Alexander ash - Recruitment specialists for financial services, technology & consultancy.

Programme Manager - Data - £1200 per day

My client is seeking a proven, global Programme Manager to join a large programme of change to upgrade their global portfolio management and data platforms and implement scalable enterprise solutions for OTC derivatives and Investment Risk.

The successful candidate will be required to establish and own a vision for the programme stream and communicate this effectively across stakeholders and project teams so a proven track record of managing an end to end major change programme on a global scale is required to be considered for this role.

To be successful within this role, you will be able to demonstrate; a proven track record of delivering large scale global data programmes particularly focusing on investment and market data; a track record in implementing both the technology, business process and data governance required for an Investment data solution; a strong understanding of securities, benchmarks, pricing, analytics and data quality processes as well as understanding of the complexities of managing and processing these in a 24-hour global environment; knowledge of Fixed Income and Multi Asset data environments would be a clear advantage; experience of data cleansing operational processes and toolsets and in addition, knowledge of data process outsourcing would be of interest

Please forward your details to be considered for this exciting opportunity.

Alexander Ash Consulting are acting as a search firm.

London / Contract / Ref: CA-2703-PMDATA

Our client, a top tier Asset Management firm, is looking for both a project and programme manager to lead a large scale global implementation of a leading Order Management System. The global programme is spanning multiple geographical locations, and will be impacting on over 500 users worldwide.

For the porject manager role, knowledge of Charles River is essential.

For the prgoramme manager position, CR specific knowledge is not essential, but the candidate will have implemented an Order Management System globally.

Alexander Ash is acting as an agency.

London / Contract / Ref: GM393

Programme / Project Manager, Asset / Wealth Management, London. A Global Asset / Wealth Manager requires a Programme and Project Managers that have rolled out a global Order Management System (OMS) or delivered large scale global data programmes. You must have extensive experience communicating with front office and portfolio managers. Please call me to discuss these roles in detail. Ben Price 0207 688 8432

London / Contract / Ref: RE:AssetPM

Our client, a top tier investment bank, is looking for a strong business analyst with extensive experience within the operation / settlements space. The candidate will have an apprectiation of the front to back trade flow of a variety of products. You will be well versed in gatehring requirements from stakeholders of all levels.

Alexander Ash is acting as an agency.

London / Contract / Ref: GM223

Process Architect, Finance Change, Investment Bank, London. A Global Investment Bank requires an experienced Process Architect to work within a Target Operating Group. You must be a Finance Change specialist with Investment Banking experience who has extensive experience working across all of Finance, reviewing process design and providing standardisation and unification by delivering streams from a high level.

London / Permanent / Ref: RE:ProcessArch

Java developer required for a blue chip organisation based in southern England, you must have good core Java knowledge and a good understanding of core relational database principles. The ideal candidate will experience developing Cash Management, Fund Management, Settlement or Payment Systems, and be experienced developing with core Java, API, Object Oriented Programming principles and how to implement these in Java. As well as a understanding of the GoF core design patterns, why they are used and how to implement them. You must be a team player and have the following database experience: Transactions and transaction isolation, Entity relationships and data integrity: foreign, unique, primary, compound keys and Core SQL: Joins of various types. Please call me to discuss further : Ben Price 0207 688 8432

Home counties / Permanent / Ref: benP:Java

Our client, a top tier investment bank, is looking for a well educated product controller, to join large change and transformatino programme. The project will be looking at a new process re-engineering piece spanning a wide range of Credit products from a product control perspective. The main product they will be looking at initially will be Asset Backed Securities.

Alexander Ash is acting as an agency.

London / Contract / Ref: GMCred

Project Manager - Liquidity Change - £700 per day

My client is seeking an exceptional Project Manager to join one of the largest and most strategic transformation programmes in the financial services industry at present. The overall programme focuses on reducing the financial reporting risk and improving data quality across the whole enterprise.

Supporting Basel III and other Liquidity projects, the projects team need to ensure compliance with regulatory commitments including sourcing of data into the financial data warehouse, calculation of ratios and delivery of reports, alignment of data sourcing to FSA reporting and liquidity reporting and further development of liquidity reports

To be successful within this role, you will be a strong project manager who can also assist with the business analysis within a large investment banking environment, as well as being able to demonstrate a solid understanding of the relationships and dependencies between the requirements of the bank's various liquidity processes ( QIS/FSA/BASEL III)

If you are interested in joining this market leading firm, and designing and delivering a cutting edge solution please send through your details.

Alexander Ash Consulting is acting as a search firm.

London / Contract / Ref: CA-2103-pmliq

Project Manager - Financial Reporting Change - £750 per day

My client is seeking an exceptional Project Manager to join one of the largest and most strategic transformation programmes in the financial services industry at present. The overall programme focuses on reducing the financial reporting risk and improving data quality across the whole enterprise.

The Financial Reporting Change Programme is a strategic priority with a mandate to comply, implement and globally embed the numerous mandatory changes to the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) by their effective dates. This includes financial instruments classification and measurement, how to fair value, impairment, consolidation, revenue recognition, offsetting, hedge accounting, leasing and insurance. Most standards also require significant additional disclosure.

To be successful within this role, you will be; A qualified accountant; from a finance control background; able to demonstrate a broad product knowledge; have an in-depth understanding of IFRS change, in particular legal entity consolidation; able to demonstrate core project management skills within a large investment bank and have an appreciation of business architecture.

If you are interested in joining this market leading firm, and designing and delivering a cutting edge solution please send through your details.

Alexander Ash Consulting is acting as a search firm.

London / Contract / Ref: CA-2103-pmifrs

Business Analyst Change Six Sigma Investment Bank London. A global Investment Bank requires a Senior Business Analyst / Project Manager to work as a Change Lead on Reference Data or a Risk and Control projects. You must have strong experience leading a team of BA's, managing portfolios of work, scheduling, tracking actuals to budgets, very senior stakeholder management, planning and organising large pipelines of work. This role will have a global remit and you will be managing a team of 5 or more BA's.

You must have Investment Banking experience plus reference data or Operations Control experience and be able to look at standards across people, processes & clients. Experience with strategy, current state & future state is required as well as experience with Six Sigma or Dmaic. The ideal candidate would be able to collect current state, formulate future state, pull together workshops and have very strong Change experience and be able to deliver E2E. You must have excellent data quality, process efficiency, data architect and senior stakeholder management experience. This role has excellent promotion prospects within a Tier 1 Investment Bank

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London / Permanent / Ref: BenP:VP:BA

Business Analyst Change Six Sigma Investment Bank London. A global Investment Bank requires a Business Analyst to work on a Reference Data or a Risk and Control project, you must have Investment Banking experience, reference data experience would be beneficial but is not urgent. Experience with strategy, current state & future state is required as well as experience with Six Sigma or Dmaic. The ideal candidate would have a consulting background and strong Change experience from Operations Control. This role has excellent promotion prospects within a Tier 1 Investment Bank.

London / Permanent / Ref: BenP:BA:refD

Portfolio PMO Manager / Director Investment Bank London. A global tier 1 Investment Bank urgently requires a Director / Managing Director to run an Operations Departments PMO, you will manage a global portfolio of cutting edge programmes and projects. this role pays up to £250k on the base for the right person please call me to discuss the spec and client in the strictest of confidence. Ben Price 0207 688 8432

London / Permanent / Ref: BenP:PMO

Our client, a top tier investment bank, is looking for a Resolution Head to join their systematic impact mitigation team. A large amount of data needs to be managed to ensure the maintenace of the Living Wills scheme.

The Resolution Head will play a pivotal role in:

• tracking multiple workstreams
• performing analysis
• making strategic recommendations

You will also be responsible for the identification of Legal Entities and the production of relevant fact sheets. As well as working alongside the Risk Operations team to embed Living Wills principles within the bank's organization and processes.

Furthermore, a knolwedge of investment banking processes is certainly preferred, as well as an appreciation for financial products, especially Derivatives.

Alexander Ash is acting as agency.

London / Contract / Ref: GM22-LW

Our client, a top tier investment bank, is looking for a Resolution Analyst to join their systematic impact mitigation team. A large amount of data needs to be managed to ensure the maintenace of the Living Wills scheme.

The Resolution Analyst will play a pivotal role in:

• tracking multiple workstreams
• analysing the repository which consolidates large volumes of 'Golden Source' data
• making strategic recommendations

You will also be responsible for the identification of a Global Starategic Plan and the evolving of Regulatory requirements . As well as working alongside the Risk Operations team to embed Living Wills principles within the bank's organization and processes.

Furthermore, a knolwedge of investment banking processes is certainly preferred, as well as an appreciation for financial products, especially Derivatives.

Alexander Ash is acting as agency.

London / Contract / Ref: GM23-LW

Our client, a top tier investment, seeks ex management consultants (who specialise within financial servcies) to join their in-house consulting group. They look for strong communication skills, coupled with a good all round knowledge of investment banking (Front to Back). Currently, the focus is on Regulatory issues, and so experience around this field is preferred.

This is a unique opportunity, offering a challenging and fast paced role, within a top tier institution, who are at the forefront of London's change and transformation practices.

Alexander Ash is acting as an agency.

London / Contract / Ref: GM33303

Our client, a top tier investment bank, is looking for 3 high calibre individuals to join at a VP level in their large scale change and transformation space. If you are looking for a new and challenging opportunity at a leading organsiation, and possess significant experience around Financial and Common Reporting, then please do apply ASAP.

Alexander Ash is acting as an agency.

London / Permanent / Ref: GM449

Our client, a tier one investment bank, is looking for a strong Financial Controller who may have had experience in change or project work. The main focus of the role will be to understand the reporting around Legal Entity Vehicles.

This is a great opportunity for a junior Financial Controller (with around 2-3 years experience post practice qualification) to go move into the change management space.

Alexander Ash is acting as an agency. Please call Gerard on '0207 288 6292', or email CVs directly to 'gerard.munoz@alexanderash.com'.

London / Contract / Ref: GM3303

Java developer required for a blue chip organisation based in southern England, you must have good core Java knowledge and a good understanding of core relational database principles. The ideal candidate will experience with core Java, API, Object Oriented Programming principles and how to implement these in Java. As well as a understanding of the GoF core design patterns, why they are used and how to implement them. You must be a team player and have the following database experience: Transactions and transaction isolation, Entity relationships and data integrity: foreign, unique, primary, compound keys and Core SQL: Joins of various types. Please call me to discuss further : Ben Price 0207 688 8432

Home counties / Permanent / Ref: benP:Java

Java devlopers required for a blue chip organisation based in southern England, you must have good core Java knowledge and a good understanding of core relational database principles. Candidates should have the skills to be able to pass the Sun-Certified Java Programmer & Sun-Certified Java Developer exams. I.E. The ideal candidate will understand the core Java language, API, Object Oriented Programming principles and how to implement these in Java. As well as a understanding of the GoF core design patterns, why they are used and how to implement them. you must be a team player and have the following database experience: Transactions and transaction isolation, Entity relationships and data integrity: foreign, unique, primary, compound keys etc and Core SQL: Joins of various types.

South West / Permanent / Ref: benP:Java

Our client, a top tier investment bank, is looking for a project manager with business analysis capabilities, to work on a variety of change initiatives. They are looking for a strong candidate with accomplished results in delivery, coupled with a in depth knowledge of FSA reporting.

If you feel that this opportunity is for you, please apply as soon as you can.

Alexander Ash is acting as an agency.

London / Contract / Ref: GM22110

Market Data Vendor Manager Investment Bank London. A global Investment Bank requires a Market Data Vendor Manager, to perform a vendor & customer facing role, you will manage and deliver customer requirements, negotiate contracts and manage them. You must have experience / knowledge of market data vendors & product offering, commercial & contractual negotiation skills, be a SME in market data contracts & best practices, Investment Banking experience on a global scale as well as excellent communication skills.

London / Contract / Ref: BenP:MarketDataVM

Project Manager Funds-of-Funds FoF Platform Banking London. A Global leading Tier 1 bank requires a Project Manager with extensive Fund of Funds experience and experience of supporting management of risk events and developing business operating models to support platform functionality and regulatory requirements. You must have experience with Detailed knowledge of regulatory requirements and administration of funds preferably fund of fundsand Structured Products as well as a detailed understanding and working knowledge of investment platform (wrap) and fund supermarket operations.

London / Contract / Ref: RE:BenFOF:PM

Director Platform Stability Investment Bank London. A Global Investment Bank requires a Director to manage and maintain the stability of platforms. You must have experience improving systems, ensuring platform stability, putting SLA's in place, rolling out monitoring tools, order management systems and Production Management Processes as well as Operations & Equities experience. This role requires excellent stakeholder management experience as you will being spending the majority of your time communicating with Business Heads.

London / Permanent / Ref: BenP:directorStabili

Programme Manager Securities Investment Bank London. A global Investment Bank requires a Programme Manager with experience in delivering large complex programs, Securities Settlements, middle / back office Operations processes and managing teams accross global locations. Please call me to discuss the detailed spec: Ben Price 0207 688 8432

London / Permanent / Ref: RE:SecuritiesPM

Project Manager - Change Projects - £700 per day

My client, a top tier Investment Bank have kicked off a number of strategic transformation programmes, front to back across the business. They are seeking a Project Manager with varied change experience to play a pivotal function in a large book of work spanning multiple projects.

This role sits within a centralised project group that delivers market-leading solutions across the business. The team consists of senior project and programme managers who are responsible for implementing complex business change projects that address issues common to multiple businesses e.g. regulatory compliance, static data and off-shoring.

As well as providing change and project management expertise, they add value to the business by working closely with service providers (e.g. Finance, Operations, Legal Regulatory and Compliance) to ensure change is fully integrated into the bank from front to back office.

To be successful within this position, you will have;

A proven track record of business Project Management and Business Analysis within the Investment Banking industry; The ability to demonstrate innovation, good judgment and problem solving skills when making decisions; Experience of concepts relating to Front Office products (e.g. Equities Trading, Foreign Exchange, Rates, Distressed Products, Emerging Markets, Equity Proprietary Trading, Prime Brokerage).

It is likely that the work of this individual will be cross-product, therefore an appreciation of multiple investment banking products and operations will be more valuable than deep expertise in a few products.

If you are interested in joining this market leading firm, and designing and delivering a cutting edge solution please send through your details.

Alexander Ash Consulting is acting as a search firm

**Please note - This is a business focussed role, not technology**

London / Contract / Ref: CA-1203-BSPM

Business Analyst - Financial Data Conversion - £600 per day

My client is seeking an experienced Analyst to join one of the largest and most strategic transformation programmes in the financial services industry at present. The overall programme focuses on reducing the financial reporting risk and improving data quality across the whole enterprise.

Our client, a top tier investment bank, is seeking a professional Business Analyst who understands the complex challenges involved with improving processes, data quality, migration and conversion throughout the end to end project lifecycle.

This role sits within the implementation Project of the Financial Reporting Initiative. The London implementation will be the first of the target global processes and infrastructure and will bring together the existing Financial and Regulatory Reporting silos.

Some of the Key Responsibilities for the Conversion Business Analyst will be to Carry out analysis on current EUDAs, Develop and co-ordinate changes required to EUDAs to meet the new strategic technical, process and reporting requirements and Integrate solutions into proposed new architecture

To be successful in this role you will have experience of;
Financial Services (Investment Banking of particular interest), Working with global teams across multiple functions, a good understanding of financial accounting, data migration and strong business analyst skills.

If you are interested in joining this market leading firm, and designing and delivering a cutting edge solution please send through your details.

Alexander Ash Consulting is acting as a search firm.

London / Contract / Ref: CA-1203-CONV

Business Analyst - Benefits Management - £95,000 - Tier 1 IB

My client, a global tier 1 investment bank, is currently seeking a proven Business Analyst to join their central Governance and Benefits team. Currently, the key focus for the team is firmly on benefits management for all technology projects across the whole organisation. This is a key role with a global remit across all technology change programmes in the organisation and regular face off to senior stakeholders and end users.

The key responsibilities will include; core business analysis with project management capabilities; independent business case reviews; monitoring benefits on in-flight technology projects and programmes; liaising across multiple functions and process model design.

To be successful within this position, you will be able to demonstrate;

An in depth understanding of project/programme governance; excellent communication skills with an ability to influence senior stakeholders; strong analytical skills; project management capabilities; an understanding of IT architecture and application runs; knowledge of inter-company charging/service charging and a strong understanding of finance.

To be considered for this opportunity, please forward your details today.

Alexander Ash are acting as a search agent

London / Permanent / Ref: CA-1203-BenMgt

Our client, a top tier investment bank, is looking for a high calibre business analyst cum PMO, to join their high level change initiative within their Client On Boarding team. You will ideally have at least 5 years business analyst experience and at least 3 years PMO experience.

Alexander Ash is acting as an agency.

London / Contract / Ref: GM2293

A leading global investment bank seeks ex management consultants with analysis and project management skills to join an internal consulting group. They require consultative individuals to contribute to the analysis and delivery of re-engineering initiatives across asset class which has been forecasted for several years.

It is anticipated that candidates have excellent tenure working for a management consultancy and have gained strong asset class knowledge - having worked closely with the desk previously.

Core responsibilities include but not limited to:

Bridge the gap between the business and IT As Is analysis: understand and document current state Front - Back Office processes across To Be process design: define future state processes Target operating model experience

Define implementation roadmap for process and IT changes Extensive experience in process re-engineering and/or Business analysis - (As Is analysis and To Be design)

Familiar with front office terms and concepts

Presentation of processes and business requirements to senior stakeholders using excel and powerpoint

Critical thinking is key - after analysis; conclude and propose a strategy to reduce risk exposure. Managing new project requests and facilitating the prioritisation of such requests, liaising with IT for estimates, tracking progress against the project plan, providing regular updates to all stakeholders, logging and managing project issues.

Business analysis - compiling and maintaining project documentation such as business specifications, test packs, and project plans, planning and coordinating UATs, obtaining necessary sign offs, and managing implementations.

Analysis of current state technology used by the business and articulating technical target state Continually reviewing the Best Practice Procedure for the group and ensuring that the London Team adheres to this for all projects in scope for the Book of Work.

Experience of managing a small team with proven record of good people development. Personal Characteristics: * Strong analytical skills * Flexible in managing tasks * Proactive * Ability to work under pressure * Ability to work in a complex, global environment * Self motivated * Team player * Service and customer focus * Good communication skills * Good Microsoft Office products knowledge (especially. Excel, Visio and PowerPoint)

This is an exciting opportunity to join a group that plays a pivotal role in the delivery of strategic solutions across asset class. It is expected that you would have graduated from a red brick university with at least a 2:1, coupled with excellent employment tenure thereafter. Applicants must be from a management consultancy background with strong communication skills both written and verbally, in addition to having a strong exposure to derivatives and a thorough understanding of the trade lifecycle

London / Permanent / Ref: UP - MC

My client a Tier 1 investment bank seek a senior business analyst with an understanding of trade processing across the credit business to liaise with the front office and build business requirements.

This role requires strong product knowledge across the structured credit businesses. Core responsibilities:

* As Is analysis: understand and document current state

* Front - Back Office processes across the credit business

* To Be process design: define future state processes

* Target operating model experience

* Define implementation roadmap for process and IT changes

* Extensive experience in process re-engineering and/or Business analysis (As Is analysis and To Be design)

* Familiar with front office terms and concepts Personal Characteristics:

* Strong analytical skills

* Flexible in managing tasks

* Proactive

* Ability to work under pressure

* Ability to work in a complex, global environment

* Self motivated

* Team player

London / Permanent / Ref: UPCRED

My client a Tier 1 Bank are currently looking for experienced BAs/PMs who have worked on projects around P & L attribution/P & L explain. This is a strategic multiyear initiative from trade capture, risk down to finance across business process change, systems and data.

It is anticipated that you would have strong business knowledge in at least one asset class with a good knowledge of front to back trade processing.

It is expected that you would have worked on a similar project/programme around P & L decomposition across front office, technology, risk or finance.

Core Competencies:

Provide analytical support to elicit, analyse, and record business requirements front office, risk and finance functions

Ensure Business Requirements are sufficient and fully articulated to readily translate into IT documentation

Ensure Finance requirements are represented within the requirements specifications

Refine existing Business Requirements Document and obtain sign off

Define detailed requirements jointly with Business

Support IT during the Functional Design phase

Requirements change control for the duration of the project

Extensive experience in Business Requirements definition

* Excellent understanding of project lifecycle

* Proven track record in financial services industry

* Knowledge of processes, workflows and systems within an investment banking context

This is an exciting opportunity to join a group that is at the centre of a strategic inititiative with the ability to gain long tenure as a contractor at a leading investment bank.

London / Contract / Ref: PNL ATT

Our client, a tier one investment bank, is looking for a strong Financial Controller who may have had experience in change or project work. The main focus of the role will be to understand the reporting around Legal Entity Vehicles.

This is a great opportunity for a junior Financial Controller (with around 2-3 years experience post practice qualification) to go move into the change management space.

Alexander Ash is acting as an agency. Please call Gerard on '0207 288 6292', or email CVs directly to 'gerard.munoz@alexanderash.com'.

London / Contract / Ref: GM3303

Programme Manager Cash Equities Operations Investment Bank London. A Global Tier 1 Bank, requires an experienced Programme manager at Director level who has extensive experience of Cash Equities, Operations, STP : Straight Through Processing, Trade Flow Process, you must have extensive Programme Management experience within a Bank and experience of delivering big ticket global programmes across region, business and function. Please call me asap to discuss this role and spec in more detail: Ben Price 0207 688 8432

London / Permanent / Ref: RE:BenPCashEquitiesD

Communications Consultant, Banking, London. A Global Bank urgently requires an experienced Communications Consultant who has extensive experience with website architecture. Please call me urgently to discuss the detailed spec: Ben Price: 0207 688 8432

London / Contract / Ref: BenP:Comms

Our client, a top tier investment bank, is looking for a Resolution Analyst to join their systematic impact mitigation team. A large amount of data needs to be managed to ensure the maintenace of the Living Wills scheme.

The Resolution Analyst will play a pivotal role in:

• tracking multiple workstreams
• analysing the repository which consolidates large volumes of 'Golden Source' data
• making strategic recommendations

You will also be responsible for the identification of a Global Starategic Plan and the evolving of Regulatory requirements . As well as working alongside the Risk Operations team to embed Living Wills principles within the bank's organization and processes.

Furthermore, a knolwedge of investment banking processes is certainly preferred, as well as an appreciation for financial products, especially Derivatives.

Alexander Ash is acting as agency.

London / Contract / Ref: GM23-LW

Our client, a top tier investment bank, is looking for a Resolution Head to join their systematic impact mitigation team. A large amount of data needs to be managed to ensure the maintenace of the Living Wills scheme.

The Resolution Head will play a pivotal role in:

• tracking multiple workstreams
• performing analysis
• making strategic recommendations

You will also be responsible for the identification of Legal Entities and the production of relevant fact sheets. As well as working alongside the Risk Operations team to embed Living Wills principles within the bank's organization and processes.

Furthermore, a knolwedge of investment banking processes is certainly preferred, as well as an appreciation for financial products, especially Derivatives.

Alexander Ash is acting as agency.

London / Contract / Ref: GM22-LW

Programme Director, Cash Equities, Investment Bank, London. A Tier 1 Investment Bank, requires an experienced Director or Managing Director who has extensive experience of Cash Equities, Operations, STP : Straight Through Processing, Trade Flow Process, you must have extensive Programme Director experience within and Investment Bank and extensive experience of delivering big ticket global programmes across region, business and function. Please call me asap to discuss this role and spec in more detail: Ben Price 0207 688 8432

London / Contract / Ref: RE:BenPCashEquitiesD

Director, Cash Equities, Investment Bank, London. A Tier 1 Investment Bank, requires an experienced Director or Managing Director who has extensive experience of Cash Equities, Operations, STP : Straight Through Processing, Trade Flow Process, you must have extensive Programme Director experience within and Investment Bank and extensive experience of delivering big ticket global programmes across region, business and function. Please call me asap to discuss this role and spec in more detail: Ben Price 0207 688 8432

London / Permanent / Ref: RE:BenPCashEquitiesD

Our client, a top tier investment, seeks ex management consultants (who specialise within financial servcies) to join their in-house consulting group. They look for strong communication skills, coupled with a good all round knowledge of investment banking (Front to Back). Currently, the focus is on Regulatory issues, and so experience around this field is preferred.

This is a unique opportunity, offering a challenging and fast paced role, within a top tier institution, who are at the forefront of London's change and transformation practices.

Alexander Ash is acting as an agency.

London / Contract / Ref: GM33303

Communications Delivery Consultant, Banking, London. A Global Bank urgently requires an experienced Communications Consultant who has extensive experience delivering communications for a large Finance Change Programme. Please call me urgently to discuss the detailed spec: Ben Price: 0207 688 8432

London / Contract / Ref: BenP:Comms

Our client, a top tier investment bank, is looking for 3 high calibre individuals to join at a VP level in their large scale change and transformation space. If you are looking for a new and challenging opportunity at a leading organsiation, and possess significant experience around Financial and Common Reporting, then please do apply ASAP.

Alexander Ash is acting as an agency.

London / Permanent / Ref: GM449

Our client, a top tier investment bank, is looking for a Commodities aligned business analyst to join their Metals team. The high calibre individual will be a specialist in using the Openlink application, as well as being well versed in Commodities methodologies. Furthermore, if the candidate already has significant knowledge around the Metals space, then that is certainly a preferrence, but not a prerequisite.

Alexander Ash is acting as an agency.

London / Contract / Ref: GM2292

Our client, a top tier investment bank, is looking for a high calibre individual to join their large scale Market Risk initiative spanning cross product, front-to-back.

You will currently be working with a Bank or Consultancy firm having recently been involved with projects for market or credit risk. This can include:

* definition of business requirements for Market Risk

* understanding of Risk Management methodologies

* ability to write specifications for technology (functional spcifications)

* knowledge of some of the regulatory issues which impact risk

* data mapping and definition for migration strategies

Alexander Ash is acting as an agency.

London / Contract / Ref: GM1119

The successful Market Risk Senior Project Manager will take on accountability for planning, structuring, leading and executing key projects. They will also be responsible for facilitating the definition of the projects (scope, goals and deliverables). Excellent stakeholder management experience is essential for this role as you will be responsible for maintaining and developing key relationships with the Programme Director, other Project Managers, Market Risk Production, Front Office & Market Risk Tech, Market Risk Business Support teams and Market Risk Managers.

Previous systems implementation experience within Capital Markets coupled with a track record of delivering projects that are closely aligned with business users/goals is essential for this role.

Please feel free to contact me for more detail - Nadia Kamdoum 0207 688 8518

London / Permanent / Ref: NK/PM/ Risk

Managing Director Finance Change Investment Bank London. A Global Investment Bank needs to hire a Senior Director / Managing Director / COO who has extensive experience in big ticket delivery (business & functional), Programme Management, Finance Change and man management. This role pays up to £210k so please contact me asap: Ben Price 0207 688 8432

London / Permanent / Ref: RE:BenP:MD:Finance

Our client, a top tier investment bank, is looking for a business analyst with a high level knowledge of IFRS accounting standards. The candidate will have experience of working within wealth management as well as an investment bank. An accountancy qualification is not a pre-requisite, but is certainly perferred.

Alexander Ash is acting as an agency.

London / Contract / Ref: GM2292

Our client, a top tier investment bank, is looking to hire a strong candidate to head up a number of projects within their large change and transformation programme. The candidate will have extensive experience in leading project team within the Market Risk space. An overall appreciation and understanding of VaR methodology would also be beneficial.

Alexander Ash is acting as an agency.

London / Permanent / Ref: GM1191

Our client, a top tier investment bank, is looking for a high calibre individual to join their large change and transformation programme. The aim of the role is to seek process improvements surrounding the Book Hierarchy across a number of baning products, with strong liaison with Product Control. The role will be sitting across the bank and will need a wide range of investment banking product knowledge. Having had Front to Back Office experience is a pre-requisite. Lastly, due to the heavy involvement with Product Control, knowledge of PnL Attribution is needed.

London / Contract / Ref: GM229

My client a Tier 1 investment bank seek a senior business analyst with an understanding of trade processing across the credit business to liaise with the front office and build business requirements.

This role requires strong product knowledge across the structured credit businesses. Core responsibilities:

* As Is analysis: understand and document current state

* Front - Back Office processes across the credit business

* To Be process design: define future state processes

* Target operating model experience

* Define implementation roadmap for process and IT changes

* Extensive experience in process re-engineering and/or Business analysis (As Is analysis and To Be design)

* Familiar with front office terms and concepts Personal Characteristics:

* Strong analytical skills

* Flexible in managing tasks

* Proactive

* Ability to work under pressure

* Ability to work in a complex, global environment

* Self motivated

* Team player

London / Permanent / Ref: UPCRED

My client a Tier 1 Bank are currently looking for experienced BAs/PMs who have worked on projects around P & L attribution/P & L explain. This is a strategic multiyear initiative from trade capture, risk down to finance across business process change, systems and data.

It is anticipated that you would have strong business knowledge in at least one asset class with a good knowledge of front to back trade processing.

It is expected that you would have worked on a similar project/programme around P & L decomposition across front office, technology, risk or finance.

Core Competencies:

Provide analytical support to elicit, analyse, and record business requirements front office, risk and finance functions

Ensure Business Requirements are sufficient and fully articulated to readily translate into IT documentation

Ensure Finance requirements are represented within the requirements specifications

Refine existing Business Requirements Document and obtain sign off

Define detailed requirements jointly with Business

Support IT during the Functional Design phase

Requirements change control for the duration of the project

Extensive experience in Business Requirements definition

* Excellent understanding of project lifecycle

* Proven track record in financial services industry

* Knowledge of processes, workflows and systems within an investment banking context

This is an exciting opportunity to join a group that is at the centre of a strategic inititiative with the ability to gain long tenure as a contractor at a leading investment bank.

London / Contract / Ref: PNL ATT

A leading global investment bank seeks ex management consultants with analysis and project management skills to join an internal consulting group. They require consultative individuals to contribute to the analysis and delivery of re-engineering initiatives across asset class which has been forecasted for several years.

It is anticipated that candidates have excellent tenure working for a management consultancy and have gained strong asset class knowledge - having worked closely with the desk previously.

Core responsibilities include but not limited to:

Bridge the gap between the business and IT As Is analysis: understand and document current state Front - Back Office processes across To Be process design: define future state processes Target operating model experience

Define implementation roadmap for process and IT changes Extensive experience in process re-engineering and/or Business analysis - (As Is analysis and To Be design)

Familiar with front office terms and concepts

Presentation of processes and business requirements to senior stakeholders using excel and powerpoint

Critical thinking is key - after analysis; conclude and propose a strategy to reduce risk exposure. Managing new project requests and facilitating the prioritisation of such requests, liaising with IT for estimates, tracking progress against the project plan, providing regular updates to all stakeholders, logging and managing project issues.

Business analysis - compiling and maintaining project documentation such as business specifications, test packs, and project plans, planning and coordinating UATs, obtaining necessary sign offs, and managing implementations.

Analysis of current state technology used by the business and articulating technical target state Continually reviewing the Best Practice Procedure for the group and ensuring that the London Team adheres to this for all projects in scope for the Book of Work.

Experience of managing a small team with proven record of good people development. Personal Characteristics: * Strong analytical skills * Flexible in managing tasks * Proactive * Ability to work under pressure * Ability to work in a complex, global environment * Self motivated * Team player * Service and customer focus * Good communication skills * Good Microsoft Office products knowledge (especially. Excel, Visio and PowerPoint)

This is an exciting opportunity to join a group that plays a pivotal role in the delivery of strategic solutions across asset class. It is expected that you would have graduated from a red brick university with at least a 2:1, coupled with excellent employment tenure thereafter. Applicants must be from a management consultancy background with strong communication skills both written and verbally, in addition to having a strong exposure to derivatives and a thorough understanding of the trade lifecycle

London / Permanent / Ref: UP - MC

Investment Banking - Hybrid Senior Business Analyst / Project Manager - £80,000 - £90,000 Base + Bonus - London. Top tier investment bank is looking for an experienced Senior Business Analyst/ Project Manager, with a strong understanding of Product Control.

This role is for a Business Analyst/Project Manager, the main functions of this role are as follows;

This is an excellent opportunity for a dynamic individual to prove their abilities in fast growing area. The role has high visibility and the projects have a significant impact to Product Control

I have a detailed spec, Please feel free to contact me directly - Nadia Kamdoum - 0207 688 85187

London / Permanent / Ref: BA/PM - PC

Business Analyst - FATCA - Client On Boarding - £500 - £550p/d - Investment Banking - London. Global investment bank is looking for an experienced Business Analyst / Project Manager with strong client on boarding, FATCA and business process re engineering experience.

The successful Business Analyst/ Project Manager will have previously analysed front to back client on boarding business processes, systems and also developed and implemented changes required by FATCA. Strong stakeholder and communication skills is essential for this role as you will be working with senior stakeholders/ subject matter experts within the organization to identify the impact of FATCA regulations on existing on boarding data sources, business processes and systems

I have a detailed spec, Please feel free to contact me directly - Nadia Kamdoum - 0207 688 85187

London / Contract / Ref: nk/fatca

Business Analyst - Benefits Management - £95,000 - Tier 1 IB

My client, a global tier 1 investment bank, is currently seeking a proven Business Analyst to join their central Governance and Benefits team. Currently, the key focus for the team is firmly on benefits management for all technology projects across the whole organisation. This is a key role with a global remit across all technology change programmes in the organisation and regular face off to senior stakeholders and end users.

The key responsibilities will include; core business analysis with project management capabilities; independent business case reviews; monitoring benefits on in-flight technology projects and programmes; liaising across multiple functions and process model design.

To be successful within this position, you will be able to demonstrate;

An in depth understanding of project/programme governance; excellent communication skills with an ability to influence senior stakeholders; strong analytical skills; project management capabilities; an understanding of IT architecture and application runs; knowledge of inter-company charging/service charging and a strong understanding of finance.

To be considered for this opportunity, please forward your details today.

Alexander Ash are acting as a search agent

London / Permanent / Ref: CA-2402-BenMgt

Project Manager, FO Change, Investment Bank, London. A Global Tier 1 bank requires experienced Change professionals who are strong Project Managers with extensive experience across all Investment Banking products. You must have Front Office experience, be hands on and able to manage teams. Also required is cross functional experience, along with senior stakeholder management skills / experience. Proven delivery experience is a must, as is technical investment banking knowledge and ideally you will have strong Business Analysis skills as well. This role will give you the opportunity to work on cutting edge global projects. Please call me asap to discuss the detailed spec: Ben Price 0207 688 8432

London / Permanent / Ref: RE:BenP:PM:FO:Change

Business Analyst, Data Quality, Investment Bank, London. A Global Tier 1 Investment Bank requires an experienced Business Analyst with Data Quality, Risk Project Managment, technical delivery, Project life Cycle, ETL, data quality KPI, high level BRD's, future state, E2E analysis, data sources, static data and golden source. Please call me to discuss as I have a detailed spec. Ben Price 0207 688 8432

London / Permanent / Ref: RE:BenP:BA:DataQ

Business Analyst, Conversion / Migration Investment Bank London. A global Tier 1 Investment Bank requires an experienced Business Analyst who is experienced with Conversion & Migration, source data feeds, test plans, conducting trial conversion runs and any Project Management skills are a bonus.

London / Permanent / Ref: RE:ConversionM:BA

Finance SME, Process, GAAP, IFRS, Investment Bank, London. A Tier 1 Investment bank requires a SME at AVP level who is a qualified Accountant and is experienced at Financial Reporting and has extensive experience with IFRS and German GAAP. Please call me as I have a detailed spec: Ben Price 0207 688 8432

London / Permanent / Ref: RE:BenP:GGAAP

Investment Banking - Business Analyst - Client On Boarding - £500 - £600p/d. Global investment bank is looking for an experienced Senior Business Analyst, with strong business processes, target architectures, and implementation roadmaps experience.

The successful Business Analyst will have experience of using Cognos or Pega, have strong client On Boarding / KYC / AML (Anti Money Laundering).

The successful candidate will be responsible for capturing requirements for client on boarding portal development, analysing and documentation of Client On Boarding processes to perform KYC (Know Your Customer) checks and open accounts for new customers.

You will also be responsible for designing Client on-Boarding workflow which is customer focused, capturing information once and re using it, performing current state assessment of the processes, analyse governance, training, technology, roles and responsibilities, metrics and communication processes to identify opportunities for improvement.

I have a detailed spec, Please feel free to contact me directly - Nadia Kamdoum - 0207 688 85187

London / Contract / Ref: NK/BA - COB - Cog

Investment Banking -Business Analyst -Client On Boarding -Sales/ Revenue Credits- £500 - £600p/d - London. Global investment bank is looking for an experienced Senior Business Analyst, with strong business processes, target architectures, and implementation roadmaps experience.

The successful Business Analyst will have experience of using Cognos or Pega, have strong client On Boarding / KYC / AML (Anti Money Laundering) experience and have an excellent understanding of Revenue Credits (RC).

You will be responsible for analysing revenue credit processes, systems, and data set up for Institutional Client Group, Corporate Finance and Capital Markets & Treasury Solutions and Sales Business groups.

The successful candidate will understand and document the processes required to execute the Revenue Credits Enhancements / Integration and capture the flow of data across the system landscape for RC capture, reporting and maintenance of data

I have a detailed spec, Please feel free to contact me directly - Nadia Kamdoum - 0207 688 85187

London / Contract / Ref: NK/COB - Sales

Investment Banking - Senior Business Analyst / Project Manager - Rates - Summit 5.3 - £600 - £650p/d. Global investment bank is looking for an experienced Senior Business Analyst with strong front to back investment banking, Rates, process re engineering, and Summit upgrade experience.

The successful Senior Business Analyst will have previously worked for a top tier investment bank as a Senior Business Analyst, worked on a Summit 5.3 upgrade project, and been in a number of large Rates related projects. A good understanding of the life cycle of Trading, Sales, Middle Office functions, Downstream processing covering Documentation, Settlement, Finance etc. is also essential for this role.

Please note that excellent understanding of Rates products mainly Swaps / FRA / Swaptions / Cross Currency, strong knowledge of Product, Process, Data and IT environments, solid understanding of Project Management concepts, processes and best practices and experience of capturing business requirements and developing detailed functional specifications are essential from this role

I have a detailed spec, Please feel free to contact me directly - Nadia Kamdoum - 0207 688 85187

London / Contract / Ref: NK/Rate

A leading global investment bank seeks ex management consultants with analysis and project management skills to join an internal consulting group. They require consultative individuals to contribute to the analysis and delivery of re-engineering initiatives across asset class which has been forecasted for several years.

It is anticipated that candidates have excellent tenure working for a management consultancy and have gained strong asset class knowledge - having worked closely with the desk previously.

Core responsibilities include but not limited to:

Bridge the gap between the business and IT As Is analysis: understand and document current state Front - Back Office processes across To Be process design: define future state processes Target operating model experience

Define implementation roadmap for process and IT changes Extensive experience in process re-engineering and/or Business analysis - (As Is analysis and To Be design)

Familiar with front office terms and concepts

Presentation of processes and business requirements to senior stakeholders using excel and powerpoint

Critical thinking is key - after analysis; conclude and propose a strategy to reduce risk exposure. Managing new project requests and facilitating the prioritisation of such requests, liaising with IT for estimates, tracking progress against the project plan, providing regular updates to all stakeholders, logging and managing project issues.

Business analysis - compiling and maintaining project documentation such as business specifications, test packs, and project plans, planning and coordinating UATs, obtaining necessary sign offs, and managing implementations.

Analysis of current state technology used by the business and articulating technical target state Continually reviewing the Best Practice Procedure for the group and ensuring that the London Team adheres to this for all projects in scope for the Book of Work.

Experience of managing a small team with proven record of good people development. Personal Characteristics: * Strong analytical skills * Flexible in managing tasks * Proactive * Ability to work under pressure * Ability to work in a complex, global environment * Self motivated * Team player * Service and customer focus * Good communication skills * Good Microsoft Office products knowledge (especially. Excel, Visio and PowerPoint)

This is an exciting opportunity to join a group that plays a pivotal role in the delivery of strategic solutions across asset class. It is expected that you would have graduated from a red brick university with at least a 2:1, coupled with excellent employment tenure thereafter. Applicants must be from a management consultancy background with strong communication skills both written and verbally, in addition to having a strong exposure to derivatives and a thorough understanding of the trade lifecycle

London / Permanent / Ref: UP - MC

My client a Tier 1 Bank are currently looking for experienced BAs/PMs who have worked on projects around P & L attribution/P & L explain. This is a strategic multiyear initiative from trade capture, risk down to finance across business process change, systems and data.

It is anticipated that you would have strong business knowledge in at least one asset class with a good knowledge of front to back trade processing.

It is expected that you would have worked on a similar project/programme around P & L decomposition across front office, technology, risk or finance.

Core Competencies:

Provide analytical support to elicit, analyse, and record business requirements front office, risk and finance functions

Ensure Business Requirements are sufficient and fully articulated to readily translate into IT documentation

Ensure Finance requirements are represented within the requirements specifications

Refine existing Business Requirements Document and obtain sign off

Define detailed requirements jointly with Business

Support IT during the Functional Design phase

Requirements change control for the duration of the project

Extensive experience in Business Requirements definition

* Excellent understanding of project lifecycle

* Proven track record in financial services industry

* Knowledge of processes, workflows and systems within an investment banking context

This is an exciting opportunity to join a group that is at the centre of a strategic inititiative with the ability to gain long tenure as a contractor at a leading investment bank.

London / Contract / Ref: PNL ATT

My client a Tier 1 investment bank seek a senior business analyst with an understanding of trade processing across the credit business to liaise with the front office and build business requirements.

This role requires strong product knowledge across the structured credit businesses. Core responsibilities:

* As Is analysis: understand and document current state

* Front - Back Office processes across the credit business

* To Be process design: define future state processes

* Target operating model experience

* Define implementation roadmap for process and IT changes

* Extensive experience in process re-engineering and/or Business analysis (As Is analysis and To Be design)

* Familiar with front office terms and concepts Personal Characteristics:

* Strong analytical skills

* Flexible in managing tasks

* Proactive

* Ability to work under pressure

* Ability to work in a complex, global environment

* Self motivated

* Team player

London / Permanent / Ref: UPCRED

Business Analyst - Operational Risk Management - £700 per day

An exceptional Change is required with outstanding leadership skills and bags of drive and enthusiasm. You will be able to motivate and influence at all levels within the organisation to ensure change is successfully delivered.

My client is seeking an autonomous Business Analyst to be the single point of contact in London solely in charge of ensuring the banks global outsourcing portfolio being in line with regulatory as well as senior management's requirements The role will be reporting to a senior offshore stakeholder and will require interaction with senior business and project managers on daily basis

The main responsibilities will be to support the day-to-day/tactical as well as strategic management of the relocations & outsourcings portfolio with a main focus on Markets at beginning. This will include facilitating the launching of new projects, ensuring that new projects and regular risk reviews are compliant with company policy, ensure proper data quality and provide portfolio and risk updates Senior Management and other stakeholders.

To be successful, you will be able to demonstrate, extensive knowledge of Operational Risk and associated standards, risk drivers, performance metrics as well as regulatory requirements, The ability to identify process efficiencies, suggest improvements and implement where feasible; strong analytical skills, high attention to detail, solid organisational and interpersonal skills; strong written communication skills with experience of reporting to senior management; experience of driving and advising strategy and be able to work independently and in a team environment, prioritising multiple tasks meeting strict deadlines.

To be considered for this exciting opportunity, please forward your CV.

Alexander Ash Consulting is acting as a search firm.

London / Contract / Ref: CA-1702-ORM

Business Analyst - Financial Data Conversion - £600 per day

My client is seeking an experienced Analyst to join one of the largest and most strategic transformation programmes in the financial services industry at present. The overall programme focuses on reducing the financial reporting risk and improving data quality across the whole enterprise.

Our client, a top tier investment bank, is seeking a professional Business Analyst who understands the complex challenges involved with improving processes, data quality, migration and conversion throughout the end to end project lifecycle.

This role sits within the implementation Project of the Financial Reporting Initiative. The London implementation will be the first of the target global processes and infrastructure and will bring together the existing Financial and Regulatory Reporting silos.

Some of the Key Responsibilities for the Conversion Business Analyst will be to Carry out analysis on current EUDAs, Develop and co-ordinate changes required to EUDAs to meet the new strategic technical, process and reporting requirements and Integrate solutions into proposed new architecture

To be successful in this role you will have experience of;
Financial Services (Investment Banking of particular interest), Working with global teams across multiple functions, a good understanding of financial accounting, data migration and strong business analyst skills.

If you are interested in joining this market leading firm, and designing and delivering a cutting edge solution please send through your details.

Alexander Ash Consulting is acting as a search firm.

London / Contract / Ref: CA-1702-CONV

Managing Director, Programme Director, Trade Data Standards, Investment Bank, London. A Global Tier 1 bank requires a Managing Director with extensive Investment Banking experience and who has expertise with Trade Data Standards (TDS). You must have experience of being a Programme Director delivering big ticket global change programmes across all business, functions and regions, as well as experince of STP, Trade Process Flow front to back and Operations. Salary is up to £250k plus bonus and package. Please send me your cv asap as this role is urgent.

London / Permanent / Ref: RE:BenP:MD:TDS

Investment Banking - Hybrid Senior Business Analyst / Project Manager - £80,000 - £90,000 Base + Bonus - London. Top tier investment bank is looking for an experienced Senior Business Analyst/ Project Manager, with a strong understanding of Product Control.

This role is for a Business Analyst/Project Manager, the main functions of this role are as follows;

This is an excellent opportunity for a dynamic individual to prove their abilities in fast growing area. The role has high visibility and the projects have a significant impact to Product Control

I have a detailed spec, Please feel free to contact me directly - Nadia Kamdoum - 0207 688 85187

London / Permanent / Ref: BA/PM - PC

Investment Banking - Hybrid Senior Business Analyst / Project Manager - £600 - £700p/d - London. Global investment bank is looking for an experienced Senior Business Analyst/ Project Manager, with strong Operational Risk / Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) experience.

The successful Senior Business Analyst / Project Manager will have previously worked for a top tier investment bank, have a proven track record of delivering outsourcing projects and the ability to work independently.

The ideal Business Analyst/ Project Manager will not only have extensive knowledge of Operational Risk, but also understand associated standards, risk drivers, performance metrics as well as regulatory requirements focusing on Outsourcing.

You will also have experience in Internal Relocation & Outsourcing (i.e. experience in transition, resource as well as capacity management, financial planning) and the ability to identify process efficiencies, suggest improvements and implement where feasible.

I have a detailed spec, Please feel free to contact me directly - Nadia Kamdoum - 0207 688 85187

London / Contract / Ref: NK/SOX

PMO, CAPEX, Project Accounting, Financial Services, London. I urgently need a senior PMO for a Tier 1 Global Investment Bank who has managed large programme / project portfolios and who has extensive experience of project accounting and CAPEX : capital expenditure. This role will fast track you from Senior VP to Director in less than a year. If you want to become a Director in a Tier 1 Investment Bank call Ben Price urgently on 0207 688 8432

London / Permanent / Ref: RE:PMIOProjectACOUNT

PMO Project Funding / Programme Budget Investment Bank London. A global investment Bank requires a PMO with experience of Project Funding / Programme Budget control. You must have very strong programme funding knowledge, CAPEX and Investment Banking experience. this role is at VP level paying up to £125k plus bonus and package. Pleae call me asap to discuss as I have a detailed spec. Ben Price 0207 688 8432

London / Permanent / Ref: RE:BenP:PMOPfunding

Our client, a top tier investment bank, is looking for hands on project manager, to join their large FSA Liquidity reform initiative. The high calibre individual will preferrably be a qualified accountant, and have had extensive experience within the Liquidity space.

Alexander Ash is acting as an agency.

London / Contract / Ref: GM-PMLiq

Business Analyst - FATCA - Client On Boarding - £500 - £550p/d - Investment Banking - London. Global investment bank is looking for an experienced Business Analyst with strong client on boarding, FATCA and business process re engineering experience.

The successful Business Analyst will have previously analysed front to back client on boarding business processes, systems and also developed and implemented changes required by FATCA. Strong stakeholder and communication skills is essential for this role as you will be working with senior stakeholders/ subject matter experts within the organization to identify the impact of FATCA regulations on existing on boarding data sources, business processes and systems

I have a detailed spec, Please feel free to contact me directly - Nadia Kamdoum - 0207 688 85187

London / Contract / Ref: nk/fatca

Our client, a top tier investment bank, is looking for a high calibre business analyst, to join their large change programme. The candidate will have extensive experience in mapping processes from a client on-boarding perspective. The ideal indivual will have mapped the 'as is' and 'to be' process around Target Operating Models. Investment Banking knowledge is also ESSENTIAL.

Alexander Ash is acting as an agency.

London / Contract / Ref: GM - COB - 11

Project Manager - Change Projects - £700 per day

My client, a top tier Investment Bank have kicked off a strategic transformation programme; front to back across business and technology. They are seeking a Project Manager with varied change experience to play a pivotal function in a large book of work spanning multiple projects.

This role sits within a centralised project group that delivers market-leading solutions across the business. The team consists of senior project and programme managers who are responsible for implementing complex business change projects that address issues common to multiple businesses e.g. regulatory compliance, static data and off-shoring.

As well as providing change and project management expertise, they add value to the business by working closely with service providers (e.g. Finance, Operations, Legal Regulatory and Compliance) to ensure change is fully integrated into the bank from front to back office.

To be successful within this position, you will have;

A proven track record of Project Management and Business Analysis within the Investment Banking industry; The ability to demonstrate innovation, good judgment and problem solving skills when making decisions; Experience of concepts relating to Front Office products (e.g. Equities Trading, Foreign Exchange, Rates, Distressed Products, Emerging Markets, Equity Proprietary Trading, Prime Brokerage).

It is likely that the work of this individual will be cross-product, therefore an appreciation of multiple investment banking products and operations will be more valuable than deep expertise in a few products.

If you are interested in joining this market leading firm, and designing and delivering a cutting edge solution please send through your details.

Alexander Ash Consulting is acting as a search firm

**Please note - This is a business focussed role, not technology**

London / Contract / Ref: CA-0902-BSPM

Business Analyst / Project Manager - £600 - £650p/d - Investment Banking. Global investment bank is looking for a talented and experienced hybrid Business Analyst / Project Manager, with strong stakeholder management capabilities, excellent communication skills, strong investment banking experience, cross product knowledge and ideally possess an ex management consultant background.

The successful Business Analyst will have previously worked for a top tier investment bank and have worked within front office, but understand front to back investment banking processes, trade lifecycle and have solid full project lifecycle experience.

Please note that this is a hands on Business Analyst / Project Manager role and both skills are essential for this role. I have a detailed spec, Please feel free to contact me directly - Nadia Kamdoum - 0207 688 85187

London / Contract / Ref: NK/BA?PM?BS

Business Analyst - Client Clearing - £500 - £550p/d - Investment Banking. Global investment bank is looking for an experienced Business Analyst, with strong client clearing experience coupled with some risk experience.

The successful Business Analyst will would have previously developed a client clearing focused work flow will also have a good grasp of Credit Risk as in his words as the two go hand in hand.

You will be joining team of 3 BA's and will need to be able to consume the Dodd Frank legislation and assess which of it is applicable to Credit Risk.

I have a detailed spec, Please feel free to contact me directly - Nadia Kamdoum - 0207 688 85187

London / Contract / Ref: NK/BA/ ClientCle

Our client, a top tier investment bank, is looking for a high calibre individual to join their data cleansing team within a large change programme. The role has been approved to ensure that data coming from trade capture in Operations, is flowing through the correct feeds in order to then be converted on to the appropriate sub ledger. The candidate will be familiar with the full front to back trade lifecycle, and come from a top tier investment bank.

Alexander Ash is acting as an agency.

London / Permanent / Ref: GM-COO-Ops

Director Global Head of PMO Investment Bank London. A Tier 1 Global Investment Bank urgently needs to hire a heavy weight Director to be the Global Head of PMO. They need some who can manage global strategy, implement change globally and influence the most senior of stake holders. You must come from a Tier 1 Investment Bank. Salary is up to £175k plus bonus and package. Please call me urgently to discuss, I have a detailed spec. Ben Price 0207 688 8432

London / Permanent / Ref: RE:BenP:Director

Investment Banking - Senior PMO Manager - £600 - £700p/d. Global investment bank is looking for an experienced Senior PMO Manager, with strong stakeholder management capabilities coupled with excellent communication skills.

The successful PMO will have previously worked for a top tier investment bank as a Senior PMO Manager, and have been responsible for reporting regularly on resource allocation, consolidating project status, risks and issues. You will also have established project management and reporting standards, and supported management in communicating effectively with stakeholders regarding projects in the portfolio.

Experience of ensuring that proper project governance and track project progress is also essential for this role, as well as rolling out and running a robust programme and project self assessment process

I have a detailed spec, Please feel free to contact me directly - Nadia Kamdoum - 0207 688 85187

London / Contract / Ref: NK/OMP

Managing Director - Operations - Tier One IB

My client, a Tier 1 investment Bank, is seeking a high calibre Managing Director to head up an operations workstream within a major transformation programme. The overall aim is operational improvement and cost saving through process re-engineering and architectural change of the front2back trade lifecycle.

An exceptional Managing Director is required to head up a major change initiative spanning operations. The successful candidate will lead a team tasked with managing the banks concerns around product classification, risk and finance. The overall team will have regular interaction with senior stakeholders (CXO level), product teams, programme sponsors and multiple areas of the organisation. This is an integral role, pivotal to the success of the overall programme, hence only the highest calibre candidates will be considered.

To be successful, you will be able to demonstrate;

Experience working within a large, complex Investment Bank at an MD level; Cross functional, Cross asset class, Cross business experience on a global scale; Leading large scale global teams and Managing large budgets.

If you are interested in joining this market leading firm and leading the design and delivery of a cutting edge solution please send through your details and we will endeavour to respond asap.

Alexander Ash Consulting is acting as a search firm.

London / Permanent / Ref: CA-0702-MD

Managing Director, Programme Director, Investment Bank, London. A Global Tier 1 bank requires a Managing Director / Programme Director with extensive Investment Banking experience who has managed global change management programmes. You also should have some expertise in Data transport layers, EAI, Messaging Bus, Data Quality, Operations Risk IT. You need a thorough understanding of how systems talk to each other & how they translate data from one platform to another and how you can make this process more cost efficient. You must have Change experience on large scale / big ticket programmes across all businesses, functions, global regions and operations. for this role. You will ideally come from an operations department in a Tier 1 bank.

London / Permanent / Ref: BENP:MESS

Managing Director, Programme Director, Messaging Bus, Investment Bank, London. A Global Tier 1 bank requires a very senior Managing Director / Programme Director with extensive Investment Banking experience who has expertise with Messaging Bus, Data Quality, Operations Risk IT. You need a thorough understanding of how systems talk to each other & how they translate data from one platform to another. You must have Change experience on large scale / big ticket programmes across all businesses, functions, global regions and operations. for this role. You will ideally come from an operations department in a Tier 1 bank.

London / Permanent / Ref: BENP:MESS

Business Analyst ETL Logical Data Models Banking London. A Global Investment Bank requires senior Business Analysts who are articulate with excellent communication skills to gather requirements from very senior stakeholders, MD's, Financial Controllers etc. You must be able to speak to the business on their level with the ability to push o get requirements and have a technical understanding of ETL, Oracle financials applications ideally OFSAA, as well as be proficient with Logical data models (Erwin & FSLDM). You must have entrepreneurial drive to take ownership of your projects and drive them to completion. Please apply immediately as these roles are urgent.

London / Contract / Ref: RE:Ben:BusinessA

Project Manager ETL Development 0ff-Shore Teams Banking London. A Global Investment Bank requires senior Project Managers to manage multiple projects delivered by off-shore teams. You must be technical, ideally a development background with a deep understanding off ETL and the full development life cycle. You must be able to produce projects charters and project plans to a very high spec. You must have exceptional stakeholder management skills and the ability to negotiate with senior management to get projects signed off. You must have entrepreneurial drive to take ownership of your projects and drive them end to end to completion. Please apply immediately as these rolese are urgent.

