Business Analyst - Investment Operations

**Business Analyst \| Specialist Investment Manager \| London \| Permanent** We are recruiting a permanent Business Analyst for a specialist investment manager in London. This is a role for a BA who wants variety and real proximity to the investment business: you will sit within a central team of experienced analysts and work across the full change portfolio, from initiatives on the investment desks to operations and the wider business, shaping requirements, designing business processes and staying with your work through to delivery. Data sits at the heart of most of it, including a major data strategy and architecture programme, built around Microsoft Fabric, that will define how the business uses its data for years to come. **Why this role stands out** • Genuine variety: a pooled team model means you work across the project book, not a single workstream • Proximity to the business, with exposure across the investment desks, operations and technology • A flagship data programme at the centre of the firm's strategy • A collegiate, well\-run team that values people who muck in and look after each other **What you'll bring** • A strong business analysis track record within investment management; this one is essential • Exposure to investment operations and the desks, with good asset class coverage • A working understanding of custody and fund accounting, order management and execution platforms, and the systems that support performance and risk • Solid old\-fashioned BA skills: sharp questioning, impact assessment, business process work and documentation that lands with senior audiences • Data literacy throughout, and exposure to Microsoft Fabric will make you stand out **Interested?** Apply via this advert, or contact the QH4 Consulting team for a confidential briefing on the client and the role. If this sounds like you but you don't tick every box, we would still encourage a conversation.