Collateral Business Analyst (Platform Migration & Reporting Focus)
Vantage Point
London
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Collateral Business Analyst (Platform Migration \& Reporting Focus)
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Location: London (Hybrid)
Start: ASAP
Duration: 6 months (min)
Role Overview
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We are seeking a Collateral Business Analyst to support the final phase of a multi\-year collateral platform replacement programme. With standard client migrations already delivered, the focus now shifts to onboarding complex clients and supporting advanced collateral services.
This role will play a critical part in report configuration, rationalisation, client engagement, and testing, ensuring solutions delivered from the new cloud\-based platform meet client needs while driving standardisation and efficiency.
Key Responsibilities
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1\. Reporting \& Data Rationalisation (Core Focus)
- Gather and document client reporting requirements across collateral workflows.
- Design and configure reports from the new cloud\-based collateral platform to replicate and enhance existing Colline capabilities.
- Drive report standardisation and rationalisation, challenging legacy client\-specific formats and promoting scalable, reusable reporting solutions.
- Analyse report usage and data requirements to reduce duplication while maintaining client outcomes.
- Work with technology teams to translate reporting requirements into functional specifications.
2\. Business Analysis \& Client Engagement
- Engage directly with clients to gather, validate, and refine requirements across reporting, workflows, and migration activities.
- Act as a bridge between clients, operations, and technology, translating business needs into clear requirements.
- Support migration planning for complex clients, ensuring alignment with new platform capabilities.
- Provide SME input on collateral use cases including advanced scenarios (e.g., rehypothecation, optimisation).
3\. Testing \& Defect Management
- Define and execute test cases for reporting and collateral workflows.
- Perform detailed validation of outputs, identifying discrepancies and exceptions.
- Manage defect lifecycle—working with technology teams and clients to resolve issues efficiently.
- Support User Acceptance Testing (UAT) cycles across client migrations.
4\. Collateral Workflow Expertise
- Apply strong understanding of end\-to\-end collateral processes, including:
+ Collateral settlement and dispute management
+ Rehypothecation flows
+ Collateral optimisation strategies
- Ensure reporting outputs accurately reflect complex collateral scenarios.
5\. Migration \& Change Support
- Support onboarding of complex clients and services into the new platform.
- Assist with migration planning, execution, and post\-go\-live validation.
- Identify risks and propose mitigations related to data, reporting, and workflows.
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Collateral \& Domain Expertise
- Strong understanding of end\-to\-end collateral management workflows, including complex use cases (rehypothecation, optimisation).
- Experience working in collateral operations, margining, or related functions.
- Familiarity with reporting outputs and data structures in collateral platforms.
Business Analysis Skills
- \~3\+ years of Business Analysis experience (or equivalent), ideally within collateral or capital markets.
- Proven ability to:
+ Challenge and rationalise business needs
+ Translate requirements into functional specifications
Systems \& Technical Skills
- Experience with collateral platforms such as:
+ Colline (highly desirable)
- Strong data analysis skills (Excel essential; SQL beneficial).
- Understanding of cloud\-based reporting environments is advantageous.
Client \& Stakeholder Management
- Strong client\-facing experience with the ability to:
+ Challenge and influence stakeholders constructively
+ Communicate complex concepts clearly to both business and IT audiences
Testing \& Delivery
- Experience supporting UAT and defect resolution cycles.
- Strong attention to detail with a structured approach to validation and issue tracking.
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Reporting \& Rationalisation
- Reduction in number of bespoke client reports vs standardised reports
- % of reporting requirements delivered using scalable standard templates
- Accuracy and completeness of configured reports (low defect rate)
Delivery \& Quality
- Timely delivery of requirements, testing, and migration milestones
- UAT defect leakage rate and resolution turnaround time
- Quality of documentation (minimal rework required by technology teams)
Client Outcomes
- Client satisfaction scores during migration and onboarding
- Successful adoption of standardised reporting solutions
- Reduction in client\-reported issues post\-migration
Operational Efficiency
- Reduction in duplicate or redundant reporting outputs
- Improvement in report generation efficiency and turnaround times
- Identification and implementation of process improvements
Risk \& Control
- Accuracy of collateral reporting for complex use cases
- Reduction in reporting\-related exceptions during testing and production
- Compliance with internal data and control standards
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- Strong mix of collateral domain expertise \+ BA skillset \+ client\-facing ability
- Comfortable challenging clients constructively to drive standardisation
- Experienced working on large\-scale transformation or migration programmes
- Hands\-on, detail\-oriented, and able to operate in a fast\-paced delivery environment
Things you need to know:
- To apply, you’ll need to provide us with a CV and answer a few initial questions.
- We’d like to make you aware that if you have not heard back from us within three weeks of the date of application that we will not be progressing your application.
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