Senior Business Analyst (Financial Systems & Data Analysis)

Description

The company is hiring a senior business analyst to help improve and grow a business-critical decision support platform used in finance by a client at the EU Institutions in Brussels.

The platform pulls together financial data from enterprise finance systems and helps users spot, track and assess risks tied to funding and investment. It gives business users analytics and risk indicators to base decisions on.

The company is a public sector IT specialist, handling complex projects in systems integration, analytics, solution delivery and programme management, with skills in software, data science, security, machine learning, cloud and mobile. It was acquired by a global consulting firm in July 2024.

Responsibilities

• Study business processes, workflows and functional needs linked to financial operations and risk management, and document them.
• Run workshops and discussions with stakeholders to gather, question and firm up business requirements.
• Turn business and financial needs into clear functional and technical specifications that developers can build from.
• Map business processes, data flows and how systems interact.
• Help optimise processes and drive continuous improvement work.
• Analyse data and write SQL queries to check, investigate and validate business data.
• Help design and evolve analytical tools that support financial decisions.
• Take part in testing, validation and quality checks.
• Work with developers across the development lifecycle so requirements are built correctly.
• Give functional expertise and user support on business-critical applications.
• Write and maintain high-quality specifications, process descriptions and user-oriented documentation.
• Spot opportunities to improve processes, systems and ways of working, and propose ideas.
• Help adopt new approaches and emerging technologies, including AI-powered tools where they fit.

Requirements

• You think analytically and conceptually.
• You communicate well and manage stakeholders effectively.
• You can connect business experts with technical teams.
• You grasp complex business and financial concepts and turn them into actionable requirements.
• You take ownership and show initiative.
• You are curious and keep learning new business domains and technologies.
• You document well and stay organised.
• You care about detail and quality.
• You work autonomously and contribute well in a collaborative team.
• You look for solutions and want to improve things.
• You have excellent written and spoken English.
• Knowledge of French and/or other European languages is an asset.
• You have proven experience in business process analysis and requirements engineering.
• You have worked on business process reengineering and optimisation initiatives.
• You have strong knowledge of financial systems and financial operations.
• You understand financial and banking concepts such as:
• Foreign Exchange (FOREX)
• Financial instruments and securities
• Bonds and positions
• Valuation concepts
• Cash-flow management
• Loans and borrowing
• Financial risk management
• You write strong SQL and analyse data well.
• You can write functional and technical specifications.
• You have modelled business processes and data flows.
• You have a good grasp of application architecture and system integration principles.
• You have a strong interest in information systems and software development environments.
• Asset: knowledge of treasury management and lending-related business processes.
• Asset: familiarity with enterprise financial platforms, including SAP-based environments.
• Asset: understanding of treasury and financial management modules.
• Asset: experience with Git-based collaboration and source-code management platforms.
• Asset: exposure to AI tools in business analysis, documentation or process improvement.
• Asset: experience with analytical or decision-support systems.
• Asset: knowledge of financial risk analysis and reporting solutions.

Conditions

The role is based in Brussels and supports a client at the EU Institutions.

Benefits

• A competitive and attractive salary package.
• Health insurance coverage from day one.
• A meal allowance provided through a ticket restaurant card.
• Work on projects that make a difference at national and European level.
• In-house training sessions and a wide range of online learning opportunities.
• A collaborative culture where achievements and milestones are celebrated together.