Finance Business Analyst - Global Investment Bank

A distinguished financial institution in London is seeking a Finance Business Analyst to contribute to its Fair Value Engine Project, which is dedicated to advancing fair value accounting capabilities for the organisation’s repo and stock lending portfolio. This esteemed position offers you the opportunity to serve as the principal liaison between Finance, Product Control, and IT delivery teams.

What you bring:

Your established experience as a Finance Business Analyst will enable you to excel in this role by drawing upon your profound understanding of fair value accounting concepts for financial instruments under IFRS or GAAP standards. You bring valuable insight into repo products and stock lending mechanisms—including trade lifecycles—and have worked closely alongside Product Control teams on critical aspects such as Independent Price Verification governance frameworks or profit-and-loss attribution processes within capital markets environments. Your familiarity with designing accounting sub-ledgers ensures accurate mapping of fair value movements across general ledger accounts while integrating seamlessly into broader reporting structures. You possess hands-on experience drafting detailed functional specifications that inform finance system integrations.

• Extensive Business Analysis experience within the Financial Services industry.
• Comprehensive understanding of repo products and stock lending encompassing trade lifecycle intricacies, cash flow mechanics, valuation methodologies, and reporting practices.
• Experience collaborating closely with Product Control teams on fair value matters such as Independent Price Verification (IPV)
• Familiarity with principles of accounting sub-ledger design and integration strategies
• Proficiency with enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems utilised within financial services for general ledger accounting purposes as well as financial reporting functionalities.
• Demonstrated ability to compose detailed functional specifications for finance system integrations
• Experience designing and executing Finance User Acceptance Testing (UAT) test cases using structured testing frameworks; coordinating sign-off procedures with relevant stakeholders.
• Proven experience assisting solution design initiatives by working collaboratively with architects or developers to validate technical designs against finance requirements.
• Extensive knowledge of fair value accounting for financial instruments including fair value hierarchy classifications, valuation techniques, and disclosure requirements under IFRS or GAAP standards.

If this role is of interest, please apply below.

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