Job description
Business Process Analyst – Payroll
Investment Banking | Contract
Our client, a leading Investment Banking organisation, is seeking an experienced Business Process Analyst to support their Payroll function within a complex, regulated environment.
Contract details
- Initial 6‑month contract
- London-based
- Hybrid working
- £500–£650 per day (Inside IR35)
Responsibilities
- Review and document current-state payroll processes, identifying inefficiencies, risks and control gaps
- Perform detailed payroll and financial reconciliations, investigating variances across multiple data sources
- Use Excel extensively to analyse large datasets and produce management reporting
- Work closely with Payroll, HR, Finance, Technology and Risk stakeholders to gather requirements and understand issues
- Act as an inquisitive challenger, identifying root causes and driving process improvements
- Design and support future-state process improvements, including automation and control enhancements
- Produce clear documentation such as process maps, impact assessments and business requirements
- Support audit and regulatory requests related to payroll processes and controls
Key Experience Required
- Proven experience as a Business Analyst / Business Process Analyst, ideally within Payroll, Finance or Operations
- Strong Excel capability (pivots, lookups, reconciliations; VBA beneficial)
- Hands-on experience with payroll or financial reconciliations in a controlled environment
- Highly analytical and detail-oriented, with a questioning mindset
- Confident stakeholder engagement skills across varying seniority levels
- Experience working within investment banking or financial services environments
Extra information
- Status
- Open
- Education Level
- Secondary School
- Location
- London Area
- Type of Contract
- Full-time jobs
- Published at
- 04-03-2026
- Full UK/EU driving license preferred
- No
- Car Preferred
- No
- Must be eligible to work in the EU
- No
- Cover Letter Required
- No
- Languages
- English
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