Financial Crime Optimisation Business Analyst (Power BI)

Location: Hybrid role based in Birmingham, Leeds, Manchester or Edinburgh, with at least two days per week or 40% of working time in the office.

Salary: £44,901–£49,890 per year

Company

hirify.global is a major UK financial services organisation transforming its technology, workplaces and operating model.

What you will do

• Lead discovery activities, workshops, stakeholder interviews and requirements-gathering sessions across business, operational and technical teams.
• Analyse and document business requirements, current-state and future-state processes, controls and opportunities to simplify operations and improve customer outcomes.
• Perform root-cause and operational performance analysis using data, operational insight and feedback; develop dashboards, reports and actionable insight with Power BI and other reporting tools.
• Support project mobilisation, impact assessments, solution evaluation, business cases, options assessments and benefit realisation planning.
• Assist with testing, implementation planning, operational readiness and production of requirements, process maps, options papers and stakeholder materials.
• Act as a trusted consultant and subject matter contributor across Financial Crime optimisation initiatives.

Requirements

• Strong experience delivering business analysis within change, transformation, optimisation or consulting, including gathering, challenging and translating requirements into practical solutions.
• Experience mapping current- and future-state processes, identifying root causes and designing improvements for customer, colleague or operational outcomes.
• Strong analytical skills with experience using SQL and data visualisation tools such as Power BI to explore data, identify trends and produce meaningful insight.
• Confidence facilitating workshops, interviews and discovery activities, building relationships and constructively challenging participants.
• Experience in Financial Crime, Fraud, AML, KYC, Customer Due Diligence, Transaction Monitoring, Economic Crime or Risk, with understanding of operational processes, controls and regulatory expectations.
• Ability to combine process, data and stakeholder insight to solve complex problems and communicate recommendations clearly to operational, change and senior audiences in a regulated environment.

Nice to have

• Experience supporting Financial Crime transformation, remediation or operational improvement across AML, KYC, Transaction Monitoring or Fraud.
• Experience with automation, workflow redesign or digital transformation alongside technology, platform or engineering teams.
• Knowledge of operating model design and continuous improvement approaches such as Lean or Six Sigma.
• Exposure to large operational datasets and tools such as Python or Power Automate, including defining performance measures or benefits.
• Professional development or qualifications such as BCS Business Analysis, CBAP or AgileBA, or equivalent practical experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time permanent employment, 35 hours per week, with hybrid working and workplace adjustments available for colleagues with disabilities.
• Commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion, learning and development, and accessible recruitment processes.
• Pension contribution of up to 15%, annual performance-related bonus and share schemes including free shares.
• 28 days of holiday plus bank holidays, wellbeing initiatives, generous parental leave and lifestyle benefits including discounted shopping.

Hiring process

• Apply promptly, as roles may close early because of high interest.
• Reasonable adjustments are available throughout the recruitment process; applicants can request the support they need.