Business Analyst

Brussel, Brussel

Senior Business Analyst Finance

Location: Brussels

Work Regime: Full-time, 2 office days per week

Start Date: Asap

Duration: 10 months

Collaborate with cross-functional teams to elicit and document business requirements for Finance.
Analyze current processes and identify areas for improvement or automation.
Ensure requirements are compliant with regulatory frameworks (e.g., EBA guidelines).
Translate business needs into functional specifications for IT and data teams.
Support testing and validation of solutions.
Maintain traceability of requirements throughout the project lifecycle.
Facilitate workshops, stakeholder interviews, and working groups.
Ensure alignment with internal controls, audit standards, and compliance policies.
Coordinate between business (Finance departments, Risk and Banking) and IT teams.
Proactively gather and clarify requirements from various stakeholders.

Proven experience as a Business Analyst in financial services.
Strong knowledge of accounting flows, including accounting policies.
Strong knowledge of prudential reporting regulation and processes.
Experience in IT, including understanding of data architecture, data flows, interfaces, and integration systems.
Skills in data management, mapping, and validation, as well as proficiency with business intelligence or reporting tools (e.g., Power BI, Power Query, SQL).
Ability to collaborate with IT teams and translate business needs into functional and technical specifications.
Familiarity with data governance, financial risk, and compliance processes.
Excellent documentation and analytical skills.
Strong stakeholder engagement and communication abilities.
Experience working in cross-functional project environments.
Stress resilient, flexible, assertive, organized, and hands-on.
Knowledge of project methodologies (Agile, Prince2, PMP) is a plus.
Knowledge of Word, Excel, SQL.
Fluent in English; other languages are a plus depending on team composition.