Role: Business Analyst – SanctionsControlEnvironment
Location:London orGlasgow
Contractduration: 6 months PAYEonly
RoleOverview
We are seeking anexperienced Business Analyst for a major Sanctions ControlEnvironment project within a broader Integrated Financial CrimeChange Programme at a large financialinstitution.
The role assesses the currentsanctions control environment, using regulatory expectations andmarket practice to identify gaps, define requirements and supportprioritised remediation.
This role works acrossbusinesses and functions, partnering with Financial CrimeCompliance, First Line control owners, Operations, Technology, Dataand Change.
The successful candidate will combinestrong business analysis discipline with substantive sanctionstransformation experience, producing clear, traceable outputs thatsupport implementation and sustainableclosure.
KeyResponsibilities
Support theSanctions Control Environment project from current-state assessmentand requirements definition through testing, implementationreadiness and closure.
Coreaccountabilities:
Assessthe current sanctions control environment against FCA Systems &Controls expectations and relevant marketpractice.
Documentcurrent-state processes, controls, ownership, hand-offs, systemsand datadependencies.
Perform gapand root-cause analysis, distinguishing control design issues fromexecution or evidenceweaknesses.
Elicit, documentand validate business, control, data and technologyrequirements.
Maintaintraceability from regulatory expectation and identified gap throughrequirement, solution, testing and closureevidence.
Produce processmaps, control maps, requirements, decision logs and other clearanalyticalartefacts.
Support solutiondesign, testing, implementation readiness and stakeholderacceptance.
Identify risks,issues, dependencies and decisions, escalating material concernspromptly.
CandidateProfile
An experienced BusinessAnalyst combining sanctions change knowledge with rigorous analysisand documentation.
EssentialExperience
Substantialbusiness analysis experience within sanctions, financial crimetransformation, remediation or controlenhancement.
Experience ofcurrent-state assessment, requirements definition, process andcontrol mapping and gapanalysis.
Ability totranslate regulatory and control expectations into clear, testablerequirements.
Experiencemaintaining traceability across analysis, delivery, testing andimplementation.
Effectiveengagement across business, compliance, operations, technology,data and changestakeholders.
Strong writtencommunication, facilitation, problem-solving and attention todetail.
HighlyDesirable
Experience in one ormore of thefollowing:
Documenting,assessing or delivering changes to sanctionscontrols.
Financial crimesystems and controls reviews or regulatoryremediation.
Control designand operating effectivenessassessment.
Testing support,implementation readiness and closureevidence.
KeyCapabilities
Structurecomplex analysis: turn broad regulatory, process andcontrol questions into clear analytical workproducts.
Elicitand define requirements: draw out stakeholder needsand convert them into precise, testable requirements and acceptancecriteria.
Maintaintraceability: connect findings, requirements,controls, changes, testing and closureevidence.
Challengeconstructively: test assumptions, identify gaps anddistinguish root causes fromsymptoms.
Operateacross boundaries: work effectively acrossbusinesses, functions and lines ofdefence.
Communicateclearly: produce concise, decision-ready analysisfor specialists, delivery leads and seniorstakeholders.
WhatSuccess Looks Like
The SanctionsControl Environment project is supported by clear, decision-readyanalysis with:
Awell-evidenced current-state assessment and defined controlgaps.
Complete, prioritisedand testable requirements with clearownership.
End-to-endtraceability across findings, remediation, testing andclosure.
High-qualityartefacts that enable timely decisions and implementationreadiness.
The role suitssomeone equally comfortable facilitating detailed controldiscussions and presenting concise findings to seniorstakeholders.
This is a hands-onanalysis role. The successful candidate will create clarity,maintain rigorous traceability and help convert a complex controlexamination into implementablechange.
AboutBarclays
Barclays is aBritish universal bank. It is diversified by business, by differenttypes of customers and clients, and by geography. Barclaysbusinesses include consumer banking and payments operations aroundthe world, as well as a top-tier, full service, global corporateand investment bank, all of which are supported by its servicecompany which provides technology, operations and functionalservices across theGroup.
Values
EverythingBarclays does is shaped by its five values of Respect, Integrity,Service, Excellence and Stewardship. The Barclays values inform thefoundations of its relationships with customers and clients, butthey also shape how Barclays measures and rewards the performanceof colleagues. Simply put, success is not just about what youachieve, but about how you achieveit.
Diversity
Barclaysaims to foster a culture where individuals of all backgrounds feelconfident in bringing their whole selves to work, feel included andtheir talents are nurtured, empowering them to contribute fully toBarclays vision andgoals.
HybridWorking
Barclays iscurrently in the early stages of implementing a hybrid workingenvironment, which means that many colleagues spend part of theirworking hours at home and part in the office, depending on thenature of the role they are in. Barclays is flexible on how thisworks and it may continue to change and evolve. Depending on yourteam, typically this means that colleagues spend a minimum ofbetween 20% to 60% of their time in the office, which could be overa week, a month or a quarter. However, some colleagues may chooseto spend more time in the office over a typical period than theirrole type requires. Barclays also has a flexible working processwhere, subject to business needs, all colleagues globally are ableto request work patterns to reflect their personalcircumstances
YourBenefits
As a contractemployee of Randstad Sourceright, you’ll receive a wide range offinancial and personal benefits. There’s enrolment in a pensionplan (after 12 weeks on assignment) and holiday pay. You’ll alsoget 24/7 access to an Employee Assistance Programme, designed tohelp you deal with any problems that could be affecting your homeor work life. Plus, there’s discounts at heaps of high streetshops, restaurants and entertainment – from Asda to Zizzi Italianrestaurants.
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