Job Description
Location: London
Working pattern: 5 days per week on site
Salary: Competitive / dependent on experience
Type: Permanent
Hays is working with a leading international bank in London to recruit a Business Analyst to support their Financial Institutions function.
This is a broad, business-facing role suited to someone with strong analytical, organisational and stakeholder management skills, ideally with experience across banking, financial services, wholesale banking or financial institutions.
The successful candidate will support business planning, management information, internal controls, regulatory reporting, risk monitoring, research, budgeting, client strategy and wider departmental coordination.
The role
You will work closely with senior stakeholders across the Financial Institutions team and wider business functions, supporting:
- Business planning, KPI tracking, performance reporting and progress monitoring
- Preparing business development plans, client strategy updates and marketing strategy support
- Coordinating with Corporate Banking, Treasury, Finance, Operations, Risk, Compliance, Legal, Audit and other internal teams
- Tracking actions and supporting delivery across cross-functional business initiatives
- Monitoring credit portfolio activity and supporting analysis of credit quality, market developments and counterparty-related issues
- Supporting risk management controls, procedures and internal governance requirements
- Preparing reports for internal stakeholders, Head Office and regulatory audiences
- Tracking budgets, vendor payments, membership fees and event-related expenditure
- Coordinating departmental events, seminars, meetings, networking events and roadshows
- Producing research and insight on macroeconomic trends, market activity and regulatory developments in the UK market
What we're looking for
The ideal candidate will have:
- A minimum of 3 years' relevant experience in the UK
- Experience in banking, financial services, wholesale banking or a related environment
- Strong analytical, organisational and time management skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Good attention to detail and the ability to work under pressure
- Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work across departments
- Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office, including Excel, Word and PowerPoint
- A university degree
- The ability to read and write in both Mandarin and English
- Existing right to work in the UK, as visa sponsorship is not available for this role
Why apply?
This is a strong opportunity for someone looking to build their career within an established international banking environment, gaining exposure across financial institutions, risk, regulatory reporting, business management, internal controls and senior stakeholder support.
The role would suit a commercially minded Business Analyst, Business Management Analyst, FI Analyst, Credit/Risk Analyst or banking professional looking for a broad, visible role within a London-based financial institution.
Apply now or get in touch for a confidential conversation.
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