Front Office Business Analyst

Emagine Consulting – Investment Banking   

£500 - £600 per day (inside IR35)

London – Onsite 3 days a week

 

emagine is a high-end professional services consultancy and solutions firm specialising in providing business and technology services to the financial services sector, we power progress, solve challenges and deliver real results through tailored high-end consulting services and solutions.

We have created a culture of openness and integrity by building genuine and strong relationships and partnerships, enabling us to be uncompromising in our dedication in delivering the optimal service for our clients. Our commitment is not just towards our clients but we aim to foster a positive and equitable working environment with our consultants and colleagues which stems from our core values: Confident, Dedicated, Responsible, Genuine.

 

Overview: emagine is seeking an experienced Front Office Business Analyst to join our consultancy team, working with a leading investment bank on a significant integration project. The successful candidate will lead the Front Office stream during the planning phase and feasibility study, with a focus on Interest Rate (IR) products, Know Your Customer (KYC) procedures, and client onboarding. This role involves conducting comprehensive analysis and estimating technology costs, working closely with the Technology department and reporting directly to the Programme.

 

Key Responsibilities:

  • Lead high-level analysis and provide technology cost estimates for the integration project.

  • Support the business in gathering formal Business Requirements and contribute to the Technical Design documents.

  • Review and provide input into As-Is and To-Be workflows for trade booking and lifecycle management.

  • Conduct detailed product analysis for onboarding affiliate IR and CRD products into unified platforms.

  • Map products into application templates and perform detailed analysis to align pricing models.

  • Provide estimates for Front Office delivery to support the project approval process.

  • Address trade booking queries, particularly in relation to SWAPS, FX, Repos, and similar trades.

  • Offer general ad-hoc support for Front Office-related tasks.

  • Serve as the primary contact for affiliates regarding all Front Office-related tasks and issues.

  • Perform thorough analysis of trade migration and the KYC/client onboarding process.

  • Complete project and work-stream status reports to keep stakeholders informed of progress.

Experience Needed:

  • Experience as a Business Analyst within a Front Office environment, in an investment banking context.

  • Strong knowledge of Interest Rate products, KYC, and client onboarding processes.

  • Proven experience with SWAPS, FX, Repos, and other similar trades.

  • Experience with Murex, including configuration, trade booking, and lifecycle management.

  • Proven track record in conducting high-level analysis and estimating technology costs for large-scale projects.

  • Experience in supporting business requirements gathering and contributing to technical design.

  • Familiarity with trade booking workflows and lifecycle management.

  • Ability to conduct detailed product analysis and map pricing models within application templates.

The ideal consultants will share our values and be aligned with our ways of working and as your career progresses, you can expect to work across all areas of the project lifecycle, from strategy to implementation. This will provide you with a broad base of experience from which to build an outstanding career.

We pride ourselves on;

  • Providing our people with a supportive culture, rooted in our values and driven by our purpose.

  • Promoting a culture of inclusion, collaboration, well-being, and learning and development.

  • Providing increased agility and flexibility within our hybrid working model

  • Investing in employees’ growth through ongoing training and development

  • Autonomy to take ownership of projects, making decisions and demonstrating individual expertise

  • Providing an transparent performance and career management experience.

Our consultants are integral to delivering successful consulting engagements, addressing our clients’ most pressing business challenges, and build lasting value in disciplines such as:

  • Solve sophisticated, ambiguous business, change and technology problems, bringing structure and meticulous analysis and planning, acting, and taking decisions with little strategic direction

  • Build, develop and sustain trusted senior client relationships in the C-suite by remaining highly attuned to client needs

  • Drive, enable and support the business, partnering with our leaders, clients, and consultants across our practices to take the best of emagine to our clients through opportunity identification/qualification, solution development/presentation

Interested?

 

At emagine, we are committed to building an international and diverse team by embracing our different backgrounds.

If you are up to the challenge and would like to find out more, get in touch with us immediately, our internal recruitment team is always keen to hear from dynamic individuals that are looking to further their career and explore their full potential. 

 

“emagine is an equal opportunity employer, and employment practices are based strictly on merit. It is the policy of the Company to give equal opportunity in employment regardless of sex, sexual orientation, marital status, race, age, disability, gender reassignment, pregnancy and maternity, religion or ethnic origin”