Business Analyst - Financial Crime, Operational Risk

We are seeking an experienced Risk Business Analyst to work across Risk Management and Financial Crime, supporting the uplift and maturity of the organisation's risk and compliance framework.This is a senior, delivery-focused role suited to someone who can take ownership of workstreams, operate confidently with stakeholders, and drive improvements across policies, standards, controls, and operating models.

Duration: till 31/12/2026
Rate: up to 650pd inside ir35 via umbrella
Hybrid working: 3 days a week in an office based in London

Key Responsibilities

• Work across enterprise risk and financial crime to enhance risk coverage and framework effectiveness
• Support the uplift of the Risk Management Framework, including operational and compliance alignment
• Lead Target Operating Model (TOM) initiatives to improve adherence to risk frameworks and standards
• Review, improve, and implement risk standards, policies, and control documentation
• Draft and refine risk and compliance policies, procedures, and control descriptions
• Conduct process mapping and flow design, identifying gaps and control weaknesses
• Design, document, and embed risk and control frameworks
• Engage with a wide range of stakeholders across risk, compliance, IT, and business
• Operate autonomously, running defined pieces of work end to end

Key Skills & Experience

• Strong experience as a Risk Business Analyst or similar role
• Deep understanding of risk management frameworks, ideally including operational risk
• Exposure to financial crime (any area beneficial - flexibility across AML, fraud, sanctions, etc.)
• Experience uplifting or remediating risk frameworks and control environments
• Solid background in policy writing, standards development, and control drafting
• Strong process mapping and documentation skills
• Ability to work effectively with IT and technology teams, understanding system and data impacts
• Comfortable working in organisations of any size
• Proven ability to manage stakeholders and influence effectively at senior levels

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