Business Analyst - SEPA - Contract

We are seeking an experienced Business Analyst to join our Compliance team within a leading investment bank. This role focuses on delivering strategic and regulatory change across SEPA payments, cross-border transactions, and PSD2 initiatives. You will work closely with business stakeholders, technology teams, and external partners to drive transformation across the payments landscape. Key Responsibilities • Lead business analysis activities across payments projects, with a focus on SEPA, cross-border payments, and PSD2 compliance • Gather, document, and validate business and functional requirements (BRDs, FRDs, user stories) • Collaborate with stakeholders across Operations, Compliance, Technology, and Product teams • Analyse current payment workflows and identify opportunities for optimisation and automation • Support regulatory change initiatives, ensuring alignment with evolving European payments frameworks • Work closely with developers and QA teams to ensure accurate implementation and testing of solutions • Facilitate workshops, stakeholder interviews, and process mapping sessions • Assist with UAT coordination and business readiness activities Key Skills & Experience • Proven experience as a Business Analyst within financial services, ideally in investment banking • Strong knowledge of SEPA schemes (SCT, SDD) and cross-border payments (SWIFT, TARGET2, etc.) • Solid understanding of PSD2 and its impact on payments, including Open Banking and APIs • A good understanding of the sanctions lists and transaction filtering systems. • Experience working on regulatory and/or payments transformation programmes • Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills • Strong documentation skills (process flows, data mapping, requirements) • Familiarity with Agile and/or Waterfall methodologies Rate: Competitive (Inside IR35) Duration: 6 months rolling