and complex financial markets products.
For a bank I’m searching for an interim Business Analyst with experience in Financial Accounting and deep understanding of complex financial markets products.
The current situation is that multiple Financial Markets products are in the requirement, build or test phase. Additional capacity is required because people have left the team. The assignment supports the launch of new products in line with overall program planning and priorities. The initial list of initiatives includes Forward Bonds, FX Time Options, Repos, Carbon, Cash & Carry and Brazilian Arbitrage strategies. New initiatives may be added based on priorities set in the FM New Products Delivery Program SteerCo and further clarified through the QBR processes.
The goal of this assignment is to contribute to the launch of new products. The candidate will work on a number of new product launches, with the list of initiatives reviewed and potentially reprioritized each quarter as part of the QBR process. While the exact scope may evolve, the candidate will contribute to the development, testing and go-lives of the products listed above.

• Translation of business requirements into Finance user requirements
• Acting as single point of contact in front-to-end initiatives and coordinating and facilitating activities at different levels
• Supporting the product owner and the team in backlog management by translating epics into features and, together with the team, into user stories
• Information and data analysis, including analysing input, output and adjustments in client processes, assessing information needs, investigating data quality and proposing solutions to improve quality
• Implementing and maintaining controls related to minimum accounting standards
• Supporting strategic initiatives to ensure timely delivery, including execution of functional, acceptance and migration testing
• Translating solution designs into IT solutions through close collaboration with IT
• Providing second line functional support, including daily end-of-day checks on timeliness, correctness and completeness of financial and product accounting, reporting, reconciliations and ledger activities

The candidate is successful when he or she successfully contributes to the achievement of the goals and deliverables described above, specifically the development, testing and successful go-live of new Financial Markets products.
The role is positioned within the Financial Markets team of de Accounting department. The team operates in an Agile environment and works closely with IT and other program stakeholders involved in Financial Markets product delivery.

• A University Master’s degree in Management Accounting & Control, Accountancy or Business Economics
• Three to five years of relevant working experience in the accounting domain of a financial institution, preferably with knowledge of wholesale banking product accounting concepts
• General understanding and knowledge of banking processes
• Deep understanding of complex Financial Markets products and their accounting behaviour
• Deep understanding of the front-to-finance end-to-end processing chain for these products
• Ability to define requirements for changes to Financial Accounting systems to support new product launches
• Ability to translate requirements into build instructions for development teams and coordinate the DTAP process, including UAT
• Ability to coordinate and ensure delivery across all assets in the Finance end-to-end chain, including dependencies outside the Financial Accounting department
• Experience with SQL to access data in various databases
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills, with the ability to take decisions based on data and facts
• Affinity with IT and innovation
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to quickly build relationships
• Comfortable working in an Agile environment and able to adopt Agile Way of Working techniques and tooling
• Team player who is also capable of working independently
• Strong oral and written communication skills in English

The client is looking for a experienced Business Analyst with Financial Accounting knowledge of complex Financial Markets products. Not a Financial Accountant with business analyses experience.
The desired start date is as soon as possible, with an ultimate start date of 15 March. The initial contract duration is 6 months, with the possibility of extension. The assignment requires availability for 36 to 40 hours per week. The working model is hybrid, with a 50/50 split between office and remote working. There is no direct people management responsibility.

• Start: A.s.a.p. and ultimately March 15th, 2026
• 6 months + potential extension