Senior Business Analyst - Retail Banking - up to £505 per day - Cardif

My client, a leading UK Retail Bank, are recruiting for a Senior Business Analyst to join their team on an interim basis. 

PURPOSE OF THE PROGRAMME

The Simplification programme aims to make the Group leaner and more efficient. This includes everything from products to processes and systems to structure. The Credit Cards Simplification programme will complete the integration work for the Credit Cards Business, building on the foundation set by Integration Release C and delivering the Target Operating Model of a single set of systems and processes for the Cards business.

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

As part of GSR Credit Cards Back book migration we require dedicated experienced Business Analysts with both the experience of the Credit Cards Business and Migrations. The successful person will be responsible for working with the business through the analytical phases of the project to identify and describe the requirements for change.  They will evaluate the business impact of these changes and ensure that they are properly tested before implementation and validated afterwards.  

This specific role requires an analyst to provide support to the Cardiff Credit Risk team for activities relating to the Simplification Project.

- To perform Risk analytics, adjustments, and to support the migration of assets from one platform to another
- To support the specification and testing of any new policy implementation and data sources
- To support the specification, build and testing of BAU monitoring and calibration solutions for the migrated assets
- Perform analysis and produce documentation to support the governance process of policy changes
- Produce technical design documentation, in accordance with the bank's standards

Knowledge, Experience and skills needed:

- Extremely numerative with a degree in numerate discipline (preferably maths/statistics)
- Experienced and competent in the use of SAS/SQL software (including dealing with large datasets) and model development environments
- Experienced in the development of strategies and scorecards in TRIAD
- Excellent report writing skills with the ability to convey complex subject matter concisely and logically
- Good Project Management awareness
- Comprehensive and broad knowledge of consumer lending products and markets
- A high level of creativity, drive, self motivation, innovation and initiative to solve problems. Good time management skills and proven ability to work without the need for close supervision
- Proven influencing, verbal and written communication skills
- A natural ability with numbers, with the ability to work quickly and at a high level of detail and accuracy

CORE SKILLS

Key Capabilities/Knowledge:

- Extremely numerate - Educated to degree level in Maths/statistics
- Experienced and competent in the use of SAS/SQL software - including dealing with large datasets and model development environments
- Experienced in the development of Retail Basel II EL Models
- Excellent report writing skills with the ability to convey complex subject matter concisely and logically
- Good knowledge of modern Risk Management techniques within Retail Banking, and in the use of Risk models within such an environment
- Strong pro-active attitude and approach
- Sound knowledge of the change life cycle and the bank's Change Management Approach
- Good knowledge of the Credit Card products and business 
- Able to overcome barriers and setbacks positively with a sense of creativity and resilience
- All of the above accountabilities/deliverables are core to the role therefore the successful candidate must have demonstrated these skills in previous roles to be considered

DESIRED SKILLS

Degree in a numerative discipline - Maths/Statistics - THIS IS NOT JUST DESIRABLE BUT A REQUIREMENT OF THE ROLE

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

This role is very much a niche role and therefore the successful candidate will need to hold specific qualifications as named above, alongside specific Risk/Basel experience

Please note that, due to the high level of applications we receive, we are not able to provide individual responses. If you have not heard from us within 2 working days, please assume that you have not been successful on this occasion.

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