- Company Name
- VirtueTech Recruitment Group
- Job Title
- Business Analyst | Energy Trading, Cross Asset, Front Office | £900/Day Outside IR35 | Hybrid, LDN
- Job Description
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**Job Title**
Business Analyst – Energy & Commodities Trading (Derivatives)
**Role Summary**
Front‑office Business Analyst focused on derivatives for an energy/commodity trading firm. Owns the end‑to‑end requirement lifecycle: gather, document, translate, test, and support new trade‑lifecycle functionality that delivers near‑real‑time exposure and position data across multiple commodity desks (LNG, Carbon, Gas, Power).
**Expectations**
- Deliver clear, actionable business requirements and functional specifications.
- Drive stakeholder alignment through workshops and regular status updates.
- Ensure project outputs meet quality, regulatory, and business objectives within tight deadlines.
- Act as the liaison between business, IT, developers, application support, and UAT teams.
**Key Responsibilities**
- Conduct workshops with front‑office desks to elicit, analyse and prioritise requirements.
- Define scope, create functional specifications, use‑case scenarios, and acceptance criteria.
- Translate business needs into technical design and configuration changes for the trading platform.
- Lead UAT preparation, coordinate test‑case execution, and capture defects.
- Manage documentation of business processes, data flows, and change logs.
- Monitor trade‑lifecycle events to validate data integrity and performance.
- Coordinate with application support to ensure smooth go‑live and post‑deployment support.
- Monitor regulatory changes and assess impact on system requirements.
**Required Skills**
- Strong technical knowledge of derivatives (options, futures, forwards, Greeks).
- In‑depth understanding of energy/commodity markets (LNG, Carbon, Gas, Power).
- Experience in business analysis within a fast‑paced SME trading environment.
- Proficiency in requirement gathering, functional specification writing, and workshop facilitation.
- Excellent written and verbal communication; able to present to senior stakeholders.
- Familiarity with front‑office trade processes, risk, and compliance requirements.
- Basic project‑management skills; ability to manage competing priorities and deliver on time.
**Required Education & Certifications**
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Business, or related field (or equivalent experience).
- Preferred: Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP) or PMI Product Owner / Business Analysis certifications.