London / Contract / Ref: RE:PM:ETL

Head of Progam Management, EMEA, Investment Bank, London. A Tier 1 Global Investment Bank requires a Regional Head of Progam Management for EMEA. This role requires business and IT experience, specifically managing teams of PM's and large portfolios of projects across multiple regions. You must have a strong background in Banking and you should be a current or ex management consultant. This role involves communicating (Business & IT) with very senior stakeholders up to board level, so you must be able to demonstrate these skills along with problem solving & in-depth knowledge of investment banking, capital markets or wealth management, plus a proven track record of large scale project delivery. Please call me to discuss as I have a detailed spec: Ben Price 0207 688 8432

London / Permanent / Ref: RE:BenpHofProjectM

PMO, SDLC, Investment Bank, London. A Global Bank requires a talented, driven, ambitious, hungry, hardworking technical PMO that has a Consultancy back ground in one of the "big four" this is a must. You must have experience of working as a PMO on technology projects, large transformation projects, SDLC. You must have strong experience with governance, stake holder management, MI / Management Information, Risk, Issues & dependencies as well as managing plans & communications. This role has scope for rapid promotion and career development. Please call me asap as I have a detailed spec: Ben Price 0207 688 8432

London / Permanent / Ref: RE:BenP:PMO:Perm

Business Analyst Finance Change London. A Global Investment Bank requires a Business analyst either at AVP or VP level who has experience of Data Quality KPI's, Metrics, Financial reporting, current state data quality, dashboard reporting, Risk, Investment banking, products & processes, full project life cycle, SLA's, product control and you must have very strong Change skills. I have a very detailed spec so please call me on 077929 44122 or 0208 688 8432

London / Permanent / Ref: RE:BenP:BA:KPI's

Lead Data Architect, OFSSA, OBIEE, Data Warehouse, FSLDM, ETL, Investment Banking,London. A Global Investment Bank requires a Lead Data Architect who has extensive Data Warehouse experience and experience with OFSAA (Oracle Financial Services Analytical Applications), OBIEE, Data Warehouse, ETL & FSLDM (Financial Services Logical Data Modelling). You must have financial services experience and strong data architect team leadership experience. Strong preference will be given to someone who has come up through the development ranks i.e. has been a DBA in the past and has ETL development experience. This role is urgent.

London / Contract / Ref: BenP:DataArch

Director Investment Bank, London. A Global Investment Bank requires a Director who has extensive experience in Architectural Governance , benefits versus cost, ensuring programmes are set up for success, blue prints, strategy, architectural strategy, design authority, interdependencies, business cases. Someone who can ascertain "what is the size of the prize", as well as product control, operational knowledge and change. Please call as I have a detailed spec : Ben Price : 0207 688 8432

London / Permanent / Ref: BenP:DirectorArch

Lead Data Architect, OBIEE, Data Warehouse, ETL, Investment Banking, London. A Global Investment Bank requires a Lead Data Architect who has extensive Data Warehouse experience and experience with OBIEE, Data Warehouse & ETL. You must have financial services experience and strong data architect team leadership experience. Strong preference will be given to someone who has come up through the development ranks i.e. has been a DBA or a developer in the past and has ETL development experience. This role is urgent.

London / Contract / Ref: BenP:DataArch

Managing Director, Programme Director, Investment Bank, London. A Global Tier 1 Investment Bank requires a Managing Director who is a heavy weight Investment Banking Programme Director that has extensive experience of delivering "Big Ticket" global programmes front to back. You must have extensive experience of working in Operations and Business from a Tier 1 Investment Bank and have delivered Global Transformation and Change programmes. This role is urgent please call me asap : Ben Price : 0207 688 8432

London / Permanent / Ref: RE:BenP:Dir:Programm

Business Analyst required with exposure to front office at a leading Global Investment Bank.

Assist with categorising of the trade population into 'Product Types' based on trade attributes, features and pay-offs.

Perform detailed analysis on individual trades where required by reference to original trade records and confirmation documentation.

Document and communicate findings and recommendations.

Assist with design and build of a Trade Profiling tool.

Alexander Ash is acting as an agency for the purpose of this advert.

London / Contract / Ref: MVav/trade

Our client, a top tier investment bank, is looking for a project manager to join their Human Resources team. Prior experience of working at an investment bank is needed, but can be substituted for for strong project management and candidate on boarding skills.

• HR Projects
• Senior Stakeholder liaison

Alexander Ash is acting as an agency.

London / Contract / Ref: GM221

Project Manager - Financial Control / Regulatory Reporting - Investment Banking - London - £500 - £600. Global investment bank is looking for an experienced hybrid Business Analyst/Project Manager with strong Financial Control / Regulatory Reporting experience, as well as Investment Banking experience.

The successful candidate would have banking experience, prior knowledge / experience of Finance FSA regulatory line roles and, in particular, knowledge and experience of working with the Basel II regulatory framework. The successful candidate will also have extensive experience of projects end to end, either from a project team perspective or a line perspective.

This role will act as project interface between line SMEs, change management, IT and other stakeholders (e.g. Credit, Operations). Key responsibilities will include.

I have a detailed spec for you to review, please feel free to contact me directly Nadia Kamdoum 0207 688 8518 or Nadia.kamdoum@alexanderash.com

London / Contract / Ref: NK/PM - FC/REG

Project Manager - Market Risk - VaR - Investment Banking - London - £600 - £650. Global investment bank is looking for a talented Project Manager with strong Market Risk experience, as well as Investment Banking experience.

The successful candidate would have project managed a variety of risk system initiatives including planning, governance, communication, and project reporting. They would also have strong Market Risk management knowledge ( VaR Methodologies, Scenarios/ Stress testing, sensitivities/ Greeks) and also be comfortable assisting members of the Market risk department to resolve issures arising in project work or in daily VaR production)

I have a detailed spec for you to review, please feel free to contact me directly Nadia Kamdoum 0207 688 8518 or Nadia.kamdoum@alexanderash.com

London / Contract / Ref: NK/PM-Mr

Our client, a top tier investment bank, is looking for a high calibre individual to join their large change and transformation programme. The candidate will have worked on a high brow sub ledger implementation, spanning across finance and with a particular relevance to the financial reporting space.

Knowledge of the following is essential:

• Independent Price Verification
• OTC Product Knoledge
• IFRS Accounting
• Operations processes
• Product Control processes

Please email CVs to 'gerard.munoz@alexanderash.com'

Alexander Ash is acting as an agency.

London / Contract / Ref: GM2228

My client a Tier 1 Bank are currently looking for experienced BAs/PMs who have worked on projects around P & L attribution/P & L explain. This is a strategic multiyear initiative from trade capture, risk down to finance across business process change, systems and data.

It is anticipated that you would have strong business knowledge in at least one asset class with a good knowledge of front to back trade processing.

It is expected that you would have worked on a similar project/programme around P & L decomposition across front office, technology, risk or finance.

Core Competencies:

Provide analytical support to elicit, analyse, and record business requirements front office, risk and finance functions

Ensure Business Requirements are sufficient and fully articulated to readily translate into IT documentation

Ensure Finance requirements are represented within the requirements specifications

Refine existing Business Requirements Document and obtain sign off

Define detailed requirements jointly with Business

Support IT during the Functional Design phase

Requirements change control for the duration of the project

Extensive experience in Business Requirements definition

* Excellent understanding of project lifecycle

* Proven track record in financial services industry

* Knowledge of processes, workflows and systems within an investment banking context

This is an exciting opportunity to join a group that is at the centre of a strategic inititiative with the ability to gain long tenure as a contractor at a leading investment bank.

London / Contract / Ref: PNL ATT

A leading global investment bank seeks ex management consultants with analysis and project management skills to join an internal consulting group. They require consultative individuals to contribute to the analysis and delivery of re-engineering initiatives across asset class which has been forecasted for several years.

It is anticipated that candidates have excellent tenure working for a management consultancy and have gained strong asset class knowledge - having worked closely with the desk previously.

Core responsibilities include but not limited to:

Bridge the gap between the business and IT As Is analysis: understand and document current state Front - Back Office processes across To Be process design: define future state processes Target operating model experience

Define implementation roadmap for process and IT changes Extensive experience in process re-engineering and/or Business analysis - (As Is analysis and To Be design)

Familiar with front office terms and concepts

Presentation of processes and business requirements to senior stakeholders using excel and powerpoint

Critical thinking is key - after analysis; conclude and propose a strategy to reduce risk exposure. Managing new project requests and facilitating the prioritisation of such requests, liaising with IT for estimates, tracking progress against the project plan, providing regular updates to all stakeholders, logging and managing project issues.

Business analysis - compiling and maintaining project documentation such as business specifications, test packs, and project plans, planning and coordinating UATs, obtaining necessary sign offs, and managing implementations.

Analysis of current state technology used by the business and articulating technical target state Continually reviewing the Best Practice Procedure for the group and ensuring that the London Team adheres to this for all projects in scope for the Book of Work.

Experience of managing a small team with proven record of good people development. Personal Characteristics: * Strong analytical skills * Flexible in managing tasks * Proactive * Ability to work under pressure * Ability to work in a complex, global environment * Self motivated * Team player * Service and customer focus * Good communication skills * Good Microsoft Office products knowledge (especially. Excel, Visio and PowerPoint)

This is an exciting opportunity to join a group that plays a pivotal role in the delivery of strategic solutions across asset class. It is expected that you would have graduated from a red brick university with at least a 2:1, coupled with excellent employment tenure thereafter. Applicants must be from a management consultancy background with strong communication skills both written and verbally, in addition to having a strong exposure to derivatives and a thorough understanding of the trade lifecycle

London / Permanent / Ref: UP - MC

My client a Tier 1 investment bank seek a senior business analyst with an understanding of trade processing across the credit business to liaise with the front office and build business requirements.

This role requires strong product knowledge across the structured credit businesses. Core responsibilities:

* As Is analysis: understand and document current state

* Front - Back Office processes across the credit business

* To Be process design: define future state processes

* Target operating model experience

* Define implementation roadmap for process and IT changes

* Extensive experience in process re-engineering and/or Business analysis (As Is analysis and To Be design)

* Familiar with front office terms and concepts Personal Characteristics:

* Strong analytical skills

* Flexible in managing tasks

* Proactive

* Ability to work under pressure

* Ability to work in a complex, global environment

* Self motivated

* Team player

London / Permanent / Ref: UPCRED

Our client, a top tier investment bank, is looking for a high calibre programme director to run a number of large scale global programmes. The programmes will be front to back, which requires the candidate to possess a strong knowledge if Investment Banking. This role sits within Operations, so will need extensicexperience within this space.

If you have experience in the following then it is certainly preferable:

• Messaging Bus build (from Front Office Data Feeds).
• Rate card implementation with regards to trade capture.
• Specialist in Cash Equities.

Please email your CV directly to gerard.munoz@alexanderash.com, or call Gerard on 0207 288 6292.

Alexander Ash is acting as an agency.

London / Permanent / Ref: GM29

Managing Director, Programme Director, Investment Bank, London. A Global Tier 1 Investment Bank requires a Managing Director who is a heavy weight Investment Banking Programme Director that has extensive experience of delivering "Big Ticket" global programmes front to back. You must have extensive experience of working in Operations and Business from a Tier 1 Investment Bank and have delivered Global Transformation and Change programmes. This role is urgent please call me asap : Ben Price : 0207 688 8432

London / Permanent / Ref: RE:BenP:Dir:Programm

Director Investment Bank, London. A Global Investment Bank requires a Director who has extensive experience in Architectural Governance , benefits versus cost, ensuring programmes are set up for success, blue prints, strategy, architectural strategy, design authority, interdependencies, business cases. Someone who can ascertain "what is the size of the prize", as well as product control, operational knowledge and change. Please call as I have a detailed spec : Ben Price : 0207 688 8432

London / Permanent / Ref: BenP:DirectorArch

Business Analyst Finance Change London. A Global Investment Bank requires a Business analyst either at AVP or VP level who has experience of Data Quality KPI's, Metrics, Financial reporting, current state data quality, dashboard reporting, Risk, Investment banking, products & processes, full project life cycle, SLA's, product control and you must have very strong Change skills. I have a very detailed spec so please call me on 077929 44122 or 0208 688 8432

London / Permanent / Ref: RE:BenP:BA:KPI's

Business Analyst, Financial Modelling Wealth Management London. A Global Wealth Manager requires a Business Analyst with experience in financial modelling, scenario planning, organisational design, operating models, BPR, governance control and risk manangement. This role is urgent so please call asap and please send in your cv. Ben Price: 0207 688 8432

London / Permanent / Ref: RE:BenP:BA:Financial

PMO, SDLC, Investment Bank, London. A Global Bank requires a talented, driven, ambitious, hungry, hardworking technical PMO that has a Consultancy back ground in one of the "big four" this is a must. You must have experience of working as a PMO on technology projects, large transformation projects, SDLC. You must have strong experience with governance, stake holder management, MI / Management Information, Risk, Issues & dependencies as well as managing plans & communications. This role has scope for rapid promotion and career development. Please call me asap as I have a detailed spec: Ben Price 0207 688 8432

London / Permanent / Ref: RE:BenP:PMO:Perm

Our client, a top tier investment bank, is looking for a high calibre business analyst, to join their large scale change and transformation project. The role sits on the IT side of the Credit Risk department. Knowledge and experience of working within the Liqudity and Capital Reporting space would be ideal. Furthermore, knowledge of ICAAP would be advantageous, also know as Liquidity Adequacy. Strong senior engagement experience is also favourable, as excellent communication skills is certainly a pre-requisite for this role.

Alexander Ash is acting as an agency.

London / Contract / Ref: GM1222

Our client, a top tier investment bank, is looking for a high calibre individual to join their large change and transformation programme. The candidate will have worked on a high brow sub ledger implementation, spanning across finance and with a prarticular relevance to the financial reporting space.

Alexander Ash is acting as an agency.

London / Contract / Ref: GM2228

Project Manager - P&L Workstream - £850 per day

My client, a top tier Investment Bank, is seeking a proven Project Manager to join one of the largest and most strategic transformation programmes in the financial services industry at the moment. This is a strategic front to back re-engineering initiative across risk and P + L.

This role sits within a P&L workstream with the objective being the delivery of a uniform daily fully attributed official P&L for all trading businesses, with clear audit trail from initial trading flash estimates through to final P&L. Specifically this role will focus on executing a number of projects within the Emerging Markets business area and targeted at resolving P&L Attribution based issues that have been raised.

To be successful in this position, you will demonstrate a proven track record within a Project Manager position within a leading competitor organisation. In addition, you will have a proven track record in delivery, experience of leading virtual teams across multiple locations, Project / Programme Management on large scale global initiative, Knowledge of the Finance/controlling domain and end-to-end workflow for a sales & trading business and experience of managing complex IT centric & Business change focused projects.

If you are interested in joining this market leading firm and being involved with in the design and delivery of a cutting edge solution please send through your details.

Alexander Ash Consulting is acting as a search firm.

**Please note, due to th high volume of apllications, if you are not contacted within 3 days of submitting your details, unfortunately your aplication has not been successful this time**

London / Contract / Ref: CA-3009-PnLPM

Our client, a top tier investment bank, is looking for two highly skilled candidates to join their large scale change and transformation project based around the streamlining of upstream and downstream data of Investment Banking messaging systems. These particular roles will be analysing the multipe data feeds coming from trade capture, with the view to building out a new messaging service to the Middle Office. There is one AVP, and one VP level position available. The candidates must have a strong background in investment banking, particularly with regards to in-depth product knowledge.

Alexander Ash is acting as an agency.

London / Permanent / Ref: GM1101

My client a Tier 1 investment bank seek a senior business analyst with an understanding of trade processing across the credit business to liaise with the front office and build business requirements.

This role requires strong product knowledge across the structured credit businesses. Core responsibilities:

* As Is analysis: understand and document current state

* Front - Back Office processes across the credit business

* To Be process design: define future state processes

* Target operating model experience

* Define implementation roadmap for process and IT changes

* Extensive experience in process re-engineering and/or Business analysis (As Is analysis and To Be design)

* Familiar with front office terms and concepts Personal Characteristics:

* Strong analytical skills

* Flexible in managing tasks

* Proactive

* Ability to work under pressure

* Ability to work in a complex, global environment

* Self motivated

* Team player

London / Permanent / Ref: UPCRED

A leading global investment bank seeks ex management consultants with analysis and project management skills to join an internal consulting group. They require consultative individuals to contribute to the analysis and delivery of re-engineering initiatives across asset class which has been forecasted for several years.

It is anticipated that candidates have excellent tenure working for a management consultancy and have gained strong asset class knowledge - having worked closely with the desk previously.

Core responsibilities include but not limited to:

Bridge the gap between the business and IT As Is analysis: understand and document current state Front - Back Office processes across To Be process design: define future state processes Target operating model experience

Define implementation roadmap for process and IT changes Extensive experience in process re-engineering and/or Business analysis - (As Is analysis and To Be design)

Familiar with front office terms and concepts

Presentation of processes and business requirements to senior stakeholders using excel and powerpoint

Critical thinking is key - after analysis; conclude and propose a strategy to reduce risk exposure. Managing new project requests and facilitating the prioritisation of such requests, liaising with IT for estimates, tracking progress against the project plan, providing regular updates to all stakeholders, logging and managing project issues.

Business analysis - compiling and maintaining project documentation such as business specifications, test packs, and project plans, planning and coordinating UATs, obtaining necessary sign offs, and managing implementations.

Analysis of current state technology used by the business and articulating technical target state Continually reviewing the Best Practice Procedure for the group and ensuring that the London Team adheres to this for all projects in scope for the Book of Work.

Experience of managing a small team with proven record of good people development. Personal Characteristics: * Strong analytical skills * Flexible in managing tasks * Proactive * Ability to work under pressure * Ability to work in a complex, global environment * Self motivated * Team player * Service and customer focus * Good communication skills * Good Microsoft Office products knowledge (especially. Excel, Visio and PowerPoint)

This is an exciting opportunity to join a group that plays a pivotal role in the delivery of strategic solutions across asset class. It is expected that you would have graduated from a red brick university with at least a 2:1, coupled with excellent employment tenure thereafter. Applicants must be from a management consultancy background with strong communication skills both written and verbally, in addition to having a strong exposure to derivatives and a thorough understanding of the trade lifecycle

London / Permanent / Ref: UP - MC

My client a Tier 1 Bank are currently looking for experienced BAs/PMs who have worked on projects around P & L attribution/P & L explain. This is a strategic multiyear initiative from trade capture, risk down to finance across business process change, systems and data.

It is anticipated that you would have strong business knowledge in at least one asset class with a good knowledge of front to back trade processing.

It is expected that you would have worked on a similar project/programme around P & L decomposition across front office, technology, risk or finance.

Core Competencies:

Provide analytical support to elicit, analyse, and record business requirements front office, risk and finance functions

Ensure Business Requirements are sufficient and fully articulated to readily translate into IT documentation

Ensure Finance requirements are represented within the requirements specifications

Refine existing Business Requirements Document and obtain sign off

Define detailed requirements jointly with Business

Support IT during the Functional Design phase

Requirements change control for the duration of the project

Extensive experience in Business Requirements definition

* Excellent understanding of project lifecycle

* Proven track record in financial services industry

* Knowledge of processes, workflows and systems within an investment banking context

This is an exciting opportunity to join a group that is at the centre of a strategic inititiative with the ability to gain long tenure as a contractor at a leading investment bank.

London / Contract / Ref: PNL ATT

Business Analyst - Reporting - £550-650 per day

My client, a top tier Investment Bank, is seeking a proven Business Analyst to join one of the largest and most strategic transformation programmes in the financial services industry at the moment. This is a strategic programme covering all finance relevant information for group and local reporting.

A highly skilled Business Analyst is required to assist with a CoREP/FinREP implementation, which aims to achieve strong convergence in regular supervisory reporting requirements. At a high level, the requirement is for each location to have some localized processes, data repositories, templates and submission standards for prudential reporting. The level of data granularity, calculations, frequency of reporting and submission dates also varies across locations.

The role provides the opportunity to deliver a defined project within the framework of StRIDe, the Bank's global Finance Transformation Programme. For the right person, the role has plenty of scope for development as the bank wide projects develop, and there is potential to make these roles permanent.

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate;

A strong analytical background; Relevant experience of the subject matter (FinREP/CoREP/Prudential reporting); An understanding of Investment Banking terminology and front to back workflows. A change background with some RTB/BAU experience; Experience with vendor tools would also be advantageous.

To be considered for this exciting opportunity, please forward your CV.

Alexander Ash Consulting is acting as a search firm.

London / Contract / Ref: CA-1512-BArep

BA/PM - IFRS Change - £500 - £700 per day

My client, a top tier Investment Bank, have kicked off a strategic transformation programme; front to back across business and technology. They are seeking a Project Manager with specific IFRS experience to play a pivotal function in a large book of work.

To be successful in this position, you will be aqualified accountant with experience of;
Working across a large change project within a Tier 1 investment bank; Excellent understanding of the IFRS regulatory requirements; Strong analytical skills with extensive exposure to driving out prioritized deliverables requirements in short time frames; Excellent understanding of front to back trade processing and impact on financial accounts; Experience of driving requirements forward and liaison with multiple business groups in different geographical locations; Highly analytical - ability to use data to support the documentation of strong business cases; Excellent understanding of the full project lifecycle.

If you are interested in joining this market leading firm and designing and delivering a cutting edge solution please send through your details.

Alexander Ash Consulting is acting as a search firm.

London / Contract / Ref: CA-0209-IFRS

Project Manager - Data Warehouse - ETL - OBIEE - Oracle - OFSAA - Banking - £650 - £750 - London. Global Investment Bank is looking for an experienced Project Manager with extensive Oracle Data Warehouse, OBIEE and ETL experience.

The successful Project Manager will have a successful track record of delivering project consistently on time and on budget. Also experience of managing off shore development teams is essential for this role, as well as Banking experience and ideally OFSAA experience. coupled with strong developer / DBA experience.

Please feel free to contact me directly Nadia Kamdoum on 0207 688 8518 or Nadia.Kamdoum@alexanderash.com

London / Contract / Ref: NK?PM?LOG

Business Analyst - Data Warehouse - ETL - OBIEE - Oracle - Logical Dada Modeling - Banking - £500 - £600 - London. Global Investment Bank is looking for an experienced, structured and articulate Business Analyst with extensive Oracle Data Warehouse, OBIEE, ETL, and data modeling/ logical data models experience.

The successful candidate will be comfortable working within a fast passed environment and have Banking experience, ideally OFSAA experience, coupled with strong developer / DBA experience.

Please feel free to contact me directly Nadia Kamdoum on 0207 688 8518 or Nadia.Kamdoum@alexanderash.com

London / Contract / Ref: NK/D/BA

Business Analyst ETL Logical Data Models Banking London. A Global Investment Bank requires senior Business Analysts who are articulate with excellent communication skills to gather requirements from very senior stakeholders, MD's, Financial Controllers etc. You must be able to speak to the business on their level with the ability to push o get requirements and have a technical understanding of ETL, Oracle financials applications ideally OFSAA, as well as be proficient with Logical data models (Erwin & FSLDM). You must have entrepreneurial drive to take ownership of your projects and drive them to completion. Please apply immediately as these roles are urgent.

London / Contract / Ref: RE:Ben:BusinessA

Project Manager ETL Development 0ff-Shore Teams Banking London. A Global Investment Bank requires senior Project Managers to manage multiple projects delivered by off-shore teams. You must be technical, ideally a development background with a deep understanding off ETL and the full development life cycle. You must be able to produce projects charters and project plans to a very high spec. You must have exceptional stakeholder management skills and the ability to negotiate with senior management to get projects signed off. You must have entrepreneurial drive to take ownership of your projects and drive them end to end to completion. Please apply immediately as these rolese are urgent.

London / Contract / Ref: RE:PM:ETL

Our client, a top tier investment bank, is looking for senior business analyst to join their large scale front-to-back transformation project. They are looking for a high calibre individual to head up their future state re-engineering analysis team. The ideal candidate wil have previous experience in re-engineering front-to-back trade flows and dual-keying inefficiencies. You will be assisting in the definition of the future process and architecture for T+1 reporting. Being a qualified accountant is not pre-requisite, but is certainly preferred.

Alexander Ash is acting as an agency.

London / Contract / Ref: GM3303

Business Analyst, Back testing Business Analyst, VaR Systems, London, £600 - £650 p/d. Global Investment Bank is looking for a talented Business Analyst with strong Back Testing experience. The successful candidate will have experience of the Basel Accords and their implementation within Risk or Finance areas of Investment Banks.

The Business Analyst will also have gathered requirements for risk systems (e.g. front office pricing platforms, Monte Carlo risk systems, and or market risk VaR systems, and have experience in statistical analysis and back testing, Knowledge of Basel III regulations and experience of the end to end Business process of Basel accords covering Credit and Finance.

Experience of in credit or market risk control environments and Project Management experience would be a bonus.

London / Permanent / Ref: nk/Btest

Managing Director / Programme Director - Cash Derivatives - London - £185,000 - £250,000 Base + Bonus + Package. Top tier Investment Bank is looking for an established Managing Director / Programme Director with an operational background, and strong front to back Cash Derivatives experience. The successful candidate will an excellent understanding of Operation function, as well as full trade lifecycle/ front to back understanding of Cash Derivatives.

Please feel free to contact me directly Nadia Kamdoum on 0207 688 8518 or Nadia.Kamdoum@alexanderash.com

London / Permanent / Ref: NK/CA/D/MD

Managing Director, Programme Director, Investment Bank, London. A Global Tier 1 bank requires a Managing Director / Programme Director with extensive Investment Banking experience who has managed global change management programmes. You also should have some expertise in Data transport layers, EAI, Messaging Bus, Data Quality, Operations Risk IT. You need a thorough understanding of how systems talk to each other & how they translate data from one platform to another and how you can make this process more cost efficient. You must have Change experience on large scale / big ticket programmes across all businesses, functions, global regions and operations. for this role. You will ideally come from an operations department in a Tier 1 bank.

London / Permanent / Ref: BENP:MESS

MD (Managing Director) /Senior Programme Manager / Programme Director - Cash Derivatives - Investment Banking - London. Global Investment Bank is looking for an established and experienced Managing Director / Senior Programme Manager with extensive experience / knowledge of Cash Derivatives. The successful candidate with also have experience front to back trade lifecycle in Listed Derivative Products, and ideally have an Operations background. You will also have come from a top tier Investment Bank and have worked on large change transformation programmes.

Please Feel Free to contact me directly Nadia Kamdoum on 0207 688 8518 or Nadia Kamdoum

London / Permanent / Ref: NK/M-Ca

MD (Managing Director) /Senior Programme Manager / Programme Director -Listed Derivatives - Investment Banking - London. Global Investment Bank is looking for an established and experienced Managing Director / Senior Programme Manager with extensive experience / knowledge of Listed Derivatives. The successful candidate with also have experience front to back trade lifecycle in Listed Derivative Products, and ideally have an Operations background. You will also have come from a top tier Investment Bank and have worked on large change transformation programmes.

Please Feel Free to contact me directly Nadia Kamdoum on 0207 688 8518 or Nadia.Kamdoum@alexanderash.com

London / Permanent / Ref: NK/M/LD

Project Manager - IFRS Change - £500 - £700 per day

My client, a top tier Investment Bank, have kicked off a strategic transformation programme; front to back across business and technology. They are seeking a Project Manager with specific IFRS experience to play a pivotal function in a large book of work.

To be successful in this position, you will be a proven Business Analyst with experience of;
Working across an IFRS change project within a Tier 1 investment bank; A Product/Financial control backgrouns; Excellent understanding of the IFRS regulatory requirements; Strong analytical skills with extensive exposure to driving out prioritized deliverables requirements in short time frames; Excellent understanding of front to back trade processing and impact on financial accounts; Experience of driving requirements forward and liaison with multiple business groups in different geographical locations; Highly analytical - ability to use data to support the documentation of strong business cases; Excellent understanding of the full project lifecycle.

If you are interested in joining this market leading firm and designing and delivering a cutting edge solution please send through your details.

Alexander Ash Consulting is acting as a search firm.

London / Contract / Ref: CA-0209-IFRS

Our client, a top tier investment bank, is looking for two highly skilled candidates to join their large scale change and transformation project based around the streamlining of upstream and downstream data of Messaging systems. There is one AVP, and one VP level position available. The candidates must have a strong background in investment banking. The role will involve gathering detailed requirements from both the Front Office as well as Back Office, from an Operations perspective; and ultimately looking to build out a new Front to Back Messaging system from scratch.

Alexander Ash is acting as an agency.

London / Permanent / Ref: GM1101

Our client, a top tier investment bank, is looking for two highly skilled candidates to join their large scale change and transformation project based around the streamlining of upstream and downstream data of Messaging systems. There is one AVP, and one VP level position available. The candidates must have a strong background in investment banking. The role will involve gathering detailed requirements from both the Front Office as well as Back Office, from an Operations perspective; and ultimately looking to build out a new Front to Back Messaging system from scratch.

Alexander Ash is acting as an agency.

London / Permanent / Ref: GM1101

As a Finance aligned business analyst, you will be experienced in handling high volumes of data. Ideally you will be well versed in working in large scale change initiatives. Our client, a top tier investment bank, is looking for these high calibre individuals to join their front-to-back, cross product re-engineering programme. An accountancy background is preferred, but not essential. If you also have Financial experience in the following, then your skillset will be of interest:

• Data Cleansing
• Data Conversion
• Data Migration
• Data Mining
• Data Sourcing
• Data Warehousing
• Data Quality
• Financial Reporting Tools

Alexander Ash is acting as an agency.

London / Contract / Ref: GM119

Business Analyst, Murex, Interest Rate Derivative (IRD) , London, £500 - £600 p/d. Global Clearing House is looking for a talented and driven Business Analyst with strong Murex and Interest Rate Derivatives (IRD) experience. You must have full project life cycle experience and a solid understanding of Interest Rate Derivatives trade lifecycle knowledge.

The successful candidate will also have experience of delivering business change within the OTC Clearing domain, have a track record of working within complex business and system implementation projects, and have actually implemented leading vendor solutions such as Murex. The project you have worked on should include derivatives trading, settlement and risk system covering the processing of OTC Derivatives in particular Interest Rate Derivatives (IRD)

You will be joining a high profile programme, and will be expected to be highly motivated, and possesses strong communication skills in order to work closely with business, Vendor and IT team to deliver to tight deadlines.

Please Feel Free to contact me directly Nadia Kamdoum on 0207 688 8518 or Nadia.Kamdoum@alexanderash.com

London / Contract / Ref: NK?IRD?MURE

A Tier 1 Global Investment Bank requires a senior individual to manage a team to investigate the breakdown of each trade process, produce balance scorecards and understand / clarify the cost of each individual process.

Cross asset class appreciation; Listed Derivatives, Equities and Rates in particular.

In-depth knowledge of Operations, front to back trade lifecycle.

Diagnostics / Analytics / Performance Strategy

The role requires a Tier 1 Global Investment Banking background.

Please call Maria on 02076888424 or email maria.vavoulas@alexanderash.com

Alexander Ash is acting as a search firm for the purpose of this advert.

London / Permanent / Ref: MVavanalytics

Our client, a top tier investment bank, is looking for two highly skilled candidates to join their large scale change and transformation project based around the streamlining of upstream and downstream data of SWIFT Messaging. There is one AVP, and one VP level position available. The candidates must have a strong background in investment banking.

Alexander Ash is acting as an agency.

London / Permanent / Ref: GM1101

Managing Director, Programme Director, Messaging Bus, Investment Bank, London. A Global Tier 1 bank requires a very senior Managing Director / Programme Director with extensive Investment Banking experience who has expertise with Messaging Bus, Data Quality, Operations Risk IT. You need a thorough understanding of how systems talk to each other & how they translate data from one platform to another. You must have Change experience on large scale / big ticket programmes across all businesses, functions, global regions and operations. for this role. You will ideally come from an operations department in a Tier 1 bank.

London / Permanent / Ref: BENP:MESS

PMO, SDLC, Investment Bank, London. A Global Bank requires a talented, driven, ambitious, hungry, hardworking PMO that has a Consultancy back ground in one of the "big four". You must have experience of working as a PMO on technology projects, large transformation projects, SDLC. You must have strong experience with governance, stake holder management, MI / Management Information, Risk, Issues & dependencies as well as managing plans & communications. This role has scope for rapid promotion and career development. Please call me asap as I have a detailed spec: Ben Price 0207 688 8432

London / Permanent / Ref: RE:PMO:Perm

Our client, top tier investment bank, is looking for a high calibre individual to join their large scale change initiative. This particluar role will be sitting within the Transfer Pricing space, and span the bank Front to Back. If you are highly experienced within this field, either as a business analyst or a project manager, please apply ASAP to avoid disappointment, as these roles move quickly.

London / Contract / Ref: GM448

Senior PMO - Operations - £120,000 -£125,000 Base + Bonus - London. Global Investment Bank is looking for an experienced PMO with strong Governance experience, as well as experience in Rag Reporting, Flagging up Risks & Issues when necessary, and also insuring that there is a standardised procedure for the global centralised PMO function.

The successful PMO will have previously worked within a change environment and will be open to bringing on new ideas to the area, and be working for a top tier investment Bank.

Please feel free to contact me Nadia Kamdoum - 0207 688 85187

London / Permanent / Ref: NK/PMO

Senior PMO - Operations - £120,000 -£125,000 Base + Bonus - London. Global Investment Bank is looking for an experienced PMO with strong Governance experience, as well as experience in Rag Reporting, Flagging up Risks & Issues when necessary, and also insuring that there is a standardised procedure for the global centralised PMO function.

The successful PMO will have previously worked within a change environment and will be open to bringing on new ideas to the area, and be working for a top tier investment Bank.

Please feel free to contact me Nadia Kamdoum - 0207 688 85187

London / Permanent / Ref: NK/PMO

Global Project Management Office requires a core PMO with some delivery capabilities to assist a large scale Change Programme within in a Tier 1 Global Investment Bank.

Manage Multiple Stakeholders , multiple Steering Committees, reports, spreadsheets, project funding.

You will be required to manage budgets for multiple projects so knowledge of CAPEX will be essential.

ACA qualified and Investment Banking background.

Please call Maria on 0207 6888424

London / Permanent / Ref: MVavPMOFIN

PMO, Operations, Change, Investment Bank, London. A Global Investment Bank requires 2 Senior VP PMO's with a change and operations background. These roles will give you the opportunity to be part of a global Change PMO team where your own ideas are welcomed and encouraged. The roles will be challenging and multi-tasking with a fast pace of work and you will be tasked with imparting the operational vision for the global PMO. The two roles are different as follows:

1. Financial Accounting focused, ideally ACA qualified and experienced in budgets, spread sheets, financials around projects & budgets, project funding - piece meal, book of work, reporting packs and senior stakeholder management.

2. Governance structure focused: experience required: Running a portfolio of projects, head count, status reports, risk & issues, Rag reports, flagging up risk and issues and centralising & standardise a global PMO.

London / Permanent / Ref: RE:PMOperm

PMO, Operations, Change, Investment Bank, London. A Global Investment Bank requires 2 Senior VP PMO's with a change and operations background. These roles will give you the opportunity to be part of a global Change PMO team where your own ideas are welcomed and encouraged. The roles will be challenging and multi-tasking with a fast pace of work and you will be tasked with imparting the operational vision for the global PMO. The two roles are different as follows:

1. Financial Accounting focused, ideally ACA qualified and experienced in budgets, spread sheets, financials around projects & budgets, project funding - piece meal, book of work, reporting packs and senior stakeholder management.

2. Governance structure focused: experience required: Running a portfolio of projects, head count, status reports, risk & issues, Rag reports, flagging up risk and issues and centralising & standardise a global PMO.

London / Permanent / Ref: RE:PMOperm

PMO - Finance - £500 Per Day

My client is seeking an experienced PMO (Programme Management Office) to join one of the largest and most strategic change & transformation programmes in the financial services industry at the moment.

Our client, a top tier bank is seeking a professional PMO who understands the complex challenges involved with improving processes and data quality throughout the end to end finance/MI change lifecycle.

To be successful in this position, you will be able to demonstrate strong, core PMO capabilities within a finance environment, strong governance framework management/communication, release management experience, an understanding of IT change processes, an in-depth knowledge of MI and first class senior stakeholder management.

If you are interested in joining this market leading firm, and designing and delivering a cutting edge change & trnsformation solution please send through your details.

Alexander Ash Consulting is acting as a search firm.

London / Contract / Ref: CA-2604-PMOBA

Investment Banking - Market Data Consultant - £400 - £450p/d London. Top tier Investment Bank is looking for a talented Market Data Consultant to join their Emerging Markets Market Data Team.

The successful Market Data Consultant will have strong vendor management experience, with expert knowledge of vendor and exchange distribution commercial polices and contract management.

They will also have strong exchange distribution product knowledge gained from working in a major financial institution or vendor, and have good understanding of the commercial terms and conditions of the major market data vendors and exchanges.

Excellent communications experience is essential for this role as Well versed in tracking compliance to vendor license and data usage policies.

I have a more detailed spec. Please feel free to contact me Nadia Kamdoum - 0207 688 85187

London / Contract / Ref: NK/MarkDat

Senior Business Analyst - £80,000 - £110,000 Base + Bonus - VP - Investment Banking - Conversion and Migration. Global Investment Bank is looking for a experienced Business Analyst with strong Conversion and Migration experience as well as investment banking.

The successful Business Analyst will ideally have Professional Accountancy qualification as well as an excellent knowledge of the regulatory and accounting processing and reporting requirements.

Management experience and ability to lead or coach other Bas, and process mapping tools and techniques and ability to build use case is essential for this role

I have a more detailed spec. Please feel free to contact me Nadia Kamdoum - 0207 688 85187

London / Permanent / Ref: NK?Conve

Senior Data Architect - Investment Banking - £500-£600p/d - London Global Financial organisation is looking an experienced Data Architect with strong Data Modelling, OBIEE, Oracle, ELT and Data Warehouse experience to join their architect team.

The successful Data Architect have experience of managing a team of Data Architics, and a hands on data modeller who can be hands on in designing and developing new data architecture for finance. The data modeling section of the role will specifically be focusing on designing logical and physical models from both business requirements and reverse-engineering of existing databases.

You will also have experience of data warehousing and experience of implementing for financial institutions including sourcing architecture, communication of data requirements to upstream systems, creation and population of extract files according to data standard requirements

Please note that Banking, ideally Investment Banking Experince is essential for the role.

Please Feel Free to contact me for more information - Nadia Kamdoum on 0207 688 8518

London / Contract / Ref: NK/Data Arc

Lead Data Architect, OBIEE, Data Warehouse, ETL, Investment Banking, London. A Global Investment Bank requires a Lead Data Architect who has extensive Data Warehouse experience and experience with OBIEE, Data Warehouse & ETL. You must have financial services experience and strong data architect team leadership experience. Strong preference will be given to someone who has come up through the development ranks i.e. has been a DBA or a developer in the past and has ETL development experience. This role is urgent.

London / Contract / Ref: BenP:DataArch

A Large Finance Transformation Programme requires a Lead Data Architect with a solid background in Financial Services Data Warehousing. The following are mandatory: OFSAA, OBIEE, Financial Services Logical Data Modelling and a structured approach to team management. We are looking for an immediate start for this City based role. Please call Maria on 0207 6888424 IF you possess all of the above.

London / Contract / Ref: MVavDW

Lead Data Architect, OFSSA, OBIEE, Data Warehouse, FSLDM, ETL, Investment Banking,London. A Global Investment Bank requires a Lead Data Architect who has extensive Data Warehouse experience and experience with OFSAA (Oracle Financial Services Analytical Applications), OBIEE, Data Warehouse, ETL & FSLDM (Financial Services Logical Data Modelling). You must have financial services experience and strong data architect team leadership experience. Strong preference will be given to someone who has come up through the development ranks i.e. has been a DBA in the past and has ETL development experience. This role is urgent.

London / Contract / Ref: BenP:DataArch

Our client, a leading investment bank, is looking for a PMO with a strong finance background, to join thair large change and transformation programme. If you are looking for a new role and keen to find out more, please respond to this advert as soon as you can.

Alexander Ash is acting as an agency.

London / Contract / Ref: GM2292

Head of Progam Management, EMEA, Investment Bank, London. A Tier 1 Global Investment Bank requires a Regional Head of Progam Management for EMEA. This role requires business and IT experience, specifically managing teams of PM's and large portfolios of projects across multiple regions. You must have a strong background in Banking and you should be a current or ex management consultant. This role involves communicating (Business & IT) with very senior stakeholders up to board level, so you must be able to demonstrate these skills along with problem solving & in-depth knowledge of investment banking, capital markets or wealth management, plus a proven track record of large scale project delivery. Please call me to discuss as I have a detailed spec: Ben Price 0207 688 8432

London / Permanent / Ref: RE:BenpHofProjectM

Commercial Manager, Investment Bank, Wealth Manager, London. A Tier 1 Global Investment Bank / Wealth Manager requires a Commercial Manager who can perform fee & contract negotiation, third party party product providers relationship management, charing commercial committes, stakeholder management, account management, Life company knowledge (pricing, costmodels, product development), Wealth advisory products. Please call me to discuss as I have a detailed spec, Ben Price 0207 688 8432.

London / Contract / Ref: RE:BenP:commercial

Investment Banking - Business Analyst - Credit Risk Base III London - £500 -£650. Global Investment Bank is looking for an experienced Business Analyst with strong change, and Credit Risk / Basel III experience.

The successful Business Analyst will have previously worked within Credit Risk Projects and will be responsible for defining business requirements and re-engineering (if applicable) business processes. They will also be required to define requirements and executing Impact Assessments and supporting UAT

The role will also require the individual to support senior managers and business users to enhance the Strategic Risk Architecture, Reporting and Workflow. And engage stakeholders across multiple business areas, including Credit Officers, Credit Risk Analytics, Risk IT, Finance, Portfolio Management and other user groups.

Please feel free to contact me Nadia Kamdoum - 0207 688 85187

London / Contract / Ref: NK/CR/ BAS

Finance Change Manager / Director, Investment Bank, London. A Tier 1 Global leading Investment Bank requires a qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA) for a contract to perm role who is experienced with senior stakeholder management and ideally has an consultancy back ground, strong trouble shooting skills and has worked on large transformation projects. You must have excellent communication skils and have a flexible approach to stakeholder management communication. Please call me asap as this role is urgent and I have a detailed spec to discuss with you. Please call me Ben Price on 0207 688 8432

London / Contract / Ref: RE:BenP:ACA

Finance Change Manager / Director, Investment Bank, London. A Tier 1 Global leading Investment Bank requires a qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA) who is experienced with senior stakeholder management and ideally has an consultancy back ground, strong trouble shooting skills and has worked on large transformation projects. You must have excellent communication skils and have a flexible approach to stakeholder management communication. Please call me asap as this role is urgent and I have a detailed spec to discuss with you. Please call me Ben Price on 0207 688 8432

London / Permanent / Ref: RE:BenP:ACA

Data Analyst, Order Management systems, Investment Bank, London. A Tier 1 Global leading Investment Bank requires an experienced Data Analyst with strong Data Modelling & Mapping skills who has strong and current experience with Order Management Systems (OMS). I have a detailed spec, please call me to discuss as this role is urgent. Ben Price 0207 688 8432

London / Contract / Ref: RE:BenP:DataAnalyst

Our client, a top tier investment bank, is looking for a business analyst to join their large change and transformation programme. They are looking for a high calibre candidate with strong experience in using Business Intelligence technology. Predominantly, the bank will be using 'Qlikview' to source the necessary information. However, the candidate may be familiar with either 'Micro Strategy' or 'Spotfire'.

Please send your CVs to Gerard on 'gerard.munoz@alexanderash.com'.

Alexander Ash is acting as an agency.

London / Contract / Ref: GM4944

Investment Banking - Data Analyst - London - £500- £600p/d. Global Investment Bank is looking for a talented and experienced Data Analyst with strong Order Management experience ( SimCorp, Charles River or Fidessa)

The successful Data Analyst will have liaised with Business and IT teams to define and document: Data flows/ processes, data modelling of current state/new state data models, supported data processes implementations, identified and manage data requirements change and implications across the lifecycle.

Strong stakeholder management experience is essential for this role as the successful candidate will be working with Programme / Project Managers, Business Analysts, Testers, Architects, Application Service Management within the technology teams, external vendors, and Business sponsors and representatives for the assigned projects.

Please feel free to contact me Nadia Kamdoum - 0207 688 85187

London / Contract / Ref: NK/DataAna

Project Manager Change Manager Investment Bank, Birmingham. A Tier 1 Global Investment Bank requires a Senior Project Manager / Change Manager who is experienced delivering across multiple asset classes. The role will give you the opportunity to deliver key strategic & tactical programmes / projects (front to back) across multiple products, Front Office, key service provider stakeholders, multiple Markets, Corporate Finance & Global Transaction banking. This role requires you to have experience in the following: PM, Change Management, BA, PMO, FO, Products (i.e. Equities, Derivatives, Bonds, FX, Credit, Money Markets, Repos), Stakeholder management, risk & managing budgets. I have a detailed spec, please call me to discuss further: Ben Price 0207 688 8432

Midlands / Contract / Ref: RE:BenP:PM:Birmingha

Project Manager Change Manager Investment Bank, Birmingham. A Tier 1 Global Investment Bank requires a Senior Project Manager / Change Manager who is experienced delivering across multiple asset classes. The role will give you the opportunity to deliver key strategic & tactical programmes / projects (front to back) across multiple products, Front Office, key service provider stakeholders, multiple Markets, Corporate Finance & Global Transaction banking. This role requires you to have experience in the following: PM, Change Management, BA, PMO, FO, Products (i.e. Equities, Derivatives, Bonds, FX, Credit, Money Markets, Repos), Stakeholder management, risk & managing budgets. I have a detailed spec, please call me to discuss further: Ben Price 0207 688 8432

Midlands / Permanent / Ref: RE:BenP:PM:Birmingha

Business Analyst/Project Manager (Front to Back Change)

My client a Tier 1 Bank are in the midst of a large scale front2back change initiative. This is looking at improvement across trade capture, risk, regulatory, finance and operations functions. This is Cross-asset class and they are seeking strong change professionals to add value.

It is expected that you would have a strong appreciation of the full trade lifecycle from a front office, operations, finance or risk perspective from investment banking or consultancy. This is a large scale transformation initiative and requires individuals with change experience across systems architecture, process re-engineering and data quality improvements.

From a change perspective they are looking for business analysts or project managers that can work across the full lifecycle.

* Planning

* Requirements Gathering

* Writing BRDs

* Analysis of current state (as is)

* Definition of end state (to be)

* Documenting functional specifications

* Working closely with IT through functional design

* UAT

* Testing

* Stakeholder management

This is an extremely exciting opportunity to gain long tenure in a contract in a cross business initiative. It is expected that you are a strong communicator with investment banking experience.

Please send CVs to review.

London / Contract / Ref: CA-0401-BAPM

Consultants (All Levels) - Financial Services Advisory - £80,000 - £250,000 per annum

My client, a leading 'Big 4' consultancy, is seeking consultants at all levels to join one of the most progressive Financial Services advisory programmes in the industry at the moment.

Our client is seeking professional individuals from Consultant level to Partner, who understand the complex challenges involved with Risk, compliance, application and data transformation within leading banking and financial services organisations.

The sucessful candidates would be expected to work in multiple client engagements and other related activities to highest levels of quality and professionalism, providing clients with solutions based on practical knowledge of client environment, industry and best practices.

To be successful within these roles, it is likely you will have;

Relevant experience within a cometitor organisation; Extensive knowledge of your specific field; Experience of client engagement, business development and pollenation; Experience of building and running a practice (Partner roles only).

To be considered for a position within this exciting and growing organisation, please forward your CV.

Alexander Ash Consulting is acting as a search firm.

London / Permanent / Ref: CA-0401-BIG4

Investment Banking - Data Analyst - London - £500- £600p/d. Global Investment Bank is looking for a talented and experienced Data Analyst with strong Order Management experience ( SimCorp, Charles River or Fidessa)

The successful Data Analyst will have liaised with Business and IT teams to define and document: Data flows/ processes, data modelling of current state/new state data models, supported data processes implementations, identified and manage data requirements change and implications across the lifecycle.

Strong stakeholder management experience is essential for this role as the successful candidate will be working with Programme / Project Managers, Business Analysts, Testers, Architects, Application Service Management within the technology teams, external vendors, and Business sponsors and representatives for the assigned projects.

Please feel free to contact me Nadia Kamdoum - 0207 688 85187

London / Contract / Ref: NK/DataAna

A great role working with a front office change team as a Project Manager. However, this role is based in Birmingham - if the location works for you please read on...

Our client a tier one global investment bank is looking for a Project manager to join a Front Office change team that ensure the successful delivery of business aligned strategic projects and programmes.

If you have a good appreciation of the various investment banking products and businesses and how trades flow from the front to back office then please read on.

This group and company are highly progressive and are looking for an individual with a progressive personality to join the team. You should be looking for a change and transformation role as a project manager and you should enjoy and thrive while working directly with the business. If you have previously worked as a management consultant that would also be beneficial - however, it is not essential.

What is critical is that you are looking to progress rapidly within your career and want to ensure that the projects you work on are delivered on time and to budget. You should be a solid Project Manager with a background in global markets, capital markets of trading.

Please apply if you are interested and will respond asap.

Alexander Ash Consulting is acting as an agency.

Midlands / Contract / Ref: PM - IBmgtConTL17

Executive Director/ Senior Programme Manager - Structured Equity Derivatives - London - £220,000 Total Comp. Global Investment Bank is looking for an experienced Executive Director/ Senior Programme Manager with strong Structured Equity Derivatives product knowledge to join their global Derivative projects team.

The successful Executive Director/ Senior Programme Manager will have strong Programme Management coupled with familiarity of the full suite of Equity Derivatives Products and their lifecycle , as well as operations experience.

I have a more detailed spec, please feel free to contact me for more detail. Nadia Kamdoum 0207 688 8518

London / Permanent / Ref: NK/StructuredED

Risk & Controls, Investment Banking, London. A Global Investment Bank requires experience with Credit Crisis Risk Management, Risk & Controller, Risk Tolerance assessment framework to measure both external & Internal risk, traing & education to ensure awareness of risk. For this role you must be ACA qualified and have Investment Banking & internal control experience, IB product specific operations experience. Please send me your cv & call me to discuss this role. Ben Price 0207 688 8432.

London / Permanent / Ref: RE:BenP:RiskControl

Investment Banking - Business Analyst - Payment - London - £450 -£500 p/d.Global Investment Bank is looking for a talented Business Analyst with strong Payments experience as well as knowledge of FX and Derivatives Products,

The successful Business Analyst will also have proven experience of challenging current process and managing process change, as well as experience of managing a portfolio of Payments Projects including IT change initiatives such as system decommissions, upgrades and enhancements, and process re-engineering projects

I have a detailed spec, please feel free to contact me Nadia Kamdoum - 0207 688 85187

London / Contract / Ref: NK/Payment

Investment Banking - Risk & Control - London - £500 -£550 p/d. Global Investment Bank is looking for qualified accountant, with strong Risk & Control experience, as well as Credit Risk Management development and implementation experience.

The successful Global Risk & Controls Manager will also have previously established an adequate Risk tolerance assessment framework to measure both External and Internal Risk events, and embedded Risk Management into processes & culture (e.g. Volume vs Capability)

Please feel free to contact me Nadia Kamdoum - 0207 688 85187

London / Contract / Ref: NK/ Risk & Con

Risk Manager

This role sits within Operations; transaction management and settlement services.

Role Profile

• Internal / Global Risk & Control
• Setting Best Practice guidelines and Gap assessment
• Credit Crisis Risk Management
• Establish adequate Risk tolerance assessment framework to measure both External and Internal Risk events
• Internal support and advise on development of operating processes and key control agenda/change projects
• Drive centrally driven continuous improvement agenda to provide consistent standards and across all Operations businesses
• Proactively engage with all asset class risk & Controllers their key control issues by participating in their control meetings

Role Requirements

Investment Banking experience / Qualified ACA

London / Contract / Ref: 200215

Our client, a top tier investment bank, is looking for a high calibre individual to join their Group Risk team. The candidate will have had extensive exposure to both market and credit risk, and will have previously aided in the set up of a Global Risk Model. They will also be able establish a clear connection with Control Team on Mandatory and Control. As well as providing internal support and advise on development of operating processes and key control agenda/change projects. The candidate will preferably be a qualified accountant, or have a strong financial background.

Alexander Ash is acting as an agency.

Please call Gerard on 0207 288 6292, or email directly on 'gerard.munoz@alexanderash.com'.

London / Contract / Ref: GM2202

Communications Consultant, London. A leading UK company requires a hands on Communication Consultant who has worked in a communication department within a large financial organisation. You must have experience planning and delivering IT/Technology comms, stakeholder management, strategy, channels and experience of the following: Event management & design, relationship management: one to ones, coffee and connect events, web communications including SharePoint, client delivery or creative or admin functions within a communications department, change management or change projects.

London / Contract / Ref: BenP:marketingAnlyst

Our client, a top tier investment bank, is looking for an experienced test manager to join their large change and transformation programme. The high calibre individual will have a strong backgournd in finance, and a substantial knowledge of risk from a technology perspective.

Alexander Ash is acting as an agency. Please call Gerard on '0207 288 6292', or email on 'gerard.munoz@alexanderash.com'.

London / Contract / Ref: GM23234

Communications Co-ordinators and Facilitators banking, London. A leading global bank requires Communications Co-ordinators and Facilitators to work within a communications department you need to have experience in one or more of the following, Admin, Events (town halls, coffee and connect, seminars, exhibitions), Web / Sharepoint, Copy writing on content. Please send me your cv asap as these roles are urgent.

London / Contract / Ref: BenP:comms

Business Analyst - Reporting - £550-650 per day

My client, a top tier Investment Bank, is seeking a proven Business Analyst to join one of the largest and most strategic transformation programmes in the financial services industry at the moment. This is a strategic programme covering all finance relevant information for group and local reporting.

A highly skilled Business Analyst is required to assist with a CoREP/FinREP implementation, which aims to achieve strong convergence in regular supervisory reporting requirements. At a high level, the requirement is for each location to have some localized processes, data repositories, templates and submission standards for prudential reporting. The level of data granularity, calculations, frequency of reporting and submission dates also varies across locations.

The role provides the opportunity to deliver a defined project within the framework of StRIDe, the Bank's global Finance Transformation Programme. For the right person, the role has plenty of scope for development as the bank wide projects develop, and there is potential to make these roles permanent.

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate;

A strong analytical background; Relevant experience of the subject matter (FinREP/CoREP/Prudential reporting); An understanding of Investment Banking terminology and front to back workflows. A change background with some RTB/BAU experience; Experience with vendor tools would also be advantageous.

To be considered for this exciting opportunity, please forward your CV.

Alexander Ash Consulting is acting as a search firm.

London / Contract / Ref: CA-1512-BArep

Communications Specialist / Communications Consultant - Bank - London. Global financial organisation is looking a talented Communications Specialist / Communications Consultant with Investment Banking/ Retail Banking / Corporate Banking experience, and has worked within a communications department. The successful candidates with have experience in either, internal relationship management, event management & design, web communications including SharePoint, client delivery or creative or admin functions within a communications department,

Please feel free to contact me Nadia Kamdoum - 0207 688 85187

London / Contract / Ref: NK/Comms

Business Analyst - Regulatory Reporting - Investment Banking - £500 - £550p/d - London - Rolling Contract. Global Investment Bank is looking for a talented Business Analyst with excellent analytical and problem solving skills as well as kknowledge of the regulatory environment and experience of working on Regulatory Reporting projects (including the Basel 2 regulatory framework).

The successful Business Analyst will ideally have a professional (e.g CIMA, ACA, ACCA, FCCA) and have a track record of writing clear and comprehensive business requirements which can be passed to the IT team for build

Please feel free to contact me Nadia Kamdoum - 0207 688 85187

London / Contract / Ref: NK/Rg

Our client, a top tier investment bank, is looking for a business analyst to work on their on their Common Reporting initiative. The COREP drive, aims to achieve a high level of harmonization and strong convergence in regular supervisory reporting requirements, with alignment to the issued guidelines of the Committee of European Banking Supervisors. Ideally they will need high calibre individuals who have worked on a COREP project before, and have strong stakeholder management skills. The candidate will also have experience in dealing with prudential reporting to a high level, localising processes, data repositories, templates and submission standards.

Alexander Ash is acting as an agency. Please call Gerard for more details on '0207 288 6292', or email on 'gerard.munoz@alexanderash.com'.

London / Permanent / Ref: GM -COREP

Project Manager - Investment Banking - IFRS - £600- £700p/d- London. Top tier Investment Bank, are looking for a talented Project Manager with strong IFRS experience to join a regulator piece of work.

The successful Project Manager will have a proven track record of delivery, as well as experience of working within IFRS change projects within another top tier investment bank. The will also have excellent understanding IFRS regulatory requirements, coupled with strong understanding of front 2 back trade processing and impact on financial accounts.

I have a more detailed spec; please feel free to contact me directly. Nadia Kamdoum 0207 688 8518

London / Contract / Ref: NK/IF

Executive Director/ Senior Programme Manager - Structured Equity Derivatives - London - £220,000 Total Comp. Global Investment Bank is looking for an experienced Executive Director/ Senior Programme Manager with strong Structured Equity Derivatives product knowledge to join their global Derivative projects team.

The successful Executive Director/ Senior Programme Manager will have strong Programme Management coupled with familiarity of the full suite of Equity Derivatives Products and their lifecycle , as well as operations experience

I have a more detailed spec, please feel free to contact me for more detail. Nadia Kamdoum 0207 688 8518

London / Permanent / Ref: NK/StructuredED

Our client, a top tier investment bank, is looking for a project manager who has been responsible for large scale budgets (circa £3-5m). This role will be heavily focused on understand people change as opposed to pure project management. Experience in working regulatory change or offshoring pieces would be beneficial, and a retail banking background is certainly preferred.

This role serves as a great opportunity for a project manager who's predominantly worked within retail banking, who's looking to move into an investment banking role.

Alexander Ash is acting as an agency. Please contact Gerard on '0207 288 6292', or email on 'gerard.munoz@alexanderash.com'.

