Business Analyst

We're the world's leading provider of secure financial messaging services, headquartered in Belgium. We are the way the world moves value – across borders, through cities and overseas. No other organisation can address the scale, precision, pace and trust that this demands, and we're proud to support the global economy.

We're unique too. We were established to find a better way for the global financial community to move value – a reliable, safe and secure approach that the community can trust, completely. We're always striving to be better and are constantly evolving in an ever-changing landscape, without undermining that trust. Five decades on, our vibrant community reflects the complexity and diversity of the financial ecosystem. We innovate diligently, test exhaustively, then implement fast. In a connected and exciting era, our mission has never been more relevant. Swift now has a presence in 200+ countries and legal territories to serve a community of more than 12,000 banks and financial institutions.

Swift is seeking a candidate to join as a Business Analyst working on reporting and analysis to deliver insights for management and business decision-making and support strategy formation. This role will be ideal for individuals who are interested and passionate about data and business decision analytics.

Being part of the Internal Business Intelligence team within FP&A, your key responsibilities would be delivering analysis complemented with valuable insights to FP&A department and multi-functional partners in a global environment. You will make contributions to a variety of activities e.g. report business performance, supervise performance against target, forecast business for short/long-term planning, simulate product/network usage, identify key drivers and their impacts, etc. You will get to use several enterprise applications and business intelligence tools to perform day-to-day analytical tasks. You will engage internal customers via presentation to FP&A management and other internal stakeholders across the company, and establish dialogue to link the outcome of analysis with business stakeholders to drive actions. What you deliver will have an impact on management and business decision-making.

What to Expect

• Business Monitoring: Prepare business performance reports on actuals and monitor against targets/budget, and conduct analysis to identify key drivers and their potential impacts to business.
• Dashboarding: Develop interactive and intuitive reports/dashboard to transform data into valuable insights subsequently actionable information for management and internal collaborators.
• Simulations: Perform scenario-based simulations of business performance or product usage to support pricing assessment and company strategy.
• Data mindset: Promote a data-driven culture by shaping future data needs/models and help improve financial forecasting activities within the team.
• Key insights delivery: Communicate insights effectively to management and internal partners through identification of opportunities, risks, and action towards them.
• Business partnering/collaborations: Establish good relationships with key partners across the organization and cross regions via regular, engaging, and two-way conversation and collaboration.
• Project management: Drive projects in close liaison with all relevant departments and to company E2E project management guidelines.
• Enterprise tools/applications: Deliver with ease using several enterprise applications or office tools, e.g. SAP, Salesforce, MicroStrategy, MS Excel, MS Access, Power BI, etc.
• Process improvements: Implement continuous improvements to current processes for effectiveness of day-to-day deliveries.
• Documentation: Maintain accurate and complete documentation for all business processes within the team.
• Business acumen: Acquire good business understanding of Swift products and services to be able to deliver intuitive analysis.

What will make you successful

• Minimum university Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Economics, Business Information System, Business Analytics, Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics or equivalent.
• 3-4 years working experience in data management, analytics, business intelligence or related fields.
• Candidate who possesses the technical skills below is preferred:
  • Minimal Requirement: Microsoft Excel (intermediate to advanced level)
  • Added advantage: MicroStrategy, Tableau, Power BI, MS Access
• Fluent English speaking and writing.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to understand and work with large-scale and complex datasets, business logic and processes.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to derive insights from data, research, and design practical and scalable solutions.
• Ability to summarize insights and identify key highlights, make conclusions and recommendations.
• Highly self-motivated with the ability to thrive in a fast-paced working environment and customer-centric attitude, as well as work independently with minimal supervision.
• Team player with a strong collaborative mindset and ability to work cross-functionality and in a multi-national/cultural environment. Ability to understand and work with large-scale and complex datasets, business logic and processes.

We give you the freedom to be yourself. We are creating an environment of unique individuals – like you – with different perspectives on the financial industry and the world. A diverse and inclusive environment in which everyone's voice counts and where you can reach your full potential.

If you believe you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact us to request accommodation.

Don't meet every single requirement? At Swift, we are dedicated to building a workplace where people can bring their full selves and ideas to the team, so if you are excited about this role, we encourage you to apply even if you do not meet every single qualification.

Swift doesn't stand still. We are constantly evolving and tirelessly innovating. Working at the intersection of finance and technology is a very exciting place to be right now.

Swift is transforming cross-border payments, making them faster and more transparent than ever before. We are the way the world moves value — every instant of every day, in almost every country.

We are proud that what we do has a critical impact on the global financial community and touches almost every aspect of the financial world. So, what you do at Swift has real impact too — an impact that matters every day. Which is why you matter to us.

Joining Swift gives you unparalleled exposure to knowledge, expertise and technologies. If you have what it takes, you'll be able to take on different career paths and have the opportunity to work in teams, departments and disciplines in countries around the world.

Swift is unique. There is no other organisation like ours in the world driving the long-term future of the financial ecosystem. You'll be surrounded by bright, customer-focused and intellectually curious people in a collaborative, friendly, open and inclusive environment.

At Swift we are trusted every instant. Everything we do has an impact that matters. And as a member of our team, you are trusted to make your impact every day.