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Job Title: Senior Business Analyst - Middle Office (Commodities Trading) Location: London (Hybrid - 3 days in office) Employment Type: Permanent Key Responsibilities Business Analysis & Delivery • Build strong relationships with business stakeholders including Trading, Trade Support, Operations, Risk, Compliance, Product Owners and Technology teams. • Gather, analyse and document business requirements through workshops, interviews and process analysis. • Produce high-quality user stories, functional specifications, process flows and acceptance criteria. • Lead functional design discussions across multiple applications and integration points. • Support backlog management and prioritisation aligned with business objectives. • Work closely with development teams throughout the SDLC to ensure successful delivery. • Participate in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, refinement sessions, stand-ups and retrospectives. • Coordinate SIT/UAT testing, defect management and production validation. • Deliver training and knowledge transfer sessions for business users. Commodities & Middle Office Responsibilities • Support the Gas & Power trading lifecycle across physical and derivative products. • Work across Power, Gas, LNG and Environmental products covering trade capture, scheduling, confirmations, settlements and invoicing. • Support exchange-traded and OTC products including futures, swaps, options and spot trading. • Analyse nominations, scheduling and operational workflows within Energy markets. • Support trade flows between exchanges, brokers and ETRM platforms. • Understand Power market concepts including balancing, settlements, congestion and hourly trading. • Support regulatory reporting initiatives including REMIT and EMIR. • Assist with reconciliations across exchanges, brokers, counterparties and downstream systems. • Analyse system integrations between trading platforms, ETRM systems, market data providers and reporting platforms. • Support exchange onboarding and market connectivity initiatives. • Understand the complete trade lifecycle including amendments, allocations, confirmations, settlements and exception management. Strategic Responsibilities • Contribute to technology roadmaps and strategic delivery initiatives. • Support solution design and architecture discussions. • Analyse data lineage, interfaces and system dependencies. • Promote Business Analysis best practices and governance. • Support vendor evaluations and onboarding activities where required. Required Skills & Experience Domain Knowledge • Strong experience within commodities trading environments, ideally Energy (Oil, Gas, Power, LNG or Environmental Products). • Excellent understanding of physical and derivatives trade lifecycles. • Knowledge of exchange-traded and OTC products. • Experience with trade operations, reconciliations, confirmations and regulatory reporting. • Exposure to surveillance or compliance initiatives is advantageous. Business Analysis • Proven experience delivering complex cross-functional projects within trading environments. • Strong requirements gathering, process modelling and documentation skills. • Excellent stakeholder management across business and technology teams. • Strong communication and presentation skills. • Experience working within Agile/Scrum delivery environments. • Excellent planning, prioritisation and organisational skills. Technical Skills • Understanding of system integrations, APIs and event-driven architectures. • Strong SQL and data analysis skills. • Experience using Jira, Confluence and Agile tools. • Knowledge of data flows, reconciliation processes and operational controls. • Exposure to cloud technologies, analytics or data platforms is beneficial. Essential Experience • 7+ years' Business Analysis experience within commodities trading or financial markets. • Experience delivering global, multi-region technology projects. • Experience working with both bespoke and vendor trading platforms. • Degree qualified or equivalent industry experience.