Description
Location: London (Hybrid) x3 Days on-site
Salary: £550-£650
Company Overview:
emagine is a high-end professional services consultancy and solutions firm specializing 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. Our culture of openness and integrity is built on genuine relationships and partnerships, enabling us to be uncompromising in our dedication to delivering optimal service for our clients. We aim to foster a positive and equitable working environment with our consultants and colleagues, stemming from our core values: Confident, Dedicated, Responsible, Genuine.
Role Overview:
We are seeking an experienced Middle Office Business Analyst with a strong background in structured products, trade lifecycle processes, and automation initiatives. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience in understanding how structured products are built, their trade processes, and the operational workflows from execution to post-trade reporting.
Responsibilities:
- Identify inefficiencies in current Middle Office processes; define automation solutions to enhance efficiency and accuracy.
- Provide detailed analysis on how structured products are built, executed, processed across their lifecycle.
- Map out/document existing trade workflows; ensure full coverage from trade execution to T+1/T+2 post-trade reporting.
- Develop clear phased implementation plans transitioning from current state to fully optimized target state; ensure seamless migration between short-, medium-, long-term goals.
- Collaborate with diverse stakeholders including Quants, Front Office (FO), Traders, Compliance, Legal & Finance; ensure alignment on automation initiatives.
- Ensure process automation aligns with regulatory requirements; risk controls & industry best practices.
- Work closely with technology teams to integrate automation tools; ensure compatibility with existing trading platforms & reporting systems.
- Ensure end-to-end trade data integrity; capture/reconcile all key data points accurately for T+1/T+2 regulatory & financial reporting.
- Support change management efforts including UAT testing/training/roll-out of automation solutions.
Key Skills and Experience:
To succeed in this role you will need:
- Proven experience (8+ years) as a Middle Office Business Analyst within an investment bank/hedge fund/asset management firm.
- Deep knowledge of structured products including structure/trade/processes.
- Strong understanding of trade lifecycle management from execution through post-trade settlement/reporting.
- Experience with process automation/workflow optimization leveraging tools like Alteryx/Python/RPA solutions preferred.
- Proficiency working with stakeholders across Quants/Front Office/Traders/Compliance/Legal/Finance.
- Strong analytical/problem-solving skills; keen eye for process inefficiencies & automation opportunities.
- Excellent communication skills both written/verbal for documenting/presenting findings effectively.
- Ability to manage multiple initiatives simultaneously in dynamic fast-paced environment.
- Familiarity with trading platforms market data systems/post-trade reconciliation tools.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience working with technology teams on system integration projects
- Knowledge of regulatory reporting requirements (e.g., MiFID EMIR Dodd Frank)
- Understanding of risk management principles/control
- Hands-on experience business process modeling (e.g., BPMN Visio) SQL for data analysis
Interested?
At emagine we are committed to building an international/diverse team by embracing different backgrounds. If you are up for the challenge/would like more information get in touch immediately—our internal recruitment team is always keen hearing from dynamic individuals looking further their career/explore full potential.
Equal Opportunity Employer Statement:
emagine is an equal opportunity employer—employment practices based strictly merit policy giving equal opportunity employment regardless sex sexual orientation marital status race age disability gender reassignment pregnancy maternity religion ethnic origin