Data Analyst

Contract Transformation Migration Analyst – Wholesale Lending (ACBS / Loan IQ) 📍 London (2–3 days on site) 📅 Contract until 31 December 2026 💼 Inside IR35 – PAYE via umbrella 💰 Up to £570 per day (inclusive) 🔐 BPSS eligibility required We are looking for an experienced Transformation / Migration Analyst to support a large-scale Wholesale Lending platform migration from ACBS to Finastra Fusion Loan IQ. This is a long-term contract role working within a complex, regulated financial services environment, partnering closely with technology, operations, controls and transformation teams. What you will be doing: You will play a key role in planning and executing data and process migrations, ensuring operational readiness and supporting both interim and strategic change initiatives across Wholesale Lending Operations. Key responsibilities include: • Leading a migration pod and driving end-to-end execution of migration activities, including dry runs and go-live • Owning data migration readiness, reconciliation, discrepancy resolution and data quality improvement • Performing business analysis, current vs future state assessments, and documenting requirements • Creating and executing test scenarios, scripts, and migration frameworks aligned to business risk • Working closely with technology and operations teams to align processes and systems for migration • Supporting UAT, operational readiness, training needs and transition into BAU • Managing stakeholder communication, reporting progress, and supporting Go/No-Go decisions • Identifying opportunities for process optimisation and automation • Co-managing offshore migration deliverables and ensuring governance artefacts are completed and signed off What we are looking for: This role suits someone who has delivered change in large, complex organisations and is comfortable operating across business, technology and operations teams. Essential experience: • Hands-on experience with ACBS within Corporate or Investment Banking Lending Operations • Hands-on experience with Finastra Fusion Loan IQ, either operationally or through implementation/upgrade projects • Strong knowledge of Corporate and IB lending products and processes • Proven experience in migration testing, data reconciliation and operational readiness • Ability to work confidently with senior stakeholders across business and technology • Excellent written, verbal and presentation skills Desirable experience: • Project delivery or project management experience • Exposure to Agile and Waterfall delivery methodologies • Experience using tools such as JIRA, MS Project, Excel and PowerPoint • Lending and servicing experience across term loans, revolvers and delayed draw facilities • Experience working closely with IT, Transformation and Change teams Additional information: • Contract role, inside IR35 • PAYE through umbrella only • BPSS clearance (or eligibility) is required • London-based with 2–3 days per week on site If this sounds like a good fit for your background, I’d be keen to have a conversation and share more detail.