Business Analyst

We are a Global Recruitment specialist that provides support to the clients across EMEA, APAC, US and Canada. We have an excellent job opportunity for you. **Job Title: Business Analyst** **Location: London 2 days on site** **Duration: 31/12/2026** **Pay Rate: £447 per day all inc. (PAYE through FCSA Umbrella)** **Job Description:** Looking for candidate to drive analysis and change delivery across Financial Crime (FC) investigation workflows, with a focus on FIU processes (STR/SAR handling, case triage, escalations, and regulatory reporting). The role spans end\-to\-end business analysis from requirements elicitation and process design to UAT and production readiness ensuring controls, MI/reporting, and policy\-to\-procedure alignment meet global regulatory expectations. **Key Responsibilities** Requirements \& Analysis o Elicit and document business, functional and non\-functional requirements (BRD/FRD/Use Cases) for FIU operations, case management, and investigation workflows. o Translate policy/regulatory changes (FATF, FCA/JMLSG, EU AMLDs) into actionable process specifications and control designs. o Define data needs for investigations (customer, transaction, KYC/CDD/EDD, screening hits, TM alerts, adverse media). Process Design \& Controls o Map current\-state FIU processes (intake, triage, investigation, escalation, SAR/STR submission) and design target\-state workflows with clear SLAs, hand\-offs and audit trails. o Define control points, quality checks, QA sampling, and risk indicators/KPIs (eg, alert aging, false positive rates, time\-to\-close, SAR conversion). o Ensure policy\-to\-procedure alignment; maintain playbooks, SOPs, RACI, and governance artefacts. Technology \& Data Enablement o Partner with product/tech to shape features in case management and TM platforms (eg, Actimize, Mantas, SAS, NetReveal, NICE, Pega). o Specify integrations with screening tools (World\-Check, Dow Jones, LexisNexis), Adverse Media, Open Banking/APIs, and data warehouses. o Work with data teams on data lineage, data quality checks, and investigation MI dashboards; define reporting for regulators and internal committees. Delivery \& Assurance o Plan and execute UAT, define test scenarios and acceptance criteria; support defect triage and remediation. o Support operational readiness training materials, run\-books, cutover checklists, and go\-live support. o Track outcomes via MI/Reporting; prepare packs for ORCs/FC committees; contribute to continuous improvement and model tuning feedback loops. Stakeholder Management o Engage FIU leads, FC Ops, Compliance, Legal, Risk, Product, and Technology stakeholders. o Facilitate workshops, backlog refinement, sprint ceremonies; manage dependencies and clear impediments. **Must\-Have Skills \& Experience** Domain Expertise: FIU/Investigations, AML/CTF, KYC/CDD/EDD, SAR/STR processes, typology analysis, escalation frameworks. Regulatory Knowledge: FATF Recommendations, FCA/JMLSG guidance, EU AMLDs (incl. 4th/5th/6th), and local AML regimes; understanding of risk assessment and governance. Tools/Platforms: Hands\-on exposure to Transaction Monitoring (TM) and Case Management solutions (Actimize/Mantas/SAS/NetReveal/NICE/Pega) and Sanctions/Name Screening tools. BA Core: BRD/FRD, user stories, process mapping (BPMN), acceptance criteria, UAT planning, traceability, change control. Data \& Reporting: Ability to work with SQL/basic queries, data dictionaries, and define MI/reporting. Ways of Working: Agile/Scrum, JIRA/Confluence, workshop facilitation, stakeholder communication. Communication: Clear, concise, and structured documentation; strong business writing for policy/procedure and regulator\-facing materials. **Good\-to\-Have** Payments/Cards, Correspondent Banking, Trade Finance, Digital Channels, Fraud \& Scams, Crypto/Virtual Assets exposure. Experience with adverse media, entity resolution, graph/link analysis tools. Familiarity with model governance for TM scenarios, threshold tuning, and optimization. **If you are interested in this position and would like to learn more, please send through your CV and we will get in touch with you as soon as possible. Please note, candidates are often Shortlisted within 48 hours.**