Senior Finance Business Analyst (Safeguarding, Treasury & Accounting)

Role: Senior Finance Business Analyst (Safeguarding, Treasury & Accounting)

Start Date: ASAP

Employment Type: Fixed Term Contract – 3 Months
Location: Hybrid (London)

Programme: FCA Cryptoasset Regulatory Regime / CASS 17 Implementation

Role Overview:

We are seeking an experienced Senior Finance Business Analyst to support a high-profile regulatory programme focused on the implementation of the FCA Cryptoasset Regime. Working across Finance, Treasury, Product, Operations, Compliance, Risk and Technology, you will play a key role in translating regulatory requirements into practical operating models, controls, processes and technology solutions.

This role will focus on the design and implementation of frameworks required under CASS 17, including cryptoasset safeguarding, reconciliation, record keeping, governance and financial control processes.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Gather, analyse and document business, regulatory and operational requirements relating to the FCA Cryptoasset Regime.

2. Translate CASS 17 safeguarding requirements into detailed business processes, controls and operating procedures.

3. Conduct current-state and target-state assessments across Finance, Treasury and Accounting functions.

4. Define reconciliation, record-keeping and client asset safeguarding requirements for cryptoasset activities.

5. Support impact assessments across people, process, data, controls and technology.

6. Facilitate workshops with senior stakeholders across Finance, Treasury, Operations, Compliance, Product and Technology.

7. Produce business requirements, process maps, user stories and functional specifications.

8. Partner with SMEs to design governance, oversight and control frameworks.

9. Identify regulatory, operational and financial risks and support remediation planning.

10. Ensure alignment between regulatory obligations, operating model design and technology delivery.

11. Support programme governance, reporting and stakeholder communications.

Required Experience

1. Extensive experience as a Business Analyst within Financial Services.

2. Strong understanding of Finance, Treasury and Accounting processes.

3. Proven experience delivering regulatory change programmes.

4. Experience gathering requirements and producing high-quality BA artefacts.

5. Ability to engage and influence senior stakeholders across multiple functions.

6. Strong process mapping, gap analysis and operating model design experience.

7. Experience working on complex cross-functional transformation programmes.

Desirable Experience

1. Knowledge of FCA regulations and regulatory change delivery.

2. Experience working within Client Assets (CASS), Safeguarding or Asset Protection frameworks.

3. Exposure to cryptoassets, digital assets, custody or exchange businesses.

4. Treasury controls, reconciliations, ledger accounting and financial reporting experience.

5. Experience supporting FCA authorisation, regulatory applications or compliance programmes.

6. Knowledge of governance, risk and control frameworks.

Ideal Background

Candidates are likely to come from organisations such as banks, fintechs, payment firms, crypto platforms, custodians, wealth managers or regulatory consulting environments where they have delivered regulatory change initiatives impacting Finance, Treasury, Client Assets, Safeguarding or Risk functions.

How We Work:  

Delta Capita is an equal opportunity employer. We positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of age, colour, disability, national origin, ancestry, race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable law.  
  
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. If you require any reasonable adjustments through your interview process, please use the designated space within the application questionnaire.  

This is a FTC/Contract position located in London with hybrid working. As the selection and interview process is ongoing, please submit your application in English as soon as possible, if your profile is selected, a member of our team will contact you within 4 weeks. For this role, a valid working permit for the UK is mandatory.  

Expectations regarding hybrid working: As we are a Service Provider and Consulting firm servicing clients, our policy for physically working from the office (which may be the clients' offices or our own offices depending on the client) aligns to what our clients' policies and expectations are and these vary. Most of our clients now require a minimum of 3 days per week in the office, 2 days from home, and accordingly this is also the minimum expectation that Delta Capita require. 

Who We Are:  

Delta Capita Group (a member of the Prytek Group) is a global managed services, consulting, and solutions provider with a unique combination of experience in Financial Services and technology innovation capability. Our mission is to reinvent the financial services value chain providing technology based mutualized services for financial institutions for non-differentiating services.  

Our 3 offerings are:  

• Managed Services  

• Consulting & Solutions  

• Technology  

To know more about Delta Capita and our culture click here: Working at DC - Delta Capita.