Data Analyst Business System Analyst

Role – Data Analyst Business System Analyst Mode – Hybrid – 2 Days from Paddington Type – Perm/FTE Job Description

We are seeking a detail oriented Data Analyst Business System Analyst with strong experience in Financial Services or Capital Markets.

The role requires close collaboration with business stakeholders, product owners and technical teams to analyze data, define business requirements and translate them into clear functional and data specifications. The candidate will play a key role in supporting data platforms, reporting and downstream analytics initiatives.

Business Data Analysis

Partner with business stakeholders to understand business processes, data usage and reporting needs within Capital Markets and Financial Services domains.

Gather, analyze and document business functional and data requirements.

Translate business requirements into clear functional specs, data mappings and user stories.

Data Reporting

Perform data analysis using SQL and other analytical tools to validate data quality, completeness and business rules.

Support reporting and dashboard initiatives by working closely with BI and data engineering teams.

Analyze source to target mappings and support reconciliation and validation activities.

Stakeholder Delivery Support

Act as a bridge between business users and technical teams (Data Engineering, ETL, MDM, QA).

Participate in design discussions, requirement walkthroughs and UAT support.

Support production issues, data investigations and root cause analysis as needed.

6 years of experience as Data Analyst, Business Analyst or Business System Analyst.

Strong domain experience in Financial Services or Capital Markets, Asset Management, Investments, Trading, Reference Data, Client Data (preferred).

Strong SQL skills with hands‑on experience in data analysis and validation.

Experience working with data warehouses, ETL pipelines and reporting platforms.

Solid understanding of data models, data flows and integration concepts.

Experience working in Agile Scrum delivery environments.

Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

Experience with MDM, Reference Data or Client Data platforms.

Exposure to cloud data platforms (AWS).

Experience supporting regulatory reporting or risk‑related data workflows.

Mandatory

Skills:

BFS - Data Analysis, SQL, ETL, Capital Market