Business Analyst - Pricing & Billing (Banking)

Job Title:Business Analyst - Pricing & Billing (Banking)
Location: Knutsford (3x days on-site per week)
Salary/Rate: £300-400 per day inside IR35
Start Date: April
Job Type: Initial contract until 31/12/2026

Company Introduction
We have an exciting opportunity now available with one of our sector-leading consultancy clients! They are currently looking for a skilled Business Analyst to join their team at a Tier 1 Bank on a hybrid basis.

Job Responsibilities/Objectives

• Development of business requirements that will address business problems and opportunities.
• Identification and analysis of business problems and client requirements that require change within the organisation.
• Collaboration with senior stakeholders across various business areas to gather requirements and ensure that proposed solutions meet their needs and expectations.
• Extensive banking knowledge and particularly transaction banking and pricing area is required.
• Support the creation of business cases that justify investment in proposed solutions.
• Conduct feasibility studies to determine the viability of proposed solutions.
• Support the creation of reports on project progress to ensure proposed solutions are delivered on time and within budget.
• Creation of operational design and process design to ensure that proposed solutions are delivered within the agreed scope.
• Support to change management activities, including development of a traceability matrix to ensure proposed solutions are successfully implemented and embedded.
• To contribute or set strategy, drive requirements and make recommendations for change. Plan resources, budgets, and policies; manage and maintain policies.
• They will be a subject matter expert within own discipline and will guide technical direction. They will lead collaborative, multi year assignments and guide teams.
• They will train, guide and coach less experienced specialists and will provide information affecting long term profits, organisational risks and strategic decisions.
• Advise key stakeholders, including functional leadership teams and senior management on functional and cross functional areas of impact and alignment.
• Manage and mitigate risks through assessment, in support of the control and governance agenda.
• Demonstrate leadership and accountability for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work your team does.
• Demonstrate comprehensive understanding of the organisation functions to contribute to achieving the goals of the business.
• Collaborate with other areas of work, for business alignment and cost effective changes to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategies.
• Create solutions based on sophisticated analytical thought comparing and selecting complex alternatives. In depth analysis with interpretative thinking will be required.
• Adopt and shape the outcomes of extensive research in problem solving processes.
• Seek out, build and maintain trusting relationships and partnerships with internal and external stakeholders in order to accomplish key business objectives, using influence.

Required Skills/Experience
The ideal candidate will have the following:

• A Business Analyst within banking or financial services
• Preferred Domain: Domain will be Pricing, Origination with FX / liquidity exposure.
• Strong domain knowledge in transaction banking, corporate lending / loan origination, and pricing & billing
• Proven experience delivering large-scale change / transformation programmes, ideally across multiple projects or portfolios
• Demonstrated ability to gather, analyse, and document business requirements, including process design (As-Is / To-Be), gap analysis, and feasibility studies
• Extensive experience working with senior stakeholders across business, operations, technology, finance, risk, and compliance, with the ability to influence decision-making
• Experience supporting end-to-end delivery, including business case development, implementation, and change management activities (e.g. traceability, governance, reporting)
• Strong understanding of risk, control, and regulatory environments within banking
• Experience acting as a Subject Matter Expert (SME), leading workstreams, and mentoring junior team members
• Ability to manage complex problem solving, interpret data, and make strategic recommendations
• Exposure to FX and liquidity products is desirable

If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply now with your updated CV in Microsoft Word/PDF format.

Disclaimer
Notwithstanding any guidelines given to level of experience sought, we will consider candidates from outside this range if they can demonstrate the necessary competencies.
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