London / Permanent / Ref: GM1191

Our client, a top tier investment bank, is looking for a number of high calibre business analysts to join their large scale change programme. These role will be focusing on a number of different workstreams around IFRS, although IFRS knowledge is not needed. The ideal candidates will have a strong track record in stakeholder management and will have ideally worked in a finance line role previously. Investment banking knowledge is required.

Alexander Ash is acting as an agency.

Please contact Gerard on '0207 288 6292', or email on 'gerard.munoz@alexanderash.com' for more details.

London / Contract / Ref: GM-BA-Finance-2292

Project Manager, ETL, Data Warehouse, Banking, London. A Global Investment Bank requires a delivery focused Project Manager who has extensive experience managing off shore ETL development teams, you must be able to check the quality of the ETL code and understand and question delivery time scales of off shore development teams, you must have extensive experience delivering end to end Data Warehouse projects and experience of the full project development life cycle of green field Data Warehouse projects. You must be experienced with MS Projects, project scoping and planning and be passionate about detailed project reporting / estimating and statements of work.

London / Contract / Ref: RE:BenP:DW:ProjectM

Our client, a top tier investment bank, is looking for a business analyst with extensive knowledge around IFRS implementation. This role has elements of a business focus as well as an exposure to the technical side. The client would prefer it if the candidate has an accountancy background, although this is not mandatory.

Please contact Gerard directly on 0207 288 6282, or email on 'gerard.munoz@alexanderash.com'.

Alexander Ash is acting as an agency.

London / Contract / Ref: GM2282

£600- £800/d - Project Manager - Data Warehouse - Delivery & Implementation - London. Global financial services organisation is looking for an experienced Project Manager with extensive delivery and implementation experience. The successful Project Manager will come from an investment banking/retail/corporate background and have data warehouse experience. They will also have experience of working strong Oracle experience.

Please feel free to contact me for more information: Nadia Kamdoum - 0207 688 85187

London / Contract / Ref: NK/PMDatWa

Business Analyst - London - £500 - £650 p/d. Top tier Investment Bank is looking for talented Business Analyst with strong IFRS knowledge and ideally a qualified accountant. I have a more detailed spec.

Please feel free to get in contact. Nadia Kamdoum 0207 688 8518 or 077 92 779 957

London / Contract / Ref: NK/IFBA

Project Manager - IFRS Change - £500 - £700 per day

My client, a top tier Investment Bank, have kicked off a strategic transformation programme; front to back across business and technology. They are seeking a Project Manager with specific IFRS experience to play a pivotal function in a large book of work.

To be successful in this position, you will be a proven Business Analyst with experience of;
Working across an IFRS change project within a Tier 1 investment bank; Excellent understanding of the IFRS regulatory requirements; Strong analytical skills with extensive exposure to driving out prioritized deliverables requirements in short time frames; Excellent understanding of front to back trade processing and impact on financial accounts; Experience of driving requirements forward and liaison with multiple business groups in different geographical locations; Highly analytical - ability to use data to support the documentation of strong business cases; Excellent understanding of the full project lifecycle.

If you are interested in joining this market leading firm and designing and delivering a cutting edge solution please send through your details.

Alexander Ash Consulting is acting as a search firm.

London / Contract / Ref: CA-0209-IFRS

Business analyst - Finance Analytics and QlikView support - £500 per day

My client, a top tier Investment Bank, is seeking a proven Business Analyst to join one of the largest and most strategic transformation programmes in the financial services industry at the moment. The overall programme focuses on reducing the financial reporting risk and improving data quality across the whole enterprise.

The role is for a business analyst to deliver system and business changes to meet demands around Revenue and Risk reporting within the existing MI systems. This is a very dynamic initiative and will result in significant business benefit. Sitting within a centralised finance change group, the successful candidate will gain exposure to a multitude of projects spanning both business and technology ensuring longevity and career definition.

To be successful in this position, it is likely you will;

Have experience within a complex investment banking environment; have a sound understanding of QlikView/Microstrategy/Spotfire; understand data and how to source from various systems; have a keen understanding of RAD; have worked on a large business change piece; understand IT and technical specifications and understand Risk & P&L (VaR).

To be considered for this role, please send your CV for review.

Alexander Ash Consulting are acting as a search firm.

London / Contract / Ref: CA-0612-Qlik

Communications - London - £300 - £375p/d. Global Wealth Organisation is looking for talented Internal Communications Manager with strong Investment Banking/ Retail Banking /Corporate Banking experience. The successful Communications Manager will have strong organizational skills, and be responsible for developing internal communication plans and materials in support of business objectives, linking to and co-ordinating with wider internal communications strategy and plans.

Please feel free to contact me for more information: Nadia Kamdoum - 0207 688 85187 or 07792 779 957

London / Contract / Ref: NK/COM

Our client, a top tier Investment Bank, is looking for a senior level business architect, to join their large change and transformation programme. The high calibre individual should be a product specialist in one of the following:

• Cash Equities
• OTC Derivatives
• Exchange Traded Derivatives
• Foreign Exchange

They will be able to map both the current and future state architecture for the particluar product, including both the technical as well as business architectural framework. This opportunity is for a candidate with strong credentials, and an extensive background in Investment Banking. The role is offering an extremely competitive salary, with a generous bonus structure to boot.

Alexander Ash is acting as agency. Please call Gerard on 07802 873 756, or email on 'gerard.munoz@alexanderash.com' for more information.

London / Permanent / Ref: GM22922

Our client, a top tier Investment Bank, is looking for a senior level business architect, to join their large change and transformation programme. The high calibre individual should be a product specialist in one of the following:

• Cash Equities
• OTC Derivatives
• Exchange Traded Derivatives
• Foreign Exchange

They will be able to map both the current and future state architecture for the particluar product, including both the technical as well as business architectural framework. This opportunity is for a candidate with strong credentials, and an extensive background in Investment Banking. The role is offering an extremely competitive salary, with a generous bonus structure to boot.

Alexander Ash is acting as agency. Please call Gerard on 07802 873 756, or email on 'gerard.munoz@alexanderash.com' for more information.

London / Permanent / Ref: GM22922

Communications - London - £300 - £375p/d. Global financial services organisation is looking for talented Communications specialist with strong Investment Banking/ Retail Banking /Corporate Banking experience. The successful communications candidate will have experience of either working within a PMO, Events Organisation or Share Point (Internet/Website Up date) function.

Please feel free to contact me for more information: Nadia Kamdoum - 0207 688 85187 or 07792 779 957

London / Contract / Ref: NK/Com

Project Manager, Data Warehouse, Banking, London. A leading tier 1 global bank requires very delivery and implementation focused DW Project Managers who have experience delivering data warehouse or reference data projects acrross Risk or Treasury departments in a bank and you must have experience with dimensional modelling and also excellent stakeholder management skills. Please call me asap as I have a detailed spec: Ben Price 0207 688 8432

London / Contract / Ref: RE:BenP:DWPM

Our client, a tier one investment bank, is looking for a communications specialist to join their team within a large change and transformation programme. They are looking for an experienced individual with strong interpersonal skills, to act as a direct report for the communications lead. Experience of working within a banking environment is crucial, and any times where events organising has been done, then this is preferred.

Alexander Ash is acting as an agency.

London / Contract / Ref: GM-COMMS

Communications Analyst, Executive, Consultant, London. A leading UK company requires Communication Anmalysts, Executives or Consultants who have worked in a marketing or communication department within a large organisation. You must have experience of one or more of the following: Event management & design, relationship management: one to ones, coffee and connect events, web communications including SharePoint, client delivery or creative or admin functions within a communications department, change management or change projects.

London / Contract / Ref: BenP:marketingAnlyst

Business Analyst - Financial Data Conversion - £90,000 + Package

My client is seeking an experienced Conversion Business Analyst to join one of the largest and most strategic transformation programmes in the financial services industry at present. The overall programme focuses on reducing the financial reporting risk and improving data quality across the whole enterprise.

Our client, a top tier investment bank, is seeking a professional Conversion Business Analyst who understands the complex challenges involved with improving processes, data quality, migration and conversion throughout the end to end project lifecycle.

This role sits within the Implementation Project of the Financial Reporting Initiative. The London Implementation will be the first implementation of the target global processes and infrastructure and will bring together the existing Financial and Regulatory Reporting silos.

Some of the Key Responsibilities for the Conversion Business Analyst will be to Ensure a clean baseline to migrate from, Designing and test the conversion process, Execute the conversion and ensure reconciling items or reporting variances are explained and actioned and to Work with and coordinate across multiple workstreams and partner with an IT conversion manager in building and executing the conversion process itself.

To be successful in this role you will have experience of;
Financial Services (Investment Banking of particular interest), Project planning, Direct and virtual team management, Working with global teams across multiple functions, Delivering complex projects on time, a good understanding of financial accounting, data migration and strong business analyst skills.

If you are interested in joining this market leading firm, and designing and delivering a cutting edge solution please send through your details.

Alexander Ash Consulting is acting as a search firm.

London / Permanent / Ref: CA-0212-CONV

Our client, a top tier investment bank, is looking for a Business Analyst specialising in the Financial Reporting space. They are replacing a General Ledger system, seeking to perform the rollout of a new system in the immediate future. The role will involve the proving of the concept for both the General Ledger and the Data Warehousing. The high calibre individual will be well versed in dealing with both Data Migration and Data Conversion, studying the implications of the change and facilitating the UAT through mobilisation.

The experienced Business Analyst will be well versed in gathering requirements from stakeholders of all levels, provding the necessary communication skills to build the brigde between the Business and Technology.

Alexander Ash is acting as an agency on behalf of our client.

Alexander Ash Consulting is acting as an agency.

London / Permanent / Ref: GM1192

Investment Banking - Project Manager VP - London - £75,000 - 90,000 Base. Global Investment Bank is looking for an experienced Project Manager with stron Equity Derivatives knowledge to join their Derivative projects team.

The Successful Project Manager will have strong project management capabilities, coupled with familiarity of the full suite of Equity Derivatives Products and their lifecycle. Other Derivative asset class lifecycle knowledge may be suitable replacement for direct Equities

Please feel free to contact me Nadia Kamdoum - 0207 688 85187 or 07792 779 957

London / Permanent / Ref: NK/PM-VP

Investment Banking - Executive Director/ Senior Programme Manager - Equity Derivatives - London - £220,000 Total Comp. Global Investment Bank is looking for an experienced Executive Director/ Senior Programme Manager to join their Derivative Project.

The Successful Executive Director/ Senior Programme Manager will have strong Programme Management coupled with familiarity of the full suite of Equity Derivatives Products and their lifecycle. Other Derivative asset class lifecycle knowledge may be suitable replacement for direct Equities experience.

I have a more detailed spec, please feel free to contact me for more detail. Nadia Kamdoum 0207 688 8518

London / Permanent / Ref: NK-Direc

Our client, a top tier investment bank, is looking for a business analyst with extensive knowledge around IFRS implementation. This role has elements of a business focus as well as an exposure to the technical side. The client would prefer it if the candidate has an accountancy background, although this is not mandatory.

Please contact Gerard directly on 0207 288 6282, or email on 'gerard.munoz@alexanderash.com'.

Alexander Ash is acting as an agency.

London / Contract / Ref: GM2282

Global financial organisation is looking for an experienced Data Architect with strong Investment Banking/ Retail Banking /Corporate Banking experience. The successful Data Architect will also have strong Oracle OBIE, e-Business, and data modeling experience.

Please feel free to contact me Nadia Kamdoum - 0207 688 85187

London / Contract / Ref: NK/daAr

Service Delivery, ITIL, Banking, Financial services, London. A leading global bank requires an experienced Service Delivery Manager who has experience with release management over multiple locations with mission critical services, who is technical and understands build processes and can work in a fast paced environment. You must be ITIL qualified, have a strong financial services background plus excellent experience with service introduction, operations readiness and the ability to ensure the components are fit for purpose plus architecture skills.

London / Contract / Ref: RE:ServiceDelivery

Our client, a top tier investment bank, is looking for a business analyst with extensive knowledge around IFRS implementation. This role has elements of a business focus as well as an exposure to the technical side. The client would prefer it if the candidate has an accountancy background, although this is not mandatory.

Please contact Gerard directly on 0207 288 6282, or email on 'gerard.munoz@alexanderash.com'.

Alexander Ash is acting as an agency.

London / Contract / Ref: GM2282

Our client, a top tier investment bank, is looking for a highly skilled business analyst to join a large change and transformation programme. The Business Analyst will sit within the Governance and Control workstream, and will be responsible for defining, implementing and operating change control processes across product data to ensure consistency across the organisation. These controls are required across the shallow hierarchy (limited attribute definition) and for versions of the detailed product data requirements as products progress through the business lifecycle.

The ideal candidate will have a strong reference data background, with good cross-product knowledge.

This is a great opportunity for a change management professional to gain fantastic exposure to a large transformation initiative. Please contact Gerard for more details on 0207 288 6292. Alternatively, you can email on 'gerard.munoz@alexanderash.com'.

Alexander Ash is acting as an agency.

London / Contract / Ref: GM192

Service Delivery Manager - Wealth Management/Banking - ITIL

Service Delivery Manager required for our client, a major Wealth Management & Banking organisation, to play a key role in a major change initiative across the UK. The Service Delivery Manager will be responsible for the delivery of a set of new strategic technology services to the production environment.

The Service Delivery Manager will pick up requirements from the business, and ensure that technical operations and services are efficient and effective. You will be responsible for the end-to-end coordination of changes, ensuring appropriate OLAs/SLAs are maintained throughout the business, and communicating effectively with internal technical teams as well as a range of senior stakeholders.

You will have a broad understanding of IT infrastructure & applications and experience in Service Acceptance, Service Introduction and a strong ITIL background, and have previous experience within the Finance & Banking sector.

Alexander Ash Consulting is acting as an agency.

London / Contract / Ref: AA/AP/SDMWM

Our client, a top tier investment bank, is looking for a Business Analyst specialising in the Financial Reporting space. They are replacing a General Ledger system, seeking to perform the rollout of a new system in the immediate future. The role will involve the proving of the concept for both the General Ledger and the Data Warehousing. The high calibre individual will be well versed in dealing with both Data Migration and Data Conversion, studying the implications of the change and facilitating the UAT through mobilisation.

The experienced Business Analyst will be well versed in gathering requirements from stakeholders of all levels, provding the necessary communication skills to build the brigde between the Business and Technology.

Alexander Ash is acting as an agency on behalf of our client.

Alexander Ash Consulting is acting as an agency.

London / Contract / Ref: GM1192

Banking - Prototyping - £450 - £500p/d- Global financial organisation is looking for a talented and technically astute individual, with strong prototyping experience/ proof of concept and financial services experience.

The successful candidate will have a strong oracle and data warehouse experiences and well as the ability to worked under pressure.

Please feel free to contact me Nadia Kamdoum - 0207 688 85187 or 07792 779 957

London / Contract / Ref: NK/pro

Banking - Business Analyst - Product Reference Data - £60,000 - £75,000 - Global Investment Bank is looking for a talented Business Analyst with strong product reference data knowledge. The successful Business Analyst will work within the Governance and Control work stream, which is responsible for defining, implementing and operating change control processes across product data to ensure consistency across the organisation.

Please feel free to contact me Nadia Kamdoum - 0207 688 85187 or 07792 779 957

London / Permanent / Ref: nk/Ref data

Project Manager- London - £80,000 - £105,000 Base -. Global Investment Bank is looking for a thands on Project Manager with strong Business Analysis capabilities to join their Collateral Management team.The successful Senior Project Manager will proven exposure to OTC Collateral, Fixed Income products and ideally a good insight into derivative products typically traded within an OTC Collateral environment.

I have a more detailed spec - Please feel free to contact me on 0207 688 8518 or 07792 779 957

London / Permanent / Ref: NK/PCOL

PMO Analyst, Finance / Banking, London. A financial organisation requires a PMO who has a technical back ground and experience ideally of Software development and / or data warehouse projects plus ETL design and architecture. You must be experienced with MS Project, project plans, project deliverables and regulation analysis. Please send me your cv asap, this role is urgent.

London / Contract / Ref: BenP:PMO

My client a Tier 1 Investment Bank are seeking an experienced project manager with experience in financial services to join a growing, business facing central projects group for the sales and trading businesses.

It is expected that you would have come from either a consulting background or have some experience working directly within capital markets/financial services.

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a top tier investment bank and be within the forefront of their business driven change initiatives.

They require consultative individuals to contribute to the analysis and delivery of re-engineering initiatives across asset class which has been forecasted for several years. It is anticipated that candidates have experience working for a consulting firm and understanding capital markets, in particularly investment banking, asset management and investment management.

Managing new project requests and facilitating the prioritisation of such requests, liaising with IT for estimates, tracking progress against the project plan, providing regular updates to all stakeholders, logging and managing project issues.

Continually reviewing the Best Practice Procedure for the group and ensuring that the London Team adheres to this for all projects in scope for the Book of Work.

Experience of managing a small team with proven record of good people development. Personal Characteristics: * Strong analytical skills * Flexible in managing tasks * Proactive * Ability to work under pressure * Ability to work in a complex, global environment * Self motivated * Team player * Service and customer focus * Good communication skills * Good Microsoft Office products knowledge (especially. Excel, Visio and PowerPoint)

This is an exciting opportunity to join a group that plays a pivotal role in the delivery of strategic solutions across asset class. It is expected that you would have graduated from a red brick university with at least a 2:1, coupled with excellent employment tenure thereafter. Applicants must be from a management consultancy background with strong communication skills both written and verbally, in addition to having a strong exposure to derivatives and a thorough understanding of the trade lifecycle

Midlands / Permanent / Ref: UP - MC

Banking - Data Modeller - London - £400 - 450 - Global financial organisation is looking for a talented Data Modeller with strong investment banking/ retail banking /corporate banking experience, as well as data warehouse and ETL experience. The successful Data Modeller will be responsible for building data models and work on a Data Warehouse project.

Please feel free to contact me Nadia Kamdoum - 0207 688 85187 or 07792 779 957

London / Contract / Ref: NK/DataMod

Data Warehouse Test Manager, Banking, London. A tier 1 Investment Bank requires A Test Manager who has experience of running large Oracle Data Warehouse test projects with off shore teams, you ideally should have done this for a large global bank. Please call me to discuss asap as I have a detailed spec I would like to discuss with you : Ben Price 0207 688 8432

London / Contract / Ref: RE: BenP:TestManager

Communication Executive / Consultant, Banking, London. a Tier 1 Investment bank requires Communication executives or consultants who have worked in a marketing or communication department within a Bank. you must have experience of one or more of the following: Event management & design, relationship management: one to ones, coffee and connect events, web communications including SharePoint, client delivery or creative or admin functions within a communications department, change management or finance change projects. Please call me to discuss as I have a detailed spec: Ben Price : 0207 688 8432

London / Contract / Ref: RE:BenPcomms

Prototype, Proof of Concept Consultant, Oracle, Data Warehouse, London. A tier 1 investment bank requires an experienced Consultant who can build prototypes & proofs of concepts for an Oracle financial data warehouse system. You ideally will have the following skills, Oracle, DBA, ETL, Implementation and Architecture skills. Any OFSSA knowledge / experience would be beneficial.

London / Contract / Ref: RE:BenP:Prototype

Data Modeller - Banking - London - £450p/d. Global financial services organisation is looking for talented Data Modeller with strong Investment Banking/Retail Banking/Corporate Banking experience, as well as Data Warehousing, ETL and Oracle experience.

Alexander Ash is acting as an agency. Please contact Gerard for details.

London / Contract / Ref: GM1192

Test Manager - Banking - London - £500-£600p/d. Global financial services organisation is looking for talented Test Manager with strong Investment Banking/ Retail Banking / Corporate Banking experience, as well as Data Warehousing, ETL and Oracle experience

Please feel free to contact me for more information: Nadia Kamdoum - 0207 688 85187 or 07792 779 957

London / Contract / Ref: NK/TesMan

Project Manager/ Consultant - Banking - London. Top tier Management Consultancy is looking for an experienced Senior Management Consultant with investment banking experience, and either strong business development or risk IT advisory experience. My client is offering an excellent opportunity to work with top tier clients, extremely attractive and competitive salaries, as well as a clear route to make partner.

I have a detailed spec - Please feel free to contact me Nadia Kamdoum - 0207 688 85187

London / Permanent / Ref: NK/PM

A leading pensions fund, is looking for a dynamic senior project manager / programme manager with an energetic persona, to join their financial risk management team. The role will involve interacting with stakeholders of all levels, so therefore, strong communication skills are a prerequisite.

It is desired the candidate has had a reasonable amount of experience in system implementation of performance and risk management systems. Also, a proven track record of managing risk change programme is needed. Experience of working for a Life & Pensions / Insurance industry is favourable.

Alexander Ash is acting as an agency on behalf of the client.

Home counties / Permanent / Ref: GM19545

Change Programme Manager - Pension Fund Change - £65,000 p/a

An exceptional Change Programme Manager is required with outstanding leadership skills and bags of drive and enthusiasm. You will be able to motivate and influence at all levels within the organisation to ensure change is successfully delivered. This high profile role will have responsibility for managing a key programme of change within the financial risk management area of the organisation.

My client requires an experienced Change Programme Manager to lead a large programme of change within their financial risk management area, including both organisational and IT change elements, to co-ordinate resources from across the organisation to deliver effectively, using a range of project management techniques and methodologies.

Reporting to the Head of Change, you will be responsible for supporting the programme sponsors, their teams and other key stakeholders to successfully deliver the large programme of change. Demonstrable experience at a senior level of managing change within the financial risk and performance management arena including both design, set up and implementation of change in respect of business processes and software development and integration is essential.

To be successful in this role you will have;

Demonstrable experience of performance and risk management systems and processes, Track record in managing financial risk management programmes including experience of IT system specification and integration, Understanding of investment reporting, Excellent understanding of project management techniques, Good understanding and experience of identifying, tracking and managing project risks and Experience of Life & Pensions/Insurance industry.

If you are interested in joining this market leading firm, and designing and delivering a cutting edge solution please send through your details.

Alexander Ash Consulting is acting as a search firm.

Home counties / Permanent / Ref: CA-1611-PROGMG

Our client, a top tier investment bank, is looking for an experienced project manager to join their dynamic and versatile cross business team in Birmingham. They will be looking at a wide range of internal projects covering all asset classes in the front, middle and back office. If you are looking for a new challenge and have a consultative approach, coupled with investment Banking experience, then this could the role for you.

If you are interested in hearing more about this unique opportunity, then please call Gerard on 07802 873 756 as soon as possible. Alternatively, you may email me on 'gerard.munoz@alexanderash.com'.

Alexander Ash is acting as an agency on behalf of the client.

Midlands / Permanent / Ref: GM-PM-449

£600- £700p/d - Project Manager - Data Warehouse - Delivery & Implementation - London. Global financial services organisation is looking for an experienced Project Manager with extensive delivery and implementation experience. The successful Project Manager will come from an investment banking/retail/corporate background and have data warehouse experience. They will also have experience of working across Risk & Treasury projects and strong Oracle experience.

Please feel free to contact me for more information: Nadia Kamdoum - 0207 688 85187 or 07792 779 957

London / Contract / Ref: NK/PMDatWa

£500-£600p/d - Functional Business Analyst - London. Global financial services organisation is looking for talented Functional Business Analyst with investment banking/retail/corportate and data warehouse experience. The successful candidate will also have experience of working across Risk &Treasury projects as well as Oracle experience.

Please feel free to contact me for more information: Nadia Kamdoum - 0207 688 85187 or 07792 779 957

London / Contract / Ref: NK/DatWa

Functional Business Analyst, Data Warehouse, Banking, London. A leading tier 1 global bank requires experienced functional business Analysts who have experience of data warehouse or reference data projects acrross Risk or Treasury departments in a bank and you must have experience with dimensional modelling and also excellent stakeholder management skills. Please call me asap as I have a detailed spec: Ben Price 0207 688 8432

London / Contract / Ref: BenP:functionalBA

Project Manager, Data Warehouse, Banking, London. A leading tier 1 global bank requires very delivery and implementation focused Project Managers who have experience delivering data warehouse or reference data projects acrross Risk or Treasury departments in a bank and you must have experience with dimensional modelling and also excellent stakeholder management skills. Please call me asap as I have a detailed spec: Ben Price 0207 688 8432

London / Contract / Ref: RE:BenP:DWPM

Our client, a top tier investment bank, is seeking an experienced programme manager to join one of the largest and most strategic transformation programmes in the financial services industry at the moment. The overall programme focuses on reducing the financial reporting risk and improving data quality across the whole enterprise.

The object of this position is to work with senior management across;

Sales, business management, product development, operations, and the areas of specific focus will be looking at:

* Product Development

* Client Segmentation

* Drive e-Penetration Rates

* Optimise Non Client Flows

With no direct resource, you will have demonstrated the gravitas to face off to and get buy in from Front Office Managers and other senior members of staff and have the ability to manage a virtual team.

The candidate must have in-depth cross-product knowledge, with the ability to define Target Operating Models (TOM) to meet various business goals. Furthermore, cross-product knowledge is needed.

Alexander Ash Consulting is acting as an agency

London / Contract / Ref: GM119

£75,000 - £130,00 Base + Bonus - London - Top 4 consultancy is looking for a talented Management Consultant with banking experience combined with either Risk IT advisory experience or Business Development experience. I have a detailed spec - Please feel free to contact me Nadia Kamdoum - 0207 688 85187 or 07792 779 957

London / Permanent / Ref: NK/ManCon

Our client, a top tier investment bank, is looking for a qualified accountant, who has had 2-3 years experience working for a top tier investment bank. They must have substantial knowledge of IFRS procedures, and will ideally have had some experience in dealing with change. This could include writing funtional specifications or the coordination of UAT testing.

The role will be at an AVP level, offering an extremely competitive salary, and the opportunity to work in a leading large scale front to back change programme.

London / Permanent / Ref: GM3394

Change Manager Marketing & Communications, Banking, London. A global Bank requires a Change Manager who has experience of strategic marketing and communications change projects within investment management or asset management. You must have excellent stakeholder management, project management experience and business change skills as well as very strong written and verbal communication skills. I have a detailed spec so please call me to discuss asap, Ben Price 0207 688 8432

London / Contract / Ref: BenP:ChangeMarket

Hybrid BA/PM - Front to Back Change - £500-700 per day

My client, a top tier Investment Bank have kicked off a strategic transformation programme; front to back across business and technology. They are seeking exceptional individuals to play a pivotal function in a large book of work spanning multiple business facing projects.

With the view to improve trade processing, information efficiency and regulatory concerns, my client is seeking proven hybrid Business Analysts / Project Managers to drive forward multiple front to back projects spanning numerous products and asset classes.

To be successful, you will be able to demonstrate experience within major change projects within a top tier investment bank, strong asset class knowledge of at least two products, an in depth understanding of risk (market/credit/group), strong stakeholder management at all levels (including influencing skills) and experience of the full project lifecycle.

If you are interested in joining this market leading firm and being involved with in the design and delivery of a cutting edge solution please send through your details.

Alexander Ash Consulting is acting as a search firm

London / Contract / Ref: CA-0211-BAPM

£65,000 - 75,000 Basic + Bonus - Financial Account SME- Investment Banking - London. Top tier investment bank is looking for a Financial Accountant / Financial Reportor SME with investment banking experience to join their Financial Reporting process workstream.

The successful Financial Accountant/ Financial Reportor will have a strong understanding of Financial Reporting / Financial Accounting and UK GAAP. Experience of intercompany reconciliation, Tax, legal entity and the ability to deliver high quality target state business processes based on the high level, strategic Financial Reporting Target operating model is essential for this role.

I have a more detailed spec. Please feel free to contact me directly.

Nadia Kamdoum 0207688 8518 or 07792 779 957

London / Permanent / Ref: NK/AcFin

Project/Portfolio/Change Manager, Banking, London. A Tier 1 bank requires a professional who can perform a role as a Project or Portfolio or Change Manager. you must have extensive changement experience, with excellent stakeholder management skills gained from investment or asset management. I have a detailed spec, please call me asap to discuss, Ben Price 0207 688 8432

London / Contract / Ref: BenP:PortChangePM

Our client, a top tier investment bank, is looking for an experienced Project Manager to lead the implementation of a number of key initiatives within Risk's Training and Communications function. This unique and challenging role will involve the provision of Project Management expertise in order to support:

-co-ordination of, documentaion and transfer of processes to a new near-shore location

-the rollout of a new performance management program across the entire division

-implementation of more robust operational controls across the function

This experienced project manager must be able to to prioritise projects and programs while providing consistent quality delivery to multiple clients.

London / Contract / Ref: GM224

Financial Accountant / Controller / Reporting, Investment Bank. A Tier 1 Global London based Investment Bank requires a Financial Accountant who is an SME in Financial Reporting and has experience of Target Operating Models (TOM), designing KPI / KRIs, development of operating procedures, Process Change. For this role you must have experience with Legal Entity Financial Accounting, month end financial close, financial reporting & consolidation processes, IFRS and GAAP. This role will give you the opportunity to further your career in a tier 1 IB with rapid promotion prospects. Please call me asap to discuss this role in details as I have a very detailed spec. Ben Price 0207 688 8432

London / Permanent / Ref: RE:BenPFinance

£80,000 -£105,000 Base + Bonus- Investment Bank - VP - Project Manager - Derivatives - London. Top tier investment bank is looking for an experienced Project Manager with strong Derivatives experience join their global Derivatives project team. The successful candidate will be an experienced Vice President and have experience in managing large scale projects. Investment Banking experience and practical knowledge of defining business cases, gathering requirements, resource planning, implementation and milestone tracking, test planning and other project management skill sets is essential for this role. A proven track record of managing global teams is preference as well as knowledge of the core operational processing for derivatives.

Please feel free to contact me directly. Nadia Kamdoum 0207 688 8518 or 07792 779 957

London / Permanent / Ref: NK/DeriVP

A leading global investment bank seeks ex management consultants with analysis and project management skills to join an internal consulting group. They require consultative individuals to contribute to the analysis and delivery of re-engineering initiatives across asset class which has been forecasted for several years.

It is anticipated that candidates have excellent tenure working for a management consultancy and have gained strong asset class knowledge - having worked closely with the desk previously.

Core responsibilities include but not limited to:

Bridge the gap between the business and IT As Is analysis: understand and document current state Front - Back Office processes across To Be process design: define future state processes Target operating model experience

Define implementation roadmap for process and IT changes Extensive experience in process re-engineering and/or Business analysis - (As Is analysis and To Be design)

Familiar with front office terms and concepts

Presentation of processes and business requirements to senior stakeholders using excel and powerpoint

Critical thinking is key - after analysis; conclude and propose a strategy to reduce risk exposure. Managing new project requests and facilitating the prioritisation of such requests, liaising with IT for estimates, tracking progress against the project plan, providing regular updates to all stakeholders, logging and managing project issues.

Business analysis - compiling and maintaining project documentation such as business specifications, test packs, and project plans, planning and coordinating UATs, obtaining necessary sign offs, and managing implementations.

Analysis of current state technology used by the business and articulating technical target state Continually reviewing the Best Practice Procedure for the group and ensuring that the London Team adheres to this for all projects in scope for the Book of Work.

Experience of managing a small team with proven record of good people development. Personal Characteristics: * Strong analytical skills * Flexible in managing tasks * Proactive * Ability to work under pressure * Ability to work in a complex, global environment * Self motivated * Team player * Service and customer focus * Good communication skills * Good Microsoft Office products knowledge (especially. Excel, Visio and PowerPoint)

This is an exciting opportunity to join a group that plays a pivotal role in the delivery of strategic solutions across asset class. It is expected that you would have graduated from a red brick university with at least a 2:1, coupled with excellent employment tenure thereafter. Applicants must be from a management consultancy background with strong communication skills both written and verbally, in addition to having a strong exposure to derivatives and a thorough understanding of the trade lifecycle

London / Permanent / Ref: UP - MC

Project Manager - Collateral Management - £100,000 + Bonus + Benefits

My client, a large, top tier investment bank, is currently seeking a proven Project Manager with Business Analysis capabilities to join their Collateral Management team.

The Collateral Management Department is responsible for exposure monitoring of complex client trading strategies of multiple businesses across the organisation, including Prime Brokerage, Private Wealth Management and OTC Equity and Fixed Income Derivatives.

The successful candidate will be working in a dynamic and challenging environment, managing both tactical changes to the existing architecture and bringing about strategic change for the global department.

To be successful, it is likely you will have experience of; managing change within a large investment bank, Management of global project initiatives, Strong man management, An excellent understanding of collateral management and Excellent project management and analysis skills.

If you are interested in joining this market leading firm and being involved with in the design and delivery of a cutting edge solution please send through your details.

Alexander Ash Consulting is acting as a search firm

London / Permanent / Ref: CA-0711-COLPM

Management Consultant Manager/Partner Investment Banking London. A Global Management Consultancy requires Senior Managers and Directors who have extensive experience within Investment Banking / Capital Markets and you must have experience in client engagement and delivering change management projects within Front or Middle Office. Strong Risk or Asset class knowledge experience is ideal and a real benefit. These roles have clearly defined career paths and the opportunity to earn large commissions and bonuses. I have a detailed spec so please contact me asap to discuss.

London / Permanent / Ref: RE:BenP:ConsultantIB

Investment Bank -Senior Project Manager- VP - £80,000 - £105,000 Basic + Bonus - London. Global Investment Bank is looking for a talented hands on Senior Project Manager with strong Business Analysis capabilities to join their Collateral Management team.

The successful Senior Project Manager will have strong Business Analysis capabilities and proven exposure to OTC Collateral, Client Valuation, Fixed Income products and ideally a good insight into derivative products typically traded within an OTC Collateral environment.

The successful candidate will also be responsible for managing a global team of Project Managers, and ensure the timely delivery and appropriate management of my client's tactical and strategic objectives. They will also be responsible for managing the budget and existing global initiatives.

I have a more detailed spec - Please feel free to contact me on 0207 688 8518 or 07792 779 957

London / Permanent / Ref: NK/Collay

Project Manager - Collateral Management - £100,000 + Bonus + Benefits

My client, a large, top tier investment bank, is currently seeking a proven Project Manager with Business Analysis capabilities to join their Collateral Management team.

The Collateral Management Department is responsible for exposure monitoring of complex client trading strategies of multiple businesses across the organisation, including Prime Brokerage, Private Wealth Management and OTC Equity and Fixed Income Derivatives.

The successful candidate will be working in a dynamic and challenging environment, managing both tactical changes to the existing architecture and bringing about strategic change for the global department.

To be successful, it is likely you will have experience of; managing change within a large investment bank, Management of global project initiatives, Strong man management, An excellent understanding of collateral management and Excellent project management and analysis skills.

If you are interested in joining this market leading firm and being involved with in the design and delivery of a cutting edge solution please send through your details.

Alexander Ash Consulting is acting as a search firm

London / Permanent / Ref: CA-0711-COLPM

A leading global investment bank seeks ex management consultants with analysis and project management skills to join an internal consulting group. They require consultative individuals to contribute to the analysis and delivery of re-engineering initiatives across asset class which has been forecasted for several years.

It is anticipated that candidates have excellent tenure working for a management consultancy and have gained strong asset class knowledge - having worked closely with the desk previously.

Core responsibilities include but not limited to:

Bridge the gap between the business and IT As Is analysis: understand and document current state Front - Back Office processes across To Be process design: define future state processes Target operating model experience

Define implementation roadmap for process and IT changes Extensive experience in process re-engineering and/or Business analysis - (As Is analysis and To Be design)

Familiar with front office terms and concepts

Presentation of processes and business requirements to senior stakeholders using excel and powerpoint

Critical thinking is key - after analysis; conclude and propose a strategy to reduce risk exposure. Managing new project requests and facilitating the prioritisation of such requests, liaising with IT for estimates, tracking progress against the project plan, providing regular updates to all stakeholders, logging and managing project issues.

Business analysis - compiling and maintaining project documentation such as business specifications, test packs, and project plans, planning and coordinating UATs, obtaining necessary sign offs, and managing implementations.

Analysis of current state technology used by the business and articulating technical target state Continually reviewing the Best Practice Procedure for the group and ensuring that the London Team adheres to this for all projects in scope for the Book of Work.

Experience of managing a small team with proven record of good people development. Personal Characteristics: * Strong analytical skills * Flexible in managing tasks * Proactive * Ability to work under pressure * Ability to work in a complex, global environment * Self motivated * Team player * Service and customer focus * Good communication skills * Good Microsoft Office products knowledge (especially. Excel, Visio and PowerPoint)

This is an exciting opportunity to join a group that plays a pivotal role in the delivery of strategic solutions across asset class. It is expected that you would have graduated from a red brick university with at least a 2:1, coupled with excellent employment tenure thereafter. Applicants must be from a management consultancy background with strong communication skills both written and verbally, in addition to having a strong exposure to derivatives and a thorough understanding of the trade lifecycle

London / Permanent / Ref: UP - MC

A leading global investment bank seeks ex management consultants with analysis and project management skills to join an internal consulting group. They require consultative individuals to contribute to the analysis and delivery of re-engineering initiatives across asset class which has been forecasted for several years.

It is anticipated that candidates have excellent tenure working for a management consultancy and have gained strong asset class knowledge - having worked closely with the desk previously.

Core responsibilities include but not limited to:

Bridge the gap between the business and IT As Is analysis: understand and document current state Front - Back Office processes across To Be process design: define future state processes Target operating model experience

Define implementation roadmap for process and IT changes Extensive experience in process re-engineering and/or Business analysis - (As Is analysis and To Be design)

Familiar with front office terms and concepts

Presentation of processes and business requirements to senior stakeholders using excel and powerpoint

Critical thinking is key - after analysis; conclude and propose a strategy to reduce risk exposure. Managing new project requests and facilitating the prioritisation of such requests, liaising with IT for estimates, tracking progress against the project plan, providing regular updates to all stakeholders, logging and managing project issues.

Business analysis - compiling and maintaining project documentation such as business specifications, test packs, and project plans, planning and coordinating UATs, obtaining necessary sign offs, and managing implementations.

Analysis of current state technology used by the business and articulating technical target state Continually reviewing the Best Practice Procedure for the group and ensuring that the London Team adheres to this for all projects in scope for the Book of Work.

Experience of managing a small team with proven record of good people development. Personal Characteristics: * Strong analytical skills * Flexible in managing tasks * Proactive * Ability to work under pressure * Ability to work in a complex, global environment * Self motivated * Team player * Service and customer focus * Good communication skills * Good Microsoft Office products knowledge (especially. Excel, Visio and PowerPoint)

This is an exciting opportunity to join a group that plays a pivotal role in the delivery of strategic solutions across asset class. It is expected that you would have graduated from a red brick university with at least a 2:1, coupled with excellent employment tenure thereafter. Applicants must be from a management consultancy background with strong communication skills both written and verbally, in addition to having a strong exposure to derivatives and a thorough understanding of the trade lifecycle

London / Permanent / Ref: UP - MC

A leading global investment bank seeks ex management consultants with analysis and project management skills to join an internal consulting group. They require consultative individuals to contribute to the analysis and delivery of re-engineering initiatives across asset class which has been forecasted for several years.

It is anticipated that candidates have excellent tenure working for a management consultancy and have gained strong asset class knowledge - having worked closely with the desk previously.

Core responsibilities include but not limited to:

Bridge the gap between the business and IT As Is analysis: understand and document current state Front - Back Office processes across To Be process design: define future state processes Target operating model experience

Define implementation roadmap for process and IT changes Extensive experience in process re-engineering and/or Business analysis - (As Is analysis and To Be design)

Familiar with front office terms and concepts

Presentation of processes and business requirements to senior stakeholders using excel and powerpoint

Critical thinking is key - after analysis; conclude and propose a strategy to reduce risk exposure. Managing new project requests and facilitating the prioritisation of such requests, liaising with IT for estimates, tracking progress against the project plan, providing regular updates to all stakeholders, logging and managing project issues.

Business analysis - compiling and maintaining project documentation such as business specifications, test packs, and project plans, planning and coordinating UATs, obtaining necessary sign offs, and managing implementations.

Analysis of current state technology used by the business and articulating technical target state Continually reviewing the Best Practice Procedure for the group and ensuring that the London Team adheres to this for all projects in scope for the Book of Work.

Experience of managing a small team with proven record of good people development. Personal Characteristics: * Strong analytical skills * Flexible in managing tasks * Proactive * Ability to work under pressure * Ability to work in a complex, global environment * Self motivated * Team player * Service and customer focus * Good communication skills * Good Microsoft Office products knowledge (especially. Excel, Visio and PowerPoint)

This is an exciting opportunity to join a group that plays a pivotal role in the delivery of strategic solutions across asset class. It is expected that you would have graduated from a red brick university with at least a 2:1, coupled with excellent employment tenure thereafter. Applicants must be from a management consultancy background with strong communication skills both written and verbally, in addition to having a strong exposure to derivatives and a thorough understanding of the trade lifecycle

London / Permanent / Ref: UP - MC

A leading global investment bank seeks ex management consultants with analysis and project management skills to join an internal consulting group. They require consultative individuals to contribute to the analysis and delivery of re-engineering initiatives across asset class which has been forecasted for several years.

It is anticipated that candidates have excellent tenure working for a management consultancy and have gained strong asset class knowledge - having worked closely with the desk previously.

Core responsibilities include but not limited to:

Bridge the gap between the business and IT As Is analysis: understand and document current state Front - Back Office processes across To Be process design: define future state processes Target operating model experience

Define implementation roadmap for process and IT changes Extensive experience in process re-engineering and/or Business analysis - (As Is analysis and To Be design)

Familiar with front office terms and concepts

Presentation of processes and business requirements to senior stakeholders using excel and powerpoint

Critical thinking is key - after analysis; conclude and propose a strategy to reduce risk exposure. Managing new project requests and facilitating the prioritisation of such requests, liaising with IT for estimates, tracking progress against the project plan, providing regular updates to all stakeholders, logging and managing project issues.

Business analysis - compiling and maintaining project documentation such as business specifications, test packs, and project plans, planning and coordinating UATs, obtaining necessary sign offs, and managing implementations.

Analysis of current state technology used by the business and articulating technical target state Continually reviewing the Best Practice Procedure for the group and ensuring that the London Team adheres to this for all projects in scope for the Book of Work.

Experience of managing a small team with proven record of good people development. Personal Characteristics: * Strong analytical skills * Flexible in managing tasks * Proactive * Ability to work under pressure * Ability to work in a complex, global environment * Self motivated * Team player * Service and customer focus * Good communication skills * Good Microsoft Office products knowledge (especially. Excel, Visio and PowerPoint)

This is an exciting opportunity to join a group that plays a pivotal role in the delivery of strategic solutions across asset class. It is expected that you would have graduated from a red brick university with at least a 2:1, coupled with excellent employment tenure thereafter. Applicants must be from a management consultancy background with strong communication skills both written and verbally, in addition to having a strong exposure to derivatives and a thorough understanding of the trade lifecycle

London / Permanent / Ref: UP - MC

Consultants (All Levels) - Financial Services Advisory - £60,000 - £250,000 per annum

My client, a leading 'Big 4' consultancy, is seeking consultants at all levels to join one of the most progressive Financial Services advisory programmes in the industry at the moment.

Our client is seeking professional individuals from Consultant level to Partner, who understand the complex challenges involved with Risk, compliance, application and data transformation within leading banking and financial services organisations.

The sucessful candidates would be expected to work in multiple client engagements and other related activities to highest levels of quality and professionalism, providing clients with solutions based on practical knowledge of client environment, industry and best practices.

To be successful within these roles, it is likely you will have;

Relevant experience within a cometitor organisation; Extensive knowledge of your specific field; Experience of client engagement, business development and pollenation; Experience of building and running a practice (Partner roles only).

To be considered for a position within this exciting and growing organisation, please forward your CV.

Alexander Ash Consulting is acting as a search firm.

London / Permanent / Ref: CA-0311-BIG4

A leading global investment bank seeks ex management consultants with analysis and project management skills to join an internal consulting group. They require consultative individuals to contribute to the analysis and delivery of re-engineering initiatives across asset class which has been forecasted for several years.

It is anticipated that candidates have excellent tenure working for a management consultancy and have gained strong asset class knowledge - having worked closely with the desk previously.

Core responsibilities include but not limited to:

Bridge the gap between the business and IT As Is analysis: understand and document current state Front - Back Office processes across To Be process design: define future state processes Target operating model experience

Define implementation roadmap for process and IT changes Extensive experience in process re-engineering and/or Business analysis - (As Is analysis and To Be design)

Familiar with front office terms and concepts

Presentation of processes and business requirements to senior stakeholders using excel and powerpoint

Critical thinking is key - after analysis; conclude and propose a strategy to reduce risk exposure. Managing new project requests and facilitating the prioritisation of such requests, liaising with IT for estimates, tracking progress against the project plan, providing regular updates to all stakeholders, logging and managing project issues.

Business analysis - compiling and maintaining project documentation such as business specifications, test packs, and project plans, planning and coordinating UATs, obtaining necessary sign offs, and managing implementations.

Analysis of current state technology used by the business and articulating technical target state Continually reviewing the Best Practice Procedure for the group and ensuring that the London Team adheres to this for all projects in scope for the Book of Work.

Experience of managing a small team with proven record of good people development. Personal Characteristics: * Strong analytical skills * Flexible in managing tasks * Proactive * Ability to work under pressure * Ability to work in a complex, global environment * Self motivated * Team player * Service and customer focus * Good communication skills * Good Microsoft Office products knowledge (especially. Excel, Visio and PowerPoint)

This is an exciting opportunity to join a group that plays a pivotal role in the delivery of strategic solutions across asset class. It is expected that you would have graduated from a red brick university with at least a 2:1, coupled with excellent employment tenure thereafter. Applicants must be from a management consultancy background with strong communication skills both written and verbally, in addition to having a strong exposure to derivatives and a thorough understanding of the trade lifecycle

London / Permanent / Ref: UP - MC

Our client, a top tier investment bank, is looking for a product controller that has had some involvement in change projects (eg testing, gathering requirements). Ideally, the candidate will be working on Reconciliation tools within the Derivatives team. The role is a perfect opportunity for an experienced Product Controller to join a large and dynamic change programme.

Alexander Ash is acting as an agency.

London / Contract / Ref: GM76

My client a Tier 1 investment bank seek a senior business analyst with an understanding of trade processing across the credit business to liaise with the front office and build business requirements.

This role requires strong product knowledge across the structured credit businesses. Core responsibilities:

* As Is analysis: understand and document current state

* Front - Back Office processes across the credit business

* To Be process design: define future state processes

* Target operating model experience

* Define implementation roadmap for process and IT changes

* Extensive experience in process re-engineering and/or Business analysis (As Is analysis and To Be design)

* Familiar with front office terms and concepts Personal Characteristics:

* Strong analytical skills

* Flexible in managing tasks

* Proactive

* Ability to work under pressure

* Ability to work in a complex, global environment

* Self motivated

* Team player

London / Permanent / Ref: UPCRED

A leading global investment bank seeks ex management consultants with analysis and project management skills to join an internal consulting group. They require consultative individuals to contribute to the analysis and delivery of re-engineering initiatives across asset class which has been forecasted for several years.

It is anticipated that candidates have excellent tenure working for a management consultancy and have gained strong asset class knowledge - having worked closely with the desk previously.

Core responsibilities include but not limited to:

Bridge the gap between the business and IT As Is analysis: understand and document current state Front - Back Office processes across To Be process design: define future state processes Target operating model experience

Define implementation roadmap for process and IT changes Extensive experience in process re-engineering and/or Business analysis - (As Is analysis and To Be design)

Familiar with front office terms and concepts

Presentation of processes and business requirements to senior stakeholders using excel and powerpoint

Critical thinking is key - after analysis; conclude and propose a strategy to reduce risk exposure. Managing new project requests and facilitating the prioritisation of such requests, liaising with IT for estimates, tracking progress against the project plan, providing regular updates to all stakeholders, logging and managing project issues.

Business analysis - compiling and maintaining project documentation such as business specifications, test packs, and project plans, planning and coordinating UATs, obtaining necessary sign offs, and managing implementations.

Analysis of current state technology used by the business and articulating technical target state Continually reviewing the Best Practice Procedure for the group and ensuring that the London Team adheres to this for all projects in scope for the Book of Work.

Experience of managing a small team with proven record of good people development. Personal Characteristics: * Strong analytical skills * Flexible in managing tasks * Proactive * Ability to work under pressure * Ability to work in a complex, global environment * Self motivated * Team player * Service and customer focus * Good communication skills * Good Microsoft Office products knowledge (especially. Excel, Visio and PowerPoint)

This is an exciting opportunity to join a group that plays a pivotal role in the delivery of strategic solutions across asset class. It is expected that you would have graduated from a red brick university with at least a 2:1, coupled with excellent employment tenure thereafter. Applicants must be from a management consultancy background with strong communication skills both written and verbally, in addition to having a strong exposure to derivatives and a thorough understanding of the trade lifecycle

London / Permanent / Ref: UP - MC

My client a Tier 1 Bank are currently looking for experienced BAs/PMs who have worked on projects around P & L attribution/P & L explain. This is a strategic multiyear initiative from trade capture, risk down to finance across business process change, systems and data.

It is anticipated that you would have strong business knowledge in at least one asset class with a good knowledge of front to back trade processing.

It is expected that you would have worked on a similar project/programme around P & L decomposition across front office, technology, risk or finance.

Core Competencies:

Provide analytical support to elicit, analyse, and record business requirements front office, risk and finance functions

Ensure Business Requirements are sufficient and fully articulated to readily translate into IT documentation

Ensure Finance requirements are represented within the requirements specifications

Refine existing Business Requirements Document and obtain sign off

Define detailed requirements jointly with Business

Support IT during the Functional Design phase

Requirements change control for the duration of the project

Extensive experience in Business Requirements definition

* Excellent understanding of project lifecycle

* Proven track record in financial services industry

* Knowledge of processes, workflows and systems within an investment banking context

This is an exciting opportunity to join a group that is at the centre of a strategic inititiative with the ability to gain long tenure as a contractor at a leading investment bank.

London / Contract / Ref: PNL ATT

Business Analyst / Consultant, Cognos, Investment Bank, London. A Global Investment Bank requires a very experienced Cognos Business Analyst or Consultant who has experience of Financial Reporting with in a Bank, ideally an Investment Bank in Asset Servicing or the Investment divisions. You must have experience with FATCA "Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act", Cognos 8.4, Cognos Reporting Framework Manager. I have a detailed spec please call me to discuss asap, Ben Price 0207 688 8432

London / Contract / Ref: Ben:CognosBA

PMO- Credit Risk/Market Risk Projects - London - Whole Sale Markets/ Investment Banking - £550 - £575 - London. Global financial service organisation is looking for talented PMO (Programme Management Officer) with Investment Banking experience, a good understanding of whole sale markets and experience of working on credit risk projects. The successful PMO will work alongside the Programme Manager and be responsible for the project mile stones and other PMO duties. Strong stakeholder management skills are essential for this role, as the successful PMO will be responsible for running steering committees and assisting the Programme Manager.

Please contact Nadia Kamdoum 0207 688 8518 or 07792 779 957

London / Contract / Ref: NK/PmRiO

Programme / Senior Project Manager, Investment Bank. A Global Investment Bank requires a very experienced Credit Risk Programme Manager or Senior Project Manager. They need some one who understands in detail, Credit Risk, Credit Counterparty, the full credit life cycle,, front to back Credit process change as well as experience building end to end Credit systems and ideally you will have a good technical understanding and experience. Please call me to discuss in detail : Ben Price 0207 688 8432

London / Contract / Ref: Ben:CreditPM

Senior Project Manager, Process / Regulation Change, Banking, London. A Global Bank requires a Senior Project Manager who has extensive experience in Regulatory Projects and fully understands Process flow from front to back. You must have extensive Change Management experience from a Private Bank or an Asset or Wealth Manager. Please call me to discuss spec in detail: Ben Price : 0207 688 8432

London / Contract / Ref: Ben:PM:RegProcess

Business Analyst, Process / Regulation Change, Banking, London. A Global Bank requires a Senior Business Analyst who has extensive experience in Regulatory Projects and fully understands Process flow from front to back. You must have extensive Change Management experience from a Private Bank or an Asset or Wealth Manager.

London / Contract / Ref: RE:Ben:BA:FTB

Programme Manager / Senior Project Manager- End to End Credit Risk Process - London - Whole Sale Markets/ Investment Banking - London. Global financial service organisation is looking for talented Programme Manager/Senior Project Manager with Investment Banking experience and a good understanding of whole sale markets. The successful Programme Manager / Senior Project Manager will be responsible for the end to end delivery of a credit risk/ credit process project. The successful Programme Manager / Senior Project Manager will have strong credit risk content knowledge including credit processes and strong stakeholder management capabilities.

Please contact Nadia Kamdoum 0207 688 8518 or 07792 779 957

London / Contract / Ref: NK/PM/CR

Our client, a leading financial services provider, specialising in Wealth Management, are looking for a Business Analyst to join their Product Offering team. The candidate will have an SME understanding of all Fund Management products.

Please call Gerard on '07802 873 756' or email me with your up to date CV on 'gerard.munoz@alexanderash.com' for a detailed job specification.

London / Contract / Ref: GM229

Business Analyst - Credit Sanctioning - London - Market Rate - London. Global financial service organisation is looking for a Senior Business Analyst with a good understanding of whole sale markets including lending and derivatives. The successful Business Analyst document Credit sanctioning workflows, including supporting system functions and related sanctioning documentation. They will also be responsible for probability of default and expected loss within the credit application process.

Please contact Nadia Kamdoum 0207 688 8518 or 07792 779 957

London / Contract / Ref: NK/ BASan03

Senior Business Analyst - Credit Risk Management Experience - London - Banking - Market Rate - London. Global Banking group is looking for a Senior Business Analyst with an excellent understanding of whole sale markets. The successful Business Analyst will lead business analysis and create functional requirement documents to support comprehensive functional and data analysts between the legacy Bank limits and capture systems and strategic credit risk systems.

Please contact Nadia Kamdoum 0207 688 8518 or 07792 779 957

London / Contract / Ref: NK/BACR02

Business Analyst - Credit Risk - London - Market Rate - London. Global financial service organisation is looking for a talented Business Analyst with strong credit risk management systems experience. The successful business analyst will support a comprehensive data gap analysis and impact assessment associated with the migrations of data from the legacy system. You will also have experience working on Credit Risk Management System solutions and have a strong understanding of credit risk management credit application processes.

I have a more detailed spec - Please contact Nadia Kamdoum 0207 688 8518 or 07792 779 957

London / Contract / Ref: NK/BACR-01

Investment Bank -Senior Project Manager- VP - £80,000 - £105,000 - London. Global Investment Bank is looking for a talented hands on Senior Project Manager with strong Business Analysis capabilities to join their Collateral Management team.

The successful Senior Project Manager will have strong Business Analysis capabilities and proven exposure to OTC Collateral, Fixed Income products and ideally a good insight into derivative products typically traded within an OTC Collateral environment.

The successful candidate will also be responsible for managing a global team of Project Managers, and ensure the timely delivery and appropriate management of my client's tactical and strategic objectives. They will also be responsible for managing the budget and existing global initiatives.

I have a more detailed spec - Please feel free to contact me on 0207 688 8518 or 07792 779 957

London / Permanent / Ref: NK/PCOL

Executive Director - Senior Programme Manager - Equity Derivatives - Investment Bank- London £220,000 Total Comp. Global Investment Bank is looking for an experienced Executive Director/ Senior Programme Manager with strong front to back Equity Derivatives experience to join their global Derivatives project. The successful Executive Director/ Senior Programme Manager will have strong Programme Management and be very familiar of the full suite of Equity Derivatives products and their lifecycle. Other Derivative asset class lifecycle knowledge may be suitable replacement for direct Equities experience. Understanding of Industry and Regulatory Initiatives with respect to Equity Derivative is desirable..

I have a more detailed spec, please contact Nadia Kamdoum on 0207 688 8518 for more detail.

London / Permanent / Ref: NK/ED

Business Analyst, Banking / Retail Banking, London. A tier 1 Financial Services Organisation requires a Business Analyst who has an understanding / experience of Ops / Process Change from a front office or middle office in a Retail Bank or Buy Side organisation. Experience of Fund Management Products beneficial. You must have excellent stakeholder management skills. Please call me asap as I have a detailed spec I would like to discuss with you: Ben Price 0207 688 8432

London / Contract / Ref: RE:BenP:BusAnalyst

Business Analyst, Investment Banking, London. A tier 1 Global Investment Bank requires a Business Analyst who has experience of Data Warehousing, data bases, Transactional or Client Data, UML, XML, SQL and cross Asset class experience. You must have excellent stakeholder management skills. Please call me asap as I have a detailed spec I would like to discuss with you: Ben Price 0207 688 8432

London / Contract / Ref: RE:BenP:BusinessA

Business Process Architect/ Business Analyst- Investment Banking - £600- £650p/d - 6 months Rolling Contract. Global top tier investment bank is looking for a talented Business Process Architect / Business Analyst with strong investment banking experience as well as both Business Analysis and Business Processes experience. The successful Business Process Architects/ Business Analyst will have worked on global initiatives and have also been responsible for delivering detailed requirements.

