Business Analyst LoanIQ

Business Analyst, LoanIQ Global Banking Organisation, London based £750 per day inside IR35, 6 month initial contract We are partnering with a leading global banking organisation undertaking a major multi-year finance transformation programme and are seeking an experienced Senior LoanIQ Business Analyst to join a high-profile strategic initiative. This programme covers key transformation areas including IFRS transition, sub-ledger implementation, reporting period alignment, and process/control enhancement. The successful candidate will play a critical role in ensuring accurate and reliable LoanIQ data integration across finance and downstream reporting systems. Key Responsibilities: • Act as the SME for LoanIQ within a large-scale finance transformation programme. • Engage with stakeholders across Finance, Operations, Technology, and Data teams to gather and define business and interface requirements. • Analyse LoanIQ data structures, workflows, and integration points across the lending lifecycle. • Define and document source-to-target mappings for downstream consumers including sub-ledgers, data warehouses, and reporting platforms. • Develop and execute SQL queries for data extraction, reconciliation, validation, and analysis. • Support interface design including transformation logic, reconciliation controls, exception handling, and operational procedures. • Map current and future-state lending processes including drawdowns, repricing, rollovers, fees, and trading events. • Support SIT/UAT phases including test planning, execution, defect management, and governance sign-off. • Contribute to data migration, historical backfill, and cutover activities. • Provide RAID management, status reporting, and transition support to BAU teams. Key Skills & Experience: • Strong hands-on experience working as a Business Analyst or Systems Analyst on LoanIQ projects is essential. • Excellent understanding of loan servicing, guarantees/SBLCs, syndicated lending, and collateral accounting. • Strong SQL and data analysis capabilities including reconciliations, data quality validation, and complex mappings. • Experience working on finance transformation programmes, ideally involving IFRS, sub-ledger implementations, or regulatory reporting initiatives. • Proven experience producing BRDs, functional specifications, mapping documents, test packs, and interface documentation. • Strong understanding of lending products including corporate, syndicated, and project finance. • Experience working across Agile and Waterfall delivery environments. • Ability to engage effectively with cross-functional stakeholders including Technology, Finance, Operations, Product Control, and third-party vendors.