WHO WE ARE: 

At Adaptive, we are a financial consulting firm that partners with capital, commodity, and digital market participants who value differentiation through technology. Our experienced team design and deliver complex front-office technology solutions using our proven accelerators to create long-term competitive advantage. We have and continue to grow through an ambitious and exciting strategy which will lead to a significant transformation of the business.

Our clients include the world’s leading investment banks, investment managers, fintech and capital market service providers. With a global reach with offices in London, New York, Barcelona, Manilla and Montreal, we have a proven track record of delivering powerful, elegant and intuitive trading technology solutions.

We are now excited to introduce a new role and are seeking a proactive, detail-oriented Business Analyst/Project Manager to join our Back Office team. Initially, your primary focus will be partnering with the Finance Transformation Manager to execute projects that enhance business processes and systems within Finance. This includes mapping, optimising workflows, and implementing new tools to drive efficiency.

As part of our broader information strategy, this hybrid role will have you collaborating with the BI team, serving as the key link between business stakeholders and developers. You’ll focus on process mapping, automation, and supporting the implementation of our Data Warehouse (DWH). Additionally, you’ll leverage your project management expertise to oversee project delivery, manage risks, prioritise backlogs, and ensure all components of the information strategy come together seamlessly.

YOU ARE:

• A strategic thinker with great communication skills, problem-solving abilities and have great attention to detail
• A great relationship builder with your team and clients
• Able to translate technical concepts for non-technical stakeholders and vice versa.
• Able to work independently and manage multiple priorities in a fast paced environment.
• Possessing strong project management skills, including managing risks, prioritising tasks, and delivering results.

YOU HAVE:

• Proven experience as a Business Analyst and Project Manager, preferably with a focus on Finance or data-related projects.
• Experience in process mapping, optimisation, and documentation using tools.
• Knowledge of finance-related systems, data analysis, and reporting tools is highly desirable.
• Involvement in system implementations, particularly in the finance space (e.g., general ledger systems), is a significant advantage
• Prior experience supporting transformation or change management initiatives, particularly within Finance, is beneficial.
• Experience in managing a project lifecycle, including developing project plans, issue resolution, backlog management and delivery.
• Strong experience in Agile methodologies, project management, and proficiency in tools like Jira and Confluence is a further plus.

YOU WILL :

• Analyse and document current processes within the Finance department.
• Develop clear and detailed process maps to identify inefficiencies and opportunities for improvement and enhanced controls.
• Actively participate in the implementation of a new general ledger system, providing support to ensure business requirements are understood and met, leveraging off of the process mapping you will be performing. You will help to ensure smooth integration and alignment of the new system with business needs, including design, implementation, data migration, UAT, cut over and business readiness.
• Work on other finance transformation projects that are identified from the process mapping including :     ○  Automation of routine tasks, liaising with the development team through the creation of stories and ensuring the requirements are understood to meet the desired outputs;     ○  the introduction of new technology and replacement of existing technology and be involved in the design, implementation and testing phases to ensure delivery satisfies the requirements of the finance required tooling
• Gradually extend process mapping and optimization efforts across the wider business, this will support the business in its broader information strategy, contributing to initiatives related to data management, reporting, and automation
• Work with key stakeholders and cross-functional teams to ensure that data systems, automation, data integration and processes align with the overall business strategy.
• Write clear, concise user stories and requirements documentation for the development team. Act as the bridge between the business and the development team, ensuring the technical team understands business requirements and constraints.
• Lead and manage the lifecycle of each project as identified in the process mapping and optimisations, by defining the project scope, plan, deliverables, timeline and resource requirements
• Support developers by clarifying requirements, planning and leading sprint reviews, and ensuring the final product meets business objectives.
• You will identify any risks, issues or obstacles in achieving the desired project plan, track these and work with the stakeholders to develop mitigation strategies and escalate when necessary
• Take ownership of backlogs and assist in managing the prioritisation thereof.
• You will facilitate meetings, reviews and provide regular status reports highlighting risks and prioritisations
• Identify areas for continuous improvement across back-office processes beyond finance, contributing to the overall operational efficiency of the business. These will be included in the backlog of work you will manage and you will play a crucial part in the decision as to their prioritisation on the backlog.
• Provide feedback and suggestions for automation opportunities and process optimizations across departments.
• Work with distributed teams

WHY US:

• To take part in the growth and development of a great company
• Our teams feel free to speak up, make suggestions and raise concerns.
• Collaborative team environment: we all work together, respect each other, and pitch in
• Great consideration for work/life balance (highly-flexible, hybrid working model, well-being benefits…). The balance between professional and personal life is massively important to us.
• We work hard to provide a positive, collaborative and inclusive culture and to positively impact our staff and local communities through different well-being, diversity and inclusion programmes.

WHAT DO PEOPLE THINK OF US 🗣

You can check our Glassdoor page 🎉

BENEFITS  (What we offer in return // what you’ll get )

We create benefits with YOU in mind.

• 25 days holiday
• Pension scheme
• Family medical and dental
• Life insurance and Long term disability cover
• Cycle scheme
• Season ticket loan
• Gym subsidy
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Mental Health First Aiders

THE PROCESS

Long interview processes are stressful and boring, and that is not us 😉 We want to ensure everything runs smoothly.

So here you will have three stage interviews:

1- A chat with one of our great recruiters.2- A zoom chat with Michelle (our Finance transformation Manager) and Gian (our Head of Business Intelligence and Automation)3- A zoom chat with Anthony, our CFO

But don’t worry; everything will be explained to you step by step by your recruiter.

Here is a little tip for you during those stages:

Collaboration is massively important to us, so don't hesitate to share your thoughts, ask questions, ask for help if needed, etc 😊

DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION: 💜

Diversity and inclusion are key to a great workplace, and Adaptive is better when it’s more representative of the world around us. We want everyone to feel comfortable bringing their whole selves to work without any fear of judgment or negativity.All we ask is that our colleagues are respectful, collaborative, passionate about what they do, and have the skills needed to be successful in their roles

Background check: the employment/engagement is subject to an acceptable background check that will be run by Adaptive