It's essential that Business Process Architect/ Business Analyst has investment banking experience as well as the ability to carry out root cause analysis and do business process re-engineering.I have a more detailed spec. Please feel free to contact me for more detail Nadia Kamdoum 0207 688 8518 or 07792 779 957

London / Contract / Ref: nk/proce

London - Paying Market Rate - Financial Service Organisation. Global Financial Services organisation is looking for a talented Business Analyst, to join a major regulation change programme. The successful candidate with have front office experience and come from a Wealth Management /Asset Management / Buy side background. They will also need to have strong product knowledge, understand how middle office support work within a Wealth Management organisation, and also how they support front office buy side.

I have a more detailed spec; Please fee free to call me directly to discuss it in more detail - Nadia Kamdoum 0207 688 8518 or 07792 779 957

London / Contract / Ref: NK/RBWR

Business Analyst, Banking / Retail Banking, London. A tier 1 Financial Services Organisation requires a Business Analyst who has an understanding / experience of Ops / Process Change from a front office or middle office in a Retail Bank or Buy Side organisation. Experience of Fund Management Products beneficial. You must have excellent stakeholder management skills. Please call me asap as I have a detailed spec I would like to discuss with you: Ben Price 0207 688 8432

London / Contract / Ref: RE:BenP:ProgrMngr

Project Manager, Banking / Retail Banking, London. A tier 1 Financial Services Organisation requires a Project Manager who has an understanding / experience of Ops Change from a front office or middle office in a Retail Bank or Buy Side organisation. Experience of Fund Management Products beneficial. Please call me asap as I have a detailed spec I would like to discuss with you: Ben Price 0207 688 8432

London / Contract / Ref: RE:BenP:ProgrMngr

Our client, a large platform system vendor, is looking for a number of high calibre project managers to join their implementation teams both in London and New York. They specialise in front office trading and middle office risk implementation within investment banking. This company has offices located across the globe, with rapidly expanding networks all over the world.

The roles will involve implementing a variety of systems for numerous clients simultaneously. The candidates will be well versed in coordinating developers and business analysts alike to gain results in tight deadlines. Ideally, they will have investment banking system (front or back) knowledge, with an eagerness and hunger to deliver in a fast paced and challenging environment. The candidates will have experience from a client vendor perspective as well as investment bank.

Furthermore, the role will be entering at a VP level, with base salaries ranging from £85-95k, and with discretionary bonuses as standard.

London / Permanent / Ref: GM104

Our client, a top tier investment bank, is looking for a Business Analyst specialising in the Financial Reporting space. They are replacing a General Ledger system, seeking to perform the rollout of a new system in the immediate future. The role will involve the proving of the concept for both the General Ledger and the Data Warehousing. The high calibre individual will be well versed in dealing with both Data Migration and Data Conversion, studying the implications of the change and facilitating the UAT through mobilisation.

The experienced Business Analyst will be well versed in gathering requirements from stakeholders of all levels, provding the necessary communication skills to build the brigde between the Business and Technology.

Alexander Ash is acting as an agency on behalf of our client.

London / Permanent / Ref: GM049

Project Manager, Investment Bank, London. A Global Investment Bank requires a Project Manager at VP level who has experience in Finance Change or / and Process Change or Regulation Change (Basell II, Mifid, RDR, etc) you must have excellent softs skills / communication skills / negotiation skills. Experience from any type of Banking is suitable, Retail Corporate, Investment Banking, wealth Management. I have a detailed spec please call me to discuss further: Ben Price : 0207 688 8432

London / Permanent / Ref: RE:PM:IB:Perm:VP

Our client, a top tier investment bank, is looking for an experienced business analyst to work on a large scale IFRS regulatory change programme. The programme will be spanning various global locations across Europe, Asia and the Americas. The high calibre individual will be well versed in dealing with stakeholders of all levels, and familiar with all stages of the project lifecycle. Ideally, the candidate will be a qualified accountant, but in-depth knowledge of IFRS is the primary requisuite.

If you feel that would be suitable for the role, and enjoy working in a fast paced and challenging environment, then please apply within.

Furthermore, please call Gerard on 0207 288 6292 (or email on gerard.munoz@alexanderash.com) for more details.

London / Contract / Ref: GM375

My client a Tier 1 Bank are currently looking for experienced BAs/PMs who have worked on projects around P & L attribution/P & L explain. This is a strategic multiyear initiative from trade capture, risk down to finance across business process change, systems and data.

It is anticipated that you would have strong business knowledge in at least one asset class with a good knowledge of front to back trade processing.

It is expected that you would have worked on a similar project/programme around P & L decomposition across front office, technology, risk or finance.

Core Competencies:

Provide analytical support to elicit, analyse, and record business requirements front office, risk and finance functions

Ensure Business Requirements are sufficient and fully articulated to readily translate into IT documentation

Ensure Finance requirements are represented within the requirements specifications

Refine existing Business Requirements Document and obtain sign off

Define detailed requirements jointly with Business

Support IT during the Functional Design phase

Requirements change control for the duration of the project

Extensive experience in Business Requirements definition

* Excellent understanding of project lifecycle

* Proven track record in financial services industry

* Knowledge of processes, workflows and systems within an investment banking context

This is an exciting opportunity to join a group that is at the centre of a strategic inititiative with the ability to gain long tenure as a contractor at a leading investment bank.

London / Contract / Ref: PNL ATT

A leading global investment bank seeks ex management consultants with analysis and project management skills to join an internal consulting group. They require consultative individuals to contribute to the analysis and delivery of re-engineering initiatives across asset class which has been forecasted for several years.

It is anticipated that candidates have excellent tenure working for a management consultancy and have gained strong asset class knowledge - having worked closely with the desk previously.

Core responsibilities include but not limited to:

Bridge the gap between the business and IT As Is analysis: understand and document current state Front - Back Office processes across To Be process design: define future state processes Target operating model experience

Define implementation roadmap for process and IT changes Extensive experience in process re-engineering and/or Business analysis - (As Is analysis and To Be design)

Familiar with front office terms and concepts

Presentation of processes and business requirements to senior stakeholders using excel and powerpoint

Critical thinking is key - after analysis; conclude and propose a strategy to reduce risk exposure. Managing new project requests and facilitating the prioritisation of such requests, liaising with IT for estimates, tracking progress against the project plan, providing regular updates to all stakeholders, logging and managing project issues.

Business analysis - compiling and maintaining project documentation such as business specifications, test packs, and project plans, planning and coordinating UATs, obtaining necessary sign offs, and managing implementations.

Analysis of current state technology used by the business and articulating technical target state Continually reviewing the Best Practice Procedure for the group and ensuring that the London Team adheres to this for all projects in scope for the Book of Work.

Experience of managing a small team with proven record of good people development. Personal Characteristics: * Strong analytical skills * Flexible in managing tasks * Proactive * Ability to work under pressure * Ability to work in a complex, global environment * Self motivated * Team player * Service and customer focus * Good communication skills * Good Microsoft Office products knowledge (especially. Excel, Visio and PowerPoint)

This is an exciting opportunity to join a group that plays a pivotal role in the delivery of strategic solutions across asset class. It is expected that you would have graduated from a red brick university with at least a 2:1, coupled with excellent employment tenure thereafter. Applicants must be from a management consultancy background with strong communication skills both written and verbally, in addition to having a strong exposure to derivatives and a thorough understanding of the trade lifecycle

London / Permanent / Ref: UP - MC

Instrument Reference Data Analyst, Investment Bank, New York. A global leading Investment Bank requires an experienced Analyst who is very experienced in Instrument Reference Data ( IRD). You must be an excellent communicator and be able to work in an energetic environment and to tight dead lines. You must be experienced in data management, data quality, data analysis and have a wealth of experience working with Instrument Reference Data within an operations department in an Investment Bank. This role is at VP level, I have a detailed spec so please call me to discuss: Ben Price 0044 207 688 8432

US / Permanent / Ref: BenP:IRD:Analyst:NY

Data Modeller - Investment Bank - £500-£550p/d - London

Global Investment Bank is looking a talented Data Modeller to join their architect team. The successful Data Modeller will have investment banking experience, strong data modelling skills and extremely hands. The data modeller will specifically be focusing on designing logical and physical models from both business requirements and reverse-engineering of existing databases.

The ideal data modeller will also have experience of data warehousing and experience of implementing for financial institutions including sourcing architecture, communication of data requirements to upstream systems, creation and population of extract files according to data standard requirements.

I have a more detailed spec - Please feel free to contact Nadia Kamdoum on 0207 688 8518 or 07792 779 957

London / Contract / Ref: NK/ DatMo

Our client, a top tier investment bank, is looking for an experienced data modeller to join their large finance change initiative.

The candidate does not need to have come from a finance background, but it would be preferred. With regards to the technical elements of the role, the candidate will be experienced in the following:

Alexander Ash is acting as a search and selection firm on behalf of the client.

London / Contract / Ref: GM110

Our client, a top tier Investment Bank, is looking for a talented Business Analyst with front-to-back understanding of the following trade capture, trading risk management and P&L, IPV, settlement, client valuations, collateral management, market data management, market risk and financial reporting.

The senior Business Analyst Senior Business Analyst with have had experience of managing business analysis efforts of a team of BAs. Responsibilities include:

• Direct Business Analyst resources in business requirements definition, documentation and sign off (current and future state) and process and data analysis; control costs and budget and report against those as required
• Provide thought leadership within own area of responsibility and the BA profession within DB
• Liaise with programme / project managers, clients, functional analyst leads and developer leads to ensure the IT and non-IT build is in line with the business requirements raised
• Engage with key business and IT stakeholders to identify changing client needs, market trends and introduces new processes and technology to enhance the BA service offering within DB
• Develop and foster operational excellence across Finance - CTB, drawing on good and best practice internally across DB and externally within the marketplace
• Review Finance - CTB's performance against SLAs, KPIs & KRIs, and direct appropriate interventions to address and meet changing client needs and market trends
• Ensure best practice quality assurance of project deliverables; understand & work within agreed architectural process, data and organisational frameworks.
• Direct, develop and empower own resources to deliver performance improvement and excellence in a matrix organisation

London / Contract / Ref: GM224

Business Analyst, Payments, Banking, London. A global Bank requires a Business Analyst that is experienced in the European payments systems and instruments. Implementations experience is a must. I have a detailed spec so please call me to discuss : Ben Price 0207 688 8432

London / Contract / Ref: BenP:BA:Pay

Programme Manager, Payments, Banking, Change, London. A global Bank is looking for a Programme Manager who is experienced in the Payments arena, business change, mobilising significant global programmes, E2E programme management, Managing Successful Programmes' (MSP) method (essential), Corporate banking, European Payment systems, plus any experience as a programme director is beneficial. I have a detailed spec so please CALL ME TO DISCUSS : Ben Price 0207 688 8432

London / Contract / Ref: BenP:Payments

Investment Banking - £50,000 - £60,000 - PMO - London

Global investment bank is looking for a talented PMO with experience in consolidation of status reporting and exposure to Programme Management Office industry best practices, methodologies and tools.

The successful PMO will join my clients Global Wholesale Operations Change Management function and team which is primarily focused on ways of improving change delivery and progress tracking.

The PMO will be responsible for managing the weekly status reporting process for the Global Operations Change portfolio manage resourcing processes and associated relationships. The successful PMO will also be responsible for Programme Management Office Support for major Global Operations Programme as well as supporting budget submission and budget management processes

I have a detailed spec for you to review - please call Nadia on 0207 688 8518 or 07792779957 to discuss it in more detail

London / Permanent / Ref: NK/OMP

Investment Banking - £50,000 - £60,000 - PMO - London

Global investment bank is looking for a talented PMO with experience in consolidation of status reporting and exposure to Programme Management Office industry best practices, methodologies and tools.

The successful PMO will join my clients Global Wholesale Operations Change Management function and team which is primarily focused on ways of improving change delivery and progress tracking.

The PMO will be responsible for managing the weekly status reporting process for the Global Operations Change portfolio manage resourcing processes and associated relationships. The successful PMO will also be responsible for Programme Management Office Support for major Global Operations Programme as well as supporting budget submission and budget management processes

I have a detailed spec for you to review - please call Nadia on 0207 688 8518 or 07792779957 to discuss it in more detail

London / Permanent / Ref: NK/OTC

I am currently working with a top tier investment bank, which are looking for an experienced Business Analyst.

They are looking for someone to analyse and define the business requirements and liaise with the IT team for the technical implementation for a large scale programme. The candidate will deal with finance, risk and tax analytics and you will also ensure that the IT department technically integrate and implement correctly.

This opportunity offers great career progression within a top tier investment bank; this is a hands on role which offers the candidate great exposure. If you are interested in MI/BI (Management Information or Business Intelligence) or come from a strong reporting background this role offers you a great opportunity to progress rapidly in a growing and diverse team.

The candidate key responsibilities will be, change management and data analytics. The candidate will be required to define and document the business requirements, business modelling, test and roll-out.

The candidate will have a strong SQL knowledge, relevant experience in risk, accounting, tax or controlling. The ideal candidate with have some form of banking product knowledge and good communication skills.

If you are interested, please apply with your updated CV.

Due to the high volume of CV's we normally receive, we will only be able to reply to suitable candidates.

Alexander Ash is acting as an agency.

London / Permanent / Ref: NE69

Our client, a top tier investment bank, is looking for an experienced Project Manager to lead the implementation of a number of key initiatives within Risk's Training and Communications function. This unique and challenging role will involve the provision of Project Management expertise in order to support:

-co-ordination of, documentaion and transfer of processes to a new near-shore location

-the rollout of a new performance management program across the entire division

-implementation of more robust operational controls across the function

This experienced project manager must be able to to prioritise projects and programs while providing consistent quality delivery to multiple clients.

London / Contract / Ref: GM416

Programme Manager, Front Office, Investment Bank, London. A leading global investment bank requires a talented Programme Manager who has excellent stakeholder management skills and can drive technology delivery and face off to senior management. You will have excellent experience with risk and issue tracking, working on global projects, influencing IT and have Front Office, Risk, Finance and IT project / programme experience. Experience working on change programmes is a must. I HAVE A DETAILED SPEC SO PLEASE CALL ME ASAP TO DISCUSS: BEN PRICE 0207 688 8432

London / Contract / Ref: BenP:FO:PM

Executive Director/ Senior Programme Manager - Equity Derivatives - Investment Banking- London - £220,000 Total Comp.

Global Investment Bank is looking for an experienced Executive Director/ Senior Programme Manager to join their Operations-based Derivative Project.

The Successful Executive Director/ Senior Programme Manager will have strong Programme Management and Business Analysis skills, coupled with familiarity of the full suite of Equity Derivatives Products and their lifecycle. Other Derivative asset class lifecycle knowledge may be suitable replacement for direct Equities experience. Understanding of Industry and Regulatory Initiatives with respect to Equity Derivative is desirable.

Expectations of the Executive Director/ Senior Programme Manager will be to drive Equity Derivatives change management programme independently and with appropriate technical background to make rationale business decision. You will also drive to completion Equity Derivatives' strategic architecture and vision, and lead a Global team of product specialists and BA's and continues to seed the team with balanced skill sets to meet business objectives.

I have a more detailed spec, please feel free to contact me for more detail.

Please note that Investment Banking is essential for this role.

London / Permanent / Ref: NK-Direc

A leading global investment bank seeks ex management consultants with analysis and project management skills to join an internal consulting group. They require consultative individuals to contribute to the analysis and delivery of re-engineering initiatives across asset class which has been forecasted for several years.

It is anticipated that candidates have excellent tenure working for a management consultancy and have gained strong asset class knowledge - having worked closely with the desk previously.

Core responsibilities include but not limited to:

Bridge the gap between the business and IT As Is analysis: understand and document current state Front - Back Office processes across To Be process design: define future state processes Target operating model experience

Define implementation roadmap for process and IT changes Extensive experience in process re-engineering and/or Business analysis - (As Is analysis and To Be design)

Familiar with front office terms and concepts

Presentation of processes and business requirements to senior stakeholders using excel and powerpoint

Critical thinking is key - after analysis; conclude and propose a strategy to reduce risk exposure. Managing new project requests and facilitating the prioritisation of such requests, liaising with IT for estimates, tracking progress against the project plan, providing regular updates to all stakeholders, logging and managing project issues.

Business analysis - compiling and maintaining project documentation such as business specifications, test packs, and project plans, planning and coordinating UATs, obtaining necessary sign offs, and managing implementations.

Analysis of current state technology used by the business and articulating technical target state Continually reviewing the Best Practice Procedure for the group and ensuring that the London Team adheres to this for all projects in scope for the Book of Work.

Experience of managing a small team with proven record of good people development. Personal Characteristics: * Strong analytical skills * Flexible in managing tasks * Proactive * Ability to work under pressure * Ability to work in a complex, global environment * Self motivated * Team player * Service and customer focus * Good communication skills * Good Microsoft Office products knowledge (especially. Excel, Visio and PowerPoint)

This is an exciting opportunity to join a group that plays a pivotal role in the delivery of strategic solutions across asset class. It is expected that you would have graduated from a red brick university with at least a 2:1, coupled with excellent employment tenure thereafter. Applicants must be from a management consultancy background with strong communication skills both written and verbally, in addition to having a strong exposure to derivatives and a thorough understanding of the trade lifecycle

London / Permanent / Ref: UP - MC

My client a Tier 1 Bank are currently looking for experienced BAs/PMs who have worked on projects around P & L attribution/P & L explain. This is a strategic multiyear initiative from trade capture, risk down to finance across business process change, systems and data.

It is anticipated that you would have strong business knowledge in at least one asset class with a good knowledge of front to back trade processing.

It is expected that you would have worked on a similar project/programme around P & L decomposition across front office, technology, risk or finance.

Core Competencies:

Provide analytical support to elicit, analyse, and record business requirements front office, risk and finance functions

Ensure Business Requirements are sufficient and fully articulated to readily translate into IT documentation

Ensure Finance requirements are represented within the requirements specifications

Refine existing Business Requirements Document and obtain sign off

Define detailed requirements jointly with Business

Support IT during the Functional Design phase

Requirements change control for the duration of the project

Extensive experience in Business Requirements definition

* Excellent understanding of project lifecycle

* Proven track record in financial services industry

* Knowledge of processes, workflows and systems within an investment banking context

This is an exciting opportunity to join a group that is at the centre of a strategic inititiative with the ability to gain long tenure as a contractor at a leading investment bank.

London / Contract / Ref: PNL ATT

Investment Banking - £60,000 - £75,000 - Business Analyst - SQL/ Data Warehouse- AVP - London

Top tier investment bank is looking for a talented Business Analyst with excellent SQL skill, as well as experience in data warehousing, accounting and controlling experience.

The successful Business Analyst/ Risk Analyst will be responsible for will analysing and defining business requirements, translating them into business processes and liaising with IT for the technical implementation.

In order to fulfill the role, the business analyst/ Risk Analyst will have to cover both, a detailed understanding of business content and reporting requirements..

Strong stakeholder management is essential for this role as you will be liaising with Finance, Risk analytics, Tax analytics and reporting specialists to cover and analyse their requirements. You will also work with the IT department to specify these requirements and to ensure that they are technically integrated and implemented correctly.

Please note investment banking experience, SQL skills, and the ability to interrogate data is essential for this role.

London / Permanent / Ref: NK/RSL

Business Analyst, Change, Investment Bank, London. This is an opportunity to join one of the Global leading Investment Banks and to be part of a winning team working on a very high profile programme. This role will utilise your financial data warehouse experience as well as your Change Management & Analytics skills, as well as being a highly talented Business Analyst you should also have some Project Management and some Business Impact Analysis experience. This role will give you the opportunity to be involved in Business Data Modelling, Testing & Roll-Out and Data Analytics as well as conceptual design and customisation of warehouse components. If you have experience of dealing with senior stakeholders from Finance or Risk departments in an Investment Bank that would be ideal. I have a detailed spec so please call me to discuss this role or any other I have. Ben Price 0207 688 8432

London / Permanent / Ref: RE:BenP:BAAnalytics

Our client, a top tier investment bank, is seeking a P&L and risk focused project manager, with strong experience in end to end delivery. They must be well versed on the full project lifecycle.

This role sits within the P&L space. The objective of this Programme is the delivery of a uniform daily fully attributed official P&L for all trading businesses, with clear audit trail from initial trading flash estimates through to final P&L.

Specifically this role will focus on executing a number of projects within the Emerging Markets (EM) business area. They are all targeted at resolving P&L Attribution based issues that have been raised.

The candidate will be:

* Execution of P&L implementations (as part of the a broader Front to Back implementation)

* To ensure delivery of project tasks and processes as per the plan

* Mange the Rates P&L project team

* Resolution of issues & Risks

* Record/track Actions, Risk, Issues & Dependencies

* Project Status reporting

Please apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment as these roles move quickly.

London / Contract / Ref: GM592

Business Analyst, BPR, TOM, Change, Investment Banking, London. A Global leading Investment Bank is seeking to hire a Business Analyst with experience of Target Operating Models (TOM), Business Process Re-Engineering (BPR), Business Architecture, Process Change, Product Control. This role will give you the opportunity to work on a global high profile project / programme and the end to end business architecture of the organisation. I have a very detailed spec please call me to discuss : Ben Price 0207 688 8432

London / Permanent / Ref: BenP:BPR

Business Analyst, Architecture Governance, Investment Bank, London. This will be a exciting contract to be part of a change team witihin a leading global investment bank. you will be maintaining the TOM and running a project governance process that ensures alignment with the TOM. You will be involved in road maps, identifying change needs, capturing & documenting requirements & data analysis.

For this role you should have a background in either Finance or Product Control within an Investment Bank and experience with Finance, Systems & Process change as well as senior stakeholder management, process design, improvement tools & methodologies. This role is either AVP or VP level.

London / Permanent / Ref: BenP:BA-Change

Data Architect / Data Modeler/ Business Analyst - Investment Banking - £500-£600p/d - London

Global Investment Bank is looking a talented Data Architect/ Data Modeler to join their architect team.The successful Data Architect / Data Modeler/ Business Analyst candidate will have investment banking experience and strong Business Analysis skills. They will also be a hands on data modeller who can be hands on in designing and developing new data architecture for finance. The data modeling section of the role will specifically be focusing on designing logical and physical models from both business requirements and reverse-engineering of existing databases.

You will also have experience of data warehousing and experience of implementing for financial institutions including sourcing architecture, communication of data requirements to upstream systems, creation and population of extract files according to data standard requirements

Financial and regulatory reporting architecture experience - specifically design of a reporting architecture that facilitates the creation, publication and distribution of reports both on a regular basis and ad-hoc will be advantages for this role

London / Contract / Ref: NK/Data Arc

Project Manager - Change Projects - £750 per day

My client, a top tier Investment Bank have kicked off a strategic transformation programme; front to back across business and technology. They are seeking a Project Manager with varied change experience to play a pivotal function in a large book of work spanning multiple projects.

This role sits within a centralised project group that delivers market-leading solutions across the business. The team consists of senior project and programme managers who are responsible for the mobilization, planning, delivery, governance and advisory of cross functional change initiatives projects that address issues common to multiple businesses e.g. regulatory compliance, static data, IT architecture and off-shoring.

As well as providing change and programme management expertise, they add value to the business by working closely with service providers (e.g. Finance, IT, Operations, Legal Regulatory and Compliance) to ensure change is fully integrated into the bank from front-office to back-office.

To be successful within this position, you will have; A proven track record of Project Management within the Investment Banking industry, excellent relationship management building & maintenance skills and Experience of concepts relating to Front Office products (e.g. Equities Trading, Foreign Exchange, Rates, Distressed Products, Emerging Markets, Equity Proprietary Trading, Prime Brokerage). It is likely that the work will be cross-product, therefore an appreciation of multiple investment banking products and an understanding of front to back trade processing will be more valuable than any particular SME skills.

If you are interested in joining this market leading firm, and gaining long term contract tenure - please apply.

Alexander Ash Consulting is acting as a search firm

London / Contract / Ref: CA-0710-PM

My client a Tier 1 Bank are currently looking for experienced BAs/PMs who have worked on projects around P & L attribution/P & L explain. This is a strategic multiyear initiative from trade capture, risk down to finance across business process change, systems and data.

It is anticipated that you would have strong business knowledge in at least one asset class with a good knowledge of front to back trade processing.

It is expected that you would have worked on a similar project/programme around P & L decomposition across front office, technology, risk or finance.

Core Competencies:

Provide analytical support to elicit, analyse, and record business requirements front office, risk and finance functions

Ensure Business Requirements are sufficient and fully articulated to readily translate into IT documentation

Ensure Finance requirements are represented within the requirements specifications

Refine existing Business Requirements Document and obtain sign off

Define detailed requirements jointly with Business

Support IT during the Functional Design phase

Requirements change control for the duration of the project

Extensive experience in Business Requirements definition

* Excellent understanding of project lifecycle

* Proven track record in financial services industry

* Knowledge of processes, workflows and systems within an investment banking context

This is an exciting opportunity to join a group that is at the centre of a strategic inititiative with the ability to gain long tenure as a contractor at a leading investment bank.

London / Contract / Ref: PNL ATT

A leading global investment bank seeks ex management consultants with analysis and project management skills to join an internal consulting group. They require consultative individuals to contribute to the analysis and delivery of re-engineering initiatives across asset class which has been forecasted for several years.

It is anticipated that candidates have excellent tenure working for a management consultancy and have gained strong asset class knowledge - having worked closely with the desk previously.

Core responsibilities include but not limited to:

Bridge the gap between the business and IT As Is analysis: understand and document current state Front - Back Office processes across To Be process design: define future state processes Target operating model experience

Define implementation roadmap for process and IT changes Extensive experience in process re-engineering and/or Business analysis - (As Is analysis and To Be design)

Familiar with front office terms and concepts

Presentation of processes and business requirements to senior stakeholders using excel and powerpoint

Critical thinking is key - after analysis; conclude and propose a strategy to reduce risk exposure. Managing new project requests and facilitating the prioritisation of such requests, liaising with IT for estimates, tracking progress against the project plan, providing regular updates to all stakeholders, logging and managing project issues.

Business analysis - compiling and maintaining project documentation such as business specifications, test packs, and project plans, planning and coordinating UATs, obtaining necessary sign offs, and managing implementations.

Analysis of current state technology used by the business and articulating technical target state Continually reviewing the Best Practice Procedure for the group and ensuring that the London Team adheres to this for all projects in scope for the Book of Work.

Experience of managing a small team with proven record of good people development. Personal Characteristics: * Strong analytical skills * Flexible in managing tasks * Proactive * Ability to work under pressure * Ability to work in a complex, global environment * Self motivated * Team player * Service and customer focus * Good communication skills * Good Microsoft Office products knowledge (especially. Excel, Visio and PowerPoint)

This is an exciting opportunity to join a group that plays a pivotal role in the delivery of strategic solutions across asset class. It is expected that you would have graduated from a red brick university with at least a 2:1, coupled with excellent employment tenure thereafter. Applicants must be from a management consultancy background with strong communication skills both written and verbally, in addition to having a strong exposure to derivatives and a thorough understanding of the trade lifecycle

London / Permanent / Ref: UP - MC

Project Manager, Change, Investment Bank, London. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a change team within the front office of an Investment Bank. This role will give you the opportunity to work with IT and Operations, be involved in regulation change ( which is the big thing at the moment ). You will Project Manage mulitple complex global change projects end to end and work closely with Legal and Compliance as well as be accountable for budget and spend. You will also have the chance to mentor junior staff and give them the benefit of your knowledge and years of experience. For this role you must have Project Management / Change Mangement experience from an Investment bank or Wealth Manager and you must have front office experience and a good understanding of operating models, organisation design and process design.

London / Permanent / Ref: BenP:CHANGE

Project / Change Manager, Wealth Management, IB, London. A Global Wealth Management Company is looking for a talented Project Manager who is also an excellent Change Manager to work in a Front Office environment, this role will give you the opportunity to work in a high performing change team and work with Operations and IT and there is the chance to get promoted within a year. They are looking for people with real drive and commitment and have experience in full project life cycle, e2e delivery, budgeting accountability ( financial control ), stakeholder management, managing large concurrent, complex business & technical projects of strategic significance via third party suppliers & internal resources. Experience of governance, control, risk management, regulatory change is a must. Communication skills is vital for this role as you will be negotiating and influencing at a high level as well as conversing with front office professionals. The ideal candidate will be Prince II / PMI qualified and have a demonstrable track record of successfully delivering complex change projects as well as confident personality that excels in a client focused role.

London / Permanent / Ref: BenP:PMChange

Investment Banking - £40,000 - £48,000 base - Associate - Business Analyst - OTC Interest Rate Derivatives - Clearing - London

Top tier investment bank is looking for a talented Associate Business Analyst with OTC Interest Rate and Client Clearing experience to join their Clearing Project team. The team is ultimately responsible for the deliver an industry leading Client Clearing solution for all asset classes; OTC Derivatives (equity, interest rates and credit), Listed Derivatives, Commodities and FX.

The successful candidate will also perform detailed business analysis in order to understand and resolve current issues and develop/define the future state vision. They would also ideally have some knowledge of Clearing houses as well as an understanding of the current/recent industry trends that have driving the Client Clearing space (CME, ICE, LCH, IDCG etc.)

Strong stakeholder management skills and a willingness to learn is essential for this role as they will be working in a team, liaising with key stakeholders, managing groups, drafting business requirements, reviewing and refining Functional Specifications (or working with IT to develop) and co-coordinating the execution of UAT.

London / Permanent / Ref: NK/ Asso - OTC

Investment Banking - £80,000- £95,000 base - VP - Project Manager/ Business Analyst - OTC Interest Rate Derivatives - Clearing - London

Top tier investment bank is looking for an experienced hybrid Project Manager/Business Analyst with OTC Interest Rate and Client Clearing experience to join their Clearing Project team. The team is ultimately responsible for the deliver an industry leading Client Clearing solution for all asset classes; OTC Derivatives (equity, interest rates and credit), Listed Derivatives, Commodities and FX.

The successful candidate will define a multi-year strategy to move all derivatives settlement processing onto my clients in-house strategic settlements platform and migrate all existing positions, decommission legacy systems and processes. He / she will also deliver projects to bring major change to the Clearing processes through significant enhancement of the current systems or through the delivery of the future state clearing systems as part of a team of more senior business analysts.

The successful candidate will also perform detailed business analysis (either on their own or through a team of junior analysts) in order to understand and resolve current issues and develop/define the future state vision. They would also ideally have some knowledge of Clearing houses as well as an understanding of the current/recent industry trends that have driving the Client Clearing space (CME, ICE, LCH, IDCG etc.)

Strong stakeholder management skills is essential for this role as they will be liaising with key stakeholders, managing groups, drafting business requirements, reviewing and refining Functional Specifications (or working with IT to develop) and co-coordinating the execution of UAT.

London / Permanent / Ref: NK/OTC

Investment Banking - £500 - £600p/d - Business Analyst - Interest Rate Derivatives - London

Global investment bank is looking for an experienced Senior Business Analyst with Project Management capabilities, investment banking Operations experience as well as strong Interest Rate Derivative products knowledge.

The successful Senior Business Analyst will join a full front to back Interest Rate Derivatives system decommissioning and upgrade program. They and will be responsible for delivering projects or project work streams, driving change and implementing process re-engineering IRD (Interest Derivatives) initiatives, so full project lifecycle experience is essential for this role.

The successful candidate will also possess strong stakeholder management skills as they will be liaising with key stakeholders, managing groups, drafting Business Requirements, reviewing and refining Functional Specifications (or working with IT to develop) and co-coordinating the execution of UAT.

London / Contract / Ref: NK/BA-IRD

Our client, a large platform system vendor, is looking for a number of high calibre project managers to join their implementation teams both in London and New York. They specialise in front office trading and middle office risk implementation within investment banking. This company has offices located across the globe, with rapidly expanding networks all over the world.

The roles will involve implementing a variety of systems for numerous clients simultaneously. The candidates will be well versed in coordinating developers and business analysts alike to gain results in tight deadlines. Ideally, they will have investment banking system (front or back) knowledge, with an eagerness and hunger to deliver in a fast paced and challenging environment. The candidates will have experience from a client vendor perspective as well as investment bank.

Furthermore, the role will be entering at a VP level, with base salaries ranging from £85-95k, and with discretionary bonuses as standard.

London / Permanent / Ref: GM104

Our client, a top tier investment bank, is looking for a data modeller / data architect to join the regulatory risk reporting finance transformation programme. The bank is flourishing despite the current economic climate, and is keen to pay extremely competitive rates for a high calibre data architect. The role will involve implementing source architecure as well as the necessary data requirements for upstream systems.

The ideal candidate will have experience in implementing integrated data architecture platforms (such as SOA or message hub architecture). Experience of working on large, diverse change management projects is preferred, as the individual will be expected to be well versed on requirement gathering and the system development lifecycle. Knowledge of investment banking will be a strong advantage. Furthermore, strong communication skills are essential, as the successful candidate will be liaising with stakeholders of all levels and global locations in a fast paced and challenging environment.

London / Contract / Ref: GM566

Data Modeler/Data Architect - £500-600/day - Investment Bank

Our client, a major global Investment Bank, require an experienced Data Modeller, who can be hands on in designing and developing new data architecture for finance, within a multi-year data transformation programme.

You will be responsible for all forms of Data Modeling (logical, physical, conceptual etc) in the finance area of this Investment Bank, and will be working closely with architecture and development teams throughout the programme lifecycle. The Data Modeler will also play a key role in data warehousing areas (communicating data requirements, sourcing architecture).

You will have a strong Data Architecture and Modeling within a financial services environment previously, and will have an understanding of the full trade lifecycle and current regulatory issues in this space. A technical knowledge around database design involving SOA, SQL, XML model design is required, as is the ability to build strong relationships with a range of senior stakeholders.

Alexander Ash Consulting is acting as an agency.

London / Contract / Ref: AA/AP/C/DATAMOD1

Executive Director/ Senior Programme Manager - Equity Derivatives - Investment Banking- London - £220,000 Total Comp.

Global Investment Bank is looking for an experienced Executive Director/ Senior Programme Manager to join their Operations-based Derivative Project.

The Successful Executive Director/ Senior Programme Manager will have strong Programme Management and Business Analysis skills, coupled with familiarity of the full suite of Equity Derivatives Products and their lifecycle. Other Derivative asset class lifecycle knowledge may be suitable replacement for direct Equities experience. Understanding of Industry and Regulatory Initiatives with respect to Equity Derivative is desirable.

Expectations of the Executive Director/ Senior Programme Manager will be to drive Equity Derivatives change management programme independently and with appropriate technical background to make rationale business decision. You will also drive to completion Equity Derivatives' strategic architecture and vision, and lead a Global team of product specialists and BA's and continues to seed the team with balanced skill sets to meet business objectives.

I have a more detailed spec, please feel free to contact me for more detail.

Please note that Investment Banking is essential for this role.

London / Permanent / Ref: NK-Direc

Project Manager - P&L Workstream - £850 per day

My client, a top tier Investment Bank, is seeking a proven Project Manager to join one of the largest and most strategic transformation programmes in the financial services industry at the moment. This is a strategic front to back re-engineering initiative across risk and P + L.

This role sits within a P&L workstream with the objective being the delivery of a uniform daily fully attributed official P&L for all trading businesses, with clear audit trail from initial trading flash estimates through to final P&L. Specifically this role will focus on executing a number of projects within the Emerging Markets business area and targeted at resolving P&L Attribution based issues that have been raised.

To be successful in this position, you will demonstrate a proven track record within a Project Manager position within a leading competitor organisation. In addition, you will have a proven track record in delivery, experience of leading virtual teams across multiple locations, Project / Programme Management on large scale global initiative, Knowledge of the Finance/controlling domain and end-to-end workflow for a sales & trading business and experience of managing complex IT centric & Business change focused projects.

If you are interested in joining this market leading firm and being involved with in the design and delivery of a cutting edge solution please send through your details.

Alexander Ash Consulting is acting as a search firm.

London / Contract / Ref: CA-3009-PnLPM

Business Analyst - Book Hierarchy - £650 per day

My client, a top tier Investment Bank, is seeking a proven Business Analyst to join a business critical front office driven change initiative to improve the processing and reporting for trader books.

The Book Hierarchy workstream is a programme with the objective to define, implement, and maintain a single book hierarchy across the GM businesses and the supporting functions. This requires a high degree of involvement from the Front Office, Finance, Risk and other areas of the organisation.

To be successful in this role, you will have a proven track record within a similar role within an investment bank. In addition, you will have; Experience of the full project life-cycle, including requirements gathering, UAT, and implementation; Experience at coordinating and directing a multi-location team of business analysts. Most importantly, you will also have been involved in the business implementation and rollout of a strategic enterprise-wide solution (preferably Book Hierarchy, MIS or Financial reporting system).

If you are interested in joining this market leading firm and being involved with in the design and delivery of a cutting edge solution please send through your details.

Alexander Ash Consulting is acting as a search firm.

London / Contract / Ref: CA-3009-BOOKBA

Hybrid BA/PM - Cross Asset Class Change - £500-700 per day

My client, a top tier Investment Bank have kicked off a strategic transformation programme; front to back across business and technology. They are seeking exceptional individuals to play a pivotal function in a large book of work spanning multiple projects.

With the view to improve trade processing, information efficiency and regulatory concerns, my client is seeking proven hybrid Business Analysts / Project Managers to drive forward multiple front to back projects spanning numerous products and asset classes.

To be successful, you will be able to demonstrate experience within major change projects within a top tier investment bank, strong asset class knowledge of at least two products, an in depth understanding of risk (market/credit/group), strong stakeholder management at all levels (including influencing skills) and experience of the full project lifecycle.

If you are interested in joining this market leading firm and being involved with in the design and delivery of a cutting edge solution please send through your details.

Alexander Ash Consulting is acting as a search firm

London / Contract / Ref: CA-3009-BAPM

Project / Change Manager, Wealth Management, IB, London. A Global Wealth Management Company is looking for a talented Project Manager who is also an excellent Change Manager to work in a Front Office environment, this role will give you the opportunity to work in a high performing change team and work with Operations and IT. They are looking for people with real drive and commitment and have experience in full project life cycle, e2e delivery, budgeting accountability ( financial control ), stakeholder management, managing large concurrent, complex business & technical projects of strategic significance via third party suppliers & internal resources. Experience of governance, control, risk management, regulatory change is a must. Communication skills is vital for this role as you will be negotiating and influencing at a high level as well as conversing with front office professionals. The ideal candidate will be Prince II / PMI qualified and have a demonstrable track record of successfully delivering complex change projects as well as confident personality that excels in a client focused role.

London / Permanent / Ref: BenP:PMChange

Business Analyst, AVP, Instrument Reference Data, Investment Bank, London. This role gives you the opportunity to further your career as an Assistant Vice President (AVP) in a Global Investment Bank as a Business Analyst and Subject Matter Expert in Instrument Reference Data. For this role you must have extensive experience in Instrument Reference Data or Static, Product, Pricing Trade or Transaction data within an Operations department in a Investment Bank. You will work across all departments and provide gap analysis, requirements and acceptance criteria, as well as assist Project Managers in liaising with Consumers to clearly define the details of Instrument Reference Data requirements and engage appropriately to ensure the Consumers are in a position to utilise the IRD service. I have a very detailed spec please call me for further details : Ben Price 0207 688 8432

London / Permanent / Ref: BenP:IRDS:Analyst

Project Manager, Implementation, Investment Bank, London. A leading global provider of trading solutions requires hungry driven and focused Project Managers who understand business and technology. This role will entail liaising with developers, stakeholders and vendors and driving projects from conception through to completion at a fast paced and to tight deadlines. For this role you must have Investment Banking experience and you must have implemented the following types of systems: trading, Pricing, Position Keeping, trade Entry, Enterprise Risk Management, risk management and P&L calculation. Experience in financial system integration in the top 20 Investment Banks would be perfect for this role. I have a detailed spec please call me to discuss : Ben Price 0207 688 8432

London / Permanent / Ref: RE:BenPPMImplementat

Global Programme Manager, £1400 p/d, Investment Bank, London. The world's leading global Investment Bank requires a highly talented Programme manager to run a global programme of 6 work streams, who can manage over a 150 people and can deal with a fast paced environment. You must have experience in Investment Banking, regulatory change, finance change and a thorough understanding of Risk, Front Office, Trade Capture and business process change. experience of running large complex global projects / programmes is a must. I have a very detailed spec please call me asap for further information.

London / Contract / Ref: RE:ProgrammeMNGR

A hybrid Business Analyst / Project Manager is required to build a workflow tool for PnL attribution. This role sits within an overarching group of a large transformation programme.

Essentially the workflow will demonstrate how pnl is broken down to give the values and performance for each product. You will be required to look at the feeds and process and build a workflow for this area. Experience in this is not necessarily required but is expected that you will have a high level understanding of PnL attribution.

The following is required:

PnL attribution - Pnl Explain

Qualified Accountant

Appreciation of cross asset class or at least 1 in-depth

Process Flow - process mapping - workflow

Investment Banking experience is ESSENTIAL

Alexander Ash is acting as an agency for the purpose of this advert.

London / Permanent / Ref: MVav/pnl

Instrument Reference Data Analyst, Investment Bank, London. A global leading Investment bank requires an experienced Analyst who is very experienced in Instrument Reference Data ( IRD). You must be an excellent communicator and be able to work in an energetic environment and to tight dead lines. You must be experienced in data management, data quality, data analysis and have a wealth of experience working with Instrument Reference Data within an operations department in an Investment Bank. This role is at AVP level.

London / Permanent / Ref: BenP:IRD:Analyst

Business Analyst, Change, Six Sigma, Investment Bank, London. A Global Investment Bank requires a Business Analyst who has experience of client facing services, KYC, Change Management, client on-boarding and business process re-engineering. For this role you must be Lean or Six Sigma qualified. Please contact me as I have a detailed spec to discuss with you. Ben Price 0207 688 8432

London / Contract / Ref: RE:BenP:BA:KYC

Business Analyst, AVP, Instrument Reference Data, Investment Bank, London. This role gives you the opportunity to further your career as an Assistant Vice President (AVP) in a Global Investment Bank as a Business Analyst and Subject Matter Expert in Instrument Reference Data. For this role you must have extensive experience in Instrument Reference Data within an Operations department in a Investment Bank. You will work across all departments and provide gap analysis, requirements and acceptance criteria, as well as assist Project Managers in liaising with Consumers to clearly define the details of Instrument Reference Data requirements and engage appropriately to ensure the Consumers are in a position to utilise the IRD service. I have a very detailed spec please call me for further details : Ben Price 0207 688 8432

London / Permanent / Ref: BenP:IRDS:Analyst

Business Analyst / Architect - Transactional Accounting - £850 per day

My client, a top tier Investment Bank, is seeking a proven Business Analyst / Architect to join one of the largest and most strategic transformation programmes in the financial services industry at the moment. The overall programme focuses on reducing the financial reporting risk and improving data quality across the whole enterprise.

This will include the design and implementation of a standardized Transaction Accounting Sub-ledger space, standardized architecture and a consistent hand-off to upstream providers and downstream users of financial data. This is a global implementation across all business areas.

To be successful within this role you will have;

Extensive Investment Banking experience, detailed knowledge of IFRS accounting methodologies, an understanding of US & German GAAP accounting, architecture and design skills within a subledger environment and business process re-engineering. In addition, you will also come from a finance or product control line background.

If you are interested in joining this market leading firm and being involved with in the design and delivery of a cutting edge solution please send through your details.

Alexander Ash Consulting is acting as a search firm.

London / Contract / Ref: CA-2209-TRANACC

My client is a tier 1 investment bank undergoing a strategic front to back re-engineering initiative to improve financial reporting and front to back trade processing. As part of this they are undergoing a large scale subledger implementation which will provide finance with accounting events from trade data. They are seeking a business analyst cum architect to play a pivotal function in the solution and design phase, this will involve the requirements gathering and working closely with user groups to define controlled processes and data flows.

The business architect will review the existing subledger system across 4 global databases, agree a list of system enhancements to achieve project goals, operate effectively in between finance and Front Office IT to agree a method of removing and eventually closing the old trading and finance books and work with other BA's/PM's across finance, Operations and IT.

It is imperative that the successful candidate would have had exposure or worked in a strategic subledger implementation previously with an understanding of accounting schema and accounting rules.

London / Contract / Ref: GM555

Data Architect, Investment Bank, London. A Global Wealth Manager / UInvestment Bank requires an experienced Data Architect with Investment Banking experience and a deep understanding of UML, Sparx Enterprise Architect, Relational data modelling, hierarchical data modelling, XML schema modelling. Plus in-depth knowledge / experience of developing conceptual, logical & physical data models. you must be very good at dealing with senior stakeholders and managing teams of data modellers across enterprise-wide projects. I have a detailed spec so please call me Ben Price : 0207 688 8432

London / Contract / Ref: RE:DATAArch

My client is a tier 1 investment bank seeking a Front Office business analyst with cross productk nowledge for the implementation of a product control function.The business analyst will review the existing the existing hierarchy structure across 4 global databases, agree a list of system enhancements to achieve project goals, operate effectively in between finance and Front Office IT to agree a method of removing and eventually closing the old trading and finance books and work with other BA's/PM's across finance, Operations and IT.The successful candidate will have a good knowledge of derivatives and derivative trading systems, experience working in trade support, operations or product control function, a good understanding of front to back trade flows and a solid understanding of equity derivatives gained in a Front Office environment.

London / Contract / Ref: GM276

Global Investment Bank is looking for a talented Senior Project Manager/ Programme Manager with IFRS knowledge to join their IFRS finance change team.

The successful Senior Project Manager / Programme Manager with IFRS experience will be joining the finance change department which is responsible for delivering a number of financial reporting projects aligned to the bank's global programme. The candidate will be specifically recruited to act as the Project Manager to implement the global accounting standard (IFRS) for the Banks Bank Group.

As a Senior Project Manager/ Programme Manager the successful candidate will be own scope, budgeting, resourcing and plan of the global IFRs 2011 delivery for my client. Work closely with finance, middle office and technology to ensure that my client delivers to the required timelines for IFRS compliance

The successful Senior Project Manager/ Programme Manager with IFRS will have the following background:

* Strong finance Senior Project Manager / Programme Manager with experience of leading an IFRS change project in a Tier 1 investment bank

* Excellent understanding of the IFRS regulatory requirements

* Excellent communication, stakeholder management and relationship building skills

* Excellent understanding of front to back trade processing and impact on financial accounts

London / Contract / Ref: nk/ifPM

Project Manager / Business Analyst - Loans Operation - Investment Banking

Global tier one Investment Bank is looking for a talented Project Manager with Business Analysis skills and Loans experience to join their Global Business Change Team.

The team that the Project Manager / Business Analysis with loans knowledge would is responsible for the delivery of all strategic internal change initiatives across Loan Operations including key changes and initiatives being driven in the Loans Market.

My Client has seen significant growth over the last year in both Primary activity and Secondary Trading volumes and this is a focus area for the group. Loan Operations supports a variety of businesses across both these areas.

The successful Project Manager / Business Analysis with loans knowledge will have the following:

• Experienced in co-ordinating global cross-divisional stakeholders to complete required milestones in line with the project plan
• An excellent understanding of project management techniques
• A detailed understanding of the different phases of a project and software development lifecycle
• Proven business and data analysis experience, including process mapping, hosting requirement workshops / interview sessions
• Loans product knowledge
• Business requirement definition using a variety of documentation and communication methods
• Experience in planning and executing the delivery of UAT, data migration, training and implementation work streams within a project

London / Contract / Ref: NK/OPMs

PMO, Instrument Reference Data, Investment Bank, London. A Global Investment Bank requires a PMO for a Vice President (VP) level role who would like to further their career in the Instrument Reference Data arena, I have a detailed spec I can discuss with you so please call me 0207 688 8432. For this role you should have excellent PMO skills plus experience with the following types of data: Static, Instrument, reference, Client. Plus the following accreditations: PMI, P30, PRINCE2.

London / Permanent / Ref: BenP:PMOIRD

Instrument Reference Data Analyst, Investment Bank, London. A global leading Investment bank requires an experienced Analyst who is very experienced in Instrument Reference Data ( IRD). You must be an excellent communicator and be able to work in an energetic environment and to tight dead lines. You must be experienced in data management, data quality, data analysis and have a wealth of experience working with Instrument Reference Data within an operations department in an Investment Bank. This role is at AVP level.

London / Permanent / Ref: BenP:IRD:Analyst

Business Analyst, VP, Instrument Reference Data, Investment Bank, London. This role gives you the opportunity to further your career as a Vice President (VP) in a Global Investment Bank as a Business Analyst and Subject Matter Expert in Instrument Reference Data. For this role you must have extensive experience in Instrument Reference Data within an Operations department in a Investment Bank. You will work across all departments and provide gap analysis, requirements and acceptance criteria, as well as assist Project Managers in liaising with Consumers to clearly define the details of Instrument Reference Data requirements and engage appropriate to ensure the Consumers are in a position to utilise the IRD service. I have a very detailed spec please call me for further details : Ben Price 0207 688 8432

London / Permanent / Ref: BenP:IRDS:Analyst

A programme of work is currently in-flight to reduce settlement systems within Fixed Income. This is to support the strategic growth of the business and the need for real-time, driven by the market.

Role Profile:

Conversion Business Analyst Data migration / conversion from legacy systems onto the new platform

Role Requirements:

In-depth knowledge of GLOSS or RIMS

Fixed Income understanding - specifically Repos and Bonds

Experience of a Big Bang conversion

Alexander Ash is acting as an agency for the purpose of this advert

London / Contract / Ref: MVav/gloss

Leading Investment Bank is look for a talent Senior Project Manager/ Programme Manager with Listed Derivatives, Process Re engineering and Operations experience.

(Please Note that Investment Banking and Process Re engineering experience is essential for this role)

The successful Senior Project Manager/ Programme Manager with Listed Derivatives, Process Re engineering and Operations experience will be responsible for the European CTB book and work ensuring governance standards are met.

They will also need to be a dedicated change professional with a genuine enthusiasm for project delivery and a strong people manager

The Senior Project Manager/ Programme Manager with Listed Derivatives, Process Re engineering and Operations experience should have significant change experience in a similar environment directing complex projects from inception to post implementation review

Qualifications

• A formal change qualification, for example Prince2, Six Sigma, PMI or similar
• Demonstrable people management experience
• Strong Listed Derivatives knowledge a preference

erence

London / Contract / Ref: NK/LISDE

Programme Manager wanted! Up to £850pd! Top tier investment bank!

The role will be a Change Manager rposition in the Risk Change Management Team . The role is primarily benefits focused and responsible for defining the current and end state, assessing progress towards realisation and achieving measured improvements with the use of process re-engineering.

Change Managers within the Risk Change Management team can either operate as a Change Manager within wider delivery Programmes (for example large scale strategic infrastructure transformations) and/or as Change Leads on risk focused initiatives or on programme workstreams (where the Change Manager is responsible for all Change Management activity as well as Project Management Officer function of the E2E initiative).

Role requirements

* A solid understanding of business change techniques including the application of industry-standard methodologies, techniques, complex modelling, and scenario planning.

* Familiarity with project management approaches, tools and phases of the project lifecycle

* Excellent active listening skills

* Able to work effectively at all levels in an organisation

* Benefits identification, modelling and management techniques

* Experience with large-scale organisational change effort

* Strong analytic and decision making abilities

* Must be a team player and able to work with and through others

* Change management / project management Professional designation is a plus, for example Prosci or Prince 2

* Financial services, wealth management experience with an understanding of a complex Operations environment including current mandatory regulations.

Candidate MUST have had strong experience with Market Risk workstreams, as well as having knowledge and experience within a PMO function.

Personal attributes

* Change orientated with a focus on continuous improvement

* Ability to influence others and move toward a common vision or goal

* Highly energetic and delivery focused, with the ability to deliver quality results with a challenging but positive and influential style.

* Ability to work independently & drive initiatives forward until delivery.

* Ability to work effectively with staff at all levels.

* Organisational skills and ability to work as an integral part of a larger project team.

* Flexible approach and the ability to handle a varied portfolio of initiatives and a high workload.

* Ability to work & deliver under time pressure.

* A relationship builder with a reputation for integrity, evoking rapid trust and confidence in clients, colleagues and team.

London / Permanent / Ref: GM980

Project Manager - Client Reference Data - £700 per day

My client is seeking project manager to join one of the largest and most strategic transformation programmes in the financial services industry at the moment. The overall programme focuses on reducing the financial reporting risk and improving data quality across the whole enterprise.

Our client, a top tier investment bank, is seeking a professional project manager who understands the complex challenges involved with reviewing, maintaining and managing a target operating model, to ensure financial analysis and reporting concerns are met.

The core remit of the project manager will be to manage change across all areas of central client reference data service for the investment bank, including strategy and build, service data transformation and consumer adoption. You will be asked to lead requirement gathering, process design and manage key stakeholder relationships.

A strong project management background and an understanding of process engineering are essential, as is a proven track record in investment banking, ideally front to back office experience, knowledge and understanding of IT Development and User Acceptance Testing methodology.

Experience within client reference data and data quality issues are necessary to be successful with this organisation, a market leader in global investment banking.

Alexander Ash Consulting is acting as an agency.

London / Contract / Ref: CA-1409-CRDPM

Senior Manager - Finance Platform Change - £125,000 p/a

My client, a top tier Investment Bank, is seeking a proven senior manager to join one of the largest and most strategic transformation programmes in the financial services industry at the moment. The overall programme focuses on reducing the financial reporting risk and improving data quality across the whole enterprise.

My client is undertaking a period of change to meet ambitious global targets. A key part of the transformation is the replacement of legacy core banking platforms with a new single system. To support the programme changes are required to the Finance's business, technology and organisational architectures.

These changes include:

* New enterprise transformation layers and system interfaces.
* Enhanced management and local regulatory reporting systems.
* Enhanced risk management processes and systems.
* Roll-out of new general ledgers.

The Key Responsibilities will be;

* Develop an appreciation of the current state process and technology architecture, and use this understanding to shape solution design and project approach.
* Ensure that the processes and technology architectures meet Finance requirements.
* Collaborate with other teams (Finance and non-Finance) across the organisation to ensure that the system designs adhere to Finance and enterprise principles, as well as strategic Finance objectives. .
* Communicate relevant project information to finance senior management and other key stakeholders in Finance, business and IT.
* Create and deliver robust business requirements documents for Finance and Finance-related systems and processes.
* Create and deliver robust operating model and architecture designs for Finance systems, processes and organisations.
* Actively support the creation and sign-off of Functional Design documentation relating to delivery of IT systems.
* Actively support the creation and sign-off of testing scenarios, so ensuring that all designs and requirements are robustly tested ahead of go-live.
* Creates and track project work plans and revise as appropriate to meet changing needs and requirements.
* Identify Finance resource needs and assigns individual responsibilities.
* Serves as the interface between Finance and other business units to ensure collaboration and coordination between all stakeholders.
* Ensure testing and delivery documents are complete, up-to-date, and appropriately filed.
* Effectively apply the Finance methodology and enforces Finance project standards.
* Manages the process of innovative change effectively - in a large programme environment

To be successful in this demanding role, you will have:

* Extensive experience of implementing Finance systems in a large financial services environment.
* An excellent understanding of core Finance 'run the bank' (RTB) processes across wholesale and investment banking.
* Business Architecture expertise (process, organisation, technology and data), including the development of Target Operating Models.
* Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
* Experience of working with Finance, business change and IT teams.

If you are interested in joining this market leading firm and being involved with in the design and delivery of a cutting edge solution please send through your details.

Alexander Ash Consulting is acting as a search firm.

London / Permanent / Ref: CA-1406-MGRBOR

Tier 1 Global Investment Bank requires a PMO to support projects by designing, implementing and managing the appropriate risk management, progress tracking and control processes and tools.

Role Profile:

* Managing the running of the Programme Office and strategic direction and agreeing and driving overall PMO model, processes and tools with Stakeholders

* Supporting the continued build out of PMO functions, from Methodology/Engagement/Governance to Quality Assurance to Planning & Milestone Management to Financials Management

* Developing and maintaining the detailed benefits case for investment governance and senior management approval and reporting

* Providing ad-hoc support to the Programme Director, Programme Managers and Project Manager

Role Requirements:

• Successful track record and experience in establishing and managing a programme office, including implementing best practice programme and project management and project process models or disciplines
• Has broad and proficient knowledge and experience of Programme Management Office industry best practices, methodologies and tools
• Has detailed understanding of the role and responsibilities of Project Managers and all other roles involved in the project lifecycle, project processes, methods, procedures, techniques, concepts and best practice

Skills Required:

• Software Development Lifecycles
• Business Writing, Storyboarding and Presentation
• Static Data Knowledge: Instrument Data, Reference Data, Client Data

Data Vaults, Data Quality practices, Data Integrity practices and the difference between Data Quality and Data Integrity

Alexander Ash is acting as an agency for the purpose of this advert

London / Permanent / Ref: MVav/pmo

A Market Leading Client Clearing Operations team require a hybrid PM/BA candidate to deliver projects to bring major change to the Clearing processes through significant enhancement of the current systems or through the delivery of the future state Clearing systems.

Role Profile:

• writing requirements documents, working with senior members of Derivative Operations and IT to design solutions, writing test plans, co-ordination and execution of testing, user training, co-ordination of the implementation of the code changes and providing post-implementation support.
• Enhancements to the current systems and processes.
• Analyse issues with the current applications and processes and identify solutions. If the solution requires a change to the system: write a requirements document / functional specification of the required change, work with IT to code the change, write test packs for testing the change, co-ordinate testing with Derivative Operations, co-ordinate the implementation of the code change and provide post-implementation support.

