Business Analyst (Capital Markets Tax Operations)- London

About the role

Workplace

• The role is hybrid and based in London, with approximately three days per week in the office.

Responsibilities

• Perform detailed Excel data analysis for business and regulatory initiatives.
• Create current- and future-state process maps and workflow diagrams.
• Gather, document and manage requirements for in-house application enhancements.
• Collaborate with Product Managers, Tax Operations, Taxation teams and other stakeholders to identify and implement solutions.
• Track deliverables, risks and dependencies and provide status updates.
• Identify process gaps, control weaknesses and inefficiencies and recommend solutions.
• Develop business cases for initiatives, process improvements and system enhancements.
• Create and execute test cases and support UAT.
• Support regulatory change for international tax operations and tax reclaim processes.
• Develop tactical solutions where strategic technology enhancements are unavailable.

Required experience and knowledge

• At least five years of Business Analyst experience in Financial Services, ideally supporting regulatory change or transformation.
• Strong knowledge of Capital Markets, Securities or Investment Banking Operations.
• Tax Operations experience, including exposure to international tax reclaim processes and regulatory change.
• Knowledge of German MiKa DIV regulations and the OECD FASTER Initiative.
• Advanced Excel skills for analysis, reporting and large datasets.
• Experience managing requirements across complex stakeholder groups and mapping processes using Visio or similar tools.
• Experience creating functional specifications and process documentation and developing and executing UAT test cases.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and stakeholder management skills, with knowledge of controls, risk management and process governance.
• Ability to manage concurrent workstreams and deadlines, work independently and collaborate across business and technology teams.

Desirable qualifications and experience

• A Master's degree in Tax or a related discipline is desirable.
• A project management qualification such as PRINCE2, PMP or equivalent is desirable.
• Experience in Custody, Asset Servicing or Global Markets Tax Operations is desirable.
• Involvement in tax-related regulatory change programmes at an Investment Banking or Capital Markets organisation is desirable.

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