Business Analyst IT - Financial Services - Permanent

Salary: 72-80K

This role requires a candidate with a strong background in business administration, finance, economics, computer science, engineering, or related disciplines, holding at least a University (Master) Degree Level 7 in the European Qualifications Framework (EQF) or an equivalent academic degree. Fluency in English (speaking, reading, and writing) is mandatory.

Missions

• Produce DWH-ready functional specifications including required input fields, source-to-target mappings, transformation and calculation logic, historisation/time-dimension rules, enrichment rules, and acceptance criteria for data controls.

• Document end-to-end data flows and lineage (Source → Staging → Transformation → DWH → Reporting/Workiva), ensuring field-level traceability and impact analysis for changes.

• Deliver metadata and data governance components such as ownership models (Owner/Provider/Approver), glossary terms, golden-source identification, and complete catalogue templates used by data governance tools.

• Engineer data quality rules from business definitions (completeness, validity, consistency, timeliness, reconciliation) with clear tolerance/thresholds, exception routing, and precise business requirements for DWH/DQ-engine implementation.

• Perform functional data testing on DWH deliveries, including source-to-target reconciliation, re-performance of calculations, verification of data quality controls, defect logging, and retest evidence.

• Apply Agile business analysis practices (user stories, acceptance criteria, backlog refinement with IT and data owners) demonstrated in financial-services projects.

• Translate sustainability regulatory contexts (CSRD/ESRS, EU Taxonomy, Pillar 3 climate topics) and BCBS239 data governance principles into data and controls requirements.

• Utilize advanced Excel for data dictionaries and mappings, PowerPoint for flows and lineage, and read SQL to validate logic and data extracts.

Tools & Environment

• Advanced Excel for data dictionaries and mappings

• PowerPoint for flowcharts and lineage documentation

• SQL for logic validation and data extraction

• Workiva platform integration knowledge

• Data governance tools for metadata and lineage management

• Agile methodologies for business analysis

• Familiarity with sustainability regulatory frameworks (CSRD/ESRS, EU Taxonomy)

• Exposure to Denodo or similar virtualization platforms (preferred)

• Data quality engines for operationalizing BA-defined rules and controls (preferred)

Working Conditions

• Experience in sustainability reporting implementation projects is an advantage.

• BA certifications (e.g., IIBA-CBAP/CCBA, BCS BA) or Agile certifications (PSM/PO, AgilePM) are a plus.