Role Requirement:

• knowledge of Clearing houses as well as an understanding of the current/recent industry trends that have driving the Client Clearing space (CME, ICE, LCH, IDCG etc.)
• strong problem solving skills, an analytical mindset, good communication skills, knowledge of derivatives, central clearing
• Knowledge of the clearing and settlement processes
• Experience of performing detailed business analysis, and will have written a business requirements document >20 pages in length
• Strong academic record coupled to good problem solving skills and analytical mindset

Alexander Ash is acting as an agency for the purpose of this advert

London / Permanent / Ref: MVav/clearing

Global investment Bank is looking for a talented Delivery Lead/ Senior Project Manager/ Solutions Lead with Financial Services experience as well as experience delivering large complex analytical suits across OFSAA Risk/ Reveleus/ I flex / flex cube and risk engines.

The successful Delivery Lead/ Senior Project Manager/ Solutions Lead will need to have a strong understanding of OFSAA (Oracle Financial Services Analytical Applications) or Reveleus /I flex / flex cube and risk engines.

It is essential that the successful Delivery Lead/ Senior Project Manager/ Solutions Lead with OFSAA (Oracle Financial Services Analytical Applications) or Reveleus /I flex / flex cube and risk engine expereince has been involved in large implementations of OFSAA (Oracle Financial Services Analytical Applications) or Reveleus as my client is looking for an individual who will hit the ground running. They will also need to understands the programme, know the type of obstacle they will face and using his/her's experience be able to come up with solutions.

As OFSAA (Oracle Financial Services Analytical Applications) is Oracle's next generation suite of Financial Services Analytical Applications and is based on the merged capabilities of Oracle Financial Services Applications (OFSA), PeopleSoft Enterprise Performance Management (EPM), Hyperion, Reveleus, and Mantas applications - Candidate who have worked on all of the above and combine their experience to enable them to understand and successfully implement OFSAA (Oracle Financial Services Analytical Applications) will be considered

Please note: Candidates need to have been involved in large implementations of OFSAA for Risk (Oracle Financial Services Analytical Applications) or Reveleus /I flex / flex cube or a number of other Oracle suits within banking, as they need to understand the pains / constraints and limits of an implementation.

London / Contract / Ref: NK/OfSAna

Global Investment Bank is looking for a talented Project Manager with Business Analysis skills and IFRS experience to join their IFRS finance change team.

The successful Project Manager with IFRS experience will be joining the finance change department which is responsible for delivering a number of financial reporting projects aligned to the bank's global programme. The candidate will be specifically recruited to act as the Project Manager to implement the global accounting standard (IFRS) for the Banks Bank Group.

As a Project Manager the successful candidate will be own scope, budgeting, resourcing and plan of the global IFRs 2011 delivery for my client. Work closely with finance, middle office and technology to ensure that my client delivers to the required timelines for IFRS compliance

The successful Project Manager with IFRS will have the following:

* Strong finance project manager with experience of leading an IFRS change project in a Tier 1 investment bank

* Excellent understanding of the IFRS regulatory requirements

* Excellent communication, stakeholder management and relationship building skills

* Strong analytical skills with extensive exposure to driving out prioritized deliverables requirements in short time frames

* Excellent understanding of front to back trade processing and impact on financial accounts

* Excellent presentation skills

* Ability to assimilate information quickly and gain consensus from multiple stakeholders where required.

* Experience of driving requirements forward and liaison with multiple business groups in different geographical locations

* Highly analytical - ability to use data to support the documentation of strong business cases

* Excellent understanding of the full project lifecycle.

London / Contract / Ref: nk/ifPM

Architect, Project Manager, Implementation Manager, Analytics Engines, Investment Bank, London. A Global Investment Bank requires specialists with experience in implanting Analytics Engines ideally Oracle's OFSSA system but any Analytics engines will be suitable.

My client is looking for Architects, Project Managers or Implementation managers who have ideally implemented large complex analytics engines across RISK, Finance or Treasury in an Investment Bank. You must understand how RISK, or Finance or Treasury function and be able to talk to these business heads and understand their concerns in a large complex implementation. These roles are contract or permanent your choice, excellent salaries £90k to £170k or daily rates paid, this will be a long term contract.

London / Contract / Ref: BenP:AnalyticsEngine

Architect, Project Manager, Implementation Manager, Analytics Engines, Investment Bank, London. A Global Investment Bank requires specialists with experience in implanting Analytics Engines ideally Oracle's OFSSA system but any Analytics engines will be suitable.

My client is looking for Architects, Project Managers or Implementation managers who have ideally implemented large complex analytics engines across RISK, Finance or Treasury in an Investment Bank. You must understand how RISK, or Finance or Treasury function and be able to talk to these business heads and understand their concerns in a large complex implementation. These roles are contract or permanent your choice, excellent salaries £90k to £170k or daily rates paid, this will be a long term contract.

London / Permanent / Ref: BenP:Analytics

Functional Business Analyst, Investment Bank, Treasury, London. A leading Global Investment Bank requires a Functional Business Analyst with an Investment Banking Treasury Operations background ( this is essential ). You must be very experienced with FTP, ALM, Liquidity Risk Management and experienced as a change consultant. You will be managing the relationship between Treasury and a vendor who is implementing a large suite of Oracle applications, as a Functional Business Analyst you must be able to translate the Treasury business requirements to a format understood by the Oracle team. Please call me asap to discuss in more detail: Ben Price 0207 688 8432

London / Permanent / Ref: BenP:FunBA

Functional Business Analyst, Investment Bank, Treasury, London. A leading Global Investment Bank requires a Functional Business Analyst with an Investment Banking Treasury Operations background ( this is essential ). You must be very experienced with FTP, ALM, Liquidity Risk Management and experienced as a change consultant. You will be managing the relationship between Treasury and a vendor who is implementing a large suite of Oracle applications, as a Functional Business Analyst you must be able to translate the Treasury business requirements to a format understood by the Oracle team. Please call me asap to discuss in more detail: Ben Price 0207 688 8432

London / Contract / Ref: BenP:FuncBATreasury

Our client, a top tier investment bank, is looking for a BA/PM to join their large team within operations. They are looking to pay an extremely competitive salary, along with a high bonus etc.

The goal of the Clearing Project Group is ultimately to deliver an industry leading Client Clearing solution for all asset classes; OTC Derivatives (equity, interest rates and credit), Listed Derivatives, Commodities and FX.

The successful candidate will perform detailed business analysis (either on their own or through a team of junior analysts) in order to understand and resolve current issues and develop/define the future state vision. This will require the individual to influence at senior levels, whilst extracting requirements from subject matter experts in Operations, Legal, Compliance, Trading, Sales and Risk Management.

The immediate focus of the successful candidate will be:
* Part of a team of business analysts delivering a major project in the Clearing space.

* Deliver projects to bring major change to the Clearing processes through significant enhancement of the current systems or through the delivery of the future state Clearing systems as part of a team of more senior business analysts.

* Enhancements to the current systems and processes.

* Analyse issues with the current applications and processes and identify solutions.

As the candidate develops their knowledge of the Clearing space and their business analysis skill set, the scope of their role will grow. In the medium term it is expected that the candidate will be able to operate with minimal supervision and will gain full ownership of significant pieces of business analysis (such as designing a future state process) and responsibility for the delivery of major projects.

London / Permanent / Ref: GM041

Project Manager - Listed Derivatives - £800 per day

My client, a top tier Investment Bank have kicked off a large strategic transformation programme; front to back across business and technology. They are seeking a proven Business Project Manager with detailed front to back Listed Derivatives experience to play a pivotal function in a large book of work spanning multiple projects.

The Project Managers key responsibilities will be;

• Take a leadership role and ensuring governance standards are met.
• With limited direction, manage projects involving internal systems, third party vendors, regulatory reporting agencies, and exchanges.
• Liaise with business sponsors, client service, trade support, trading desks, balancers, and outside firms in a timely manner to efficiently establish project parameters and key drivers for success
• Provide timely and complete communication to all stakeholders.
• Create and manage the BRD, PID and subsequent project for the life of the project.
• Work with the regional heads on a global basis to execute the projects in the book of work

To be successful in this role, you will have strong Listed derivatives knowledge and will be;

• A dedicated change professional with a genuine enthusiasm for project delivery
• A strong people manager
• Delivery focused with strong attention to detail

In addition, you will have significant change experience in a similar Tier 1 Investment Banking environment, directing complex projects from inception to post implementation review

If you are interested in joining this market leading firm and designing and delivering a cutting edge solution please send through your details.

Alexander Ash Consulting is acting as a search firm.

London / Contract / Ref: CA-0209-DERIVPM

Business Analyst - P&L Production Workstream - £700 per day

My client is seeking an experienced Business Analyst to join one of the largest and most strategic transformation programmes in the financial services industry at the moment. The overall programme focuses on reducing the financial reporting risk and improving data quality across the whole enterprise.

Sitting within the P&L Production Workstream, the objective is the delivery of a uniform daily fully attributed official P&L for all trading businesses, with clear audit trail from initial trading flash estimates through to final P&L. This will include the design and implementation of a standardised P&L workflow, standardised architecture and a consistent hand-off to upstream providers and downstream users of financial data. This is a global implementation across all business areas.

The Business Analyst will form the primary bridge between Business Users and the Development teams of which many may be located off-shore and sourced through external vendors. The role will encompass both traditional functional analysis and business process analysis, with a heavy emphasis on current state to future state re-engineering analysis. The Business Analyst will be aligned to the project objectives, with reporting lines and project milestones being a key objective.

The key responsibilities will be to;

Liaise with the key stakeholders to analyse and document the current business process model and capture of requirements
Develop requirements, build functional specifications and define target architecture on which applications can be interfaced and built.
Familiarise the client with existing and new system functionality through production of documentation and/or training
Undertake gap analysis between current and future states
Organise and instigate appropriate business process transition training.
Co-ordinate / participate in the testing phases of the implementation
To be successful within this organisation you will have;

An accountancy qualification
Business Analysis on large scale, global initiative (min 3yrs)
Knowledge of the Finance/controlling domain and end-to-end workflow for a sales & trading business i.e. interactions with front office, trade capture, PL & risk, accounting & reconciliations, IPV etc.
Awareness of equivalent industry players and how they have tackled Finance-related architecture issues
Issue identification and root cause analysis
Business process re-engineering
Day to day project management skills (all aspects although not at a programme level)
Business requirement collation, documentation and transfer to functional specification (IT)
Product Control Experience

If you are interested in joining this market leading firm, and designing and delivering a cutting edge solution please send through your details.

Alexander Ash Consulting is acting as a search firm.

London / Contract / Ref: 200030

Project Manager - IFRS Change - £700 per day

My client, a top tier Investment Bank, have kicked off a strategic transformation programme; front to back across business and technology. They are seeking a Project Manager with specific IFRS experience to play a pivotal function in a large book of work.

To be successful in this position, you will have experience of;
* Strong finance project manager with experience of leading an IFRS change project in a Tier 1 investment bank
* Excellent understanding of the IFRS regulatory requirements
* Excellent communication, stakeholder management and relationship building skills
* Strong analytical skills with extensive exposure to driving out prioritized deliverables requirements in short time frames
* Excellent understanding of front to back trade processing and impact on financial accounts
* Excellent presentation skills
* Ability to assimilate information quickly and gain consensus from multiple stakeholders where required.
* Experience of driving requirements forward and liaison with multiple business groups in different geographical locations
* Highly analytical - ability to use data to support the documentation of strong business cases
* Excellent understanding of the full project lifecycle.

If you are interested in joining this market leading firm and designing and delivering a cutting edge solution please send through your details.

Alexander Ash Consulting is acting as a search firm.

London / Contract / Ref: CA-0209-IFRS

Global investment Bank is looking for a talented Delivery Lead/ Senior Project Manager/ Solutions Lead with Financial Services experience as well as experience delivering large complex analytical suits across Finance, Risk and treasury.

The successful Delivery Lead/ Senior Project Manager/ Solutions Lead will need to have a strong understanding of OFSAA (Oracle Financial Services Analytical Applications) or Reveleus /I flex / flex cube and risk engines.

It is essential that the successful Delivery Lead/ Senior Project Manager/ Solutions Lead has been involved in large implementations of OFSAA (Oracle Financial Services Analytical Applications) or Reveleus as my client is looking for an individual who will hit the ground running, understands the programme, know the type of obstacle they will face and using his/her's experience be able to come up with solutions.

As OFSAA (Oracle Financial Services Analytical Applications) is Oracle's next generation suite of Financial Services Analytical Applications and is based on the merged capabilities of Oracle Financial Services Applications (OFSA), PeopleSoft Enterprise Performance Management (EPM), Hyperion, Reveleus, and Mantas applications - Candidate who have worked on all of the above and combine their experience to enable them to understand and successfully implement OFSAA (Oracle Financial Services Analytical Applications) will be considered

Please note: Candidates need to have been involved in large implementations of OFSAA (Oracle Financial Services Analytical Applications) or Reveleus /I flex / flex cube or a number of other Oracle suits within banking, as they need to understand the pains / constraints and limits of an implementation.

London / Contract / Ref: NK/OfSAna

Our Client is implementing OFSAA group wide and is seeking a Delivery Manager who has been involved in large implementations of OFSAA or Reveleus within banking. They need to understand the pains, constraints and limits of an implementation.

Oracle's suite of Financial Services Analytical Applications is based on the merged capabilities of Oracle Financial Services Applications (OFSA), Enterprise Performance Management (EPM), Hyperion, Reveleus, and Mantas applications.

The candidate should have experience in the following:

* GRC (Governance, Risk, and Compliance)
* Reveleus
* Oracle Mantas
* EPM - Enterprise Performance Management
* Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition - OBIEE
* Oracle Financial Services Profitability Management
* Oracle Financial Services Funds Transfer Pricing
* Oracle Financial Services Pricing Management, Transfer Pricing Component
* Oracle Financial Services Profitability Analytics
* Oracle Financial Services Balance Sheet Planning

Aloexander Ash is acting as an agency for the purpose of this advert

London / Permanent / Ref: MVav/OFSAA

My client a Tier 1 Bank are currently looking for experienced BAs/PMs who have worked on projects around P & L attribution/P & L explain. This is a strategic multiyear initiative from trade capture, risk down to finance across business process change, systems and data.

It is anticipated that you would have strong business knowledge in at least one asset class with a good knowledge of front to back trade processing.

It is expected that you would have worked on a similar project/programme around P & L decomposition across front office, technology, risk or finance.

Core Competencies:

Provide analytical support to elicit, analyse, and record business requirements front office, risk and finance functions

Ensure Business Requirements are sufficient and fully articulated to readily translate into IT documentation

Ensure Finance requirements are represented within the requirements specifications

Refine existing Business Requirements Document and obtain sign off

Define detailed requirements jointly with Business

Support IT during the Functional Design phase

Requirements change control for the duration of the project

Extensive experience in Business Requirements definition

* Excellent understanding of project lifecycle

* Proven track record in financial services industry

* Knowledge of processes, workflows and systems within an investment banking context

This is an exciting opportunity to join a group that is at the centre of a strategic inititiative with the ability to gain long tenure as a contractor at a leading investment bank.

London / Contract / Ref: PNL ATT

A leading global investment bank seeks ex management consultants with analysis and project management skills to join an internal consulting group. They require consultative individuals to contribute to the analysis and delivery of re-engineering initiatives across asset class which has been forecasted for several years.

It is anticipated that candidates have excellent tenure working for a management consultancy and have gained strong asset class knowledge - having worked closely with the desk previously.

Core responsibilities include but not limited to:

Bridge the gap between the business and IT As Is analysis: understand and document current state Front - Back Office processes across To Be process design: define future state processes Target operating model experience

Define implementation roadmap for process and IT changes Extensive experience in process re-engineering and/or Business analysis - (As Is analysis and To Be design)

Familiar with front office terms and concepts

Presentation of processes and business requirements to senior stakeholders using excel and powerpoint

Critical thinking is key - after analysis; conclude and propose a strategy to reduce risk exposure. Managing new project requests and facilitating the prioritisation of such requests, liaising with IT for estimates, tracking progress against the project plan, providing regular updates to all stakeholders, logging and managing project issues.

Business analysis - compiling and maintaining project documentation such as business specifications, test packs, and project plans, planning and coordinating UATs, obtaining necessary sign offs, and managing implementations.

Analysis of current state technology used by the business and articulating technical target state Continually reviewing the Best Practice Procedure for the group and ensuring that the London Team adheres to this for all projects in scope for the Book of Work.

Experience of managing a small team with proven record of good people development. Personal Characteristics: * Strong analytical skills * Flexible in managing tasks * Proactive * Ability to work under pressure * Ability to work in a complex, global environment * Self motivated * Team player * Service and customer focus * Good communication skills * Good Microsoft Office products knowledge (especially. Excel, Visio and PowerPoint)

This is an exciting opportunity to join a group that plays a pivotal role in the delivery of strategic solutions across asset class. It is expected that you would have graduated from a red brick university with at least a 2:1, coupled with excellent employment tenure thereafter. Applicants must be from a management consultancy background with strong communication skills both written and verbally, in addition to having a strong exposure to derivatives and a thorough understanding of the trade lifecycle

London / Permanent / Ref: UP - MC

My client a Tier 1 investment bank seek a senior business analyst with an understanding of trade processing across the credit business to liaise with the front office and build business requirements.

This role requires strong product knowledge across the structured credit businesses. Core responsibilities:

* As Is analysis: understand and document current state

* Front - Back Office processes across the credit business

* To Be process design: define future state processes

* Target operating model experience

* Define implementation roadmap for process and IT changes

* Extensive experience in process re-engineering and/or Business analysis (As Is analysis and To Be design)

* Familiar with front office terms and concepts Personal Characteristics:

* Strong analytical skills

* Flexible in managing tasks

* Proactive

* Ability to work under pressure

* Ability to work in a complex, global environment

* Self motivated

* Team player

London / Permanent / Ref: UPCRED

Global Investment Bank is looking for a talented Business Analyst with client onboarding / KYC experience to join their client onboarding change team.

The successful Business Analyst with client onboarding/ KYC will be responsible for re-designing firm-wide business processes that support client onboarding/ KYC. They will also re-define the organizational structures supporting client onboarding and develop a new operating model, as well as implement the required systems and tools to support the newly defined client operating model.

The role covers front-to-back analysis of the client onboarding/ KYC business processes. The successful Business Analyst will be responsible for leading both the business and data requirements gathering processes and help support the delivery of a strategic change program. The role covers a broad range of business analysis activities including but not limited to:

• Performing a deep dive analysis of the client onboarding/ KYC processes, producing detailed workflow documentation and developing recommendations to support the future state solution
• Working with the business architect and work stream leads to map and develop the future state design of the client onboarding processes. This includes identifying the required future state business processes, organisational model and helping to define the technology approach
• Working with the Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) across the firm to collect and define business requirements for the various onboarding work streams and translating these into functional specifications; includes identification of key dependencies
• Assessing performance data, identifying current defects/ bottlenecks in the process and escalating the issues to senior stakeholders
• Challenging business areas on their assumptions and proposed approaches to execute requirements
• Reviewing business requirements documentation with management and facilitating the approval process
• Providing regular status updates to the work stream leads and program manager, discussing progress on deliverables, and actively managing/escalating risks, issues, and dependencies
• Working with the technology team to design the strategic technology solution for the COB Program. This includes producing/reviewing detailed business requirements, workflows, wireframes and functional specifications
• Leading or supporting the technology testing efforts. This includes the development of test scripts, UAT plans and management of defects and change requests

London / Contract / Ref: NK/COB

Our client, a top tier investment bank, is seeking a P&L and risk focused project manager, with strong experience in end to end delivery. They must be well versed on the full project lifecycle.

This role sits within the P&L space. The objective of this Programme is the delivery of a uniform daily fully attributed official P&L for all trading businesses, with clear audit trail from initial trading flash estimates through to final P&L.

Specifically this role will focus on executing a number of projects within the Emerging Markets (EM) business area. They are all targeted at resolving P&L Attribution based issues that have been raised.

The candidate will be:

* Execution of P&L implementations (as part of the a broader Front to Back implementation)

* To ensure delivery of project tasks and processes as per the plan

* Mange the Rates P&L project team

* Resolution of issues & Risks

* Record/track Actions, Risk, Issues & Dependencies

* Project Status reporting

Please apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment as these roles move quickly.

London / Contract / Ref: GM066

Architect, Project Manager, Implementation Manager, Analytics Engines, Investment Bank, London. A Global Investment Bank requires specialists with experience in implanting Analytics Engines ideally Oracle's OFSSA system but any Analytics engines will be suitable.

My client is looking for Architects, Project Managers or Implementation managers who have ideally implemented large complex analytics engines across RISK, Finance or Treasury in an Investment Bank. You must understand how RISK, or Finance or Treasury function and be able to talk to these business heads and understand their concerns in a large complex implementation. These roles are contract or permanent your choice, excellent salaries £90k to £170k or daily rates paid, this will be a long term contract.

London / Permanent / Ref: BenP:Analytics

Architect, Project Manager, Implementation Manager, Analytics Engines, Investment Bank, London. A Global Investment Bank requires specialists with experience in implanting Analytics Engines ideally Oracle's OFSSA system but any Analytics engines will be suitable.

My client is looking for Architects, Project Managers or Implementation managers who have ideally implemented large complex analytics engines across RISK, Finance or Treasury in an Investment Bank. You must understand how RISK, or Finance or Treasury function and be able to talk to these business heads and understand their concerns in a large complex implementation. These roles are contract or permanent your choice, excellent salaries £90k to £170k or daily rates paid, this will be a long term contract.

London / Contract / Ref: BenP:AnalyticsEngine

Release Manager / Programme Manager, Investment Bank, London. A Global Wealth manager / Investment Bank requires a Release Manager with Investment Banking or Wealth Management experience who has an IT / Technology background and someone who understands and can communicate with the business. You must have experience / knowledge of Avaloq or CRM Dynamics and excellent experience with organisational, process and technology change. you must be able to manage and work with Project Managers, Business Heads, IT, offshore teams and sales / front office. Please contact me for further details Ben Price 0207 688 8432.

London / Contract / Ref: BenP:ReleaseMngr

My client a Tier 1 investment bank seek a senior business analyst with an understanding of trade processing across the credit business to liaise with the front office and build business requirements.

This role requires strong product knowledge across the structured credit businesses. Core responsibilities:

* As Is analysis: understand and document current state

* Front - Back Office processes across the credit business

* To Be process design: define future state processes

* Target operating model experience

* Define implementation roadmap for process and IT changes

* Extensive experience in process re-engineering and/or Business analysis (As Is analysis and To Be design)

* Familiar with front office terms and concepts Personal Characteristics:

* Strong analytical skills

* Flexible in managing tasks

* Proactive

* Ability to work under pressure

* Ability to work in a complex, global environment

* Self motivated

* Team player

London / Permanent / Ref: UPCRED

A leading global investment bank seeks ex management consultants with analysis and project management skills to join an internal consulting group. They require consultative individuals to contribute to the analysis and delivery of re-engineering initiatives across asset class which has been forecasted for several years.

It is anticipated that candidates have excellent tenure working for a management consultancy and have gained strong asset class knowledge - having worked closely with the desk previously.

Core responsibilities include but not limited to:

Bridge the gap between the business and IT As Is analysis: understand and document current state Front - Back Office processes across To Be process design: define future state processes Target operating model experience

Define implementation roadmap for process and IT changes Extensive experience in process re-engineering and/or Business analysis - (As Is analysis and To Be design)

Familiar with front office terms and concepts

Presentation of processes and business requirements to senior stakeholders using excel and powerpoint

Critical thinking is key - after analysis; conclude and propose a strategy to reduce risk exposure. Managing new project requests and facilitating the prioritisation of such requests, liaising with IT for estimates, tracking progress against the project plan, providing regular updates to all stakeholders, logging and managing project issues.

Business analysis - compiling and maintaining project documentation such as business specifications, test packs, and project plans, planning and coordinating UATs, obtaining necessary sign offs, and managing implementations.

Analysis of current state technology used by the business and articulating technical target state Continually reviewing the Best Practice Procedure for the group and ensuring that the London Team adheres to this for all projects in scope for the Book of Work.

Experience of managing a small team with proven record of good people development. Personal Characteristics: * Strong analytical skills * Flexible in managing tasks * Proactive * Ability to work under pressure * Ability to work in a complex, global environment * Self motivated * Team player * Service and customer focus * Good communication skills * Good Microsoft Office products knowledge (especially. Excel, Visio and PowerPoint)

This is an exciting opportunity to join a group that plays a pivotal role in the delivery of strategic solutions across asset class. It is expected that you would have graduated from a red brick university with at least a 2:1, coupled with excellent employment tenure thereafter. Applicants must be from a management consultancy background with strong communication skills both written and verbally, in addition to having a strong exposure to derivatives and a thorough understanding of the trade lifecycle

London / Permanent / Ref: UP - MC

My client a Tier 1 Bank are currently looking for experienced BAs/PMs who have worked on projects around P & L attribution/P & L explain. This is a strategic multiyear initiative from trade capture, risk down to finance across business process change, systems and data.

It is anticipated that you would have strong business knowledge in at least one asset class with a good knowledge of front to back trade processing.

It is expected that you would have worked on a similar project/programme around P & L decomposition across front office, technology, risk or finance.

Core Competencies:

Provide analytical support to elicit, analyse, and record business requirements front office, risk and finance functions

Ensure Business Requirements are sufficient and fully articulated to readily translate into IT documentation

Ensure Finance requirements are represented within the requirements specifications

Refine existing Business Requirements Document and obtain sign off

Define detailed requirements jointly with Business

Support IT during the Functional Design phase

Requirements change control for the duration of the project

Extensive experience in Business Requirements definition

* Excellent understanding of project lifecycle

* Proven track record in financial services industry

* Knowledge of processes, workflows and systems within an investment banking context

This is an exciting opportunity to join a group that is at the centre of a strategic inititiative with the ability to gain long tenure as a contractor at a leading investment bank.

London / Contract / Ref: PNL ATT

Our client, a top tier invesment bank, is looking for a programme/project manager and three project managers to join their large change and transformation programme.

These roles sit within the P&L Programme. The objective of this Programme is the delivery of a uniform daily fully attributed official P&L for all trading businesses, with clear audit trail from initial trading flash estimates through to final P&L. Specifically this role will focus on executing a number of projects within the Emerging Markets (EM) business area. They are all targeted at resolving P&L Attribution based issues that have been raised.

They are looking to hire a number of experienced Project Managers, and one programme / project manager to lead the P&L implementation which is a key component of this integrated Programme. These will be complex roles which bear accountability across both the business change and the IT implementation.

The ideal candidates will be heavily experienced within business change, and familiar with front to back process improvment. Cross asset implementation would be extremely beneficial, from a business change perspective. The candidates will be competent with technology, but certainly more business focused.

Please contact Gerard Munoz on '07802 873 756', or email me on 'gerard.munoz@alexanderash.com'.

London / Contract / Ref: GM43

Our client, a top tier investment bank, is looking for a business analyst to join their large change and transformation piece.

They candidate will be looking to improve the business processes involved in the logistics and supply chain of dry bulk within the commodities trading space. The traded commodities will be predominantly dry bulk (Eg Base Metals, coal and iron.

The ideal candidate will be:

• An SME in logistics for 'dry bulk' (metals in particular)
• Experienced in process change
• Experience in requirements gathering

Please send CV's to 'gerard.munoz@alexanderash.com'. Alternatively, you can call me on 07802 873 756.

London / Contract / Ref: GM678

Global Investment Bank is looking for a talented Bespoke Systems Trainer to join their team.The Bespokpoke trainer will be designing and delivering training on 2 projects with the same live date.

The Bespoke Trainer's Role is to:

• Obtain a good understanding of new bespoke system functionality and impacted user roles and translate this into a training program
• Ensure that the system training program is delivered in context and is aligned with business processes/procedures
• Understand the training needs of the relevant user groups and ensure training is tailored accordingly
• Create and deliver training modules face-face and remotely
• Create and deliver supporting reference materials
• Delivery of agreed post training support activities, e.g. floorwalking etc

Key skills required from the Bespoke trainer are:

• Must have extensive experience in working for investment banks or financial services
• Candidate must have significant experience of developing and delivering bespoke system training programs
• Must be strong in classroom delivery
• Experience in and a proven ability to quickly learn and understand new systems and concepts and translate this understanding into effective training programmes
• Ability to work with training manager/project manager/SMEs to understand training requirements and to translate them into detailed training plans and to identify and mitigate any risks
• Experience of development and delivery of communications plan to various business areas is critical
• Desirable to have experience in authoring and delivering e-learning modules
• Positive attitude and flexible worker
• Great organisation skills

London / Contract / Ref: NK/COB

Global Wealth Management organisation is looking for a talented Business Analyst with Wealth Management or Investment Banking experience, to work within their Business Intelligence project team. The successful Business Analyst will work as part of the Business Intelligence project team to support the development and operation of the organisations Key Performance Indicator (KPI) Dashboard covering Financial and Non Financial KPIs.

As this role is focusing on Business Intelligence (BI) / Management Information (MI) projects, the successful candidate with have the following:

* A Business Analyst with experience working on Business Intelligence (BI) / Management Information (MI) projects.

* Experience in engaging stakeholders to gather requirements.

* Experience in producing business requirements specifications, testing, etc.

* Ability to effectively work with Technology.

* Strong analytical background.

* Strong attention to detail.

* Ability to multi-task.

* Ability to solve problems.

* Ability to work with minimal supervision.

* Excellent Word, Excel and PowerPoint skills.

* Pro-active and enthusiastic team member.

* Financial Services industry experience.

* Business Intelligence/MI experience.

Academic and professional qualifications

* The candidate will be educated to degree level or above.

* ISEB Business Analysis Diploma desired.

London / Contract / Ref: nk/dashmi

Our client a large Wealth Management firm require a Project Manager to join a business and client critical project and deliver a Service Catalogue. You will be responsible for the successful implementation of the newly developed Service Catalogue. The Service Catalogue is critical in defining the services provided by our client and how those services are present and delivered to clients.

Project Management: The role will involve the planning, management and delivery of all aspects of the service catalogue implementation. The role holder will be required to successfully manage a complex set of interdependencies across the organisation and influence a number of parallel business change initiatives. The role holder will be expected to manage all project risks and issues.

Stakeholder Management: The role holder will be expected to manage and influence a broad set of senior stakeholders from both client facing and infrastructure functions and business change teams.

Supervisory responsibilities This individual may have supervisory responsibilities over dedicated project resource.

Role requirements The ideal candidate should be a senior project manager with experience of delivering multi faceted business change projects. The candidate must be capable of taking an agreed concept and converting to a set of tangible, executable deliverables. They must be comfortable managing deliverables that they themselves are responsible for and also where ownership sits elsewhere.

The introduction and implementation of the Service Catalogue impacts a number of functional areas in Wealth and has a direct impact on the client. Therefore, the candidate should be capable of operating comfortably across a number of functional specialties within Wealth: relationship management, products/services, marketing, legal, operations and technology.

Adept at managing and influencing a broad and senior set of stakeholders they should have a broad knowledge of the Wealth Management business, its services and client engagement model. Previous experience of the client on-boarding, documentation and marketing would be desirable and advantageous.

A core component of the service catalogue introduction is its use in deriving the "cost to serve" associated with each service. An awareness of financial modelling and a strong grasp of revenue and cost drivers is also a key requirement.

The service catalogue will be introduced globally so the candidate may be required to travel periodically to other Barclays Wealth offices.

Professional/technical experience

The candidate should have command of planning tools and project management techniques.

The candidate will be able to demonstrate innovative problem solving - ability to challenge the status quo and drive beneficial change.

The candidate will be able to quickly understand concept and grasp understanding.

Must be a self starter and have the ability to take ownership.

Academic and professional qualifications

Educated to degree or MBA level this candidate should be able to meet the intellectual demands of the job, or can demonstrate equivalent experience. Appropriate professional accreditation e.g. Prince II, APM would be an advantage.

Language skills

Excellent command of the English language with strong written and verbal communication skills is essential with the ability to communicate effectively across all levels.

London / Contract / Ref: eFTLServCat1£££

Global Investment bank is looking for a talented Business Analyst with reference data to join their reference data change team

The Business Analyst with reference data will play a leading role in the design and ratification of the client data model capturing and synthesizing the requirements of multiple consumers as they enter the consumer adoption programme.

Along with reference data experience the successful Business Analyst will possess strong business analyst skills, such as gathering business requirements, preparing presentations, analysis of data, working with wide range of stakeholders with different backgrounds and skills.

The client reference data team is facing many challenges in the post credit-crunch era and the provision of a Client Reference Data Service is a crucial initiative that provides a compliant, scalable, and agile platform from which to grow. The Client Reference Data Group is a rapidly developing capability in a fluid and pressured environment that has to engage across product and functional domains in order to deliver much needed business benefits.

The considerable investment in client reference data is recognition of its significance and the dynamic and engaging project environment is both challenging and career enhancing.

Please note that previous reference data is essential for this role as well as Investment Banking

London / Contract / Ref: NK/Ref

Business Analyst - Transaction Accounting, Top Tier Investment Bank! Very competitive pay rate!!

Our client, a top tier investment bank, is looking for a business analyst specialising within the transaction accounting space.

The role will be to fulfill the regional Business Analysis function within the Transaction Accounting stream of the delivery of strategic front to back P&L Reporting and associated benefits to the business.

The Business Analyst will form the primary bridge between Business Users and the Development teams of which many may be located off-shore and sourced through external vendors. The role will encompass business process analysis, with a heavy emphasis on current state to future state re-engineering analysis.. The business analyst would be expected to develop and agree business requirements aimed at delivering process and system change that meets the success criteria of the Programme.

The main responsibilities of the role will be to:

§ Manage the business requirements gathering stream for London and Frankfurt based stakeholders.

§ Liaise with the client (Financial Control, Financial & Regulatory Reporting) to analyse and document the current business process model and capture of requirements.

§ Undertake gap analysis between current and future states

§ Develop requirements and define target processes and architecture on which applications can be interfaced and built.

§ Familiarise the client with existing and new system functionality through production of documentation and/or training

§ Organise and instigate appropriate business process transition training.

§ Develop UAT test plan and test scripts and manage UAT

Please email CVs to 'gerard.munoz@alexanderash.com'.

London / Contract / Ref: GM178

Business Analyst, Wealth Management, Investment Bank, London. A global wealth Manager requires a very experienced Business Analyst who has experience gathering requirements and working on projects within an Investment Management business and/or Investment advisory department in an Investment bank or Wealth Management company. if you have experience of the Charles River Portfolio Management system and any PMO experience that would be ideal. Please contact me as i have a detailed spec. Ben Price 0207 688 8432

London / Contract / Ref: BenP:BusinessAnalyst

Our client, a top tier investment management firm, is looking for a business analyst to join their large change and transformation programme.

London / Contract / Ref: GM930

Programme Manager - Commodities - £850 per day

My client, a top tier Investment Bank have kicked off a strategic transformation programme; front to back across business and technology. They are seeking a proven Business Programme Manager with detailed front to back commodities experience to play a pivotal function in a large book of work spanning multiple projects.

The key responsibility of the Commodities Program Manager is to ensure the overall delivery of the workstream by partnering with the Change Service Providers and by providing transparent reporting and governance.

To be successful in this position, you will have extensive experience within a commodities business programme management role and the following qualities;

• Governance and stakeholder management experience
• Practical understanding of project management including project management tools and analysis techniques
• Structured, methodical thinker who can demonstrate attention to detail
• Proactive. Ability to identify opportunities and develop new ideas that will lead to improvements.
• Previous Program Management experience with proven delivery track record

If you are interested in joining this market leading firm, and designing and delivering a cutting edge solution please send through your details.

Alexander Ash Consulting is acting as a search firm.

London / Contract / Ref: CA-1608-COMMPROG

Programme Manager Wanted!! Top Tier Investment Bank, paying up to £950pd!!

Our client, a top tier investment bank, is looking for a front to back business programme manager, coming from the commodities space.

Their multi year transformation programme is about to be kicked off, and they need a high calibre individual to run senior governance meetings, in order to manage relationships at the top level, and support as well as control the stakeholder business, and control divisions. The candidate wil be reporting to the head of change sitting within Commodities.

Please email me with you interest on 'gerard.munoz@alexanderash.com', or call me on 07802 7973 756.

London / Contract / Ref: GM101

Global investment bank is looking for a talented Business Analyst with strong Liquidity reporting experience to join their Liquidity reporting role.

The successful Business Analyst with Liquidity Reporting will be bought on board to assist with design of the RIC (Regulatory and IFRS Change) systems architecture.

It is anticipated that the majority of the Business Analyst with Liquidity Reporting will relate to the current global roll-out of the Liquidity Management Programme. It will also cover design and prioritisation of work in conjunction with the Capital Basel3 and COREP programmes.

Other Duties that will be required from the Business Analyst with Liquidity Reporting will require:

Assisting is analysing requirements

- Provide added value to Business Architect

- Self-contained

- Able to summarise and communicate findings

Able to spot issues and prioritise

- Clear analysis and design documentation resulting in minimal configuration rework

- Data analysis performed accurately and efficiently keeping within planned milestones

- Display a thorough knowledge of the GB&M data requirements including the ability to transfer this knowledge throughout the team.

Effective support the Liquidity Management Programme, ensuring clearly documented processes are handed back into the line.

London / Contract / Ref: NK/Liq

Top Tier Investment Bank is looking to a Talent Business Analyst/ Projects Manager with Systems Decommissioning experience to join their organisation. Please Note the Investment Banking experience is essential for this role.

The Successful Talent Business Analyst/ Projects Manager with Systems Decommissioning experience

Analysis and Design

• Carry out analysis of systems impacted by new strategic architecture to determine which are to be decommissioned
• Determine users and usage of each legacy application
• Develop and co-ordinate programme of activities to decommission these systems in a controlled and effective manner
• Link decommissioning into new strategic architecture

Project Management:

• Develop detailed plans, goals and deliverables for decommissioning of systems
• Track project milestones and deliverables.
• Escalate issues and blockages to Conversion project manager as appropriate.

Essential:

• Experience of system decommissioning
• Has a sound understanding of Operations or Finance or both
• Strong analytical skills
• Detail conscious
• Strong system skills

London / Contract / Ref: NK/BAPMDEC

Test Manager, Investemnt Bank, London. A leading global Wealth Manager requires an exepreinced Test Manager who has experience in Investment Banking or wealth Management.

as a Test Manager you will possess strong test management skills with a proven ability to ensure delivery of quality software as well as the following:

• Have proven leadership skills with ability to motivate the team
• Apply test strategy principles appropriately
• Have experience of managing a project plan and resource management
• Initiate and manage a test engagement process for each project or initiative
• Develop test plans to appropriate levels
• Possess experience of prioritising testing by utilising risk management techniques
• Have experience of implementing structured testing processes and procedures
• Coordinate all project related testing activities
• Ensure development of appropriate Test Scripts through recognised testing techniques
• Ensure capture and recording of test results and defects
• Engage with the user community to ensure successful testing by business users
• Escalate risks and issues to the Test Manager in a timely manner
• Provide regular status report on assigned tasks to Senior Management
• Provide regular formal test progress reports during test preparation and test execution including metrics
• Provide test completion reports towards the end of testing.
• Work with other Test Leads to ensure commonality and efficiencies are realised
• Engage with key business stakeholders to deliver UAT

Role requirements

The ideal candidate should have experience in delivery of high-quality testing, managing test teams and developing capability within those teams. They will be comfortable employing a broad and diverse range of testing best practices, disciplines, methodologies and tools. Exposure to governance, control and risk management will be advantageous and the candidate should have proven ability to effectively work across teams at all levels. Ideally, they will have financial Industry experience e.g. Wealth Solutions Regulated Background/Financial Industry and experience of Wealth management in general and reference data systems in particular would be an advantage. Experience of managing teams both in the UK and overseas is essential.

Professional/technical experience

• MS Office, including MS Project and MS PowerPoint
• Knowledge of structured testing techniques
• Experience of formal Project and Change Management methodologies
• Data migration and data integrity testing skills, including system integration
• A good working knowledge of Mercury Quality Center™
• Experience across System, Systems Integration, User Acceptance, Performance and Operational Acceptance Testing is required.

London / Contract / Ref: BenP:TestManager

Business Analyst - System Decommissioning - £650 per day

My client, a top tier Investment Bank is seeking a Business Analyst to join one of the largest and most strategic transformation programmes in the financial services industry at the moment. The overall programme focuses on reducing the financial reporting risk and improving data quality across the whole enterprise.

The Remediation programme requires an experienced business analyst to analyse and implement system decommissioning to support the strategic implementation process. The main focus of this team will be;

• Analysis of systems to be decommissioned
• Plan and drive implementation decommissioning of these systems

The key responsibilities for the successful candidate include;

Analysis and Design

• Carry out analysis of systems impacted by new strategic architecture to determine which are to be decommissioned
• Determine users and usage of each legacy application
• Develop and co-ordinate programme of activities to decommission these systems in a controlled and effective manner
• Link decommissioning into new strategic architecture

Project Management:

• Develop detailed plans, goals and deliverables for decommissioning of systems
• Track project milestones and deliverables.
• Escalate issues and blockages to Conversion project manager as appropriate.

To be successful within this role, you will have;

• Experience of system decommissioning
• A sound understanding of Operations or Finance or both
• Strong analytical skills
• Strong system skills

To be considered for this exciting position, please send through your details.

Alexander Ash Consulting is acting as a search firm.

London / Contract / Ref: CA-1508-DECOMBA

Application Support Analyst, Unix, SQL, Investment Bank, London. A leading global investment Bank requires talented application support analyst with experience of of Front and Back Office applications. You need experience with ITIL, Unix, SQL, ORACLE, JAVA and ETL.

London / Contract / Ref: BenP:AppsSupport

Project Manager - Finance Analytics (P&L) - £575 per day

My client, a top tier Investment Bank is seeking a Business Process Analyst to join one of the largest and most strategic transformation programmes in the financial services industry at the moment. The overall programme focuses on reducing the financial reporting risk and improving data quality across the whole enterprise.

The Finance Analytics workstream will be responsible for implementing a programme of work in order to support the Finance Analytics agenda, improving the ability of Finance to support the Business across numerous areas. In addition, they will design and deliver an end state architecture and process framework, which will include standardised and adhoc reporting as well as scenario analysis which will fully meet the needs of Finance and the Business.

My client is seeking an experienced Project Manager / Senior Business Analyst to deliver system and business changes to meet demands around P&L and Risk Attribution within the existing MI systems. This will incorporate systems implementation to accept, store and report such data and implementing business processes for sign-off, monitoring and control.

The Key Responsibilities will be;

• Defining the business requirements and functional specification
• Supporting the business on strategic design decisions relating to process and systems
• Partnering effectively with technology in the delivery of the business requirements
• Defining and managing the UAT

To be successful in this role, you will have;

• Experience in change management, specifically in the project management of delivery and implementation of projects (full project lifecycle)
• An understanding of the types, nature, attributes, flows of information in investment banking/Finance/other infrastructure functions. Solid understanding of the technical implications of defining, managing, storing, enriching and distributing information.
• Awareness of equivalent industry players and how they have tackled P&L and Risk Attribution within Finance is an advantage.
• In-depth knowledge of requirements gathering, ability to clearly articulate a problem statement and communicate effectively to the business
• Experience of business process mapping

To be considered for this exciting position, please send through your details.

Alexander Ash Consulting is acting as a search firm.

London / Contract / Ref: CA-1208-FINANPM

Global Investment Bank is looking for a talented Qualified Tax specialist with private banking experience to join their organisation as a Tax Manager.

The successful Tax Manager will have an excellent understanding of international personal tax issues as well as experience in developing tax treatments of investment products for personal customers. International tax corporate experience would be an advantage.

The Tax manager will work with business, regional tax functions and external professional advisors to develop the tax element of revised cross border marketing guidelines for 57 territories. The cross border guidelines will provide greater clarity and granularity to client servicing staff, covering tax risk and suitability implications of the cross border provision of services and distribution of products, both by means of personal visits and communication from relevant international sites.

Department profile:

My client is a Private Bank who enhances and protects the wealth of high net-worth individuals and families through a comprehensive range of private banking, trustee and investment services. GPB Tax, which is part of the Head office function, is responsible for Identification, evaluation, and resolution of tax compliance and tax risk issues arising within Private Banking business globally, identifying, advocating and delivering practical and effective measures to mitigate and manage risk and ensure consistent application of best practice.

Special requirements:

Qualified tax specialist (minimum 3 years PQE). Excellent knowledge of international personal tax issues.

Excellent verbal and written communication skills is essential for this role

London / Contract / Ref: NK/xat

MI Database Analyst / Developer, Excel, VBA, Investment Banking, London. A global Investment Bank requires a MI Database Analyst / Developer to define and build an Excel based tool which will enable the KYC (know your client) system to plan, forecast and track headcount on a global basis. This role will involve some training of staff on how to use the tool as well as documenting the tool.

For this role you must have experience of Operations or Business within an Investment Bank and also HR systems, finance, business area controlling, accounting and financial concepts. You must have advanced Excel, VBA, Macros, Visio and pivot tables skills as well as experience with MIS, headcount tracking and reporting. this role requires you to be an excellent communicator and listener with the ability to understand and gather requirements at senior levels.

London / Contract / Ref: BenP:MIdbAnalyst/Dev

Business Architect Director, Process Flow, Investment Bank, London. This is a unique opportunity for a talented Investment Banking Business or Product Architect to join the world's leading Investment bank to be part of a high profile project that requires an experienced Director to implement change and apply new business processes within the front to back trade life cycle.

As a Director of Business Architecture within an Investment Bank you must have experience on the following:

Process flows.

Business Architecture.

Consulting - Change Management.

Core data, data stores, reference date.

Front to back trade life cycle.

Plus expertise in at least one of the following: OTC, Listed, Cash Equities, Bonds, FX, Money Markets, Commodities.

London / Permanent / Ref: BenP:Architect:DIR

Director - Architectural Governance Lead - up to £175,000 p/a

Our client a tier one global investment bank is currently engaged in a large scale change and transformation that cuts across all divisions, functions, businesses and regions of this firm. The programme is truly global and is tasked with numerous deliverables focused upon improving MI, BI, Architecture and Data Quality. Paramount to the successful delivery of all of the business aligned solutions is the roadmap for Architectural Governance and Target Operating Model (TOM) definition across all businesses and Front to Back across all of the support functions.

The successful candidate will be the hub of all Architectural and TOM Governance within the programme - you will sit within a central team and ensure that design principles are adhered to for the numerous complete architectural solutions that will be selected and implemented across all functions and businesses at group level. The current state architecture is highly complex and a seamless transition is desired to the end state - therefore an individual who is highly pro-active and detail focused from a documentation, governance and control perspective is essential. However, the 'big picture' understanding is even more critical, so it is therefore required that the successful candidate be able to work from the detailed solutioning layer to the high level strategic layer for enterprise architecture - the roadmap governance will be managed and influenced by this incumbent.

In this instance, it is essential that you have previously worked for a large tier one or two global investment bank and you will have owned governance for strategic architectural change. It is expected that you will have a large amount of experience within cross functional change programmes that have run for a number of years - you will be expected to define and own the roadmap that will ensure successful, business aligned solutioning. You will possess in-depth knowledge of the trade lifecycle from Front to Back Office and will be able to envisage, influence and shape the current to future state solution on a global scale. You will possess SME knowledge within Derivatives for at least one asset class, although it would be beneficial if you have worked across assets. Communication, influencing, marketing, and challenging (when required) skills are all going to be required, so we would expect a highly experienced and intelligent individual with a proven track record of successful delivery. We would expect that you have previously been involved in the shaping or delivery of a enterprise wide solution (e.g. Basel II). However, if not you will at least have experience of the issues relating to Price Testing, IPV, Market Risk, Balance Sheet, RWA and Capital Adequacy for the industry from a systems, process, people, organisational and data perspective.

It would be highly desirable if you have previously held operational responsibility for a Product Control or Business Area Control department and have then since moved on to change management at the senior level. It would also be helpful if you have a consultative approach or have worked for a consultancy and you are also a qualified accountant (not a prerequisite). This programme cuts across a large number of functions of the bank so the ability to work with a wide variety of stakeholders and come up to speed on areas that you have not previously be exposed is required.

To be considered for this role, please forward your details.

Alexander Ash Consulting is acting as a search firm

London / Permanent / Ref: CA-0908-ARCGOVD

Director Front Office, Investment Bank, London. A Global Investment Bank requires a heavy weight Investment Banking Director who has extensive experience of Front Office / Trading and the full front to back trade life cycle. You must have experience of working on the following type of project: A realignment of enterprise global markets, which includes Architecture, Target Operating Model, Front to Back Trade Life Cycle, Process Change, data (core & reference), Products, IT and Applications. This is an opportunity to work on an cutting edge and high profile project where you will be able to make a real difference to the efficient running of the Bank.

London / Permanent / Ref: BenP:BArch

Programme Director Data Warehouse, Investment Bank, London. A global investment bank requires a very experienced / heavy weight Data Warehouse Programme Director who is able to manage a very large department and a large number of head count, you must be experienced dealing with very senior management / stakeholders and you must have experience of running very large complex global Oracle data warehousing projects in Investment Banks.

You must have experience within an Investment bank across the following departments Risk, Finance and Treasury as well as experience with management data, data mining and business analytics. You should have a solid background in Oracle ( development, support, implementation ) and be very experienced in running large global teams. You must be very diplomatic and persuasive and able to deal with resistance from stakeholders pushing back.

Key to this role is the ability to communicate at all levels in a friendly but decisive manner, you must be energetic and enthusiastic and able to rise to the challenge of getting a failing project back on track. You must have Knowledge of OFSAA (Oracle Financial Services Analytical Applications) and experience with calculation engines for Treasury / Risk / Finance (i.e. Funds transfer Pricing, Cost Allocations, Risk Weighted Assets etc). If you want to further your career with a challenge, then this is the role for you. Please call me for further information : Ben Price 0207 688 8432

London / Permanent / Ref: BenP:DirDW

This programme has been tasked with creating a KYC Services function to provide a consistent KYC approach for Global Banking and Markets clients. It will also seek to implement a more holistic assessment of client risk to consider Fraud, sanctions, bribery and FATCA amongst other risk attributes.

Role profile:

Act as the Finance expert on global KYCServices, with the main focus on hubs in the UK, US & HK.

Develop and maintain financial control of the project & programme, covering:

• actuals and forecasting of all financials
• developing detailed budgets from the business model
• development and implementation of billing to the main business beneficiaries

KYC Services responsibilities will also include:

• initial tactical focus will be in the US and strategically for the Rest of World
• the financial set-up and ongoing support of 3 new nearshore locations
• integration with existing KYC function

Also responsible for all financial aspects of the business model, updating as required and liasing with business management and functional heads on volumes & headcounts

Role Requires:

Broad responsibility is to provide financial management for the newly created KYC Services function.

• Senior experience obtained in a large global financial services environment
• Working cross functionally in an organisation, with a global remit and accustomed to a matrix reporting structure

Developing financials in a rapidly expanding environment

• Qualified accountant with substantial experience in management accounting
• Excellent stakeholder management
• Setting up of a new financial function & processes

Alexander Ash is acting as an agency for the purpose of this advert.

London / Contract / Ref: R/002003

Change Programme Manager - Pensions Workstream- £700 per day

An exceptional Change Programme Manager is required with outstanding leadership skills and bags of drive and enthusiasm. You will be able to motivate and influence at all levels within the organisation to ensure change is successfully delivered. This high profile role will have responsibility for managing a key programme of change within the financial risk management area of the organisation.

My client requires an experienced Change Programme Manager to lead a large programme of change within their financial risk management area, including both organisational and IT change elements, to co-ordinate resources from across the organisation to deliver effectively, using a range of project management techniques and methodologies.

Reporting to the Head of Change, you will be responsible for supporting the programme sponsors, their teams and other key stakeholders to successfully deliver the large programme of change. Demonstrable experience at a senior level of managing change within the financial risk and performance management arena including both design, set up and implementation of change in respect of business processes and software development and integration is essential.

To be successful in this role you will have;

• Demonstrable experience of performance and risk management systems and processes.
• Track record in managing financial risk management programmes including experience of IT system specification and integration.
• Understanding of investment reporting.
• Excellent understanding of project management techniques.
• Good understanding and experience of identifying, tracking and managing project risks.
• Experience of Life & Pensions/Insurance industry.

If you are interested in joining this market leading firm, and designing and delivering a cutting edge solution please send through your details.

Alexander Ash Consulting is acting as a search firm.

London / Contract / Ref: CA-0808-PROGPENS

PMO Manager Wanted! Top Tier Investment Bank! VP Level Role c£100k

A PMO Managers is required by this major Investment Bank to take responsibility for the shaping the future programme governance, portfolio planning assurance and performance management reporting processes as used by their various business units for major IT projects with a global footprint.

In order to secure this PMO Manager roles candidates must have demonstrable experience of working on major global programmes leading a team of Project Analysts who are assisting in managing the end to end delivery of multiple project streams, across multiple locations by multi disciplinary teams in excess of 200 staff and budgets over $100mio. Candidates must also demonstrate that as the PMO Manager they were responsible for the changing the Programme governance process and implementing new tools for planning analysis, Financials reporting and programme assurance work.

Ideally candidates will be PMP or Prince2 Practitioner certified and have experience of hands on delivery of projects in to a global user base and those candidates who have programme assurance or programme analysis experience gained from within a major investment banking or commodities trading environment, especially where large parts of the development and testing are being done by third party offshore vendors, would have an advantage in securing this role.

This PMO Manager role is a fantastic opportunity for those candidates who have experience in a team leading role to really shape the processes and tools to be used in the delivery of a more streamlined centralised PMO and Programme Planning team. They are highly visible roles and for the successful candidates could lead to significant senior management promotions in the future. All of this experience would be gained in one of the worlds largest companies who provide on going career development training and a comprehensive remuneration package.

Please email CV's to 'gerard.munoz@alexanderash.com'.

London / Permanent / Ref: GM490

Our client, a top tier investment bank, is seeking a project manager to manage a front to back change piece with particular emphasis on Treasury. Paying up to £550pd!!

The role involves managing the 'change' programme for the department, covering projects around stress testing, enhancements to the bank's liquidity risk framework, technology-related projects and data quality initiatives.

Candidate's Responsibilities:

• Providing PMO services around Treasury projects (primarily Liquidity Risk)
• Leading project management and business analysis activities relating to enhancements to the bank's liquidity risk framework
• Ensuring optimal balance of onshore/offshore activities through process reviews and re-engineering
• Stakeholder management (e.g. Treasury, Finance) to prioritise and drive projects
• Implementation and management of Quality Controls on reporting processes

Please email CV's to 'gerard.munoz@alexanderash.com'.

London / Contract / Ref: GM070

Business Analyst wanted, top tier investment bank! £500-700pd!!

Our client, a top tier investment bank, is looking for a business analyst with strong experience with front to back process with regards to trade flows.

Senior Business Analyst with experience of managing business analysis efforts of a team of BAs. Responsibilities include:

• Direct Business Analyst resources in business requirements definition, documentation and sign off (current and future state) and process and data analysis; control costs and budget and report against those as required
• Provide thought leadership within own area of responsibility and the BA profession within the bank
• Liaise with programme / project managers, clients, functional analyst leads and developer leads to ensure the IT and non-IT build is in line with the business requirements raised
• Engage with key business and IT stakeholders to identify changing client needs, market trends and introduces new processes and technology to enhance the BA service offering within the bank
• Develop and foster operational excellence across the 'change the bank' initiative, drawing on good and best practice internally across the bank and externally within the marketplace
• Review Finance - measuring performance against SLAs, KPIs & KRIs, and direct appropriate interventions to address and meet changing client needs and market trends
• Ensure best practice quality assurance of project deliverables; understand & work within agreed architectural process, data and organisational frameworks.
• Direct, develop and empower own resources to deliver performance improvement and excellence in a matrix organisation

Please send CV's to 'gerard.munoz@alexanderash.com'.

London / Contract / Ref: GM658

PMO, Business Manager, Finance Change, Investment Bank, London. A global leading investment bank has an exciting opportunity for a talented PMO to help with the banks finance change programme of 150 projects. This will be a challenging, stimulating and rewarding opportunity, you will be in charge of financial reporting for the group finance change function at project and management area level. You will manage a team, implement processes, monitor costs and consultancy spend, manage monthly reports, MIS, as well as forecasting and planning exercises. If you have excellent communication and negotiation skills as well as experience in the above tasks this will be the opportunity for you. Please call me to discuss the detailed spec for this role. Ben Price 0207 688 8432.

London / Permanent / Ref: Ben:PMO:BM

Business Architect Director, Process Flow, Investment Bank, London. This is a unique opportunity for a talented Investment Banking Business Architect to join the world's leading Investment bank to be part of a high profile project that requires an experienced Director to implement change and apply new business processes within the front to back trade life cycle.

As a Director of Business Architecture within an Investment Bank you must have experience on the following:

Process flows.

Business Architecture.

Consulting - Change Management.

Core data, data stores, reference date.

Front to back trade life cycle.

Plus expertise in at least one of the following: OTC, Listed, Cash Equities, Bonds, FX, Money Markets, Commodities.

