Business Analyst - Inv Mngt

Job Title: Business Analyst

Location: London

Length of Contract: 6 Months

Inside IR35

Overview

We are looking for an experienced Business Analyst to support a major regulatory and market-led change program, implementing T+1 accelerated settlement across UK, EU, and global markets. The analyst will be responsible for designing, assessing, and implementing front-to-back process, data, and control changes required for operational readiness.

Responsibilities

● Document and validate the end-to-end trade lifecycle

● Identify impacts across asset classes, geographies, and fund structures (OEIC, SICAV, ACS)

● Assess gaps against T+1 market requirements and the internal operating model

● Define the business, functional, and data requirements needed to support the T+1 transition

● Support the creation of regulator-defensible documentation, including the audit trail,

assumptions, and decisions

● Work closely with third parties, to validate readiness, responsibilities, and change scope

● Engage internal teams (Front Office, Operations, Treasury, Legal, Risk) and drive alignment

across UK/EU/US settlement interactions

● Support User Acceptance Testing (UAT) planning and execution, and assist with procedure

updates, training materials, and rollout.

Essential Skills & Experience Required

● Strong Business Analyst experience within asset management or investment management

● Thorough understanding of the trade lifecycle, securities settlement, and T+2 to T+1 transition

impacts

● Understanding of custody and outsourced operating models (e.g., BNY, State Street)

● Proven experience delivering regulatory or market infrastructure change

● Ability to produce high-quality, structured documentation suitable for SteerCo and audit

● Strong stakeholder management skills across senior business figures and third parties

Desirables -

● Experience with T+1 programs in US or global markets

● Knowledge of trading, FX processes, liquidity/funding constraints, and prefunding models