Senior BA Trade & Working Capital Tech - Square One Resources - eFinancialCareers : Job Details

Job Title: Senior Business Analyst | Trade & Working Capital TechLocation: London (3 Days on site a week)Salary/Rate: £440 Per Day - Inside IR35Start Date: 22/09/2025

Role Description:We are looking for a strategic and detail-oriented Senior Business Analyst to join our Trade and Working Capital Technology team. This role is pivotal in bridging the gap between business needs and technology solutions, focusing on digitising and optimising trade finance, supply chain finance, and working capital platforms. The ideal candidate will have deep domain expertise in trade finance and strong experience in agile delivery within a financial technology environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Requirements Gathering & Analysis:
• Engage with business stakeholders to elicit, analyse, and document functional and non-functional requirements.
• Translate complex business processes into clear and actionable user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Conduct gap analysis and feasibility studies for new initiatives.
• Domain Expertise:
• Provide subject matter expertise in trade finance instruments (LCs, guarantees, collections), supply chain finance, and working capital optimisation.
• Stay abreast of regulatory changes (e.g., SWIFT standards, ICC rules) and their impact on technology solutions.
• Product Development Support:
• Collaborate with product owners, UX designers, and engineering teams to shape product features and roadmap.
• Support sprint planning, backlog grooming, and release planning activities.
• Validate solutions through UAT and support production rollout.
• Stakeholder Engagement:
• Build strong relationships with internal teams (Operations, Risk, Compliance, Sales) and external vendors.
• Facilitate workshops, demos, and training sessions to ensure alignment and adoption.
• Data & Reporting:
• Work with data teams to define reporting requirements and KPIs for trade and working capital products.
• Support analytics initiatives to improve client experience and operational efficiency.

Required Qualifications

• Strong understanding of trade finance products, working capital solutions, and related operational workflows.
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.
• Proficiency in tools such as JIRA, Confluence, Visio, and Excel.
• Excellent communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply now with your updated CV in Microsoft Word/PDF format.

DisclaimerNotwithstanding any guidelines given to level of experience sought, we will consider candidates from outside this range if they can demonstrate the necessary competencies.

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