London / Permanent / Ref: BenP:Architect:DIR

Global Investment Bank is looking for a talented Business Analyst with front-to-back understanding of the following trade capture, trading risk management and P&L, IPV, settlement, client valuations, collateral management, market data management, market risk and financial reporting.

The senior Business Analyst Senior Business Analyst with have had experience of managing business analysis efforts of a team of BAs. Responsibilities include:

• Direct Business Analyst resources in business requirements definition, documentation and sign off (current and future state) and process and data analysis; control costs and budget and report against those as required
• Provide thought leadership within own area of responsibility and the BA profession within DB
• Liaise with programme / project managers, clients, functional analyst leads and developer leads to ensure the IT and non-IT build is in line with the business requirements raised
• Engage with key business and IT stakeholders to identify changing client needs, market trends and introduces new processes and technology to enhance the BA service offering within DB
• Develop and foster operational excellence across Finance - CTB, drawing on good and best practice internally across DB and externally within the marketplace
• Review Finance - CTB's performance against SLAs, KPIs & KRIs, and direct appropriate interventions to address and meet changing client needs and market trends
• Ensure best practice quality assurance of project deliverables; understand & work within agreed architectural process, data and organisational frameworks.
• Direct, develop and empower own resources to deliver performance improvement and excellence in a matrix organisation

Essential skills

• Background in the Financial Services Industry - preferably Investment Banking - Global Markets, Corporate Banking.
• Strong relevant product knowledge of at least two asset classes, vanilla and exotic
• Management experience and ability to lead and coach other BAs
• Ability to recognise and recommend the use of additional resources.
• Process mapping tools and techniques, knowledge and ability to build use cases
• Expert level analytical and problem solving skills, able to show flexibility regarding problem solving
• Advanced knowledge in MS Office products
• Awareness of Quality Management tools and techniques
• Advanced communication skills, fluent in English (written/verbal) and local language as appropriate
• Excellent team leader/worker, able to work in virtual teams in a matrix organizations
• Ability to work in fast paced environment
• Open minded, able to share information, transfer knowledge and expertise to team members

Keep pace with technical innovation, maintains a broad understanding of the Finance

London / Contract / Ref: NK/BABD

Support smooth, effective and compliant operation of the business environment to enable revenue producers and support staff to concentrate on client relationships.

Role Profile:

• Provide support to the Business Managers in the timely execution of their business responsibilities, liaising with other stakeholders as required
• Provide project support on implementation of central initiatives at local level
• Act as key stakeholder for front office (as appropriate)
• Assist the Team Leaders to drive sales performance through provision of analytical and reporting insights
• Support consistency of operational activity, support identification and coordination of improvements to BAU process
• Support effective coordination of issues and sharing of best practice across business units through active engagement with client facing and COO functions
• Own the execution of a small number of administrative responsibilities that allow PBs and PBEs to focus on client relationships. Examples include
  • Position management
  • Business continuity management
  • Desk moves

Role Requires:

• Strong commercial bias and track record
• Good client knowledge; proposition experience; strategic thinking, creative, and sales orientation to understand and capture front office demand requirements - in Private Banking, Wealth Management or Investment Management
• Strategic planning and project delivery experience
• Domain knowledge and experience working in Front Office, or product manufacturing functions
• Expertise in working with various functional competencies (e.g., sales, product, Operations, IT) to deliver key growth and change initiatives

Alexander Ash is acting as an agency for the purpose of this advert

London / Contract / Ref: MVav/BM

Global investment Bank is looking for a talented Senior Project Manager - Vice President / Director with market risk experience to join their Market Risk Operations Change the Bank.

The Senior Project Manager with be joining the Market risk operations change the Bank team who responsible for providing project management services to the Market Risk Operations (MRO) and Market Risk Management (MRM) business.

The project manager with Market Risk experience will be involved in all stages of the project lifecycle and will be required to manage multiple projects as well as provide support to other projects as and when needed.

Key Responsibilities

• Primarily focused on project management, but requires flexibility to provide support to other projects e.g. project manager on one project but analyst on another
• Provide support to Programme manager
• Able to self manage project deliverables
• Ability to handle multiple stakeholders
• Communicate at a detailed level with subject matter experts (SME's) and high level with Senior management
• Deliver documentation to an exceptionally high standard e.g. Project plans, Status reports, document business requirements, current state analysis, User Acceptance Testing (UAT) plans, UAT scripts as well as senior management presentations
• Critically evaluate technical documents e.g. functional specifications to ensure they are delivered to required standards
• Implementation and management of quality controls
• Involved in all areas of project life cycle e.g. analysis, design, UAT testing, providing training, implementation
• Provide assistance to other projects within the team

Candidate requirements

The Successful Project manager with market risk experience will have:

• Market risk experience
• Experience in managing multiple projects
• Accuracy with numbers essential and a keen eye for detail
• Excellent MS Excel skills required
• Strong business and analytical skills required
• Industry/Banking knowledge required in Tier 1 Investment bank
• Experience with working in international environments
• Excellent written and communication skills
• Ability to build effective relationships with information technology and operational delivery staff Pragmatic approach to delivering change
• Proven Time and resource management skills
• Excel, Powerpoint, Word, Access, Visio, Project and various internal systems

You will be:

• Educated to degree-level
• Prince 2 qualified (preferred)
• Detail-orientated
• Team orientated and motivated
• Able to work on autonomous basis or as part of team
• Able to cope well under pressure and tight deadlines
• Willingness to challenge senior stakeholders if required.

London / Permanent / Ref: Nk/PMMA

A leading global investment bank seeks ex management consultants with analysis and project management skills to join an internal consulting group. They require consultative individuals to contribute to the analysis and delivery of re-engineering initiatives across asset class which has been forecasted for several years.

It is anticipated that candidates have excellent tenure working for a management consultancy and have gained strong asset class knowledge - having worked closely with the desk previously.

Core responsibilities include but not limited to:

Bridge the gap between the business and IT As Is analysis: understand and document current state Front - Back Office processes across To Be process design: define future state processes Target operating model experience

Define implementation roadmap for process and IT changes Extensive experience in process re-engineering and/or Business analysis - (As Is analysis and To Be design)

Familiar with front office terms and concepts

Presentation of processes and business requirements to senior stakeholders using excel and powerpoint

Critical thinking is key - after analysis; conclude and propose a strategy to reduce risk exposure. Managing new project requests and facilitating the prioritisation of such requests, liaising with IT for estimates, tracking progress against the project plan, providing regular updates to all stakeholders, logging and managing project issues.

Business analysis - compiling and maintaining project documentation such as business specifications, test packs, and project plans, planning and coordinating UATs, obtaining necessary sign offs, and managing implementations.

Analysis of current state technology used by the business and articulating technical target state Continually reviewing the Best Practice Procedure for the group and ensuring that the London Team adheres to this for all projects in scope for the Book of Work.

Experience of managing a small team with proven record of good people development. Personal Characteristics: * Strong analytical skills * Flexible in managing tasks * Proactive * Ability to work under pressure * Ability to work in a complex, global environment * Self motivated * Team player * Service and customer focus * Good communication skills * Good Microsoft Office products knowledge (especially. Excel, Visio and PowerPoint)

This is an exciting opportunity to join a group that plays a pivotal role in the delivery of strategic solutions across asset class. It is expected that you would have graduated from a red brick university with at least a 2:1, coupled with excellent employment tenure thereafter. Applicants must be from a management consultancy background with strong communication skills both written and verbally, in addition to having a strong exposure to derivatives and a thorough understanding of the trade lifecycle

London / Permanent / Ref: UP - MC

The first phase of the project is a tactical system solution impacting users globally with aggressive timescales for this to be supported by systems training.

The Role is to:

• Obtain a good understanding of new bespoke system functionality and translate this into a training program, within tight time frames
• Lead the overall planning to implement the training program
• Ensure that the system training program is delivered in context and is aligned with business processes/procedures and with a policy and procedures program
• Understand the training needs of the relevant user groups and ensure training is tailored accordingly
• Create and deliver training modules face-face and remotely
• Create and deliver supporting reference materials

Role requires:

• Candidate must have significant experience of developing and delivering bespoke system training programs
• Experience in and a proven ability to quickly learn and understand new systems and concepts and translate this understanding into effective training programmes
• Ability to work with training manager/project manager/SMEs to understand training requirements and to translate them and, learned functionality, into detailed training content plans and user reference guides
• Experience of delivering training both in the classroom and via remote delivery tools e.g. WebEx
• Able to travel where required

London / Contract / Ref: MVav/train

My client a Tier 1 Bank are currently looking for experienced BAs/PMs who have worked on projects around P & L attribution/P & L explain. This is a strategic multiyear initiative from trade capture, risk down to finance across business process change, systems and data.

It is anticipated that you would have strong business knowledge in at least one asset class with a good knowledge of front to back trade processing.

It is expected that you would have worked on a similar project/programme around P & L decomposition across front office, technology, risk or finance.

Core Competencies:

Provide analytical support to elicit, analyse, and record business requirements front office, risk and finance functions

Ensure Business Requirements are sufficient and fully articulated to readily translate into IT documentation

Ensure Finance requirements are represented within the requirements specifications

Refine existing Business Requirements Document and obtain sign off

Define detailed requirements jointly with Business

Support IT during the Functional Design phase

Requirements change control for the duration of the project

Extensive experience in Business Requirements definition

* Excellent understanding of project lifecycle

* Proven track record in financial services industry

* Knowledge of processes, workflows and systems within an investment banking context

This is an exciting opportunity to join a group that is at the centre of a strategic inititiative with the ability to gain long tenure as a contractor at a leading investment bank.

London / Contract / Ref: PNL ATT

Business Analyst Money Markets, Investment Bank , London. A global leading Investment Bank requires a Business Analyst who specialises in Money Market Fund administration within middle office. This is an urgent role paying up to £600 per day for the right person and this is depending on experience. I have a very detailed spec so please call me asap to discuss in depth. Ben Price 0207 688 8432

London / Contract / Ref: BenP:MoneyMarkets

Business Analyst - Commodities (Base Metals) - £650 per day

My client, a top tier Investment Bank are currently growing their commodities business rapidly. As part of this they have kicked off a strategic transformation programme; front to back across business and technology. They are seeking a Business Analyst with specific base metals experience to play a pivotal function in a large book of work

Our client is seeking a professional Business Analyst who is able to utilise their experience gained in a Base Metals BA function to contribute to a multi-year Commodities change programme focused initially on the Metals products.

The Key Responsibilities will be;

• To gather business requirements using workshops, document analysis, business process analysis, case studies, scenario & workflow analysis and evaluate information gathered.
• Proactive communication with the RTB user community and project teams globally - in Commodities as well as with other stakeholders (Risk, Legal, Collateral, etc.).
• Collation, analysis and quality check of details behind changes desired to develop quantitative business cases.
• Participate in the testing phase, test case creation & provide support to IT around bugs and defects as to minimize turnaround times.
• Coordination and support to IT during their analysis, development and system testing.
• Planning, preparation and support to operational users during testing.
• Contributing to post-implementation reviews and applying lessons to subsequent projects.

To be successful within this position, you will be a strong Base Metals subject matter expert within a Business Analysis function who can contribute to strategic & functional designs for systems and processes and it is likely you will have;

• Exceptional knowledge of the Base Metals life cycle, from trading through to settlements and clearing.
• A thorough understanding of Metals settlements, warrants, warehousing and associated systems is essential.
• An understanding of the London Metals Exchange.
• Knowledge of LMEsword, Clearvision, Brady and/or OpenLink would be a distinct advantage.

If you are interested in joining this market leading firm, and designing and delivering a cutting edge solution please send through your details.

Alexander Ash Consulting is acting as a search firm.

London / Contract / Ref: CA-2907-BAMETAL

Global investment bank is looking for a talented Business Analyst with strong Liquidity reporting experience to join their Liquidity reporting role.

The successful Business Analyst with Liquidity Reporting will be bought on board to assist with design of the RIC (Regulatory and IFRS Change) systems architecture.

It is anticipated that the majority of the Business Analyst with Liquidity Reporting will relate to the current global roll-out of the Liquidity Management Programme. It will also cover design and prioritisation of work in conjunction with the Capital Basel3 and COREP programmes.

Other Duties that will be required from the Business Analyst with Liquidity Reporting will require:

Assisting is analysing requirements

- Provide added value to Business Architect

- Self-contained

- Able to summarise and communicate findings

Able to spot issues and prioritise

- Clear analysis and design documentation resulting in minimal configuration rework

- Data analysis performed accurately and efficiently keeping within planned milestones

- Display a thorough knowledge of the GB&M data requirements including the ability to transfer this knowledge throughout the team.

Effective support the Liquidity Management Programme, ensuring clearly documented processes are handed back into the line.

London / Contract / Ref: NK/Liq

Business Analyst wanted at Top Tier Investment Bank!! Paying up to £650pd!!

Our client, a top tier investment bank, is looking for an experienced Business Analyst with strong knowledge of Base Metals.

The candidate will be expected to utilize their experience gained in a Base Metals BA function to contribute to a multi-year Commodities change programme focused initially on the Metals products.

Requirements:

a) A strong Base Metals subject matter expert within a Business Analysis function who can contribute to strategic & functional designs for systems and processes.

b) The candidate will need exceptional knowledge of the Base Metals life cycle, from trading through to settlements and clearing.

c) A thorough understanding of Metals settlements, warrants, warehousing and associated systems is essential.

d) An understanding of the London Metals Exchange.

e) Knowledge of LMEsword, Clearvision, Brady and/or OpenLink would be a distinct advantage.

f) The candidate will be expected to work closely with key stakeholders advising on items based on their previous base metals experience.

g) Have an understanding of the project management life cycle.

h) Escalation as appropriate across operations and IT.

Communication is essential and the ability to communicate in a clear and concise manner is critical

a) in ensuring transparency around work in progress.

Key Responsibilities are:

• You will be required to gather business requirements using workshops, document analysis, business process analysis, case studies, scenario & workflow analysis and evaluate information gathered.
• Proactive communication with the RTB user community and project teams globally - in Commodities as well as with other stakeholders (Risk, Legal, Collateral, etc.).
• Collation, analysis and quality check of details behind changes desired to develop quantitative business cases.
• Participate in the testing phase, test case creation & provide support to IT around bugs and defects as to minimize turnaround times.
• Coordination and support to IT during their analysis, development and system testing.
• Planning, preparation and support to operational users during testing.
• Contributing to post-implementation reviews and applying lessons to subsequent projects.

Interaction with project & programme managers in other areas, e.g. Front Office, IT, Collateral, Risk, Finance, etc.

London / Contract / Ref: GM245

Global Investment Bank is looking for a talent Business Analyst with Commodities (Ideally base metals) experience to join their Base Metal commodities team

The successful business analyst with commodities (Base metal) experience will responsible for the following:

Requirements:

a)A strong Base Metals subject matter expert within a Business Analysis function who can contribute to strategic & functional designs for systems and processes.

b)The candidate will need exceptional knowledge of the Base Metals life cycle, from trading through to settlements and clearing.

c)A thorough understanding of Metals settlements, warrants, warehousing and associated systems is essential.

d)An understanding of the London Metals Exchange.

e)Knowledge of LMEsword, Clearvision, Brady and/or OpenLink would be a distinct advantage.

f)The candidate will be expected to work closely with key stakeholders advising on items based on their previous base metals experience.

g)Have an understanding of the project management life cycle.

h)Escalation as appropriate across operations and IT.

i)Communication is essential and the ability to communicate in a clear and concise manner is critical in ensuring transparency around work in progress.

Key Responsibilities are:

* You will be required to gather business requirements using workshops, document analysis, business process analysis, case studies, scenario & workflow analysis and evaluate information gathered.

* Proactive communication with the RTB user community and project teams globally - in Commodities as well as with other stakeholders (Risk, Legal, Collateral, etc.).

* Collation, analysis and quality check of details behind changes desired to develop quantitative business cases.

* Participate in the testing phase, test case creation & provide support to IT around bugs and defects as to minimize turnaround times.

* Coordination and support to IT during their analysis, development and system testing.

* Planning, preparation and support to operational users during testing.

* Contributing to post-implementation reviews and applying lessons to subsequent projects.

* Conducting communication and reporting sessions with senior stakeholders and project contacts in IT & FO.

* Interaction with project & programme managers in other areas, e.g. Front Office, IT, Collateral, Risk, Finance, etc.

London / Contract / Ref: NK/

Global Investment Bank is looking for a talented Bespoke Systems Trainer to join a Client Onboarding and Account Maintenance to include a global KYC utility project.

The Bespoke systems trainer will be joining the project (KYC / Cient Onboarding) at a high level, is in place due to regulatory orders which have led to new policy and procedures being introduced. This project will respond to this by extending and enhancing Client Onboarding and Account Maintenance to include a global KYC utility. The first phase of this project is a tactical system solution impacting users globally with aggressive timescales for this to be supported by systems training

The Role is to:

• Obtain a good understanding of new bespoke system functionality and translate this into a training program, within tight time frames
• Lead the overall planning to implement the training program
• Ensure that the system training program is delivered in context and is aligned with business processes/procedures and with a policy and procedures program
• Understand the training needs of the relevant user groups and ensure training is tailored accordingly
• Create and deliver training modules face-face and remotely
• Create and deliver supporting reference materials

Delivery of agreed post training support activities, e.g. floorwalking etc

• Candidate must have significant experience of developing and delivering bespoke system training programs
• Experience in and a proven ability to quickly learn and understand new systems and concepts and translate this understanding into effective training programmes
• Ability to work with training manager/project manager/SMEs to understand training requirements and to translate them and, learned functionality, into detailed training content plans and user reference guides
• Experience of delivering training both in the classroom and via remote delivery tools e.g. WebEx
• Positive attitude and flexible worker
• Good organisation skills
• Able to travel where required
• Self starter

London / Contract / Ref: NK/COB

Trainer, KYC, Investment Bank, London. A global investment bank requires a trainer to run a bespoke systems training project. You must have experience with Client Onboarding, Account Maintenance and KYC.

This role has come around due to regulatory orders which have led to new policy and procedures being introduced. This project will respond to this by extending and enhancing Client Onboarding and Account Maintenance to include a global KYC utility. The first phase of this project is a tactical system solution impacting users globally with aggressive timescales for this to be supported by systems training

The Role is to:

• Obtain a good understanding of new bespoke system functionality and translate this into a training program, within tight time frames
• Lead the overall planning to implement the training program
• Ensure that the system training program is delivered in context and is aligned with business processes/procedures and with a policy and procedures program
• Understand the training needs of the relevant user groups and ensure training is tailored accordingly
• Create and deliver training modules face-face and remotely
• Create and deliver supporting reference materials
• Delivery of agreed post training support activities, e.g. floorwalking etc

To create, manage and deliver project training program

• Candidate must have significant experience of developing and delivering bespoke system training programs
• Experience in and a proven ability to quickly learn and understand new systems and concepts and translate this understanding into effective training programmes
• Ability to work with training manager/project manager/SMEs to understand training requirements and to translate them and, learned functionality, into detailed training content plans and user reference guides
• Experience of delivering training both in the classroom and via remote delivery tools e.g. WebEx
• Positive attitude and flexible worker
• Good organisation skills
• Able to travel where required
• Self starter

London / Contract / Ref: BenP:Trainer

Global Investment Bank is looking for a talent Business Analyst with Commodities (Ideally base metals) experience to join their Base Metal commodities team

The successful business analyst with commodities (Base metal) experience will responsible for the following:

Requirements:

a)A strong Base Metals subject matter expert within a Business Analysis function who can contribute to strategic & functional designs for systems and processes.

b)The candidate will need exceptional knowledge of the Base Metals life cycle, from trading through to settlements and clearing.

c)A thorough understanding of Metals settlements, warrants, warehousing and associated systems is essential.

d)An understanding of the London Metals Exchange.

e)Knowledge of LMEsword, Clearvision, Brady and/or OpenLink would be a distinct advantage.

f)The candidate will be expected to work closely with key stakeholders advising on items based on their previous base metals experience.

g)Have an understanding of the project management life cycle.

h)Escalation as appropriate across operations and IT.

i)Communication is essential and the ability to communicate in a clear and concise manner is critical in ensuring transparency around work in progress.

Key Responsibilities are:

* You will be required to gather business requirements using workshops, document analysis, business process analysis, case studies, scenario & workflow analysis and evaluate information gathered.

* Proactive communication with the RTB user community and project teams globally - in Commodities as well as with other stakeholders (Risk, Legal, Collateral, etc.).

* Collation, analysis and quality check of details behind changes desired to develop quantitative business cases.

* Participate in the testing phase, test case creation & provide support to IT around bugs and defects as to minimize turnaround times.

* Coordination and support to IT during their analysis, development and system testing.

* Planning, preparation and support to operational users during testing.

* Contributing to post-implementation reviews and applying lessons to subsequent projects.

* Conducting communication and reporting sessions with senior stakeholders and project contacts in GBS, IT & FO.

* Interaction with project & programme managers in other areas, e.g. Front Office, IT, Collateral, Risk, Finance, etc.

London / Contract / Ref: NK/

Business Analyst wanted at Top Tier Investment Bank!! Paying up to £650pd!!

Our client, a top tier investment bank, is looking for an experienced Business Analyst with strong knowledge of Base Metals.

The candidate will be expected to utilize their experience gained in a Base Metals BA function to contribute to a multi-year Commodities change programme focused initially on the Metals products.

Requirements:

a) A strong Base Metals subject matter expert within a Business Analysis function who can contribute to strategic & functional designs for systems and processes.

b) The candidate will need exceptional knowledge of the Base Metals life cycle, from trading through to settlements and clearing.

c) A thorough understanding of Metals settlements, warrants, warehousing and associated systems is essential.

d) An understanding of the London Metals Exchange.

e) Knowledge of LMEsword, Clearvision, Brady and/or OpenLink would be a distinct advantage.

f) The candidate will be expected to work closely with key stakeholders advising on items based on their previous base metals experience.

g) Have an understanding of the project management life cycle.

h) Escalation as appropriate across operations and IT.

Communication is essential and the ability to communicate in a clear and concise manner is critical

a) in ensuring transparency around work in progress.

Key Responsibilities are:

• You will be required to gather business requirements using workshops, document analysis, business process analysis, case studies, scenario & workflow analysis and evaluate information gathered.
• Proactive communication with the RTB user community and project teams globally - in Commodities as well as with other stakeholders (Risk, Legal, Collateral, etc.).
• Collation, analysis and quality check of details behind changes desired to develop quantitative business cases.
• Participate in the testing phase, test case creation & provide support to IT around bugs and defects as to minimize turnaround times.
• Coordination and support to IT during their analysis, development and system testing.
• Planning, preparation and support to operational users during testing.
• Contributing to post-implementation reviews and applying lessons to subsequent projects.
• Conducting communication and reporting sessions with senior stakeholders and project contacts in GBS, IT & FO.

Interaction with project & programme managers in other areas, e.g. Front Office, IT, Collateral, Risk, Finance, etc.

London / Contract / Ref: GM245

Top Tier Investment Bank is looking for a talented Business Analyst with Lean Six Sigma process re-engineering design candidate to join their Equity Derivatives change team. Ideally a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt qualified candidate with Investment Banking experience.

My client is seeking an expert in business process analysis and future state business process design.

All candidates must have proven experience in Equities Operations, having worked in at least one of the following areas: Middle Office, Settlements, and Finance / Product Control.The candidate must have specialists skills in formal approaches (such as PRINCE2 and Six Sigma) and have successfully completed business process re-engineering initiatives.


Excellent analytical skills are required. Excellent communication and coordination skills are mandatory. Superior presentation skills are also necessary. The applicant should be skilled in business operations, value chain analysis, BPM, business process design, Six/Lean Sigma, as well as organizational design. MBA / Financial Degree. ISEB Business Analysis. Experience in re-engineering client on-boarding business process in an investment bank. Consultancy experience.

Attributes:

Seeking a professional with excellent analytical skills who is able to combine strategic thinking with attention to detail. An individual who enjoys working in a fast-paced dynamic environment will be successful. The right person must have the ability to manage multiple diverse stakeholder groups. High quality delivery should be the core focus of any applicant.

Main Duties
Process Improvement and Control - partnering with functional groups to produce process mapping in a complete end to end business view. Strong analysis skills to challenge current processes and go on to produce and implement recommendations.

• Business analysis - requirements gathering, documentation and analysis using appropriate tools and structured techniques. Identify and solve complex business facing problems and help to drive the necessary resulting change
• Workshop facilitation - Engage with key stakeholders to facilitate workshops and provide data to these sessions to enable fact based conclusions to be drawn
• Presentation - Consolidate all above aspects into a concise business case with clear identification of issues, required actions, costs and benefits
• Execution - Working with core team from the business, agree defined action plan with owners and dates and follow through to delivery
• Communication - ensuring all key stakeholders understand project milestones, risks and issues
• UAT - supporting test script development and execution

Working with IT, Finance, and the business to ensure a Front to Back delivery

London / Contract / Ref: NK/6Sig

Global Investment Bank is looking for a talent Business Analyst with OTC clearing experience to join their organization to to deliver an industry leading Client Clearing solution for all asset classes; OTC Derivatives (equity, interest rates and credit), Listed Derivatives, Commodities and FX.

The successful Business Analyst with OTC clearing experience will ideally have some knowledge of Clearing houses as well as an understanding of the current/recent industry trends that have driving the Client Clearing space (CME, ICE, LCH, IDCG etc.)

The successful candidate will have strong problem solving skills, an analytical mindset, good communication skills, knowledge of derivatives, central clearing and the ambition to build a career in business analysis within the organisation.

The immediate focus of the Business Analyst with OTC clearing experience will be to:

* Part of a team of business analysts delivering a major project in the Clearing space.
* Deliver projects to bring major change to the Clearing processes through significant enhancement of the current systems or through the delivery of the future state Clearing systems as part of a team of more senior business analysts. This will involve writing requirements documents, working with senior members of Derivative Operations and IT to design solutions, writing test plans, co-ordination and execution of testing, user training, co-ordination of the implementation of the code changes and providing post-implementation support.
*Enhancements to the current systems and processes.
* Analyse issues with the current applications and processes and identify solutions.

London / Permanent / Ref: NK/OTC

Our client, a top tier investment bank, are looking to hire an experienced Project Manager to lead the P&L implementation which is a key component of this integrated Programme.

This will be a complex role which has accountability across both the business change and the IT implementation

Main responsibilites will include:

• Execution of P&L implementations (as part of the a broader Front to Back implementation)
• To ensure delivery of project tasks and processes as per the plan
• Mange the Rates P&L project team (primary CTB, but strong engagement with the IT PM)
• Resolution of issues & Risks
• Record/track Actions, Risk, Issues & Dependencies
• Escalate Risks, Issues & Dependencies as necessary to the Operating Committee / Steering Committee
• Project Status reporting
• Daily status tracking through critical periods

Please send your CVs to 'gerard.munoz@alexanderash.com'.

London / Contract / Ref: GM066

Global Investment bank is looking for a talented Business Analyst with reference data to join their organisation.

• Capture of business requirements for the distribution reference data, by working with stakeholders, SME's and multiple business lines.

• Conduct detailed analysis on the quality of data, identifying anomalies and providing solutions to prepare the data for distribution

• Responsible for the project pipeline and the initial sizing/scope conversations with consumers throughout the organization.

• Assisting potential consumers to help them understand their reference data requirements through the development of Business Requirement Documentation

• Working with stakeholders to understand project timelines and dependencies

• Work with stakeholders to prepare UAT packs and co-ordinate execution

• Working with PMO to ensure all risks and issues are managed accurately
• A working knowledge of banking areas such as, sales & trading, operations, asset management and similar areas is an advantage

• Strong business analyst skills, such as gathering business requirements, preparing presentations, analysis of data, working with wide range of stakeholders with different backgrounds and skills

• You will have had experience in process flow mapping

• You must be a self starter who is task and delivery orientated.

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, previous experience working with senior stakeholders

• Ability to multi task
• A sufficient knowledge of IT development and delivery practices
• Experience in a large project or programme of work
• Experience of UAT methodology
• Basic Technical Skills:
• MS PowerPoint - advanced
• MS Project - intermediate
• MS Excel - advanced
• MS SharePoint - intermediate

London / Contract / Ref: NK/Ref

Great opportunity to join a tier one global investment bank and work on the largest change programme within the portfolio of transformation programme currently underway.

We are looking for a strong Business Analyst with experience within Process Mapping to work for our banking client. It would be expected that you have all of the core business analyst skills or perhaps you are currently a Business Process Analyst.

The programme is strategic and you will be working for the senior individual who is responsible for the whole Target operating Model for the programme. Therefore you will have great exposure to the senior stakeholder community and will work across the whole enterprise. It would be of benefit if you are confident and have the ability to communicate effectively with senior individuals.

From a process perspective you will be involved in mapping existing processes within Finance, Operations, Front Office and working across all of the businesses. Moreover, you will be have to influence individuals within other areas and govern work with a strong governance structure for people outside of your area.

It would be a benefit (but not essential) if you have previously worked as a management consultant or if you have previously worked within a finance department. It is essential that you have previously worked within Investment Banking.

If you are driven, hungry and looking for a challenge working for a top tier firm then please do send us your CV.

Alexander Ash Consulting is acting as an agency.

London / Permanent / Ref: efTLBPA-DH^^^

Our client is a prestigious financial service organisation that requires a Business Analyst to join their existing Product Data team on a contract basis.

The book of work currently outstanding is significant and the solutions being developed are truly market leading. This is an opportunity to work with a highly skilled team of data solutioning SME's and be at the forefront of developments being designed to address the data issues that the majority of top tier banks are facing at present.

To be successful for this role, it would be beneficial to have:

- Strong business analysis skills used specifically within Investment Banking organisations/Financial organisations.
- Some knowledge of financial services products, such as Rates, Equities, Credit and Commodities etc.
- An understanding of the use of product data throughout the lifecycle of a trade.
- The ability to build effective relationships with information technology and operational delivery staff as well as front office business and data quality teams.
- A pragmatic approach to executing change.
- Strong time and resource management skills.
- Proven influencing skills.
- Willingness to challenge senior stakeholders on why attributes, rules and properties may be required.
- Worked in a range of functions within a major bank and would ideally have extensive exposure to product data or instrument data and an appreciation of the value of reference data. You could also have experience within client data, counterparty data or transactional data

This unique opportunity and challenge offers the successful candidate the chance to be instrumental in this unprecedented and fundamental transformation of the Finance Services industry as a whole.

If you feel you are the suitable candidate, please apply below. We regret to inform that only successful candidates will be contacted in regards to this vacancy.

Alexander Ash Consulting is acting as an agency

London / Contract / Ref: efTLbaData111

Business Analyst, FX, Investment Bank, London. A global leading Wealth Manager / Investment Bank requires an experienced Business Analyst who specialises in FX (Foreign exchange) and has extensive experience with margining and collateral management as well as experience Testing, UAT and operating models. Please call me to discuss the detailed spec for this role.

London / Contract / Ref: BenP:FXBA

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a top tier bank and work on a significant piece of work that is essential to the strategy of the company.

Our client requires a strong business analyst who is hungry, driven and knowledgeable. It is expected that you would have core business analyst skills including experience across the project lifecycle. You should be comfortable communicating with stakeholders from a number of areas of the bank and have the ability to gain requirements from senior individuals.

Aside from core business analyst skills such as requirements gathering, documentation skills, testing experience, UAT, script writing and of course communication abilities it is also a big benefit if you have experience within Equity Origination or perhaps you will have knowledge of Initial Public Offerings (IPO's). If you have experience within core Equities, either cash or derivatives that would also be beneficial but some experience in Equity Origination knowledge would be great.

In terms of what our client can offer - this is a great role in terms of reporting line, exposure, daily rate and duration. The manager that is hiring is highly experienced and a senior individual who's experience and network can be leveraged and relied upon.

Once again - if you are a solid Business Analyst with some Equity knowledge who is looking for a long term, exciting opportunity with a top banking firm please do send in your CV.

Alexander Ash Consulting is acting as an agency.

London / Contract / Ref: efTLbaIPO£££

Business Process Analyst - TOM Process Architecture - £110,000 + Package

My client, a top tier Investment Bank is seeking a Business Process Analyst to join one of the largest and most strategic transformation programmes in the financial services industry at the moment. The overall programme focuses on reducing the financial reporting risk and improving data quality across the whole enterprise.

Our client is seeking a professional Business Process Analyst who understands the complex challenges involved with reviewing, maintaining and managing a target operating model, to ensure financial analysis and reporting concerns are met.

The remit of this team is to provide a professional service to internal customers, as well as modeling and reviewing business processes and ensuring that they compliant with the global methodology and standards.

The Key Responsibilities will be;

* Analysing business requirements and understanding their impact on existing processes and also on data, organization, roles and systems
* Creating and maintaining business process models and ensuring vertical and horizontal cross process alignment,
* Reviewing business process models against global standard architecture,
* Engaging with project / change and BAU peers to market the standards and ensure compliance
* Supporting the wider business process community in understanding and applying the methodology and tool.

To be successful within this position, you will have:

A broad finance background, preferably investment banking, with experience of creating business process models in a standard modeling tool preferably applying BPMN. Experience of using Sparx Enterprise Architect is advantageous. Experience within a Big Consultancy is advantageous.

If you are interested in joining this market leading firm, and designing and delivering a cutting edge solution please send through your details.

Alexander Ash Consulting is acting as a search firm.

London / Permanent / Ref: CA-2807-BPATOM

Consultants (All Levels) - Financial Services Advisory - £60,000 - £250,000 per annum

My client, a leading 'Big 4' consultancy, is seeking consultants at all levels to join one of the most progressive Financial Services advisory programmes in the industry at the moment.

Our client is seeking professional individuals from Consultant level to Partner, who understand the complex challenges involved with Risk, compliance, application and data transformation within leading banking and financial services organisations.

The sucessful candidates would be expected to work in multiple client engagements and other related activities to highest levels of quality and professionalism, providing clients with solutions based on practical knowledge of client environment, industry and best practices.

To be successful within these roles, it is likely you will have;

Relevant experience within a cometitor organisation; Extensive knowledge of your specific field; Experience of client engagement, business development and pollenation; Experience of building and running a practice (Partner roles only).

To be considered for a position within this exciting and growing organisation, please forward your CV.

Alexander Ash Consulting is acting as a search firm.

London / Permanent / Ref: CA-2207-BIG4

Global Investment bank is looking for a talented Business Analyst with Legal reference data to join their organisation.

Main Function

Legal Reference Data is a workstream within a major change initiative in the bank's legal department that will transform legal document and data processes and technology. The programme seeks to improve risk management practices and instil more efficient processes as they relate to legal data and documentation. The programme is reengineering business processes and enhancing enabling technology to codify and manage liquidity, credit, operational and legal risk embedded in legal documentation.

Main Duties

Business Analysis & Process management

Work with the Legal SME's to ensure the technical development corresponds to end objectives and fits within the Legal framework

Work with SME's from across the firm to define data and business process requirements (SMEs include Credit Risk, Finance, Treasury, Operations)

Manage conflicting opinions and challenging stakeholders to ensure deliverable timelines are achieved within timescales

Manage the working groups review cycles as they validate prototypes from the development team

Define a data migration approach, including the phasing across multiple applications adhering to regulatory and security requirements

Embed changes to process and procedures through workshops, training and other communications to ensure adoption of best practise .

Work with the development, testing and support teams to ensure that the data migration is delivered as per specification

Data Analysis

Validate the business requirements for technical design (Agile Sprint cycles) and development into the strategic data warehouse

Define the data migration requirements from legacy data stores into the strategic data warehouse

Assist with the definition of a data dictionary, etc. for Legal agreements in scope (ISDA/CSA)

Work with SMEs from across the firm to validate data and business process requirements (SMEs include Credit Risk, Sales, Treasury, Operations)

Implement ongoing maintenance and service provision processes, with sample quality checks and audits. (ISDA, CSA agreements focus.)

Work with the Legal SMEs and codification team (consultants) to define the review protocol / guidelines

London / Contract / Ref: NK/Ref

Top Tier Investment Bank is looking for a talented Business Analyst with Lean Six Sigma process re-engineering design candidate to join their Equity Derivatives change team. Ideally a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt qualified candidate with Investment Banking experience.

My client is seeking an expert in business process analysis and future state business process design.

All candidates must have proven experience in Equities Operations, having worked in at least one of the following areas: Middle Office, Settlements, and Finance / Product Control.The candidate must have specialists skills in formal approaches (such as PRINCE2 and Six Sigma) and have successfully completed business process re-engineering initiatives.


Excellent analytical skills are required. Excellent communication and coordination skills are mandatory. Superior presentation skills are also necessary. The applicant should be skilled in business operations, value chain analysis, BPM, business process design, Six/Lean Sigma, as well as organizational design. MBA / Financial Degree. ISEB Business Analysis. Experience in re-engineering client on-boarding business process in an investment bank. Consultancy experience.

Attributes:

Seeking a professional with excellent analytical skills who is able to combine strategic thinking with attention to detail. An individual who enjoys working in a fast-paced dynamic environment will be successful. The right person must have the ability to manage multiple diverse stakeholder groups. High quality delivery should be the core focus of any applicant.

Main Duties
Process Improvement and Control - partnering with functional groups to produce process mapping in a complete end to end business view. Strong analysis skills to challenge current processes and go on to produce and implement recommendations.

• Business analysis - requirements gathering, documentation and analysis using appropriate tools and structured techniques. Identify and solve complex business facing problems and help to drive the necessary resulting change
• Workshop facilitation - Engage with key stakeholders to facilitate workshops and provide data to these sessions to enable fact based conclusions to be drawn
• Presentation - Consolidate all above aspects into a concise business case with clear identification of issues, required actions, costs and benefits
• Execution - Working with core team from the business, agree defined action plan with owners and dates and follow through to delivery
• Communication - ensuring all key stakeholders understand project milestones, risks and issues
• UAT - supporting test script development and execution

Working with IT, Finance, and the business to ensure a Front to Back delivery

London / Contract / Ref: NK/6Sig

Global Investment Bank is looking for a talent Business Analyst with OTC clearing experience to join their organization to to deliver an industry leading Client Clearing solution for all asset classes; OTC Derivatives (equity, interest rates and credit), Listed Derivatives, Commodities and FX.

The successful Business Analyst with OTC clearing experience will ideally have some knowledge of Clearing houses as well as an understanding of the current/recent industry trends that have driving the Client Clearing space (CME, ICE, LCH, IDCG etc.)

The successful candidate will have strong problem solving skills, an analytical mindset, good communication skills, knowledge of derivatives, central clearing and the ambition to build a career in business analysis within the organisation.

The immediate focus of the Business Analyst with OTC clearing experience will be to:

* Part of a team of business analysts delivering a major project in the Clearing space.
* Deliver projects to bring major change to the Clearing processes through significant enhancement of the current systems or through the delivery of the future state Clearing systems as part of a team of more senior business analysts. This will involve writing requirements documents, working with senior members of Derivative Operations and IT to design solutions, writing test plans, co-ordination and execution of testing, user training, co-ordination of the implementation of the code changes and providing post-implementation support.
*Enhancements to the current systems and processes.
* Analyse issues with the current applications and processes and identify solutions.

London / Permanent / Ref: NK/OTC

The primary role of a the Risk and P&L team is to produce the daily P&L and risk numbers for the business lines it is assigned to, ensuring all trading activities are properly recorded and accounted for in the Bank's systems and providing accurate data to the businesses and downstream groups on a daily basis.

Responsibilities of a successful Product Controller include but are not limited to:

• Performing the following functions:
  • Production and reporting of daily P&L and Risk
  • Review of daily exceptions within the P&L e.g. failed trades, currency breaks and booking issues
  • Analysis, explanation and commentary on the P&L
  • Report and analysis of risk exposures
  • Calculation, posting and comment on daily P&L adjustments
  • Detailed review of all P&L adjustments (aging and categorisation) and ensuring action plans exist for resolution
    • Current state analysis and re-engineering of P&L processes onto strategic tools
    • Be able to drive and co-ordinate strategic initiatives and engaging with multiple stakeholders across the Globe.
    • Be a change agent by maximizing efficiencies and enhancing control through process re-engineering.
    • Work with Onshore colleagues to ensure new products are rolled out in a controlled manner

Qualifications

• University degree in Finance, Economics, Engineering, Mathematics or equivalent
• Further professional qualification and/or study is beneficial e.g. CPA, CFA, or Masters
• Experience working in the financial or related sector

Experience / Knowledge

Control & Risk

• Preferred experience working in the control function of a financial institution
• Understands the need for control in a banking environment

Financial Services

• Knowledge of a range of financial products and markets - including derivatives - is expected
• Knowledge of US-GAAP/IAS is beneficial
• Must have an appreciation of the revenue drivers for a trading desk

People Management and Supervision

• Performance appraisal and objective setting
• Giving constructive feedback and mentoring more inexperienced staff
  • Supervising work performed by others

Technical Skills

• IT literate with proficiency in Excel. Other Microsoft applications would be beneficial

London / Contract / Ref: NK/PP

Global Investment Bank is looking for a talented ex consultant / management consultant turned Business Analyst/ Project Manager to join their Operations Change Management Team.

The successful ex consultant / management consultant with Business Analysis / Project Managment skills and operations experience will be responsible for managing the successful delivery of projects to agreed time, cost, quality, scope, and benefit success criteria targets and to define business improvement opportunities by analysing all components of the business operating model and ensuring that the overall client requirements are agreed and syndicated before, during and after the overall Business Solution Design of the Project is developed.

Role / Principal Accountabilities:

Accountabilities

• Managing the successful delivery of projects to agreed time, cost, quality, scope, and benefit success criteria targets
• Developing and managing the Project Terms of Reference and Project Plan
• Producing fit for purpose project deliverables
• Ensuring Business Client requirements and benefits are clearly articulated, syndicated and integrated within the project or delivery plan
• Ensuring that the testing and quality approach adopted by the project will demonstrate that the business requirement s have been delivered

Responsibilities:

• Defining the components and deliverables of the project
• Defining and implementing the overall project approach and plans
• Selecting, appointing and managing project level roles and teams
• Agreeing performance targets and tolerances for the project then delivering against these
• Ensuring complete transparency of actual Vs. target performance for stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle
• Managing change control
• Managing project risk, issues, dependencies and quality
• Ensuring the project has appropriate and effective governance
• Managing engagement of all project level stakeholders
• Managing the analysis of business operating model components and identification of improvement opportunities
• Defining 'as is' and target 'to be' states
• Deriving, quantifying and documenting benefits of the 'to be' state
• Managing the delivery of business owned components of the overall Business Solution
• Design
• Developing the overall testing strategy, approach and test pack

Desired:

• Has experience of dealing with vendors and other 3rd parties from initial contact through to full delivery and subsequent management of services or products
• Has some experience of leading the production and evolution of overall departmental and business unit strategies

London / Permanent / Ref: NK/OPs Consult

Business Analysts & Project Managers (All levels) - P&L Attribution - £500-900

My client is seeking Project Managers and Business Analysts at all levels to join one of the largest and most strategic transformation programmes in the financial services industry at the moment. The overall programme focuses on reducing the financial reporting risk and improving data quality across the whole enterprise.

Our client, a top tier investment bank, is seeking professional Project Managers and Business Analysts who understand the complex challenges involved with reviewing, maintaining and managing a target operating model, to ensure financial analysis and reporting concerns are met.

The key responsibilities for this position will be;

• User Acceptance Testing (UAT) Planning including;
  • Preparation of business test cases
  • Production of UAT test approach and plan
  • Preparation of user guides
• Execution of Quality Assurance
• User training
• Coordination of UAT
• UAT progress reporting
• Collection and definition of business requirements in partnership and collaboration with the business
• Working with the relevant stakeholder to prioritise requirements
• Working with Project managers and developers to ensure correct implementation of requirements

To be successful within this organisation you will have:

• Knowledge of P&L, Risk and Attribution reporting
• Experience managing UAT processes
• Previous experience as a Business Analyst / Project Manager
• Investment Banking experience

If you are interested in joining this market leading firm, and designing and delivering a cutting edge solution please send through your details.

Alexander Ash Consulting is acting as a search firm.

London / Contract / Ref: CA-2207-BAPMPnL

Our client, a top tier investment bank, is looking for a VP Level product controller, with particular experience in or around P & L attribution/P & L explain/ P & L decomposition.

The primary role of the risk and P&L team is to produce the daily P&L and risk numbers for the business lines it is assigned to, ensuring all trading activities are properly recorded and accounted for in the Bank's systems and providing accurate data to the businesses and downstream groups on a daily basis.

Responsibilities of a Controller include, but are not limited to:

Performing the following functions:

Production and reporting of daily P&L and Risk

Review of daily exceptions within the P&L e.g. failed trades, currency breaks and booking issues

Analysis, explanation and commentary on the P&L

Report and analysis of risk exposures

Calculation, posting and comment on daily P&L adjustments

Detailed review of all P&L adjustments (aging and categorisation) and ensuring action plans exist for resolution

Current state analysis and re-engineering of P&L processes onto strategic tools

Be able to drive and co-ordinate strategic initiatives and engaging with multiple stakeholders across the Globe.

Be a change agent by maximizing efficiencies and enhancing control through process re-engineering.

Work with Onshore colleagues to ensure new products are rolled out in a controlled manner

Qualifications

University degree in Finance, Economics, Engineering, Mathematics or equivalent

Further professional qualification and/or study is beneficial e.g. CPA, CFA, or Masters

Experience working in the financial or related sector

Experience / Knowledge

Control & Risk

Preferred experience working in the control function of a financial institution

Understands the need for control in a banking environment

Financial Services

Knowledge of a range of financial products and markets - including derivatives - is expected

Knowledge of US-GAAP/IAS is beneficial

Must have an appreciation of the revenue drivers for a trading desk

People Management and Supervision

Performance appraisal and objective setting

Giving constructive feedback and mentoring more inexperienced staff

Supervising work performed by others

Technical Skills

IT literate with proficiency in Excel. Other Microsoft applications would be beneficial

Please apply as soon as possible.

London / Contract / Ref: GM 1110

Opportunity at Top Tier Investment Bank! £600-750pd!!

Our client, a top tier investment bank, is looking for a business analyst to join their large change and transformatino programme. The position will be operating within the market risk space. The role is technology aligned.

Responsibilities

The candidate will:

• Work with the Market Risk project process covering all business aspects of the process from requirements gathering through implementation.
• Be responsible for the relationship with business users and off shore delivery teams.
• Be responsible for requirement gathering and business analysis
• Produce functional requirements specification documents using formal modeling methodologies (use cases, process flow diagrams, etc.)
• Ensure that specific project deliverables are produced on time in accordance with the project plan and make sure that all relevant parties are informed of progress.
• Report project progress at regular intervals to management and produce key documentation for distribution.
• Maintain a quality control process and ensure that project deliverables meet the required quality standards.
• Manage the execution of policy statements and all standards derived from them.
• Manage risks and issues for a project's successful outcome.

Personal Characteristics:

• Team Player - Willingness to share information and follow Group standards
• Proven track record of delivering projects in a challenging environment
• Confident manner - Business awareness and well presented, be able to work closely with users
• Good oral and written communication
• Flexible - keen to learn new technologies and to extend business knowledge
• Strong development skills and ability to focus on requirements to overcome delivery challenges, good problem-solving skills
• Demonstrable success in meeting deadlines and operating with clients and vendors

• Work to schedules within the team with various divisions, ensuring maximum efficiency in the allocation of resources and skills within the projects
• Pragmatic - Showing a high attention to detail

Apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment!!

Please send CVs to - gerard.munoz@alexanderash.com

London / Contract / Ref: GM034

Business Analyst specialising in Credit Margin Services - Top Tier Investment Bank - £650pd!

Our client, a top tier investment bank, is looking for a business analyst specialising in credit margin services. The candidate will have the following proffessional experience:

• Possess a track record in business change working on a variety of relevant projects with successful delivery of; stakeholder management, strong governance controls and disciplined budget management
• A strong command of business analysis techniques - including the application of industry-standard methodologies. Financial Services experience together with experience of an operations environment is essential
• Strong experience of performing business analysis in complex environments and working on and integrating multiple project workstreams
• Change experience within Credit and the Trade Life Cycle, with a proven track record of successful delivery is required. A background in wealth management is desirable
• Core Functional Experience
  • Credit Functional Experience within all or some of the following functions is required: Credit Processes: Origination, Sanction, Post Sanction Fulfilment, Monitoring and Control, Account Management.
  • Experience within margining and collateral management essential. Knowledge of how to margin different types of derivative and collateral required
  • Trade Life Cycle experience preferable: Order Capture; Order Execution; Trade Fulfilment, Trade Settlement. Key knowledge of FX and Cash Equities asset classes
• An understanding of Credit Risk Portfolio Management, Credit Risk Policy and Appetite is desirable

Please apply now to avoid disappointment!

London / Contract / Ref: GM302

Our client, a top tier investment bank, is looking for a VP Level product controller, with particular experience in or around P & L attribution/P & L explain/ P & L decomposition.

The primary role of the risk and P&L team is to produce the daily P&L and risk numbers for the business lines it is assigned to, ensuring all trading activities are properly recorded and accounted for in the Bank's systems and providing accurate data to the businesses and downstream groups on a daily basis.

Responsibilities of a Controller include, but are not limited to:

Performing the following functions:

Production and reporting of daily P&L and Risk

Review of daily exceptions within the P&L e.g. failed trades, currency breaks and booking issues

Analysis, explanation and commentary on the P&L

Report and analysis of risk exposures

Calculation, posting and comment on daily P&L adjustments

Detailed review of all P&L adjustments (aging and categorisation) and ensuring action plans exist for resolution

Current state analysis and re-engineering of P&L processes onto strategic tools

Be able to drive and co-ordinate strategic initiatives and engaging with multiple stakeholders across the Globe.

Be a change agent by maximizing efficiencies and enhancing control through process re-engineering.

Work with Onshore colleagues to ensure new products are rolled out in a controlled manner

Qualifications

University degree in Finance, Economics, Engineering, Mathematics or equivalent

Further professional qualification and/or study is beneficial e.g. CPA, CFA, or Masters

Experience working in the financial or related sector

Experience / Knowledge

Control & Risk

Preferred experience working in the control function of a financial institution

Understands the need for control in a banking environment

Financial Services

Knowledge of a range of financial products and markets - including derivatives - is expected

Knowledge of US-GAAP/IAS is beneficial

Must have an appreciation of the revenue drivers for a trading desk

People Management and Supervision

Performance appraisal and objective setting

Giving constructive feedback and mentoring more inexperienced staff

Supervising work performed by others

Technical Skills

IT literate with proficiency in Excel. Other Microsoft applications would be beneficial

Please apply as soon as possible.

London / Contract / Ref: GM 1110

Opportunity at Top Tier Investment Bank! £600-750pd!!

Our client, a top tier investment bank, is looking for a business analyst to join their large change and transformatino programme. The position will be operating within the market risk space. The role is technology aligned.

Responsibilities

The candidate will:

• Work with the Market Risk project process covering all business aspects of the process from requirements gathering through implementation.
• Be responsible for the relationship with business users and off shore delivery teams.
• Be responsible for requirement gathering and business analysis
• Produce functional requirements specification documents using formal modeling methodologies (use cases, process flow diagrams, etc.)
• Ensure that specific project deliverables are produced on time in accordance with the project plan and make sure that all relevant parties are informed of progress.
• Report project progress at regular intervals to management and produce key documentation for distribution.
• Maintain a quality control process and ensure that project deliverables meet the required quality standards.
• Manage the execution of policy statements and all standards derived from them.
• Manage risks and issues for a project's successful outcome.

Personal Characteristics:

• Team Player - Willingness to share information and follow Group standards
• Proven track record of delivering projects in a challenging environment
• Confident manner - Business awareness and well presented, be able to work closely with users
• Good oral and written communication
• Flexible - keen to learn new technologies and to extend business knowledge
• Strong development skills and ability to focus on requirements to overcome delivery challenges, good problem-solving skills
• Demonstrable success in meeting deadlines and operating with clients and vendors

• Work to schedules within the team with various divisions, ensuring maximum efficiency in the allocation of resources and skills within the projects
• Pragmatic - Showing a high attention to detail

Apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment!!

Please send CVs to - gerard.munoz@alexanderash.com

London / Contract / Ref: GM034

Global Investment bank is looking for a talented Project Manager/Business Analyst with FX operations (Foreign Exchange Operations) experience to join their FX Cash, FX Derivative and Money Market products in London, North America and Asia Pacific, participating in leading edge industry initiatives.

The Project Manager / Business Analyst with FX experience with will be situated within the FX Operations Projects Team. The successful applicant will be required to manage a number of projects to service the wider FX Operations group, through the full project lifecycle.

Responsibilities include:

Project initiation - defining the aims and scope of new projects

Business Analysis and Requirements gathering

Managing projects through IT development and reporting on progress

Planning and co-ordinating UAT for new IT releases

Overseeing project go-lives

Project Closing - ensuring that lessons learned are re-used

Working with business users to prioritize future initiatives

? Partnering with IT to ensure the maximum level of process improvements are delivered successfully

The existing portfolio of projects range from tactical Minor Works to Strategic initiatives.

Required:

• Process re-engineering background within an IB.
• Proven process analysis and projects experience.
• Proven experience of managing business process change.

Experience Preferred:

• Experience with FX Cash or Derivative products.
• Experience at working within an Operations group.
• Project / programme management experience.
• Experience in challenging current process & drive change.

Skills / Aptitude Required:

• Proven Business Analyst & Project Management skills.
• Ability to produce detailed business requirements documentation for IT implementation.
• Strong understanding of Derivative and/or Cash products.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Ability to design front to back Operational process flows.
• Strong communication skills both verbal & written.
• Ability to confidently represent Operations and the project team across the multiple Working Group forums.
• Good organisational and time management skills.
• Ability to assimilate information quickly.
• Pro-active approach to problem solving, process improvement and project work.
• Ability to partner & develop strong working relationships with key stakeholders from various areas of Operations & more broadly across the Bank.

Self-starter with a 'can-do' attitude (preferred)

London / Contract / Ref: NK/Fpr

Director, Partner, Manager, Consultant, Banking, London

My client requires Financial Services / Investment Banking / Capital Markets Consultants, who have a back ground in Risk, Compliance, Delivery, Change, BPR, London. A big four consultancy is looking to recruit seasoned consultants at Director, Partner and Manager level. they are paying the very best salaries, bonuses and packages in the market. You will only be working with tier one Investment Banking clients and for these roles you must have a strong change management background with a dynamic delivery capability. A strong consultancy background in Investment Banking from a leading global consultancy is a must.

London / Permanent / Ref: BenP:consultant:IB

FS Consultant, Risk, Compliance, Delivery, Change, BPR, London. A big four consultancy is looking to recruit seasoned consultants at Director, Partner and Manager level. they are paying the very best salaries, bonuses and packages in the market. You will only be working with the tier one Investment Banking clients and for these roles you must have a strong change management background with a dynamic delivery capability. A strong consultancy background in Investment Banking from a leading global consultancy is a must.

London / Permanent / Ref: BenP:consultancyRisk

Financial Services Consultants, Delivery, Change, BPR, London. A big four consultancy is looking to recruit season consultants at Director, Partner and Manager level. they are paying the very best salaries, bonus and packages in the market. You will only be working with the tier one Investment Banking clients and for these roles you must have a strong change management background with a dynamic delivery capability. A strong consultancy background in Investment Banking from a leading global consultancy is a must.

London / Permanent / Ref: BenP:consultants

Architect, Front Office, Investment Bank, London. A global Investment Bank requires Architects with Investment Banking experience and who have excellent experience of working on the architecture between front office and business units that feed trade and transaction data to Finance Systems and General Ledgers. my client is looking for five people ranging from Director to VP. on a contract or permanent basis. £500 to £1500 per day or £80k to £200k per annum.

London / Permanent / Ref: BenP:Architects:FO

Business Analyst, Collateral & Credit Management, LTV, Finance, Banking, London. A global Wealth Management company requires a Business Analyst who has experience of end to end credit and who has worked on Counterparty Risk Management Systems, Syndicated Loans systems and Securities Lending and Borrowing systems.

The main duties will be to prepare specifications for new functionality in the Gateway including test and planning deployment, facilitating workshops and small meetings to challenge requirements.

You must have experience and / or knowledge of some of the following:

Credit management, collateral management, loan repayment, credit risk rating, treasury & credit process, counterparty, syndicated loans, LTV - loan to value, mortgages, origination, sanctioning, post sanction fulfilment, monitoring and control, asset management, restructuring and recovery

London / Contract / Ref: BenP:E2ECredit

Architect, Front Office, Investment Bank, London. A global Investment Bank requires Architects with Investment Banking experience and who have excellent experience of working on the architecture between front office and business units that feed trade and transaction data to Finance Systems and General Ledgers. my client is looking for five people ranging from Director to VP. on a contract or permanent basis. £500 to £1500 per day or £80k to £200k per annum.

London / Contract / Ref: BenP:Architect:FO3

Business Analyst, Investment Bank, London. A global wealth manager requires a business Analyst with experience in E2E Credit, mortgages, credit processes, origination, sanction, post sanction, monitoring and control, asset management, fulfilment, restructuring and recovery. The main duites will be to prepare specifications for new functionality in the Gateway including test and planing deployment, Including facilitating workshops and small meetings to challenge requirements. For this role you must have experience as a Business Analyst ideally in a Wealth Management company and who has End to End Credit Knowledge.

