Senior Business Analyst

Belvedere Recruitment KRAKOW 2026-09-22

Proven experience as a Senior Business Analyst in financial services, banking or lending environments
Deep knowledge of loan products and lending workflows including origination, underwriting, drawdown and repayment cycles
Strong understanding of booking systems, GL mapping and event-driven accounting behaviours
Working knowledge of liquidity principles and their application to lending and treasury operations
Demonstrated experience working in large-scale programmes with multiple workstreams and cross-system dependencies
Experience with mixed delivery environments combining Agile and Waterfall methodologies
Proven ability to run effective stakeholder workshops and manage complex stakeholder alignment
Strong requirements management skills with ability to produce clear, testable, traceable requirements
Experience supporting test strategy, UAT execution and business sign-off
Knowledge of regulatory expectations, internal controls, operational resilience and governance frameworks
Excellent communication skills with ability to translate complex business concepts for diverse audiences
Experience producing business analysis artefacts such as process maps, data lineage and decision logs

Location: Krakow, Poland

Remote Status: Hybrid

Contract Type: Contract

Lead end-to-end business analysis for complex lending and booking system programmes across Agile and Waterfall environments
Partner with Treasury, Finance, Risk and Operations to define requirements that drive real business outcomes
Shape loan product strategies by analysing origination through repayment flows and their liquidity impact
Work on large-scale programmes with multiple workstreams, managing dependencies and delivering at scale

Company Overview

Our client is a leading financial services organisation delivering lending and treasury solutions to the banking sector. They combine technical expertise with deep industry knowledge, operating across multiple markets and managing complex, regulated environments. The organisation is committed to building robust systems that balance innovation with operational resilience, supported by teams who understand both the business and the regulatory landscape.

We're looking for an experienced Senior Business Analyst to join our client's delivery team in Krakow. You'll take ownership of business analysis across lending products and booking systems, working closely with senior stakeholders across Product, Technology, Operations, Treasury and Finance. If you have proven experience in loan products, liquidity principles and large-scale programme delivery, this is an opportunity to make a tangible impact on systems that matter.

Position Overview

As Senior Business Analyst, you'll lead discovery and delivery of requirements for lending and treasury initiatives. You'll work across mixed delivery environments, partnering with multiple stakeholder groups to translate business needs into clear, testable requirements. Your role will directly influence how lending products flow through booking systems, how liquidity is managed, and how controls and governance are embedded. You'll contribute to successful delivery of complex programmes, from initial scope through to cutover and hypercare.

Benefits

Opportunity to shape lending and treasury systems that impact the wider financial services sector
Work on complex, regulated programmes where your analysis directly influences business outcomes
Collaborate with senior stakeholders across multiple functions including Treasury, Finance, Risk and Operations
Develop expertise in liquidity management and its application to lending products
Exposure to large-scale programme delivery with multiple workstreams and cross-system dependencies
Professional development through working on sophisticated financial systems and controls

Alongside a competitive package, you'll join an organisation that values rigorous thinking, clear communication and delivering outcomes that matter. You'll work within a collaborative environment where your expertise is valued and your contributions shape how systems evolve.

,[Lead end-to-end business analysis: scope definition, requirements capture, process and data analysis, stakeholder alignment and benefits tracking , Run discovery workshops with senior stakeholders to clarify priorities, capture needs and drive key decisions , Own requirements quality by ensuring they are clear, testable, traceable and aligned to business outcomes and controls , Analyse and document lending flows including origination, underwriting, drawdown, interest, repricing, amendments, rollovers, repayments and restructures , Define booking rules and event-driven behaviours such as schedules, accruals, postings and general ledger mapping , Support integration requirements across channels, limits, collateral, payments, servicing and downstream reporting , Apply liquidity principles to assess how lending events impact cashflows, funding and liquidity reporting , Partner with Treasury and Liquidity teams to capture requirements, controls and evidence needs for auditability and reconciliations , Identify gaps, dependencies and risks early, proposing options and recommendations with clear escalation , Drive RAID (Risks, Assumptions, Issues, Dependencies) for business analysis-owned items, escalating with clear options , Support test strategy and execution including acceptance criteria, SIT/UAT support, defect triage and business sign-off , Ensure requirements align with regulatory expectations, internal controls and operational resilience standards , Produce high-quality artefacts including process maps, business rules, data lineage and decision logs ] Requirements: Business Analyst, Accounting, Test strategy, UAT, Communication skills, Business analysis