Business Analyst - London, United Kingdom - eFinancialCareers

eFinancialCareers

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London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Who we're looking for
We are looking for a data focused Business Analyst to join the Data Operations Tech Team.

The Data Operations Technology team is a technology team with a broad remit to source, master, validate and distribute data to support the Asset Management business.

About us
We're a global investment manager.

We help institutions, intermediaries and individuals around the world invest money to meet their goals, fulfil their ambitions, and prepare for the future.

We have around 5,000 people on six continents. And we've been around for over 200 years, but keep adapting as society and technology changes. What doesn't change is our commitment to helping our clients, and society, prosper.

Technology at Schroders
There's a huge amount of change going on. Technology's shaping our business more and more, so there are many opportunities waiting to be grabbed. And because we're a big financial player, we can put hefty backing behind good ideas.

We're a serious business - we have enormous responsibilities to our clients and shareholders.

But just because we're suited and booted, that doesn't make us stuffy; our tech teams are friendlier and more informal than you might expect.

The base
We moved into our new HQ in the City of London in 2018. We're close to our clients, in the heart of the UK's financial centre. And we have everything we need to work flexibly.

The team

The Operations and Private Assets Technology function supports a number of business processes such as; Transaction Operations, Cash Operations, Reconciliations, Investment Accounting, Performance and Attribution, Reporting and Fund Operations.

The Technology team works very closely with the Operations business to create a Technology platform with an emphasis on a stable operating environment that can function at multiple speeds and levels of scale.

Our primary goal is to deliver value throughTechnology domain expertise and robust solutions to our customers.

The teams operate under an agile operating model facing off to defined capabilities within our business.

We recognise that successfully balancing personal and professional commitments brings out the best in our teams and therefore all roles in Global Technology are reviewed for suitability for flexible working arrangements.

This specific opportunity it is expectedto require 5 days per week with around half your time remotely.

We passionately believe that personal performance is enhanced by embracing the whole person and structuring a working environment that supports them.

What you'll do

Representing Data Operations Technology team to multiple stakeholders across numerous projects to ensure the delivery of data solutions to deliver business benefit.

Key aspects of the role will include:

Lead the analysis of functional, business and technical requirements into flexible, strategic solutions
Offer data consultancy to business and technology stakeholders
Performing analysis to support the requirement and evaluate the viability of the solution
Work closely with the development, test and support teams to understand and deliver the requirement
Taking ownership of your own work and shared responsibility for the team
Support the full project lifecycle through to implementation and production support

The knowledge, experience and qualifications you need

Experience of Financial Services and asset management data
Strong data analysis skills
Experience working with databases, including SQL
Good all round technical and business knowledge to help find the best solution to a requirement
Working with senior stakeholders and users
Logical, structured thought processes and good problemsolving
Relationship management and business engagement

The knowledge, experience and qualifications that will help

Structured analysis techniques
Familiar with Agile delivery methodologies
Able to engage with stakeholders in both Business and Technology
Multidisciplined and able to provide support throughout SDLC
Capable of balancing timely delivery against strategic development
Able to challenge stakeholders diplomatically but robustly when appropriate
Proactive and deliveryfocused

What you'll be like

A team oriented individual
Flexible, selfmotivated, enthusiastic and willing to learn
A critical thinker who's able to look at things from different angles
Great at unpicking a problem, from start to end, own and deliver the solution
Able to work under pressure, on several priorities at once
Great at working with other people, sharing and communicating decisions but can also worked without supervision
Keen to improve what we do for our clients

We're looking for the best, whoever they are
We are an equal opportunities employer. You're welcome here whatever your socio-economic background, race, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religious belief, age or disability.