London / Contract / Ref: BenP:E2ECredit

Change Manager, Business Analyst, Project Manager, MI, Banking, London. A global wealth manager requires 2 contractors one is a Business Analyst with MI (management information) and change management experience and the other is a Project Manager (PM) with MI (management information) and change management experience. For both roles you must have MI experience within Operations. I have detailed specs so please call me to discuss the roles in detail. Ben Price 0207 688 8432

London / Contract / Ref: BenP:BA/PM:ChangeM

Charles River, Test & Product Specialist Analyst, Banking, London. A Global Wealth Management company requires a Charles River specialist who can perform a Business Analyst and Test analyst role with Charles River. You must be able to talk to the business and also the technical team and have 1 to 2 years experience with at least Charles River version 8, experience with version 9 would be perfect, plus experience within a private banking or investment management environment would be ideal. PLease call me asap to get more details on the role.

London / Contract / Ref: BenP:CharlesR

Sparx Consultant / Architect, Investment Bank, London. A leading Global Investment Bank urgently requires a talented SPARX consultant who has experience working with the SPARX application as an Architect, Business Analyst and Trainer in an Investment Bank. Please call me as I have a detailed spec and information about the project and department. Ben Price 0207 688 8432 or 077929 44122

London / Contract / Ref: BENP:SPARX

Test Manager, e-trading, Digital, Investment Bank, London. A leading global Investment bank / Wealth Manager is looking to recruit an experienced Test Manager. This is an urgent role and the position is necessary for crucial end to end test coordination across the Digital Delivery Service programme. The position is based in London due to the need to work closely with business sponsors and project managers. You must have experience of performing a similar role in an Investment Bank or Wealth Manager and experience of e-trading systems is essential

London / Contract / Ref: BenP:TestManager

Business Analyst, Basel II, Treasury, Investment Bank, London. This role is to work for a global Wealth Manager to work on a project that is designed to manage more effectively interest rate risk in the banking book, hedging, funds transfer pricing (FTP) and liquidity management. You will be required to define the target operating model and to embed the required processes into the RFDW (Risk Financial Data Warehouse) and QRM. You must have the following experience:

• Strong regulatory experience / treasury experience / liquidity reporting
• QRM experience preferred by not essential
• Strong process flow skills and strong documentation skills
• Prove experience of defining target operating models
• Experience working on large, complex programmes and experience of full project life cycle
• Risk Management experience
• Excellent understanding of financial regulation, especially Basel II
• Excellent analytical skills to critically evaluate information gathered from multiple sources, reconcile conflicts, decompose high-level information in to details, translate up from low-level information to a more general understanding
• Ability to distinguish solution ideas from requirements and presented user requests from the underlying true needs
• Proven influencing and communication skills with the ability to influence outside direct reporting lines
• Delivery focused and highly energetic with the ability to deliver first class results with a challenging but influential style
• Ability to work at different levels (from strategic to close attention to detail) and to be able to concisely summarise complex issues
• Excellent planning, prioritisation, problem solving and organisational skills

London / Contract / Ref: BenP:BA:Treasury

Business Analyst, FX, Credit, Collateral, Margin, Investment, Bank, London. A Global Wealth Management Organisation is recruiting multiple positions for Business Analysts who specialise in one of the following, FX, Credit, Collateral & Margin.

For the FX BA role you need to have experience with full FX trade life cycle and core functional experience within Credit Processes, Origination, Sanction, Post Sanction fulfilment, Monitoring & Control,, Account Management, plus experience within margining & collateral.

For the Credit BA role you need experience with full software development lifecycle, functional specs, design docs, credit risk, credit functional experience within Credit Processes, Origination, Sanction, Post Sanction fulfilment, Monitoring & Control,, Account Management, restructuring & recovery.

For the Collateral Margin BA role you need experience within Credit & Trade Life cycle plus Credit Functional Experience within all or some of the following functions is required: Credit Processes: Origination, Sanction, Post Sanction Fulfilment, Monitoring and Control, Account Management. Experience within margining and collateral management essential. Knowledge of how to margin different types of derivative and collateral required. Trade Life Cycle experience preferable: Order Capture; Order Execution; Trade Fulfilment, Trade Settlement. Key knowledge of FX and Cash Equities asset classes.

I have detailed specs so please call me to discuss in more detail. Many thanks : Ben Price 0207 688 8432

London / Contract / Ref: BenP:BA

Business Analyst, Equity Swaps, Investment Bank, London. A global investment bank requires a talented Business Analyst who has current experience with Trade Capture and Trade matching. You must have experience with Equity Derivatives, Equity Swaps, business analysis within in an Investment Bank, Project Management and solution design, plus any experiernce of MarkITWire, DTCC, Traiana & Unavista would be a bonus.

London / Contract / Ref: BenP:EquitySwaps

Data Warehouse Manager, Investment Bank, London. A global investment bank requires a very experienced / heavy weight Data Warehouse Manager who is able to manage a very large department and a high number of head count, you must be experienced dealing with very senior management and you must have experience of running very large complex global Oracle data warehousing projects in Investment Banks. You must have experience within an Investment bank across the following departments Risk, Finance and Treasury as well as experience with management data, data mining and business analytics. You should have a solid background in Oracle ( development, support, implementation ) and be very experienced in running large global teams and dealing with very senior management. You must be very diplomatic and be persuasive and able to deal with resistance and with stakeholders pushing back. Key to this role is the ability to communicate at all levels in a friendly but decisive manner, you must be energetic and enthusiastic and able to rise to the challenge of getting a failing project back on track. You must have Knowledge / use of OFSAA (Oracle Financial Services Analytical Applications) technology and experience with calculation engines for Treasury / Risk / Finance (i.e. Funds transfer Pricing, Cost Allocations, Risk Weighted Assets etc). If you want to further you career with a challenge, then this is the role for you. Please call me for further information : Ben Price 0207 688 8432

London / Permanent / Ref: BenP:DWdir

Data Warehouse Director, Programme Manager VP, SVP, Bank London. A global Investment Bank requires an extremly heavy weight and experienced Data Warehouse implementation specialist at Director, Programme Manager, VP or SVP level. They are looking for some one that can run a multi millon pound DW implementation and some one that has experience of implementing Oracle OFSAA. You ideally should have experience in either Treasury, Risk or Finance. This is going to be a very challenging and demanding long term project and this role will pay between £150k to £250k per year depending on your experience.

London / Permanent / Ref: BenP:DW-perm:impleme

Charles River, Test & Product Specialist Analyst, Banking, London. A Global Wealth Management company requires a Charles River specialist who can perform a Business Analyst and Test analyst role with Charles River. You must be able to talk to the business and also the technical team and have 1 to 2 years experience with at least Charles River version 8, experience with version 9 would be perfect, plus experience within a private banking or investment management environment would be ideal. PLease call me asap to get more details on the role.

London / Contract / Ref: BenP:CharlesR

Data Warehouse Director, Programme Manager VP, SVP, Bank London. A global Investment Bank requires an extremly heavy weight and experienced Data Warehouse implementation specialist at Director, Programme Manager, VP or SVP level. They are looking for some one that can run a multi millon pound DW implementation and some one that has experience of implementing Oracle OFSAA. You ideally should have experience in either Treasury, Risk or Finance. This is going to be a very challenging and demanding long term project and this role will pay between £1000 to £2000 per day depending on your experience.

London / Contract / Ref: BenP:DW-implementati

A fantastic opportunity for a forward thinking, ambitious, and driven Management Consultant to join a top tier firm within Capital Markets. If this is your target space please read on...

We have opportunities open for top performing Management Consultants open with a number of top tier investment banks, and top performing consultancies.

If you are looking for a role within Industry, and are targeting the investment bank firms within Capital Markets and Global Markets and Financial Services please do read on. Furthermore, we have roles working for a top tier global consultancies within the Financial Services proactive that may also be of interest.

Alexander Ash specialise within change management and project / programme management positions. We work with a host of top tier investment banks and require individuals who have skills in all of the following areas -

Project & Programme Management

Business Analysis

PMO

Solutioning

Business Architecture

Example Content -

Strategy, Regulatory Reporting (Basel II, III, CRD II, III, AIRB, MiFID II, Solvency II etc), Risk Management, Market Risk, Credit Risk, Compliance, Finance Change, Finance Transformation, Product Control, Balance sheet, Liquidity, capital, Data Quality, Data Warehousing, STP, BPR, TOM. These are just some of the examples of areas that we have roles open in, and if you have any exposure to any of these areas please do contact us.

Alexander Ash Consulting is acting as an agency

London / Permanent / Ref: efTLMCRisknComp

A fantastic opportunity for a forward thinking, ambitious, and driven Management Consultant to join a top tier firm within Capital Markets. If this is your target space please read on...

We have opportunities open for top performing Management Consultants open with a number of top tier investment banks, and top performing consultancies.

If you are looking for a role within Industry, and are targeting the investment bank firms within Capital Markets and Global Markets and Financial Services please do read on. Furthermore, we have roles working for a top tier global consultancies within the Financial Services proactive that may also be of interest.

Alexander Ash specialise within change management and project / programme management positions. We work with a host of top tier investment banks and require individuals who have skills in all of the following areas -

Project & Programme Management

Business Analysis

PMO

Business Architecture

Solutioning

Example Content -

Strategy Reporting, Regulatory Reporting (Basel II, III, CRD II, III, AIRB, MiFID II, Solvency II etc), Compliance, Market Risk, Credit Risk, Risk Management, Finance Change, Finance Transformation, Product Control, Balance sheet, Liquidity, capital, Data Quality, Data Warehousing, STP, BPR, TOM. These are just some of the examples of areas that we have roles open in, and if you have any exposure to any of these areas please do contact us.

Alexander Ash Consulting is acting as an agency

London / Permanent / Ref: efTLMC""&q

Business Analyst specialising in Credit Margin Services - Top Tier Investment Bank - £650pd!

Our client, a top tier investment bank, is looking for a business analyst specialising in credit margin services. The candidate will have the following proffessional experience:

• Possess a track record in business change working on a variety of relevant projects with successful delivery of; stakeholder management, strong governance controls and disciplined budget management
• A strong command of business analysis techniques - including the application of industry-standard methodologies. Financial Services experience together with experience of an operations environment is essential
• Strong experience of performing business analysis in complex environments and working on and integrating multiple project workstreams
• Change experience within Credit and the Trade Life Cycle, with a proven track record of successful delivery is required. A background in wealth management is desirable
• Core Functional Experience
  • Credit Functional Experience within all or some of the following functions is required: Credit Processes: Origination, Sanction, Post Sanction Fulfilment, Monitoring and Control, Account Management.
  • Experience within margining and collateral management essential. Knowledge of how to margin different types of derivative and collateral required
  • Trade Life Cycle experience preferable: Order Capture; Order Execution; Trade Fulfilment, Trade Settlement. Key knowledge of FX and Cash Equities asset classes
• An understanding of Credit Risk Portfolio Management, Credit Risk Policy and Appetite is desirable

Please apply now to avoid disappointment!

London / Contract / Ref: GM302

Fiserv Developer, VB, C++, Investment Bank, London. A talented developer is required by a leading global financial organisation. For this role you must have Investment Banking experience and experience of developing the Fiserv applications called Tradeflow and Advantage fee billing.

These products are developed in Visual Basic and C++ so experience in these development languages is a must as well as experience in the following technologies:

MS/SQL, Oracle, WebSphere, Weblogic, Tomcat, Apache, MQ Series/MQSI, MS/SQL, Oracle, Swift, Unavista, Triana and ideally experience of the Charles River Applications.

London / Contract / Ref: BenP:Fiservdeveloper

Business Analyst specialising in Credit Margin Services - Top Tier Investment Bank - £650pd!

Our client, a top tier investment bank, is looking for a business analyst specialising in credit margin services. The candidate will have the following proffessional experience:

• Possess a track record in business change working on a variety of relevant projects with successful delivery of; stakeholder management, strong governance controls and disciplined budget management
• A strong command of business analysis techniques - including the application of industry-standard methodologies. Financial Services experience together with experience of an operations environment is essential
• Strong experience of performing business analysis in complex environments and working on and integrating multiple project workstreams
• Change experience within Credit and the Trade Life Cycle, with a proven track record of successful delivery is required. A background in wealth management is desirable
• Core Functional Experience
  • Credit Functional Experience within all or some of the following functions is required: Credit Processes: Origination, Sanction, Post Sanction Fulfilment, Monitoring and Control, Account Management.
  • Experience within margining and collateral management essential. Knowledge of how to margin different types of derivative and collateral required
  • Trade Life Cycle experience preferable: Order Capture; Order Execution; Trade Fulfilment, Trade Settlement. Key knowledge of FX and Cash Equities asset classes
• An understanding of Credit Risk Portfolio Management, Credit Risk Policy and Appetite is desirable

Please apply now to avoid disappointment!

London / Contract / Ref: GM302

Senior Application Support Analyst, Finance, Banking, London. A global wealth management company requires an application Support Analyst who will be responsible for ensuring all live applications within the area of responsibility are fully supported and meet Service Level Agreement (SLA) requirements of all service areas. In conjunction with this, the role holder will be responsible for the delivery of application support services to respective Application Support Team Managers. This role will extend to implementing, managing, meeting and exceeding all response and resolution SLA s whilst also working with the wider technology group to successfully on board new Services into the Live Environments, ensuring consistent use of processes and enhancement of service.

Essential Skills

- Unix Command Line

- SQL on databases: SQL Server and Oracle

- Java

- Websphere

Desirable Skills

- MQ

- Tibco (Business Works)

- Autosys Job Scheduler

- ITIL v3 qualified - to at least foundation level

Candidate Summary:

The candidate will possess relevant experience and a proven track record in an application support role, preferably within the financial services industry. Experienced in supporting applications in a global environment and familiar with ITIL concepts and best practices. Preferably experienced in supporting applications in a major investment bank, with a strong knowledge of ITIL-based processes and best practices. An understanding of ITIL methodologies is required, with an ability to investigate, analyse and resolve application issues. The candidate must be comfortable working alongside 2nd Line Infrastructure teams and 3rd party vendors as part of the day to day Service Support activities. The Candidate must have strong analytical and investigation skills with an ability to resolve issues in a high-pressure & time critical environment. The candidate will also need to have a proven track record of service delivery in a complex IT environment and will have an in-depth understanding of applications supported by Applications Support functions in general. Exposure and / or practical knowledge and experience of Front Office and Back Office applications and procedures are advantageous but are not essential.

Qualification Summary:

Essential Skills - Unix Command Line - SQL on databases: SQL Server and Oracle - Java - Websphere - A very good knowledge of data transformation. - A high level of operational understanding of ETL technologies is an advantage - Skilled and experienced in the system monitoring techniques. - High level of knowledge and experience in system testing techniques and practices Desirable Skills - MQ - Tibco (Business Works) - Autosys Job Scheduler - ITIL v3 qualified to at least foundation level.

London / Contract / Ref: RE:AppsSupport

The primary role of a the Risk and P&L team is to produce the daily P&L and risk numbers for the business lines it is assigned to, ensuring all trading activities are properly recorded and accounted for in the Bank's systems and providing accurate data to the businesses and downstream groups on a daily basis.

Responsibilities of a successful Product Controller include but are not limited to:

• Performing the following functions:
  • Production and reporting of daily P&L and Risk
  • Review of daily exceptions within the P&L e.g. failed trades, currency breaks and booking issues
  • Analysis, explanation and commentary on the P&L
  • Report and analysis of risk exposures
  • Calculation, posting and comment on daily P&L adjustments
  • Detailed review of all P&L adjustments (aging and categorisation) and ensuring action plans exist for resolution
    • Current state analysis and re-engineering of P&L processes onto strategic tools
    • Be able to drive and co-ordinate strategic initiatives and engaging with multiple stakeholders across the Globe.
    • Be a change agent by maximizing efficiencies and enhancing control through process re-engineering.
    • Work with Onshore colleagues to ensure new products are rolled out in a controlled manner

Qualifications

• University degree in Finance, Economics, Engineering, Mathematics or equivalent
• Further professional qualification and/or study is beneficial e.g. CPA, CFA, or Masters
• Experience working in the financial or related sector

Experience / Knowledge

Control & Risk

• Preferred experience working in the control function of a financial institution
• Understands the need for control in a banking environment

Financial Services

• Knowledge of a range of financial products and markets - including derivatives - is expected
• Knowledge of US-GAAP/IAS is beneficial
• Must have an appreciation of the revenue drivers for a trading desk

People Management and Supervision

• Performance appraisal and objective setting
• Giving constructive feedback and mentoring more inexperienced staff
  • Supervising work performed by others

Technical Skills

• IT literate with proficiency in Excel. Other Microsoft applications would be beneficial

London / Contract / Ref: DB-PP

Architect, Front Office, Investment Bank, London. A global Investment Bank requires Architects with Investment Banking experience and who have excellent experience of working on the architecture between front office and business units that feed trade and transaction data to Finance Systems and General Ledgers. my client is looking for five people ranging from Director to VP. on a contract or permanent basis. £500 to £1500 per day or £80k to £200k per annum.

London / Contract / Ref: BenP:Architect:FO3

Global Investment Bank is looking for a talent Business Analyst with OTC clearing experience to join their organization to to deliver an industry leading Client Clearing solution for all asset classes; OTC Derivatives (equity, interest rates and credit), Listed Derivatives, Commodities and FX.

The successful Business Analyst with OTC clearing experience will ideally have some knowledge of Clearing houses as well as an understanding of the current/recent industry trends that have driving the Client Clearing space (CME, ICE, LCH, IDCG etc.)

The successful candidate will have strong problem solving skills, an analytical mindset, good communication skills, knowledge of derivatives, central clearing and the ambition to build a career in business analysis within the organisation.

The immediate focus of the Business Analyst with OTC clearing experience will be to:

* Part of a team of business analysts delivering a major project in the Clearing space.
* Deliver projects to bring major change to the Clearing processes through significant enhancement of the current systems or through the delivery of the future state Clearing systems as part of a team of more senior business analysts. This will involve writing requirements documents, working with senior members of Derivative Operations and IT to design solutions, writing test plans, co-ordination and execution of testing, user training, co-ordination of the implementation of the code changes and providing post-implementation support.
*Enhancements to the current systems and processes.
* Analyse issues with the current applications and processes and identify solutions.

London / Permanent / Ref: DB/OTC clearing

Sparx Consultant / Architect, Investment Bank, London. A leading Global Investment Bank urgently requires a talented SPARX consultant who has experience working with the SPARX application as an Architect, Business Analyst and Trainer in an Investment Bank. Please call me as I have a detailed spec and information about the project and department. Ben Price 0207 688 8432 or 077929 44122

London / Contract / Ref: BENP:SPARX

Business Analyst, Investment Bank, London. A global wealth manager requires a business Analyst with experience in E2E Credit, mortgages, credit processes, origination, sanction, post sanction, monitoring and control, asset management, fulfilment, restructuring and recovery. The main duites will be to prepare specifications for new functionality in the Gateway including test and planing deployment, Including facilitating workshops and small meetings to challenge requirements. For this role you must have experience as a Business Analyst ideally in a Wealth Management company and who has End to End Credit Knowledge.

London / Contract / Ref: BenP:E2ECredit

Global Investment Bank is looking for a talented ex consultant / management consultant turned Business Analyst/ Project Manager to join their Operations Change Management Team.

The successful ex consultant / management consultant with Business Analysis / Project Managment skills and operations experience will be responsible for managing the successful delivery of projects to agreed time, cost, quality, scope, and benefit success criteria targets and to define business improvement opportunities by analysing all components of the business operating model and ensuring that the overall client requirements are agreed and syndicated before, during and after the overall Business Solution Design of the Project is developed.

Role / Principal Accountabilities:

Accountabilities

• Managing the successful delivery of projects to agreed time, cost, quality, scope, and benefit success criteria targets
• Developing and managing the Project Terms of Reference and Project Plan
• Producing fit for purpose project deliverables
• Ensuring Business Client requirements and benefits are clearly articulated, syndicated and integrated within the project or delivery plan
• Ensuring that the testing and quality approach adopted by the project will demonstrate that the business requirement s have been delivered

Responsibilities:

• Defining the components and deliverables of the project
• Defining and implementing the overall project approach and plans
• Selecting, appointing and managing project level roles and teams
• Agreeing performance targets and tolerances for the project then delivering against these
• Ensuring complete transparency of actual Vs. target performance for stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle
• Managing change control
• Managing project risk, issues, dependencies and quality
• Ensuring the project has appropriate and effective governance
• Managing engagement of all project level stakeholders
• Managing the analysis of business operating model components and identification of improvement opportunities
• Defining 'as is' and target 'to be' states
• Deriving, quantifying and documenting benefits of the 'to be' state
• Managing the delivery of business owned components of the overall Business Solution
• Design
• Developing the overall testing strategy, approach and test pack

Desired:

• Has experience of dealing with vendors and other 3rd parties from initial contact through to full delivery and subsequent management of services or products
• Has some experience of leading the production and evolution of overall departmental and business unit strategies

London / Permanent / Ref: NK/OPs Consult

Business Analyst, Collateral & Credit Management, LTV, Finance, Banking, London. A global Wealth Management company requires a Business Analyst who has experience of end to end credit and who has worked on Counterparty Risk Management Systems, Syndicated Loans systems and Securities Lending and Borrowing systems.

The main duties will be to prepare specifications for new functionality in the Gateway including test and planning deployment, facilitating workshops and small meetings to challenge requirements.

You must have experience and / or knowledge of some of the following:

Credit management, collateral management, loan repayment, credit risk rating, treasury & credit process, counterparty, syndicated loans, LTV - loan to value, mortgages, origination, sanctioning, post sanction fulfilment, monitoring and control, asset management, restructuring and recovery

London / Contract / Ref: BenP:E2ECredit

Business Analyst, Basel II, Treasury, Investment Bank, London. This role is to work for a global Wealth Manager to work on a project that is designed to manage more effectively interest rate risk in the banking book, hedging, funds transfer pricing (FTP) and liquidity management. You will be required to define the target operating model and to embed the required processes into the RFDW (Risk Financial Data Warehouse) and QRM. You must have the following experience:

• Strong regulatory experience / treasury experience / liquidity reporting
• QRM experience preferred by not essential
• Strong process flow skills and strong documentation skills
• Prove experience of defining target operating models
• Experience working on large, complex programmes and experience of full project life cycle
• Risk Management experience
• Excellent understanding of financial regulation, especially Basel II
• Excellent analytical skills to critically evaluate information gathered from multiple sources, reconcile conflicts, decompose high-level information in to details, translate up from low-level information to a more general understanding
• Ability to distinguish solution ideas from requirements and presented user requests from the underlying true needs
• Proven influencing and communication skills with the ability to influence outside direct reporting lines
• Delivery focused and highly energetic with the ability to deliver first class results with a challenging but influential style
• Ability to work at different levels (from strategic to close attention to detail) and to be able to concisely summarise complex issues
• Excellent planning, prioritisation, problem solving and organisational skills

London / Contract / Ref: BenP:BA:Treasury

Change Manager, Business Analyst, Project Manager, MI, Banking, London. A global wealth manager requires 2 contractors one is a Business Analyst with MI (management information) and change management experience and the other is a Project Manager (PM) with MI (management information) and change management experience. For both roles you must have MI experience within Operations. I have detailed specs so please call me to discuss the roles in detail. Ben Price 0207 688 8432

London / Contract / Ref: BenP:BA/PM:ChangeM

Data Warehouse Director, Programme Manager VP, SVP, Bank London. A global Investment Bank requires an extremly heavy weight and experienced Data Warehouse implementation specialist at Director, Programme Manager, VP or SVP level. They are looking for some one that can run a multi millon pound DW implementation and some one that has experience of implementing Oracle OFSAA. You ideally should have experience in either Treasury, Risk or Finance. This is going to be a very challenging and demanding long term project and this role will pay between £1000 to £2000 per day depending on your experience.

London / Contract / Ref: BenP:DW-implementati

Data Warehouse Director, Programme Manager VP, SVP, Bank London. A global Investment Bank requires an extremly heavy weight and experienced Data Warehouse implementation specialist at Director, Programme Manager, VP or SVP level. They are looking for some one that can run a multi millon pound DW implementation and some one that has experience of implementing Oracle OFSAA. You ideally should have experience in either Treasury, Risk or Finance. This is going to be a very challenging and demanding long term project and this role will pay between £150k to £250k per year depending on your experience.

London / Permanent / Ref: BenP:DW-perm:impleme

Architect, Front Office, Investment Bank, London. A global Investment Bank requires Architects with Investment Banking experience and who have excellent experience of working on the architecture between front office and business units that feed trade and transaction data to Finance Systems and General Ledgers. my client is looking for five people ranging from Director to VP. on a contract or permanent basis. £500 to £1500 per day or £80k to £200k per annum.

London / Permanent / Ref: BenP:Architects:FO

Global Financial Services Group is looking for a talented Business Analyst with Reference Data / Client Data experience.

The successful Business Analyst candidate will have had previous experience in reference data, time series data, trade support data or research / price discovery environments and have familiarity with the practises and terminology associated the industry.

It is likely that The Business Analyst with Reference Data/ Client Data's experience will include knowledge of the information supply chain associated with instruments, clients, issuers, corporate actions and pricing including challenges relating to legal structures, cross referencing and information needs of the transaction life cycle.

This role requires the individual to be a self starter, a good communicator and possess both good written and oral skills. The role involves taking a lead role in specifying scope and requirements for high profile projects engaging multiple global stakeholders. In addition, a high standard of organisational skills to document and report on findings, progress and remediation. The role may also require the ability to conduct user training and presentations. Desirable- * Bachelors degree, ideally in a Financial, Business or Engineering domain or equivalent industry experience * Experience with industry standards and initiatives such as SWIFT, ISO, FIX, FpML, EDM Council Semantics Repository * Proven experience in contributing to large change programmes within the financial services industry * Proven experience with enterprise data management and/or business integration vendor product suites

London / Permanent / Ref: NK/ref

Global Top tier investment Bank is looking for a talented Business Process Architect - Sparx Enterprise Architect (EA) Specialist to join their team

The successful Business Process Architect - Sparx Enterprise Architect (EA) Specialist will be responsible for managing the roll out of a single instance, global implementation of EA across DB.

The Process Architect - Sparx Enterprise Architect (EA) Specialist will in particular be responsible for;

- support the development of the business process methodology, standards and training documents

- document the tool configuration and rationale.

- manage and build tool object and attribute standards and libraries

- govern quality and the consistency of application of standards

- create and implement a process change management publication and communication process via the global portal

- design and build standard reports

- further develop the SharePoint process portal

- manage the relationship with the tools supplier

- perform tool administration

- perform impact assessment and recommendations for tool upgrades.

- provide standard analysis

- manage the global publication of content

- develop capability through in-house training.

Candidate Summary:

• Experienced BUSINESS process architect with experience working with and developing Enterprise Architect for a global environment.
• Good interpersonal and presentation skills.

London / Contract / Ref: NK-Spar

Global Investment Bank is looking for a Senior Business Analyst with and understanding of P & L Attribution, risks associated to it, as well as migration experience. Please note that Investment banking experience is essential for this role.

The Successful Senior Business Analyst with P &L Attribution (Profit and Loss Attribution) and migration experience will need to have the following:

• Proven track record in delivery of detailed business requirements (process, business rules, wireframes, data requirements)
• Proven analytical skills
• Used to working to tight deadlines and flagging potential problems at an early stage
• Strong presentation and documentation skills
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Skilled at problem solving and solution generation
• Comfortable with presenting and working at different levels within the bank to stakeholders across different functional areas with different views / perspectives
  • Strong team player with the ability to take ownership and deliver independently.
  • Motivated self starter with ability to succeed with minimal supervision.
  • People management skills

Preferable skills:

Business process re-engineering

• Experience of working with and/or leading virtual teams across multiple locations

Experience Required:

Essential

• Business Analysis on large scale, global initiative (min 5yrs)
• Delivery of detailed requirements - Process, wireframes, business rules, data requirements
• Issue identification and root cause analysis
• Business process re-engineering
• Day to day project management (all aspects although not at a programme level)
• Product Control

Desirable

• Awareness of equivalent industry players and how they have tackled Finance-related architecture issues
• Knowledge of the Finance/controlling domain and end-to-end workflow for a sales & trading business i.e. interactions with front office, trade capture, PL & risk, accounting & reconciliations, IPV etc.

London / Contract / Ref: NK/Attri

Global top tier investment ban is looking for a talented hands on Business Analyst / Project Manager to join their Equity Derivatives operations team. As a Business Analyst / Project Manager within the Equity Derivatives operations team you must have proven experience in Equity Derivative Operations, having worked in at least one of the following areas within an Investment Bank: Middle Office, Settlements, and Finance / Product Control. Main Function We are looking for a high calibre person to join the Equity Derivative Operations Change Team on a permanent basis.

The successful candidate will work on the significant project workload, with the opportunity to get involved in a wide range of activities from process re-engineering, business requirements definition, project planning and management, test planning and execution and business implementation. All candidates must have proven experience in change management.

Main Duties

* Business analysis - requirements gathering, documentation and analysis using appropriate tools and techniques. Identify and solve complex business facing problems and help to drive the necessary resulting change

* Process Improvement and Control - partnering with functional groups to produce process mapping in a complete end to end business view and following analysis, produce recommendations for improvements in terms of efficiency and control

* UAT - supporting test script development and execution

* Workshop facilitation - Engage with key stakeholders to facilitate workshops and provide data to these sessions to enable fact based conclusions to be drawn

* Presentation - Consolidate all above aspects into a concise business case with clear identification of issues, required actions, costs and benefits

* Execution - Working with core team from the business, agree defined action plan with owners and dates and follow through to delivery

* Communication - ensuring all key stakeholders understand project milestones, risks and issues

* Working with IT, Finance, and the business to ensure a Front to Back delivery Person Requirements Education / Professional Qualifications:

* Graduate with good honours degree or equivalent work experience Work Experience / Background: Essential * Experience in change management across an international investment bank and / or a major consulting firm within financial services

* Strong business analysis skills * Excellent verbal and written communication skills

* Track record in the delivery and implementation of change initiatives

* Strong knowledge of investment banking processes and Operations

* Experience in process improvement analysis and business process re engineering.

* A good understanding with system implementation life cycle methodologies particularly in the analysis and design phases, including; development of business requirements/functional specifications and test case development.

* Strong track record of execution and results, high level of drive to meet deadlines and targets.

London / Contract / Ref: NK/ Deriv

Top Tier Investment Bank is looking for a talented Business Analyst with Lean Six Sigma process re-engineering design candidate to join their Equity Derivatives change team. Ideally a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt qualified candidate with Investment Banking experience.

My client is seeking an expert in business process analysis and future state business process design.

All candidates must have proven experience in Equities Operations, having worked in at least one of the following areas: Middle Office, Settlements, and Finance / Product Control.The candidate must have specialists skills in formal approaches (such as PRINCE2 and Six Sigma) and have successfully completed business process re-engineering initiatives.


Excellent analytical skills are required. Excellent communication and coordination skills are mandatory. Superior presentation skills are also necessary. The applicant should be skilled in business operations, value chain analysis, BPM, business process design, Six/Lean Sigma, as well as organizational design. MBA / Financial Degree. ISEB Business Analysis. Experience in re-engineering client on-boarding business process in an investment bank. Consultancy experience.

Attributes:

Seeking a professional with excellent analytical skills who is able to combine strategic thinking with attention to detail. An individual who enjoys working in a fast-paced dynamic environment will be successful. The right person must have the ability to manage multiple diverse stakeholder groups. High quality delivery should be the core focus of any applicant.

Main Duties
Process Improvement and Control - partnering with functional groups to produce process mapping in a complete end to end business view. Strong analysis skills to challenge current processes and go on to produce and implement recommendations.

• Business analysis - requirements gathering, documentation and analysis using appropriate tools and structured techniques. Identify and solve complex business facing problems and help to drive the necessary resulting change
• Workshop facilitation - Engage with key stakeholders to facilitate workshops and provide data to these sessions to enable fact based conclusions to be drawn
• Presentation - Consolidate all above aspects into a concise business case with clear identification of issues, required actions, costs and benefits
• Execution - Working with core team from the business, agree defined action plan with owners and dates and follow through to delivery
• Communication - ensuring all key stakeholders understand project milestones, risks and issues
• UAT - supporting test script development and execution

Working with IT, Finance, and the business to ensure a Front to Back delivery

London / Contract / Ref: NK/6Sig

Data Warehouse Director, Programme Manager VP, SVP, Bank London. A global Investment Bank requires an extremly heavy weight and experienced Data Warehouse implementation specialist at Director, Programme Manager, VP or SVP level. They are looking for some one that can run a multi millon pound DW implementation and some one that has experience of implementing Oracle OFSAA. You ideally should have experience in either Treasury, Risk or Finance. This is going to be a very challenging and demanding long term project and this role will pay between £150k to £250k per year depending on your experience.

London / Permanent / Ref: BenP:DW-perm:impleme

Data Warehouse Director, Programme Manager VP, SVP, Bank London. A global Investment Bank requires an extremly heavy weight and experienced Data Warehouse implementation specialist at Director, Programme Manager, VP or SVP level. They are looking for some one that can run a multi millon pound DW implementation and some one that has experience of implementing Oracle OFSAA. You ideally should have experience in either Treasury, Risk or Finance. This is going to be a very challenging and demanding long term project and this role will pay between £1000 to £2000 per day depending on your experience.

London / Contract / Ref: BenP:DW-implementati

My client a Tier 1 investment bank seek a senior business analyst with an understanding of trade processing across the credit business to liaise with the front office and build business requirements.

This role requires strong product knowledge across the structured credit businesses. Core responsibilities:

* As Is analysis: understand and document current state

* Front - Back Office processes across the credit business

* To Be process design: define future state processes

* Target operating model experience

* Define implementation roadmap for process and IT changes

* Extensive experience in process re-engineering and/or Business analysis (As Is analysis and To Be design)

* Familiar with front office terms and concepts Personal Characteristics:

* Strong analytical skills

* Flexible in managing tasks

* Proactive

* Ability to work under pressure

* Ability to work in a complex, global environment

* Self motivated

* Team player

London / Permanent / Ref: UPCRED

A leading global investment bank seeks ex management consultants with analysis and project management skills to join an internal consulting group. They require consultative individuals to contribute to the analysis and delivery of re-engineering initiatives across asset class which has been forecasted for several years.

It is anticipated that candidates have excellent tenure working for a management consultancy and have gained strong asset class knowledge - having worked closely with the desk previously.

Core responsibilities include but not limited to:

Bridge the gap between the business and IT As Is analysis: understand and document current state Front - Back Office processes across To Be process design: define future state processes Target operating model experience

Define implementation roadmap for process and IT changes Extensive experience in process re-engineering and/or Business analysis - (As Is analysis and To Be design)

Familiar with front office terms and concepts

Presentation of processes and business requirements to senior stakeholders using excel and powerpoint

Critical thinking is key - after analysis; conclude and propose a strategy to reduce risk exposure. Managing new project requests and facilitating the prioritisation of such requests, liaising with IT for estimates, tracking progress against the project plan, providing regular updates to all stakeholders, logging and managing project issues.

Business analysis - compiling and maintaining project documentation such as business specifications, test packs, and project plans, planning and coordinating UATs, obtaining necessary sign offs, and managing implementations.

Analysis of current state technology used by the business and articulating technical target state Continually reviewing the Best Practice Procedure for the group and ensuring that the London Team adheres to this for all projects in scope for the Book of Work.

Experience of managing a small team with proven record of good people development. Personal Characteristics: * Strong analytical skills * Flexible in managing tasks * Proactive * Ability to work under pressure * Ability to work in a complex, global environment * Self motivated * Team player * Service and customer focus * Good communication skills * Good Microsoft Office products knowledge (especially. Excel, Visio and PowerPoint)

This is an exciting opportunity to join a group that plays a pivotal role in the delivery of strategic solutions across asset class. It is expected that you would have graduated from a red brick university with at least a 2:1, coupled with excellent employment tenure thereafter. Applicants must be from a management consultancy background with strong communication skills both written and verbally, in addition to having a strong exposure to derivatives and a thorough understanding of the trade lifecycle

London / Permanent / Ref: UP - MC

My client a Tier 1 Bank are currently looking for experienced BAs/PMs who have worked on projects around P & L attribution/P & L explain. This is a strategic multiyear initiative from trade capture, risk down to finance across business process change, systems and data.

It is anticipated that you would have strong business knowledge in at least one asset class with a good knowledge of front to back trade processing.

It is expected that you would have worked on a similar project/programme around P & L decomposition across front office, technology, risk or finance.

Core Competencies:

Provide analytical support to elicit, analyse, and record business requirements front office, risk and finance functions

Ensure Business Requirements are sufficient and fully articulated to readily translate into IT documentation

Ensure Finance requirements are represented within the requirements specifications

Refine existing Business Requirements Document and obtain sign off

Define detailed requirements jointly with Business

Support IT during the Functional Design phase

Requirements change control for the duration of the project

Extensive experience in Business Requirements definition

* Excellent understanding of project lifecycle

* Proven track record in financial services industry

* Knowledge of processes, workflows and systems within an investment banking context

This is an exciting opportunity to join a group that is at the centre of a strategic inititiative with the ability to gain long tenure as a contractor at a leading investment bank.

London / Contract / Ref: PNL ATT

My client a Tier 1 Bank are currently looking for experienced BAs/PMs who have worked on projects around P & L attribution/P & L explain. This is a strategic multiyear initiative from trade capture, risk down to finance across business process change, systems and data.

It is anticipated that you would have strong business knowledge in at least one asset class with a good knowledge of front to back trade processing.

It is expected that you would have worked on a similar project/programme around P & L decomposition across front office, technology, risk or finance.

Core Competencies:

Provide analytical support to elicit, analyse, and record business requirements front office, risk and finance functions

Ensure Business Requirements are sufficient and fully articulated to readily translate into IT documentation

Ensure Finance requirements are represented within the requirements specifications

Refine existing Business Requirements Document and obtain sign off

Define detailed requirements jointly with Business

Support IT during the Functional Design phase

Requirements change control for the duration of the project

Extensive experience in Business Requirements definition

* Excellent understanding of project lifecycle

* Proven track record in financial services industry

* Knowledge of processes, workflows and systems within an investment banking context

This is an exciting opportunity to join a group that is at the centre of a strategic inititiative with the ability to gain long tenure as a contractor at a leading investment bank.

London / Contract / Ref: PNL ATT

Business Analyst, Collateral & Credit Management, LTV, Finance, Banking, London. A global Wealth Management company requires a Business Analyst who has experience of end to end credit and who has worked on Counterparty Risk Management Systems, Syndicated Loans systems and Securities Lending and Borrowing systems.

The main duties will be to prepare specifications for new functionality in the Gateway including test and planning deployment, facilitating workshops and small meetings to challenge requirements.

You must have experience and / or knowledge of some of the following:

Credit management, collateral management, loan repayment, credit risk rating, treasury & credit process, counterparty, syndicated loans, LTV - loan to value, mortgages, origination, sanctioning, post sanction fulfilment, monitoring and control, asset management, restructuring and recovery

London / Contract / Ref: BenP:E2ECredit

A fantastic opportunity for a forward thinking, ambitious, and driven Management Consultant to join a top tier firm within Capital Markets. If this is your target space please read on...

We have opportunities open for top performing Management Consultants open with a number of top tier investment banks, and top performing consultancies.

If you are looking for a role within Industry, and are targeting the investment bank firms within Capital Markets and Global Markets please do read on. Furthermore, we have roles working for a top tier global consultancies within the Financial Services proactice that may also be of interest.

Alexander Ash specialise within change management and project / programme management positions. We work with a host of top tier investment banks and require individuals who have skills in all of the following areas -

Project & Programme Management

Business Analysis

PMO

Example Content -

Strategy, Regulatory Reporting (Basel II, III, CRD II, III, AIRB, MiFID II, Solvency II etc), Risk Management, Finance Change, Finance Transformation, Product Control, Balance sheet, Liquidity, capital, Data Quality, Data Warehousing, STP, BPR, TOM. These are just some of the examples of areas that we have roles open in, and if you have any exposure to any of these areas please do contact us.

Alexander Ash Consulting is acting as an agency

London / Permanent / Ref: eFMCTL%%%

Business Analyst, Investment Bank, London. A global wealth manager requires a business Analyst with experience in E2E Credit, mortgages, credit processes, origination, sanction, post sanction, monitoring and control, asset management, fulfilment, restructuring and recovery. The main duites will be to prepare specifications for new functionality in the Gateway including test and planing deployment, Including facilitating workshops and small meetings to challenge requirements. For this role you must have experience as a Business Analyst ideally in a Wealth Management company and who has End to End Credit Knowledge.

London / Contract / Ref: BenP:E2ECredit

UX Designer, Investment Bank, London. A leading global Wealth Management company requires a talented and experienced UX Designer to support user interface design, interaction design and user experience across multiple in house and off-the-shelf systems being developed and configured.

You must have the following experience :

• User-centred design (UCD)
• Interaction design (IxD)
• (X)HTML, CSS
• Accessibility standards
• Ideally Web 2.0 technologies - AJAX, JavaScript, JQuery, etc.

The right candidate will have experience of supporting high quality user interface solutions in complex organisations, preferably within the financial services sector.

Candidates will be able to demonstrate proven depth in developing user interface solutions, and be able to apply a combination of human factors and commercial thinking. The candidate will be comfortable in fast growing and complex environments, and be able to move between strategic topic and pragmatic problem solving required to meet immediate business needs.

London / Contract / Ref: BenP:UXdesigner

Client Data - Static Data - Master Data - Instrument Data - Reference data

A Business Analyst is required for the process design of a Client Master project. The role will transcend the Business and IT and will require you to liaise with both teams to define and document detailed functional and non functional requirements/specifications for IT system implementations.

Role Profile:

Undertake investigations into data and understand data integrity across a range of IT systems.

Identify and manage requirements change, and its implications, across the lifecycle and manage traceability of requirements.

Conduct functional impact analysis in the event of changes to business objectives, requirements and/or technical architectures/platforms.

Identify & specify as necessary as is and to be business processes, business systems and associated data dependencies.

Ensure technology deliveries are in line with business requirements.

Strong knowledge of the banking business (e.g. brokerage, asset management, financial market, portfolio management, banking operations, finance product control, and product static data.)

Alexander Ash is acting as an agency for the purpose of this advert

London / Contract / Ref: MVav/clientdata

Global Wealth Management Organisation is looking for a talented User Experience Designer (UX) to join their organization.The successful User Experience Designer will have experience of supporting high quality user interface solutions in complex organisations, preferably within the financial services sector.

The successful User Experience Designer (UX) will be able to demonstrate proven depth in developing user interface solutions, and be able to apply a combination of human factors and commercial thinking. The candidate will be comfortable in fast growing and complex environments, and be able to move between strategic topic and pragmatic problem solving required to meet immediate business needs.

Personal attributes

The successful User Experience Designer (UX) will be delivery focused and results driven with a challenging and influential style. Known for a keen interest and expertise in user interface design, the right candidate will be able to provide technical leadership and direction in a personable manner. The candidate will have excellent written, pictorial and verbal communications skills with the ability to influence peers and management.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

My client is is evolving its global technology platform over a number of years. The role holder will need to have a deep understanding of the following technologies and techniques, in particular:

• User-centred design (UCD)
• Interaction design (IxD)
• (X)HTML, CSS
• Accessibility standards
• Ideally Web 2.0 technologies - AJAX, JavaScript, JQuery, etc.

London / Contract / Ref: NK-UX

UX Designer, Investment Bank, London. A leading global Wealth Management company requires a talented and experienced UX Designer to support user interface design, interaction design and user experience across multiple in house and off-the-shelf systems being developed and configured.

You must have the following experience :

• User-centred design (UCD)
• Interaction design (IxD)
• (X)HTML, CSS
• Accessibility standards
• Ideally Web 2.0 technologies - AJAX, JavaScript, JQuery, etc.

The right candidate will have experience of supporting high quality user interface solutions in complex organisations, preferably within the financial services sector.

Candidates will be able to demonstrate proven depth in developing user interface solutions, and be able to apply a combination of human factors and commercial thinking. The candidate will be comfortable in fast growing and complex environments, and be able to move between strategic topic and pragmatic problem solving required to meet immediate business needs.

London / Contract / Ref: BenP:UXdesigner

.NET Systems Architect / Designer, Web, Marketing, Essex. A leading global Creative Marketing Consultancy requires an architect to design high-level and end to end complex web based scalable enterprise level applications using the .NET Framework. You must have experience with a wide range of programming languages, plus different types of methodology & Architecture and have excellent communication skills.

Home counties / Permanent / Ref: BenP:SYSArchitect.

Our client, a top tier investment bank, is looking for a VP Level product controller, with particular experience in or around P & L attribution/P & L explain/ P & L decomposition.

The primary role of the risk and P&L team is to produce the daily P&L and risk numbers for the business lines it is assigned to, ensuring all trading activities are properly recorded and accounted for in the Bank's systems and providing accurate data to the businesses and downstream groups on a daily basis.

Responsibilities of a Controller include, but are not limited to:

Performing the following functions:

Production and reporting of daily P&L and Risk

Review of daily exceptions within the P&L e.g. failed trades, currency breaks and booking issues

Analysis, explanation and commentary on the P&L

Report and analysis of risk exposures

Calculation, posting and comment on daily P&L adjustments

Detailed review of all P&L adjustments (aging and categorisation) and ensuring action plans exist for resolution

Current state analysis and re-engineering of P&L processes onto strategic tools

Be able to drive and co-ordinate strategic initiatives and engaging with multiple stakeholders across the Globe.

Be a change agent by maximizing efficiencies and enhancing control through process re-engineering.

Work with Onshore colleagues to ensure new products are rolled out in a controlled manner

Qualifications

University degree in Finance, Economics, Engineering, Mathematics or equivalent

Further professional qualification and/or study is beneficial e.g. CPA, CFA, or Masters

Experience working in the financial or related sector

Experience / Knowledge

Control & Risk

Preferred experience working in the control function of a financial institution

Understands the need for control in a banking environment

Financial Services

Knowledge of a range of financial products and markets - including derivatives - is expected

Knowledge of US-GAAP/IAS is beneficial

Must have an appreciation of the revenue drivers for a trading desk

People Management and Supervision

Performance appraisal and objective setting

Giving constructive feedback and mentoring more inexperienced staff

Supervising work performed by others

Technical Skills

IT literate with proficiency in Excel. Other Microsoft applications would be beneficial

Please apply as soon as possible.

London / Contract / Ref: GM 1110

Change Manager, Business Analyst, Project Manager, MI, Banking, London. A global wealth manager requires 2 contractors one is a Business Analyst with MI (management information) and change management experience and the other is a Project Manager (PM) with MI (management information) and change management experience. For both roles you must have MI experience within Operations. I have detailed specs so please call me to discuss the roles in detail. Ben Price 0207 688 8432

London / Contract / Ref: BenP:BA/PM:ChangeM

Charles River, Test & Product Specialist Analyst, Banking, London. A Global Wealth Management company requires a Charles River specialist who can perform a Business Analyst and Test analyst role with Charles River. You must be able to talk to the business and also the technical team and have 1 to 2 years experience with at least Charles River version 8, experience with version 9 would be perfect, plus experience within a private banking or investment management environment would be ideal. PLease call me asap to get more details on the role.

London / Contract / Ref: BenP:CharlesR

Sparx Consultant / Architect, Investment Bank, London. A leading Global Investment Bank urgently requires a talented SPARX consultant who has experience working with the SPARX application as an Architect, Business Analyst and Trainer in an Investment Bank. Please call me as I have a detailed spec and information about the project and department. Ben Price 0207 688 8432 or 077929 44122

London / Contract / Ref: BENP:SPARX

Business Analyst, Basel II, Treasury, Investment Bank, London. This role is to work for a global Wealth Manager to work on a project that is designed to manage more effectively interest rate risk in the banking book, hedging, funds transfer pricing (FTP) and liquidity management. You will be required to define the target operating model and to embed the required processes into the RFDW (Risk Financial Data Warehouse) and QRM. You must have the following experience:

• Strong regulatory experience / treasury experience / liquidity reporting
• QRM experience preferred by not essential
• Strong process flow skills and strong documentation skills
• Prove experience of defining target operating models
• Experience working on large, complex programmes and experience of full project life cycle
• Risk Management experience
• Excellent understanding of financial regulation, especially Basel II
• Excellent analytical skills to critically evaluate information gathered from multiple sources, reconcile conflicts, decompose high-level information in to details, translate up from low-level information to a more general understanding
• Ability to distinguish solution ideas from requirements and presented user requests from the underlying true needs
• Proven influencing and communication skills with the ability to influence outside direct reporting lines
• Delivery focused and highly energetic with the ability to deliver first class results with a challenging but influential style
• Ability to work at different levels (from strategic to close attention to detail) and to be able to concisely summarise complex issues
• Excellent planning, prioritisation, problem solving and organisational skills

London / Contract / Ref: BenP:BA:Treasury

Our client, a top tier wealth management institution is looking for a strong test manager with experience within the financial services arena.

The candidate will be responsible for the overall delivery of the DDS (Digital Delivery Service), and be familiar with end to end testing procedures.

-The candidate must have had experience within Test Management across multiple projects and complex interdependencies.

-Must have understanding of test configuration and test environment set-up.

-Experience with 'E-channel'.

-Experience within financial services is a must.

Please apply now!

London / Contract / Ref: GM444

Data Warehouse Manager, Investment Bank, London. A global investment bank requires a very experienced / heavy weight Data Warehouse Manager who is able to manage a very large department and a high number of head count, you must be experienced dealing with very senior management and you must have experience of running very large complex global Oracle data warehousing projects in Investment Banks. You must have experience within an Investment bank across the following departments Risk, Finance and Treasury as well as experience with management data, data mining and business analytics. You should have a solid background in Oracle ( development, support, implementation ) and be very experienced in running large global teams and dealing with very senior management. You must be very diplomatic and be persuasive and able to deal with resistance and with stakeholders pushing back. Key to this role is the ability to communicate at all levels in a friendly but decisive manner, you must be energetic and enthusiastic and able to rise to the challenge of getting a failing project back on track. You must have Knowledge / use of OFSAA (Oracle Financial Services Analytical Applications) technology and experience with calculation engines for Treasury / Risk / Finance (i.e. Funds transfer Pricing, Cost Allocations, Risk Weighted Assets etc). If you want to further you career with a challenge, then this is the role for you. Please call me for further information : Ben Price 0207 688 8432

London / Permanent / Ref: BenP:DWdir

Test Manager, e-trading, Digital, Investment Bank, London. A leading global Investment bank / Wealth Manager is looking to recruit an experienced Test Manager. This is an urgent role and the position is necessary for crucial end to end test coordination across the Digital Delivery Service programme. The position is based in London due to the need to work closely with business sponsors and project managers. You must have experience of performing a similar role in an Investment Bank or Wealth Manager and experience of e-trading systems is essential

London / Contract / Ref: BenP:TestManager

Global Investment bank is looking for a talented Business Analyst with Legal reference data to join their organisation.

Main Function

Legal Reference Data is a workstream within a major change initiative in the bank's legal department that will transform legal document and data processes and technology. The programme seeks to improve risk management practices and instil more efficient processes as they relate to legal data and documentation. The programme is reengineering business processes and enhancing enabling technology to codify and manage liquidity, credit, operational and legal risk embedded in legal documentation.

Main Duties

Business Analysis & Process management

Work with the Legal SME's to ensure the technical development corresponds to end objectives and fits within the Legal framework

Work with SME's from across the firm to define data and business process requirements (SMEs include Credit Risk, Finance, Treasury, Operations)

Manage conflicting opinions and challenging stakeholders to ensure deliverable timelines are achieved within timescales

Manage the working groups review cycles as they validate prototypes from the development team

Define a data migration approach, including the phasing across multiple applications adhering to regulatory and security requirements

Embed changes to process and procedures through workshops, training and other communications to ensure adoption of best practise .

Work with the development, testing and support teams to ensure that the data migration is delivered as per specification

Data Analysis

Validate the business requirements for technical design (Agile Sprint cycles) and development into the strategic data warehouse

Define the data migration requirements from legacy data stores into the strategic data warehouse

Assist with the definition of a data dictionary, etc. for Legal agreements in scope (ISDA/CSA)

Work with SMEs from across the firm to validate data and business process requirements (SMEs include Credit Risk, Sales, Treasury, Operations)

Implement ongoing maintenance and service provision processes, with sample quality checks and audits. (ISDA, CSA agreements focus.)

Work with the Legal SMEs and codification team (consultants) to define the review protocol / guidelines

London / Permanent / Ref: NK/Ref

Global Investment bank is looking for a talented Business Analyst with Client reference data data to join their organization.

Please Note that Investment Banking Experience is essential for this role.

The Business Analyst with Client Reference Data will be joining my client's reference data team who faces many challenges in the post credit-crunch. The provision of a Client Reference Data Service (CRDS) is a crucial initiative that provides a compliant, scalable, and agile platform from which to grow. The Client reference Data Group is a rapidly developing capability in a fluid and pressured environment that has to engage across product and functional domains in order to deliver much needed business benefits.

Key Responsibilities:
* Capture of business requirements for the distribution of Client RDS, by working with stakeholders, Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) and multiple business lines.
* Conduct detailed analysis on the quality of data, identifying anomalies and providing solutions to prepare the data for distribution.
* Responsible for the project pipeline and the initial sizing/scope conversations with consumers throughout the organisation.
* Assisting potential consumers to help them understand their reference data requirements through the development of Business Requirement Documentation.
* Working with stakeholders to understand project timelines and dependencies.
* Work with stakeholders to prepare User Acceptance Testing (UAT) packs and co-ordinate execution.
* Working with Performance Management Office (PMO) to ensure all risks and issues are managed accurately.

London / Permanent / Ref: NK/Ref

A Project Manager is required to build a workflow tool for PnL attribution. This role sits within an overarching group of a large transformation programme.

Essentially the workflow will demonstrate how pnl is broken down to give the values and performance for each product. You will be required to look at the feeds and process and build a workflow for this area. Experience in this is not necessarily required but is expected that you will have a high level understanding of PnL attribution.

The following is required:

PnL attribution - Pnl Explain

Appreciation of cross asset class or at least 1 in-depth

Business Analysis capabilities

Process Flow - process mapping - workflow

Investment Banking experience is ESSENTIAL

Alexander Ash is acting as an agency for the purpose of this advert.

London / Permanent / Ref: MVav/pnl

Our Client, a leading Wealth Management Organisation, requires a Business Analyst with experience of regulatory change.

Role overview:

Capture and document all payments systems and business processes

Identify control points and weaknesses

Gather requirements from the business and technology

Excellent process mapping skills required using Visio

Alexander Ash is acting as an agency for the purpose of this advert

London / Contract / Ref: MVav/BAvisio

Assess and analyse all market vendor platforms relating to trade matching and trade affirmation for Equity Swaps. Once opportunities / options are understood, gain an understanding of existing systems and processes and define options for integrating, both short term and long term into existing architecture.

Role Profile:

Gain a clear understanding of all trade affirmation and trade matching options (software, services, systems) that are offered to cover the Equity Swaps product.

Clearly define product and process analysis of the market options

Define problems / issues with the options

Understand existing product, processes and systems

Map, at a detail level, the solution requirements vs internal system capabilities, identify the gaps an define options to resolve these gaps

Define medium level business requirements to ensure all IT changes required are fully understood

Define new processes and control models where relevant and gain agreement from all key stakeholders

Role Requires:

Strong knowledge of Equity Derivatives / Equity Swaps processing (pre or post trade)

Full Project lifecycle

Exposure to industry matching / affirmation platforms from a business analysis and implementation perspective (MarkITWire, DTCC, Traiana, Unavista

Alexander Ash is acting as an agency for the purpose of this advert

London / Contract / Ref: MVav/trade

P&L processes and P&L attribution - GREEKS

Role requires the following:

Experience in working in a top tier Bank within Product Control - any asset class

Motivated individual who can demonstrate how improvements/self-initiated tasks have been implemented

Qualified accountant

-Demonstrate understanding of the P&L, attribution in greeks, month end process such as FVA reserving and Price testing

Alexander Ash is acting as an agency for the purpose of this advert

London / Contract / Ref: MVav/valuation

Product Controller - Equities - London based

Investment Management Organisation requires a product controller with specific Equities or Equity Derivatives knowledge. This is a great opportunity to work closely with the traders and the CEO to grow the business within the UK and the US.

Sophis Value is currently being implemented so experience in version 4.2 would be preferred.

VBA skills are essential.

Alexander Ash is acting as an agency for the purpose of this advert.

London / Permanent / Ref: MVav/PC

Our client, a top tier investment bank, is looking for a VP Level product controller, with particular experience in or around P & L attribution/P & L explain/ P & L decomposition.

The primary role of the risk and P&L team is to produce the daily P&L and risk numbers for the business lines it is assigned to, ensuring all trading activities are properly recorded and accounted for in the Bank's systems and providing accurate data to the businesses and downstream groups on a daily basis.

