Business Analyst

Business Analyst - 6 month rolling contract - £450 - £500 per day (outside iR35)

We are seeking an experienced Contract Business Analyst with payments and FinTech expertise to support ongoing product and platform initiatives. This role requires strong experience delivering end-to-end change across regulated payments environments.

WE CANNOT CONSIDER YOUR APPLICATION IF YOU DON'T HAVE A PAYMENTS OR STRONG FINTECH BACKGROUND!!!

As an experienced Business Analyst, you will demonstrate proven capability in as-is / to-be analysis, product-led delivery, and complex stakeholder engagement across technology and commercial teams, globally.

Key Responsibilities

Lead detailed as-is discovery across card issuing, processing, and payments workflows
Define and document clear to-be operating models, process flows, and system interactions
Translate business and product requirements into high-quality documentation (BRDs, FRDs, user stories, process maps)
Work closely with Product Owners to shape and refine roadmap initiatives
Facilitate workshops across Technology, Operations, Compliance, and Commercial teams
Drive impact assessments and gap analysis across payments platforms
Support UAT, defect triage, and production readiness activities
Ensure traceability from requirements through to delivery

Required Experience

Strong payments experience (essential)
Issuing, prepaid, virtual cards, digital wallets
Card lifecycle management (authorisation, clearing, settlement, chargebacks)
Scheme integrations and processor connectivity
Proven background in FinTech environments
Experience working with modern payments platforms / APIs
Strong as-is to to-be transformation experience
Deep understanding of payments regulations and compliance considerations
Experience working in agile / product-led environments
Excellent stakeholder management and workshop facilitation skills
Ability to operate autonomously in a fast-paced delivery setting

If this role is of interest to you then please send your CV to David Eales