Responsibilities of a Controller include, but are not limited to:

Performing the following functions:

Production and reporting of daily P&L and Risk

Review of daily exceptions within the P&L e.g. failed trades, currency breaks and booking issues

Analysis, explanation and commentary on the P&L

Report and analysis of risk exposures

Calculation, posting and comment on daily P&L adjustments

Detailed review of all P&L adjustments (aging and categorisation) and ensuring action plans exist for resolution

Current state analysis and re-engineering of P&L processes onto strategic tools

Be able to drive and co-ordinate strategic initiatives and engaging with multiple stakeholders across the Globe.

Be a change agent by maximizing efficiencies and enhancing control through process re-engineering.

Work with Onshore colleagues to ensure new products are rolled out in a controlled manner

Qualifications

University degree in Finance, Economics, Engineering, Mathematics or equivalent

Further professional qualification and/or study is beneficial e.g. CPA, CFA, or Masters

Experience working in the financial or related sector

Experience / Knowledge

Control & Risk

Preferred experience working in the control function of a financial institution

Understands the need for control in a banking environment

Financial Services

Knowledge of a range of financial products and markets - including derivatives - is expected

Knowledge of US-GAAP/IAS is beneficial

Must have an appreciation of the revenue drivers for a trading desk

People Management and Supervision

Performance appraisal and objective setting

Giving constructive feedback and mentoring more inexperienced staff

Supervising work performed by others

Technical Skills

IT literate with proficiency in Excel. Other Microsoft applications would be beneficial

Please apply as soon as possible.

London / Contract / Ref: GM 1110

Commodities Front office Program Manager

Ou client, a top tier investment bank, is looking for PMO/programme manager, with strong experience within commodities. Especially Fixed Income, Equity, Commodity, Foreign Exchange, Derivative and Money Market products.

Role Responsibilities:

• Partner with COO's and Service Providers to ensure completeness and accuracy of the NT book of work
• Manage NT project managers and ensure all delivery meet defined success criteria and business objective with pre agreed project plan and cost
• Ensure all projects have regular, clear and consistent status reporting
• Production of regular Management Information to report on the NT program status including financial and resource management of all projects
• Manage the program SharePoint sites
• On a weekly basis, partner with Service Providers and Regional COO's to prioritize all new requests for resource and budget
• Continually review the scope and delivery timelines of all in flight projects
• Manage and escalate program risks and issues to the PMO Lead and Head of Commodities Change
• Co-chair the Commodities NT Steering Committee

An ideal candidate will have the following qualities:

• Strong documentation, presentation and reporting skills
• Governance and stakeholder management experience
• Practical understanding of project management including project management tools (MS project, RAID logs) and analysis techniques
• Structured, methodical thinker who can demonstrate attention to detail

London / Contract / Ref: GM 10111

Programme Manager / PMO - Commodities - £850 per day

My client is seeking an experienced Programme Manager to join one of the largest and most strategic transformation programmes in the financial services industry at the moment. The overall programme focuses on reducing the financial reporting risk and improving data quality across the whole enterprise.

This front office team is responsible for the origination, sale, structuring and trading of Fixed Income, Equity, Commodity, Foreign Exchange, Derivative and Money Market products. CIB Markets has established itself as a global leader in these products by combining its unique distribution franchise with its pricing, structuring and execution expertise.

A Commodities Program Manager is required to join the Global Commodities Business Management Group, reporting to the Head of Commodities Change and Architecture. The key responsibility of the Commodities Program Manager is to ensure the overall delivery of the Non Transformation Book of Work by partnering with the Change the Bank (CTB) Service Providers and by providing transparent reporting and governance.

To be successful in this position, you will have extensive experience within a commodities workstream and the following qualities;

• Strong documentation, presentation and reporting skills
• Governance and stakeholder management experience
• Practical understanding of project management including project management tools (MS project, RAID logs) and analysis techniques
• Structured, methodical thinker who can demonstrate attention to detail
• Proactive. Ability to identify opportunities and develop new ideas that will lead to improvements.
• Previous Program Management experience with proven delivery track record

If you are interested in joining this market leading firm, and designing and delivering a cutting edge solution please send through your details.

Alexander Ash Consulting is acting as a search firm

London / Contract / Ref: CA-2906-COMMPROG

Business Process Architect / SPARX EA Specialist - £750 per day

A unique opportunity has arisen to join a market leading Investment Bank, currently in the process of a major change and transformation.

My client is seeking an experienced SPARX Application Architect to join one of the largest and most strategic transformation programmes in the financial services industry at the moment.

The purpose of the role is to manage the roll out of a single instance, global implementation of EA across the bank.

In particular to;

- support the development of the business process methodology, standards and training documents

- document the tool configuration and rationale.

- manage and build tool object and attribute standards and libraries

- govern quality and the consistency of application of standards

- create and implement a process change management publication and communication process via the global portal

- design and build standard reports

- further develop the SharePoint process portal

- manage the relationship with the tools supplier

- perform tool administration

- perform impact assessment and recommendations for tool upgrades.

- provide standard analysis

- manage the global publication of content

- develop capability through in-house training

To be successful you will have an ability to influence across functions (including finance), with preferably some experience of working within investment banks.

To be considered for this position, please send your CV.

London / Contract / Ref: CA-0107-SPARX

Business Process Architect / SPARX EA Specialist - £750 per day

A unique opportunity has arisen to join a market leading Investment Bank, currently in the process of a major change and transformation.

My client is seeking an experienced SPARX Application Architect to join one of the largest and most strategic transformation programmes in the financial services industry at the moment.

The purpose of the role is to manage the roll out of a single instance, global implementation of EA across the bank.

In particular to;

- support the development of the business process methodology, standards and training documents

- document the tool configuration and rationale.

- manage and build tool object and attribute standards and libraries

- govern quality and the consistency of application of standards

- create and implement a process change management publication and communication process via the global portal

- design and build standard reports

- further develop the SharePoint process portal

- manage the relationship with the tools supplier

- perform tool administration

- perform impact assessment and recommendations for tool upgrades.

- provide standard analysis

- manage the global publication of content

- develop capability through in-house training

To be successful you will have an ability to influence across functions (including finance), with preferably some experience of working within investment banks.

To be considered for this position, please send your CV.

London / Contract / Ref: CA-0107-SPARX

Commodities Front office Program Manager

Ou client, a top tier investment bank, is looking for PMO/programme manager, with strong experience within commodities. Especially Fixed Income, Equity, Commodity, Foreign Exchange, Derivative and Money Market products.

Role Responsibilities:

• Partner with COO's and Service Providers to ensure completeness and accuracy of the NT book of work
• Manage NT project managers and ensure all delivery meet defined success criteria and business objective with pre agreed project plan and cost
• Ensure all projects have regular, clear and consistent status reporting
• Production of regular Management Information to report on the NT program status including financial and resource management of all projects
• Manage the program SharePoint sites
• On a weekly basis, partner with Service Providers and Regional COO's to prioritize all new requests for resource and budget
• Continually review the scope and delivery timelines of all in flight projects
• Manage and escalate program risks and issues to the PMO Lead and Head of Commodities Change
• Co-chair the Commodities NT Steering Committee

An ideal candidate will have the following qualities:

• Strong documentation, presentation and reporting skills
• Governance and stakeholder management experience
• Practical understanding of project management including project management tools (MS project, RAID logs) and analysis techniques
• Structured, methodical thinker who can demonstrate attention to detail

London / Contract / Ref: GM 10111

Global Investment Bank Is looking for a talented Business Analyst with Collateral Management & Client Valuations experience to join their organization.

Main Duties

• Contributing to the project initiation stage, when the project is defined, scoped, planned and the business case (cost/benefit analysis) is developed and agreed with business users.
• Working with user representatives to determine business requirements. This must involve a thorough consideration of all implications of these requirements to the business, including the identification of any potential issues or functional omissions.
• Accurately document the analysis carried out (e.g. the production of process flows, use cases and scenarios).
• Working in partnership with IT groups as a central point of contact to convert requirements into specification; act as the bridge between the business & IT.
• Identification and management of issues/risks with appropriate timely escalation.
• Compile user testing documentation, agreeing approach and resources with users & IT Teams, execution of User Acceptance Testing.
• Provide go-live and post implementation support.
• Contribute to the projects team intellectual capital.
• As in all project roles, a high degree of flexibility is required. Projects may involve long hours at critical stages in the project lifecycle

Essential

• Previous experience of completing & interpreting collateral/credit risk business focussed data analysis.
• A strong understanding & application of system implementation lifecycle methodologies
• Strong track record of execution and results, high level of drive to meet deadlines and targets.
• Strong business analysis skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to prioritise, be flexible and respond to changing environments.
• Strong internal relationship management skills - the team works across many areas of the organisation, the ability to relate to people and work in ad-hoc teams is critical.
• Attention to detail, delivering high quality output
• Proficient in using Excel and Access

Desirable

• Experience in process improvement analysis and business process reengineering.
• Good knowledge of investment banking processes and Operations
• Detailed specific product knowledge of OTC derivative products
• Knowledge of ongoing changes in OTC derivative market
• Experience within an Investment Bank

Business Skills & Knowledge:

• Broad knowledge of Capital Markets banking products
• Analytical skills. Ability to think logically to analyse problems
• Strong time management and ability to coordinate with various teams to action items
• Self starting team player, able to demonstrate initiative and work under little supervision, to multi-task and prioritise accordingly.
• Attention to detail, delivering high quality output

Confidence to deal with global CMU / CVG teams, technology and other departments in the bank.

London / Permanent / Ref: NK - Val

Our client, a top tier investment bank, is looking for a VP Level product controller, with particular experience in or around P & L attribution/P & L explain/ P & L decomposition.

The primary role of the risk and P&L team is to produce the daily P&L and risk numbers for the business lines it is assigned to, ensuring all trading activities are properly recorded and accounted for in the Bank's systems and providing accurate data to the businesses and downstream groups on a daily basis.

Responsibilities of a Controller include, but are not limited to:

Performing the following functions:

Production and reporting of daily P&L and Risk

Review of daily exceptions within the P&L e.g. failed trades, currency breaks and booking issues

Analysis, explanation and commentary on the P&L

Report and analysis of risk exposures

Calculation, posting and comment on daily P&L adjustments

Detailed review of all P&L adjustments (aging and categorisation) and ensuring action plans exist for resolution

Current state analysis and re-engineering of P&L processes onto strategic tools

Be able to drive and co-ordinate strategic initiatives and engaging with multiple stakeholders across the Globe.

Be a change agent by maximizing efficiencies and enhancing control through process re-engineering.

Work with Onshore colleagues to ensure new products are rolled out in a controlled manner

Qualifications

University degree in Finance, Economics, Engineering, Mathematics or equivalent

Further professional qualification and/or study is beneficial e.g. CPA, CFA, or Masters

Experience working in the financial or related sector

Experience / Knowledge

Control & Risk

Preferred experience working in the control function of a financial institution

Understands the need for control in a banking environment

Financial Services

Knowledge of a range of financial products and markets - including derivatives - is expected

Knowledge of US-GAAP/IAS is beneficial

Must have an appreciation of the revenue drivers for a trading desk

People Management and Supervision

Performance appraisal and objective setting

Giving constructive feedback and mentoring more inexperienced staff

Supervising work performed by others

Technical Skills

IT literate with proficiency in Excel. Other Microsoft applications would be beneficial

Please apply as soon as possible.

London / Contract / Ref: GM 1110

Global Wealth Organisation is looking for a talented Charles River Product Specialist come on board as a The Product Test Analyst. The Charles River Product Test Analyst will support the Global Test Manager and the Business to ensure the testing of the Charles River Order Management System (OMS) solution is fit for purpose. The Product Tester will also assist with training; support and implementation of the Charles River OMS system V8 or above.

Core accountabilities

Product and Business Knowledge:

- Expert in Charles River suite of product (Order Management System - OMS V8 or above)

- Expert in other Charles River components: Portfolio Management System (PMS); Compliance.

- Understands the full life cycle of a trade.

- Understanding of Equities; Fixed Income and Structured Products.

- Understand how asset classes are traded (Equities; Fixed Income; Funds; Derivatives and Structured Products)

Leadership & Management:

- Ensure Wealth standard test processes are applied and strategic test tools are used.

- Works on own initiative.

- Produces test reports on progress, metrics, evaluation and defects for Senior Test Manager/Project Manager.

- Raises testing issues and risks with Senior Test Manager/Project Manager.

- Attends project meetings representing the test team.

- Undertakes peer reviews and Testing Review Boards.

- Provides support for testing community initiatives.

- Ability to manage relationships within/outside the testing team at different levels.

- Is proactive and challenging - has a can do will do attitude.

Test Analysis & Design:

- Review and analysis of process documentation, in conjunction with business input, to create effective test conditions and test scripts.

- Liaise with Data Architecture Team to define test data requirements.

- Ensures traceability between test scripts; test requirements and test basis documentation is documented.

- Understands and applies requirements of Master Test Plan and Test Level Test Plans.

- Understands and leverage knowledge of business to support testing tasks.

Test Execution:

- Is hands on and participate in test execution

- Ensures that data is ready for execution and is the single point of contact for any queries arising from execution.

- Responsible for logging of defects in a timely and effective manner.

- Capable of managing and confronting technical issues associated with test environments or application interfaces arising during execution

Quality & Release Management:

- Ensures that all tasks carried out comply with procedures, mandatory quality standards and agreed testing standards and test strategy.

- Ensure all test entry & exit criteria met.

Test Tools & Technology:

- Understands usage of test management tools and applies to own work.

- Understands usage of test execution tools and applies to own work.

- Understands usage of defect management tools and applies to own work (Quality Centre)

- Understands usage of MS Office Applications (Word, Excel) and applies to own work.

- Produces management information through toolsets.

- Ability to use SQL tools to interrogate databases and create test data.

London / Contract / Ref: nk/ Charles River

Manager/Department Head for the Product Control RTB Function

Our client, a top tier investment bank, is looking for a product controller, with subject matter expertise within P & L and risk.

The primary role of the risk and P&L team is to produce the daily P&L and risk numbers for the business lines it is assigned to, ensuring all trading activities are properly recorded and accounted for in the Bank's systems and providing accurate data to the businesses and downstream groups on a daily basis.

Responsibilities of a Controller include, but are not limited to:

• Performing the following functions:
  • Production and reporting of daily P&L and Risk
  • Review of daily exceptions within the P&L e.g. failed trades, currency breaks and booking issues
  • Analysis, explanation and commentary on the P&L
  • Report and analysis of risk exposures
  • Calculation, posting and comment on daily P&L adjustments
  • Detailed review of all P&L adjustments (aging and categorisation) and ensuring action plans exist for resolution
    • Current state analysis and re-engineering of P&L processes onto strategic tools
    • Be able to drive and co-ordinate strategic initiatives and engaging with multiple stakeholders across the Globe.
    • Be a change agent by maximizing efficiencies and enhancing control through process re-engineering.
    • Work with Onshore colleagues to ensure new products are rolled out in a controlled manner

Qualifications

• University degree in Finance, Economics, Engineering, Mathematics or equivalent
• Further professional qualification and/or study is beneficial e.g. CPA, CFA, or Masters
• Experience working in the financial or related sector

Experience / Knowledge

Control & Risk

• Preferred experience working in the control function of a financial institution
• Understands the need for control in a banking environment

Financial Services

• Knowledge of a range of financial products and markets - including derivatives - is expected
• Knowledge of US-GAAP/IAS is beneficial
• Must have an appreciation of the revenue drivers for a trading desk

People Management and Supervision

• Performance appraisal and objective setting
• Giving constructive feedback and mentoring more inexperienced staff
  • Supervising work performed by others

Technical Skills

• IT literate with proficiency in Excel. Other Microsoft applications would be beneficial

Please apply as soon as possible.

London / Contract / Ref: GM 030

Our client, a top tier investment bank, is looking for two AVPs as well as a VP in order to

The role exists within the FCL team. The FCL programme is responsible for managing the implementation of new data feeds through the FCL platform and deliver the output to our downstream consumers. FCL is part of the Information Processing Layer (IPL) workstream of the financial reporting initiative. The remit of the IPL workstream is to define and manage the framework through which all feeds from upstream systems and other data sources pass before entering the financial and risk systems landscape.

Key Responsibilities:

* Project planning, steering and execution of workstream assigned.
* Track project progress against agreed milestones.
* Prepare and chair regular meetings for progress review with stakeholders.
* Manage negotiations and prioritizations effectively.
* Produce project status reports, dashboard and presentations.
* Manage dependencies and interfaces between projects and workstreams.
* Ensure delivery is to the appropriate levels of quality.
* Identify, appraise and manage risks and issues and create mitigation plans.
* Escalation to Programme Manager (as appropriate.)

You will have:

* Substantial experience as a Project Manager within an Investment Banking domain.
* A track record on delivering large scale projects.
* Strong interpersonal, communication and presentation skills.
* Experience of liaison with other departments across multiple countries.
* Had exposure to Finance disciplines.
* Good problem-solving skills.
* Sound business analysis skills.
* Knowledge of investment banking products and processes.
* Knowledge of regulatory (credit risk) and accounting treatment is a plus.

You will be:

* Organised and have a structured working approach.
* Able to work under pressure.
* Able to deal with a range of stakeholders with different backgrounds and skills.

London / Permanent / Ref: GM 87

Global Wealth Management Organisation are looking for a talented Business Analyst with Basel 2/ regulatory experience or treasury experience or liquidity experience to join their organisation within their Basel 2 workstream.

Regulatory / Treasury / Liquidity

Role requirements

Professional/technical experience

• Accounting qualification preferable
• Strong regulatory experience / treasury experience / liquidity reporting
• QRM experience preferred by not essential
• Strong process flow skills and strong documentation skills
• Prove experience of defining target operating models
• Experience working on large, complex programmes and experience of full project life cycle
• Risk Management experience

Key Attributes

• Excellent understanding of financial regulation, especially Basel II
• Excellent analytical skills to critically evaluate information gathered from multiple sources, reconcile conflicts, decompose high-level information in to details, translate up from low-level information to a more general understanding
• Ability to distinguish solution ideas from requirements and presented user requests from the underlying true needs
• Proven influencing and communication skills with the ability to influence outside direct reporting lines
• Delivery focused and highly energetic with the ability to deliver first class results with a challenging but influential style
• Ability to work at different levels (from strategic to close attention to detail) and to be able to concisely summarise complex issues
• Excellent planning, prioritisation, problem solving and organisational skills

Academic and professional qualifications

• Accounting qualification preferred

London / Contract / Ref: NK- REG

The primary role of a the Risk and P&L team is to produce the daily P&L and risk numbers for the business lines it is assigned to, ensuring all trading activities are properly recorded and accounted for in the Bank's systems and providing accurate data to the businesses and downstream groups on a daily basis.

Responsibilities of a successful Product Controller include but are not limited to:

• Performing the following functions:
  • Production and reporting of daily P&L and Risk
  • Review of daily exceptions within the P&L e.g. failed trades, currency breaks and booking issues
  • Analysis, explanation and commentary on the P&L
  • Report and analysis of risk exposures
  • Calculation, posting and comment on daily P&L adjustments
  • Detailed review of all P&L adjustments (aging and categorisation) and ensuring action plans exist for resolution
    • Current state analysis and re-engineering of P&L processes onto strategic tools
    • Be able to drive and co-ordinate strategic initiatives and engaging with multiple stakeholders across the Globe.
    • Be a change agent by maximizing efficiencies and enhancing control through process re-engineering.
    • Work with Onshore colleagues to ensure new products are rolled out in a controlled manner

Qualifications

• University degree in Finance, Economics, Engineering, Mathematics or equivalent
• Further professional qualification and/or study is beneficial e.g. CPA, CFA, or Masters
• Experience working in the financial or related sector

Experience / Knowledge

Control & Risk

• Preferred experience working in the control function of a financial institution
• Understands the need for control in a banking environment

Financial Services

• Knowledge of a range of financial products and markets - including derivatives - is expected
• Knowledge of US-GAAP/IAS is beneficial
• Must have an appreciation of the revenue drivers for a trading desk

People Management and Supervision

• Performance appraisal and objective setting
• Giving constructive feedback and mentoring more inexperienced staff
  • Supervising work performed by others

Technical Skills

• IT literate with proficiency in Excel. Other Microsoft applications would be beneficial

London / Contract / Ref: NK-PP

Global Wealth Management organisation is looking for a talented QRM Modeller to join their organisation.

The QRM Modeller will be required to work alongside the current QRM Modeller to configure the organisations system balance sheet management forecasting tool that will enable them to manage more effectively interest rate risk in the banking book, hedging, funds transfer pricing (FTP) and liquidity management.

Role requirements

Professional/technical experience

* QRM Modelling experience essential

* Full project life cycle experience preferred

* Accounting qualification preferable but not essential

* Regulatory experience / treasury experience / liquidity reporting preferred

Key Attributes

* Good working understanding of financial regulation, especially Basel II

* Excellent analytical skills to critically evaluate information gathered from multiple sources, reconcile conflicts, decompose high-level information in to details, translate up from low-level information to a more general understanding

* Proven influencing and communication skills with the ability to influence outside direct reporting lines

* Delivery focused and highly energetic with the ability to deliver first class results with a challenging but influential style

* Ability to work at different levels (from strategic to close attention to detail) and to be able to concisely summarise complex issues

* Excellent planning, prioritisation, problem solving and organisational skills

Academic and professional qualifications

* Accounting qualification preferred but not essential

London / Contract / Ref: NK- QRM

Global Investment Bank is looking for a talented Business Analyst with Automate processes through Excel and Access VBA experience as well as Strong Commodities experience. Please Note Investment Banking Experience is essential for this role.

The main duties of the Business Analyst with Commodities and VBA skills will be work closely with the business to capture detailed requirements relating to our clients Exchange business. Also conduct structured and rigorous systems and business process analysis to identify solutions to existing problems.

Person Requirements

- Automate processes in Excel/Access VBA

- Analyse current business processes for all Commodities Exchanges.

- Assist in design of "as is" and "to-be" process.

- Make recommendations to improve process.

- Project manage the implementation of chosen solutions

- Perform data clean up where necessary to improve processes

London / Contract / Ref: NK-COm

Our Client, a leading Wealth Management Organisation, requires a Business Analyst with experience of regulatory change.

Role overview:

Capture and document all payments systems and business processes

Identify control points and weaknesses

Gather requirements from the business and technology

Excellent process mapping skills required using Visio

Alexander Ash is acting as an agency for the purpose of this advert

London / Contract / Ref: MVav/BAvisio

Assess and analyse all market vendor platforms relating to trade matching and trade affirmation for Equity Swaps. Once opportunities / options are understood, gain an understanding of existing systems and processes and define options for integrating, both short term and long term into existing architecture.

Role Profile:

Gain a clear understanding of all trade affirmation and trade matching options (software, services, systems) that are offered to cover the Equity Swaps product.

Clearly define product and process analysis of the market options

Define problems / issues with the options

Understand existing product, processes and systems

Map, at a detail level, the solution requirements vs internal system capabilities, identify the gaps an define options to resolve these gaps

Define medium level business requirements to ensure all IT changes required are fully understood

Define new processes and control models where relevant and gain agreement from all key stakeholders

Role Requires:

Strong knowledge of Equity Derivatives / Equity Swaps processing (pre or post trade)

Full Project lifecycle

Exposure to industry matching / affirmation platforms from a business analysis and implementation perspective (MarkITWire, DTCC, Traiana, Unavista

Alexander Ash is acting as an agency for the purpose of this advert

London / Contract / Ref: MVav/trade

Business Analyst, Equity Swaps, Investment Bank, London. A global investment bank requires a talented Business Analyst who has current experience with Trade Capture and Trade matching. You must have experience with Equity Derivatives, Equity Swaps, business analysis within in an Investment Bank, Project Management and solution design, plus any experiernce of MarkITWire, DTCC, Traiana & Unavista would be a bonus.

London / Contract / Ref: BenP:EquitySwaps

Business Process Architect / SPARX EA Specialist - £750 per day

A unique opportunity has arisen to join a market leading Investment Bank, currently in the process of a major change and transformation.

My client is seeking an experienced SPARX Application Architect to join one of the largest and most strategic transformation programmes in the financial services industry at the moment.

The purpose of the role is to manage the roll out of a single instance, global implementation of EA across the bank.

In particular to;

- support the development of the business process methodology, standards and training documents

- document the tool configuration and rationale.

- manage and build tool object and attribute standards and libraries

- govern quality and the consistency of application of standards

- create and implement a process change management publication and communication process via the global portal

- design and build standard reports

- further develop the SharePoint process portal

- manage the relationship with the tools supplier

- perform tool administration

- perform impact assessment and recommendations for tool upgrades.

- provide standard analysis

- manage the global publication of content

- develop capability through in-house training

To be successful you will have an ability to influence across functions (including finance), with preferably some experience of working within investment banks.

To be considered for this position, please send your CV.

London / Contract / Ref: CA-0107-SPARX

Business Process Architect / SPARX EA Specialist - £750 per day

A unique opportunity has arisen to join a market leading Investment Bank, currently in the process of a major change and transformation.

My client is seeking an experienced SPARX Application Architect to join one of the largest and most strategic transformation programmes in the financial services industry at the moment.

The purpose of the role is to manage the roll out of a single instance, global implementation of EA across the bank.

In particular to;

- support the development of the business process methodology, standards and training documents

- document the tool configuration and rationale.

- manage and build tool object and attribute standards and libraries

- govern quality and the consistency of application of standards

- create and implement a process change management publication and communication process via the global portal

- design and build standard reports

- further develop the SharePoint process portal

- manage the relationship with the tools supplier

- perform tool administration

- perform impact assessment and recommendations for tool upgrades.

- provide standard analysis

- manage the global publication of content

- develop capability through in-house training

To be successful you will have an ability to influence across functions (including finance), with preferably some experience of working within investment banks.

To be considered for this position, please send your CV.

London / Contract / Ref: CA-0107-SPARX

SPARX Applications Architect - £900 per day

A unique opportunity has arisen to join a market leading Investment Bank, currently in the process of a major change and transformation.

It is likely you have an ability to influence across functions, including finance, with preferably some experience of working within investment banks.

It would be preferable for the candidate to have had some exposure to Pnl. However this certainly not a requirement.

To be considered for this position, please send your CV.

London / Contract / Ref: CA-3006-SPARX

Sparx Consultant / Architect, Investment Bank, London. A leading Global Investment Bank urgently requires a talented SPARX consultant who has experience working with the SPARX application as an Architect, Business Analyst and Trainer in an Investment Bank. Please call me as I have a detailed spec and information about the project and department. Ben Price 0207 688 8432 or 077929 44122

London / Contract / Ref: BENP:SPARX

The primary role of a the Risk and P&L team is to produce the daily P&L and risk numbers for the business lines it is assigned to, ensuring all trading activities are properly recorded and accounted for in the Bank's systems and providing accurate data to the businesses and downstream groups on a daily basis.

Responsibilities of a successful Product Controller include but are not limited to:

• Performing the following functions:
  • Production and reporting of daily P&L and Risk
  • Review of daily exceptions within the P&L e.g. failed trades, currency breaks and booking issues
  • Analysis, explanation and commentary on the P&L
  • Report and analysis of risk exposures
  • Calculation, posting and comment on daily P&L adjustments
  • Detailed review of all P&L adjustments (aging and categorisation) and ensuring action plans exist for resolution
    • Current state analysis and re-engineering of P&L processes onto strategic tools
    • Be able to drive and co-ordinate strategic initiatives and engaging with multiple stakeholders across the Globe.
    • Be a change agent by maximizing efficiencies and enhancing control through process re-engineering.
    • Work with Onshore colleagues to ensure new products are rolled out in a controlled manner

Qualifications

• University degree in Finance, Economics, Engineering, Mathematics or equivalent
• Further professional qualification and/or study is beneficial e.g. CPA, CFA, or Masters
• Experience working in the financial or related sector

Experience / Knowledge

Control & Risk

• Preferred experience working in the control function of a financial institution
• Understands the need for control in a banking environment

Financial Services

• Knowledge of a range of financial products and markets - including derivatives - is expected
• Knowledge of US-GAAP/IAS is beneficial
• Must have an appreciation of the revenue drivers for a trading desk

People Management and Supervision

• Performance appraisal and objective setting
• Giving constructive feedback and mentoring more inexperienced staff
  • Supervising work performed by others

Technical Skills

• IT literate with proficiency in Excel. Other Microsoft applications would be beneficial

London / Contract / Ref: NK-PP

Programme Manager - Commodities - £850 per day

My client is seeking an experienced Programme Manager to join one of the largest and most strategic transformation programmes in the financial services industry at the moment. The overall programme focuses on reducing the financial reporting risk and improving data quality across the whole enterprise.

This front office team is responsible for the origination, sale, structuring and trading of Fixed Income, Equity, Commodity, Foreign Exchange, Derivative and Money Market products. CIB Markets has established itself as a global leader in these products by combining its unique distribution franchise with its pricing, structuring and execution expertise.

A Commodities Program Manager is required to join the Global Commodities Business Management Group, reporting to the Head of Commodities Change and Architecture. The key responsibility of the Commodities Program Manager is to ensure the overall delivery of the Non Transformation Book of Work by partnering with the Change the Bank (CTB) Service Providers and by providing transparent reporting and governance.

To be successful in this position, you will have extensive experience within a commodities workstream and the following qualities;

• Strong documentation, presentation and reporting skills
• Governance and stakeholder management experience
• Practical understanding of project management including project management tools (MS project, RAID logs) and analysis techniques
• Structured, methodical thinker who can demonstrate attention to detail
• Proactive. Ability to identify opportunities and develop new ideas that will lead to improvements.
• Previous Program Management experience with proven delivery track record

If you are interested in joining this market leading firm, and designing and delivering a cutting edge solution please send through your details.

Alexander Ash Consulting is acting as a search firm

London / Contract / Ref: CA-2906-COMMPROG

Programme Manager - Wealth Management IT - £1000 per day

My client is seeking an experienced Programme Manager to join one of the largest and most strategic transformation programmes in the financial services industry at the moment. The overall programme focuses on reducing the financial reporting risk and improving data quality across the whole enterprise.

The successful candidate will work with the business Executive Management team to understand business requirements for IT, understand existing systems, and develop a strategic plan to deliver short, medium and long term objectives. In addition to coming up with an information technology model that meets the needs of the organization according to the strategy and goals of the organization, designing and implementing new software systems for the business that will help in service system solution, using and improving our existing infrastructure where feasible

Other Key Responsibilities will include;

To be successful in this position, you will have experience of working with Private Wealth Management or Private Client front office systems CRM, Investment Portfolio Monitoring, Document Management Systems. You will also have;

Technical Understanding

* Understands basic Internet and client/server architectures

* Possesses working knowledge of software systems, including web applications and databases

* Business Analysis processes including: requirements elicitation, documentation and client relationship development using the BUSINESS ANALYSIS methodology

* Familiar with Waterfall System Development Life Cycle

* Data Management techniques, tools and solutions

* Testing techniques, tools and solutions

* Six Sigma process re-engineering methods, metrics and tools

Technical Recommendation and Testing

* Understands and is able to communicate functional design specifications

* Understands test conditions and requirements

* Can mentor others in the development and documents accurate and complete test plans including acceptance criteria

* Identifies and documents system deficiencies and ability to recommend solutions

Analysis and Solution Definition

* Develops a keen understanding of client's domain, including direction, structure, requirements, and technological impact

* Documents and analyzes required information and data

* Prepares requirements, specifications, business processes and recommendations

Project Execution

* Develops project plans and enforces detailed deadlines and schedules with project team

* Understands the necessity of project standards and applies them consistently

* Develops internal and external meeting objectives and agendas

* Prioritizes multiple tasks effectively

* Understands the components of running a fiscally successful project

If you are interested in joining this market leading firm, and designing and delivering a cutting edge solution please send through your details.

Alexander Ash Consulting is acting as a search firm.

London / Contract / Ref: CA-2906-PROGMGIT

A Tier 1 Investment Bank requires a Product Control Subject Matter Expert / Head of Desk to join the Financial Services area of GBS (Global Business Services).

GBS FS is responsible for delivering the following services to the different product aligned groups within the Global Markets Division:

• Providing timely, accurate and complete transaction management from trade capture, trade & sales support, to lifecycle management (Trade Services Teams)
• Producing and reporting to the trading desks and other internal departments the P&L, Balance Sheet and Risk information - (T+1 Risk and P&L teams; Management Information - MIS Teams)
• The review and verification of market trading behavior (Market Conformity Checks - MCC teams)
• The front to back processing, updating and reconciliation of entries to the General Ledgers, ensuring that Management Accounting and Financial Accounting numbers tie out (Financial Control - FINCON Teams)

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

Control & Risk:

• Preferred experience working in the control function of a financial institution
• Understands the need for control in a banking environment

Financial Services:

• Knowledge of a range of financial products and markets - including derivatives - is expected
• Knowledge of US-GAAP/IAS is beneficial
• Must have an appreciation of the revenue drivers for a trading desk

People Management and Supervision:

• Managing a team
• Performance appraisal and objective setting
• Giving constructive feedback and mentoring more inexperienced staff
• Supervising work performed by others

Technical Skills:

• IT literate with proficiency in Excel. Other Microsoft applications would be beneficial

If this is you, please send your latest Resume to Alexander Ash Specialist and Search Recruitment Consultancy for consideration.

London / Contract / Ref: CH/PRODUCTCONTROL/SM

Manager/Department Head for the Product Control RTB Function

Our client, a top tier investment bank, is looking for a product controller, with subject matter expertise within P & L and risk.

The primary role of the risk and P&L team is to produce the daily P&L and risk numbers for the business lines it is assigned to, ensuring all trading activities are properly recorded and accounted for in the Bank's systems and providing accurate data to the businesses and downstream groups on a daily basis.

Responsibilities of a Controller include, but are not limited to:

• Performing the following functions:
  • Production and reporting of daily P&L and Risk
  • Review of daily exceptions within the P&L e.g. failed trades, currency breaks and booking issues
  • Analysis, explanation and commentary on the P&L
  • Report and analysis of risk exposures
  • Calculation, posting and comment on daily P&L adjustments
  • Detailed review of all P&L adjustments (aging and categorisation) and ensuring action plans exist for resolution
    • Current state analysis and re-engineering of P&L processes onto strategic tools
    • Be able to drive and co-ordinate strategic initiatives and engaging with multiple stakeholders across the Globe.
    • Be a change agent by maximizing efficiencies and enhancing control through process re-engineering.
    • Work with Onshore colleagues to ensure new products are rolled out in a controlled manner

Qualifications

• University degree in Finance, Economics, Engineering, Mathematics or equivalent
• Further professional qualification and/or study is beneficial e.g. CPA, CFA, or Masters
• Experience working in the financial or related sector

Experience / Knowledge

Control & Risk

• Preferred experience working in the control function of a financial institution
• Understands the need for control in a banking environment

Financial Services

• Knowledge of a range of financial products and markets - including derivatives - is expected
• Knowledge of US-GAAP/IAS is beneficial
• Must have an appreciation of the revenue drivers for a trading desk

People Management and Supervision

• Performance appraisal and objective setting
• Giving constructive feedback and mentoring more inexperienced staff
  • Supervising work performed by others

Technical Skills

• IT literate with proficiency in Excel. Other Microsoft applications would be beneficial

Please apply as soon as possible.

London / Contract / Ref: GM 030

Product Control SME - P&L Production Workstream - £700 per day

My client is seeking an experienced Product Control SME to join one of the largest and most strategic transformation programmes in the financial services industry at the moment. The overall programme focuses on reducing the financial reporting risk and improving data quality across the whole enterprise.

The primary role of a Risk and P&L team is to produce the daily P&L and risk numbers for the business lines it is assigned to, ensuring all trading activities are properly recorded and accounted for in the Bank's systems and providing accurate data to the businesses and downstream groups on a daily basis.

Responsibilities of a Controller include but are not limited to:

• Performing the following functions:
  • Production and reporting of daily P&L and Risk
  • Review of daily exceptions within the P&L e.g. failed trades, currency breaks and booking issues
  • Analysis, explanation and commentary on the P&L
  • Report and analysis of risk exposures
  • Calculation, posting and comment on daily P&L adjustments
• Detailed review of all P&L adjustments (aging and categorisation) and ensuring action plans exist for resolution
• Current state analysis and re-engineering of P&L processes onto strategic tools
• Be a change agent by maximizing efficiencies and enhancing control through process re-engineering.

To be successful within this organisation you will have;

Control & Risk

• Preferred experience working in the control function of a financial institution
• Understands the need for control in a banking environment

Financial Services

• Knowledge of a range of financial products and markets - including derivatives - is expected
• Knowledge of US-GAAP/IAS is beneficial
• Must have an appreciation of the revenue drivers for a trading desk

People Management and Supervision

• Performance appraisal and objective setting

Technical Skills

• IT literate with proficiency in Excel. Other Microsoft applications would be beneficial

If you are interested in joining this market leading firm, and designing and delivering a cutting edge solution please send through your details.

Alexander Ash Consulting is acting as a search firm.

London / Contract / Ref: CA-2906-PnLSME

Our Client is looking for a Business Analyst with full FX trade life cycle experience (from front to back) including coverage of FX forwards, spots, swaps.

The following is required:

• Thorough understanding of rollover trades, hedge adjustments and subs/reds adjustment for FX hedging at share class and portfolio level.
• Good understanding of the impact of share class inflows and outflows on currency hedging.
• Excellent knowledge of data requirements for successful currency hedging is required.
• Must have a good working knowledge of Fund of Hedge Funds industry. securities industry, FoHF Custody or FoHF Accounting.

Previous experience at Fund Mangers essential.

The role involves:

• Understanding of business case and benefit analysis.
• Identify areas of improvement to reduce costs and enhance efficiency in response to business needs.
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team to elicit business requirements and produce Business Requirement Definition (BRD) documents.
• Assist in the creation of end to end process model, flow diagrams, data dictionary and procedures to support future state currency hedging platform.
• Collate all future state information together in a series of requirements documents; include clear annotation of which process step is being described, which data this relates to and which system is used/supports the process.
• Review System Design Specifications to ensure they meet the business requirements.
• Review and input in to the creation of test scripts and design test plans

Alexander Ash is acting as an agency for the purpose of this advert.

London / Contract / Ref: MVav/FX

Product Controller - Equities - London based

Investment Management Organisation requires a product controller with specific Equities or Equity Derivatives knowledge. This is a great opportunity to work closely with the traders and the CEO to grow the business within the UK and the US.

Sophis Value is currently being implemented so experience in version 4.2 would be preferred.

VBA skills are essential.

Alexander Ash is acting as an agency for the purpose of this advert.

London / Permanent / Ref: MVav/PC

Financial Reporting Accountant required for a Tier 1 Global Investment Bank in London.

Financial Reporting has been offshored but a Financial Reporting Accountant is required to act as an SME for the change team. You will be required to challenge the Business Analysts when presented with specifications and assist in ensuring that the documents are correct.

There are approximately 100 projects running concurrently based around data, process and technology.

The following experience is required:

GAAP / IFRS / Group or Branch reporting

Qualified Accountant

Alexander Ash is acting as an agency for the purpose of this advert.

London / Contract / Ref: MVav/Finreport

Financial Reporting Accountant required for a Tier 1 Global Investment Bank in London.

Financial Reporting has been offshored but a Financial Reporting Accountant is required to act as an SME for the change team. You will be required to challenge the Business Analysts when presented with specifications and assist in ensuring that the documents are correct.

There are approximately 100 projects running concurrently based around data, process and technology.

The following experience is required:

GAAP / IFRS / Group or Branch reporting

Qualified Accountant

Alexander Ash is acting as an agency for the purpose of this advert.

London / Contract / Ref: MVav/finreport

A tier 1 Global Investment Bank is improving their operational infrastructure.

There are several tactical deliverables in 2011 which go up to the board and address the following:

Reducing reconciliation volatility:

• When MTM (mark to market) hit one another
• Putting in micro vair value adjustment for hedge accounting
• Currently rolling out macro cash flow hedging

Our client is seeking someone who has looked at cash flow hedging and understands benefits of hedge accounting (from RTB/CTB). They will be doing the following:

• Changes to IFRS 9
• Loan exposure mgt (ldn/ny/Frankfurt) - someone that can investigate systems at a high level and understand what they do around cash flow hedging.

Alexander Ash is acting as an agency for the purpose of this advert.

London / Contract / Ref: MVav/hedge

Business Analyst is required to produce a high level current state end to end process model and departmental swim lane flow diagrams.

The following is essential:

Advent Geneva

NAV Calculation

A&V and TA fee calculation

You will be well versed in a variety of bsuiness analystical techniques including database design and data quality management.

Alexander Ash is acting asan agency for the purpose of this advert.

London / Contract / Ref: MVav/fohf

A hybrid Business Analyst / Project Manager is required to build a workflow tool for PnL attribution. This role sits within an overarching group of a large transformation programme.

Essentially the workflow will demonstrate how pnl is broken down to give the values and performance for each product. You will be required to look at the feeds and process and build a workflow for this area. Experience in this is not necessarily required but is expected that you will have a high level understanding of PnL attribution.

The following is required:

PnL attribution - Pnl Explain

Qualified Accountant

Appreciation of cross asset class or at least 1 in-depth

Process Flow - process mapping - workflow

Investment Banking experience is ESSENTIAL

Alexander Ash is acting as an agency for the purpose of this advert.

London / Permanent / Ref: MVav/pnl

A Project Manager is required to build a workflow tool for PnL attribution. This role sits within an overarching group of a large transformation programme.

Essentially the workflow will demonstrate how pnl is broken down to give the values and performance for each product. You will be required to look at the feeds and process and build a workflow for this area. Experience in this is not necessarily required but is expected that you will have a high level understanding of PnL attribution.

The following is required:

PnL attribution - Pnl Explain

Appreciation of cross asset class or at least 1 in-depth

Business Analysis capabilities

Process Flow - process mapping - workflow

Investment Banking experience is ESSENTIAL

Alexander Ash is acting as an agency for the purpose of this advert.

London / Permanent / Ref: MVav/pnl

Product Control Manager - P&L Production Workstream - £750 per day

My client is seeking an experienced Product Control Manager to join one of the largest and most strategic transformation programmes in the financial services industry at the moment. The overall programme focuses on reducing the financial reporting risk and improving data quality across the whole enterprise.

The primary role of the Risk and P&L team is to produce the daily P&L and risk numbers for the business lines it is assigned to, ensuring all trading activities are properly recorded and accounted for in the Bank's systems and providing accurate data to the businesses and downstream groups on a daily basis.

Responsibilities of a Manager will include (but are not limited to):

• Management and oversight of the team performing the following functions:
  • Production and reporting of daily P&L and Risk
  • Review of daily exceptions within the P&L e.g. failed trades, currency breaks and booking issues
  • Analysis, explanation and commentary on the P&L
  • Report and analysis of risk exposures
  • Calculation, posting and comment on daily P&L adjustments
• Detailed review of all P&L adjustments with bookrunners (aging and categorisation) and ensuring action plans and owners exist for resolution
• Current state analysis and re-engineering of P&L processes onto strategic tools

To be successful within this organisation you will have;

Control & Risk

• Preferred experience working in the control function of a financial institution
• Understands the need for control in a banking environment

Financial Services

• Knowledge of a range of financial products and markets - including derivatives - is expected
• Knowledge of US-GAAP/IAS is beneficial
• Must have an appreciation of the revenue drivers for a trading desk

People Management and Supervision

• Managing a team
• Performance appraisal and objective setting

Technical Skills

• IT literate with proficiency in Excel. Other Microsoft applications would be beneficial

If you are interested in joining this market leading firm, and designing and delivering a cutting edge solution please send through your details.

Alexander Ash Consulting is acting as a search firm.

London / Contract / Ref: CA-2908-PnLSMEMgr

Manager/Department Head for the Product Control RTB Function

Our client, a top tier investment bank, is looking for a product controller, with subject matter expertise within P & L and risk.

The primary role of the risk and P&L team is to produce the daily P&L and risk numbers for the business lines it is assigned to, ensuring all trading activities are properly recorded and accounted for in the Bank's systems and providing accurate data to the businesses and downstream groups on a daily basis.

Responsibilities of a Controller include, but are not limited to:

• Performing the following functions:
  • Production and reporting of daily P&L and Risk
  • Review of daily exceptions within the P&L e.g. failed trades, currency breaks and booking issues
  • Analysis, explanation and commentary on the P&L
  • Report and analysis of risk exposures
  • Calculation, posting and comment on daily P&L adjustments
  • Detailed review of all P&L adjustments (aging and categorisation) and ensuring action plans exist for resolution
    • Current state analysis and re-engineering of P&L processes onto strategic tools
    • Be able to drive and co-ordinate strategic initiatives and engaging with multiple stakeholders across the Globe.
    • Be a change agent by maximizing efficiencies and enhancing control through process re-engineering.
    • Work with Onshore colleagues to ensure new products are rolled out in a controlled manner

Qualifications

• University degree in Finance, Economics, Engineering, Mathematics or equivalent
• Further professional qualification and/or study is beneficial e.g. CPA, CFA, or Masters
• Experience working in the financial or related sector

Experience / Knowledge

Control & Risk

• Preferred experience working in the control function of a financial institution
• Understands the need for control in a banking environment

Financial Services

• Knowledge of a range of financial products and markets - including derivatives - is expected
• Knowledge of US-GAAP/IAS is beneficial
• Must have an appreciation of the revenue drivers for a trading desk

People Management and Supervision

• Performance appraisal and objective setting
• Giving constructive feedback and mentoring more inexperienced staff
  • Supervising work performed by others

Technical Skills

• IT literate with proficiency in Excel. Other Microsoft applications would be beneficial

Please apply as soon as possible.

London / Contract / Ref: GM030

Business Analyst, FX, Credit, Collateral, Margin, Investment, Bank, London. A Global Wealth Management Organisation is recruiting multiple positions for Business Analysts who specialise in one of the following, FX, Credit, Collateral & Margin.

For the FX BA role you need to have experience with full FX trade life cycle and core functional experience within Credit Processes, Origination, Sanction, Post Sanction fulfilment, Monitoring & Control,, Account Management, plus experience within margining & collateral.

For the Credit BA role you need experience with full software development lifecycle, functional specs, design docs, credit risk, credit functional experience within Credit Processes, Origination, Sanction, Post Sanction fulfilment, Monitoring & Control,, Account Management, restructuring & recovery.

For the Collateral Margin BA role you need experience within Credit & Trade Life cycle plus Credit Functional Experience within all or some of the following functions is required: Credit Processes: Origination, Sanction, Post Sanction Fulfilment, Monitoring and Control, Account Management. Experience within margining and collateral management essential. Knowledge of how to margin different types of derivative and collateral required. Trade Life Cycle experience preferable: Order Capture; Order Execution; Trade Fulfilment, Trade Settlement. Key knowledge of FX and Cash Equities asset classes.

I have detailed specs so please call me to discuss in more detail. Many thanks : Ben Price 0207 688 8432

London / Contract / Ref: BenP:BA

Change Manager, Business Analyst, Project Manager, MI, Banking, London. A global wealth manager requires 2 contractors one is a Business Analyst with MI (management information) and change management experience and the other is a Project Manager (PM) with MI (management information) and change management experience. For both roles you must have MI experience within Operations. I have detailed specs so please call me to discuss the roles in detail. Ben Price 0207 688 8432

London / Contract / Ref: BenP:BA/PM:ChangeM

Charles River, Test & Product Specialist Analyst, Banking, London. A Global Wealth Management company requires a Charles River specialist who can perform a Business Analyst and Test analyst role with Charles River. You must be able to talk to the business and also the technical team and have 1 to 2 years experience with at least Charles River version 8, experience with version 9 would be perfect, plus experience within a private banking or investment management environment would be ideal. PLease call me asap to get more details on the role.

London / Contract / Ref: BenP:CharlesR

Business Analyst, Basel II, Treasury, Investment Bank, London. This role is to work for a global Wealth Manager to work on a project that is designed to manage more effectively interest rate risk in the banking book, hedging, funds transfer pricing (FTP) and liquidity management. You will be required to define the target operating model and to embed the required processes into the RFDW (Risk Financial Data Warehouse) and QRM. You must have the following experience:

• Strong regulatory experience / treasury experience / liquidity reporting
• QRM experience preferred by not essential
• Strong process flow skills and strong documentation skills
• Prove experience of defining target operating models
• Experience working on large, complex programmes and experience of full project life cycle
• Risk Management experience
• Excellent understanding of financial regulation, especially Basel II
• Excellent analytical skills to critically evaluate information gathered from multiple sources, reconcile conflicts, decompose high-level information in to details, translate up from low-level information to a more general understanding
• Ability to distinguish solution ideas from requirements and presented user requests from the underlying true needs
• Proven influencing and communication skills with the ability to influence outside direct reporting lines
• Delivery focused and highly energetic with the ability to deliver first class results with a challenging but influential style
• Ability to work at different levels (from strategic to close attention to detail) and to be able to concisely summarise complex issues
• Excellent planning, prioritisation, problem solving and organisational skills

London / Contract / Ref: BenP:BA:Treasury

TOP TIER INVESTMENT BANK

Job Title: Business Analyst - CRDS
Corporate Title: AVP
Department: Client Adoption of Reference Data Service (RDS)
Location: London

Overview:
Our client is facing many challenges in the post credit-crunch era and the provision of a Client Reference Data Service (CRDS) is a crucial initiative that provides a compliant, scalable, and agile platform from which to grow. The CRDS Group is a rapidly developing capability in a fluid and pressured environment that has to engage across product and functional domains in order to deliver much needed business benefits. As a member of this team you will be expected to build relationships with numerous divisions, including IT, providing innovative solutions to complex problems. The considerable investment in client reference data is recognition of its significance and the dynamic and engaging project environment is both challenging and career enhancing.

In this role you will build up the skills to converse and build relationship at different levels across the organisation. You will also build up knowledge of reference data and its importance within the current regulatory environment along with the skills and experience working in the change/project environment.

Key Responsibilities:
* Capture of business requirements for the distribution of Client RDS, by working with stakeholders, Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) and multiple business lines.
* Conduct detailed analysis on the quality of data, identifying anomalies and providing solutions to prepare the data for distribution.
* Responsible for the project pipeline and the initial sizing/scope conversations with consumers throughout the organisation.
* Assisting potential consumers to help them understand their reference data requirements through the development of Business Requirement Documentation.
* Working with stakeholders to understand project timelines and dependencies.
* Work with stakeholders to prepare User Acceptance Testing (UAT) packs and co-ordinate execution.
* Working with Performance Management Office (PMO) to ensure all risks and issues are managed accurately.

You will have:
* A working knowledge of banking areas such as, sales & trading, operations, asset management and similar areas is an advantage.
* Strong business analyst skills, such as gathering business requirements, preparing presentations, analysis of data, working with wide range of stakeholders with different backgrounds and skills.
* Experience in process flow mapping.
* Strong communication and interpersonal skills, previous experience working with senior stakeholders.
* Ability to multi task.
* Sufficient knowledge of IT development and delivery practices.
* Experience in a large project or programme of work.
* Experience of UAT methodology.
* Knowledge of PowerPoint, MS Project, Excel and Sharepoint.

You will be:
* Degree educated or equivalent
* A self starter who is task and delivery orientated.

London / Permanent / Ref: GM 32

Our client, a top tier investment bank, is looking for a test analyst to work within credit!

Purpose of role

The Test Analyst will support the Test Manager and the Business to ensure the smooth running of the Test Phase, performing unit, functional and system integration testing. Executing all the test scenarios, identify defects, raise them in Quality Centre and perform retesting and regression test when fixes are delivered by the vendor.

Core accountabilities

Leadership & Management: Ensure standard test processes are applied and strategic test tools are used. Works on own initiative. Produces reports on progress, metrics, evaluation and defects for Test Manager/Senior Test Manager/Project Manager. Raises testing issues and risks with Test Manager/Senior Test Manager/Project Manager. Attends project meetings representing the test team. Provides support for testing community initiatives. Ability to manage relationships within/outside the testing team at different levels.

Test Analysis & Design: Review and analysis of process documentation, in conjunction with business input, to create effective test conditions and test scripts. Defines test data requirements. Ensures traceability between test scripts and test basis documentation is documented. Understands and applies requirements of Master Test Plan and Test Level Test Plans. Understands and uses knowledge of business to support testing tasks

Test Execution: Supports the business during test execution - ensures that data is ready for execution and is the single point of contact for any queries arising from execution. Logging of defects. Management of technical issues associated with test environments or application interfaces arising during execution

Quality Management: Ensures that all tasks carried out comply with procedures, mandatory quality standards and agreed testing standards and strategy.

Test Tools & Technology: Understands usage of test management tools and applies to own work. Understands usage of test execution tools and applies to own work. Understands usage of defect management tools and applies to own work. Understands usage of MS Office Applications (Word, Excel) and applies to own work. Produces management information through toolsets. Ability to use SQL tools to interrogate databases and create test data. Proactive acquisition and retention of knowledge relating to WMT applications, architectures and Wealth business processes.

Role requirements

Academic &professional qualifications and experience

The right candidate will be preferably educated to degree level or above. The ISEB/ISTQB Foundation certificate in Software Testing (Highly Desirable).

Experience in using HP Quality Center. Previous experience of workflow systems is beneficial. Experience working within Wealth is highly desirable.

Language skills

The role holder will have an excellent command of English language with strong written and verbal communications to deliver against our commitment to providing a world class service and drive our dedication to the client experience.

Personal attributes

The right candidate will have the ability to very quickly assimilate and understand the scope and objectives of a project's testing requirements; understand and work within/around both project/business environments in which a particular project is operating and must be credible to Project Managers, Business Managers and colleagues. A self starter with the ability to work under own initiative when required, showing evidence of analytical ability and attention to detail. Having an understanding of all stages of systems development, from specification to implementation would be an advantage in this role.

Please only apply if you have previous experience within investment banking, thank you.

London / Contract / Ref: GM33

Our client, a top tier investment bank, is looking for two AVPs as well as a VP in order to

The role exists within the FCL team. The FCL programme is responsible for managing the implementation of new data feeds through the FCL platform and deliver the output to our downstream consumers. FCL is part of the Information Processing Layer (IPL) workstream of the financial reporting initiative. The remit of the IPL workstream is to define and manage the framework through which all feeds from upstream systems and other data sources pass before entering the financial and risk systems landscape.

Key Responsibilities:

* Project planning, steering and execution of workstream assigned.
* Track project progress against agreed milestones.
* Prepare and chair regular meetings for progress review with stakeholders.
* Manage negotiations and prioritizations effectively.
* Produce project status reports, dashboard and presentations.
* Manage dependencies and interfaces between projects and workstreams.
* Ensure delivery is to the appropriate levels of quality.
* Identify, appraise and manage risks and issues and create mitigation plans.
* Escalation to Programme Manager (as appropriate.)

You will have:

* Substantial experience as a Project Manager within an Investment Banking domain.
* A track record on delivering large scale projects.
* Strong interpersonal, communication and presentation skills.
* Experience of liaison with other departments across multiple countries.
* Had exposure to Finance disciplines.
* Good problem-solving skills.
* Sound business analysis skills.
* Knowledge of investment banking products and processes.
* Knowledge of regulatory (credit risk) and accounting treatment is a plus.

You will be:

* Organised and have a structured working approach.
* Able to work under pressure.
* Able to deal with a range of stakeholders with different backgrounds and skills.

London / Permanent / Ref: GM 87

P&L processes and P&L attribution - GREEKS

Role requires the following:

Experience in working in a top tier Bank within Product Control - any asset class

Motivated individual who can demonstrate how improvements/self-initiated tasks have been implemented

Qualified accountant

-Demonstrate understanding of the P&L, attribution in greeks, month end process such as FVA reserving and Price testing

Alexander Ash is acting as an agency for the purpose of this advert

London / Contract / Ref: MVav/valuation

Business Architect - Financial Reporting - £110,000 + Package

My client is seeking an experienced Architect to join one of the largest and most strategic transformation programmes in the financial services industry. The programme focuses on reducing the financial reporting risk and improving data quality across the whole enterprise.

Our client, a top tier investment bank, is seeking a professional Business Architect who understands the complex challenges involved with improving processes and reducing financial reporting risk throughout the end to end project lifecycle.

This role form part of the Financial Analysis and Reporting initiative with the aim to produce quality and timely Financial Reporting (external, Management Information (MI) and analytics).

You will be responsible for the business architecture, based on Business, Finance and Risk reporting and analytics requirements, designing and recommending business architecture solutions and working on the implementation of the chosen option. you will be required to interact with the strategy definition team in order to participate in the successful development of the target operating models (functional, process, business architecture).

The Key Responsibilities for this position will be:
*Define the target function's goals, strategy, principles and standards
*Influence the strategy team in defining the target function's organisation along with roles and responsibilities
*Define the target processes around exploitation of information
*Define the target function's governance
*Define the target function's enablers
*Liaise with other architects to ensure the business, data and IT architecture are aligned and support the vision

To be successful in this role you will have experience of;
Financial Services (Investment Banking of particular interest), Setting up Reporting, MI and Analytics function from scratch, Defining Business Architectures and Target Operating Models, Data mining and warehousing concepts, Senior experience of project life cycle, Translating business requirements into IT jargon, Designing and implementing MI and Analytics platforms (data mining and warehousing concepts, operational dashboard and scorecards concepts, understanding of business drivers) and Liaising with global / virtual teams.

If you are interested in joining this market leading firm, and designing and delivering a cutting edge solution please send through your details.

Alexander Ash Consulting is acting as a search firm.