Post Trade Apprenticeship Business Analyst – Level 4

London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG)

London (EC4M 7LS)

Closes in 5 days (Thursday 20 March)

Posted on 6 March 2025

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Summary

Our Business Analyst Apprenticeship provides the ideal springboard for an exciting and meaningful career in global financial markets. As an apprentice you will join the Post Trade Division, having the opportunity to learn essential skills in understanding the needs of stakeholders and how we provide business solutions.

Wage
£24,700 a year

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Training course
Business analyst (level 4)
Hours
Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm.

35 hours a week

Possible start date

Monday 1 September

Duration

1 year 6 months

Positions available

2

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you’ll do at work

We have opportunities in London to join Post Trade and be aligned to the LCH – Operations Team, and Post Trade Solutions.  During our recruitment process, we will get to know your skills and interest and how they align with the needs of the business, to allow us to place you in the right team.    
 

What we offer:  

  • Work as a team to contribute towards projects with a focus on developing your knowledge to cleansing, aggregating and analysing data as you work across a variety of tasks. 
  • Learn and apply industry-specific knowledge and techniques under the guidance of experienced professionals.
  • Progress through a development journey aiming to build foundational skills that are key for your future success. 
  • Tailored induction and ongoing skills and knowledge sessions to help you build understanding of LSEG and bridge the gap between education and the workplace.
  • Connect with the wider early careers community and opportunities to contribute to the wider society via CSR initiatives and volunteering opportunities.  

Studying an apprenticeship, you will need to meet the below criteria:

  • Be over 18 years of age
  • Live in England
  • Not already be in full-time education at the point of start date.
  • Achieved level 3 Qualification (Apprenticeship/A-Levels/BTEC etc.)
  • 5 GCSEs including English and Maths at Grade 4 (C)
  • Not be entered for a qualification of the same type, content and level as that of this qualification  

Where you’ll work

The London Stock Exchange
10 Paternoster Square
London
EC4M 7LS

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

College or training organisation

BPP PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION LIMITED

Your training course

Business analyst (level 4)

Equal to higher national certificate (HNC)

Course contents
  • Apply appropriate approaches to scope, plan and perform Business Analysis
  • Communicate effectively in a variety of situations with a range of stakeholders
  • Apply a range of structured investigation techniques to a business situation
  • Produce an outline definition of a business situation using an appropriate technique
  • Apply appropriate techniques to identify problems and opportunities within a business situation
  • Support the identification and presentation of proposed actions to stakeholders in order to gain agreement for further analysis activity
  • Apply appropriate techniques to analyse and document options and recommendations for change
  • Elicit process information from stakeholders
  • Model business processes using relevant techniques, standards, notation and software tools
  • Analyse business process models to identify opportunities for improvement
  • Produce models of redesigned business processes
  • Elicit requirements from stakeholders to identify business and user needs
  • Document clear functional and non-functional requirements in line with local standards
  • Analyse documented requirements to remove duplication, conflict and overlap
  • Prioritise requirements using an appropriate prioritisation approach
  • Validate requirements with stakeholders
  • Support the establishment of requirements traceability
  • Elicit business data needs from relevant sources
  • Support the development of simple data models using relevant techniques, standards, notation and software tools
  • Document current business situations to enable gap analysis and decision making
  • Support the development of models of future state business situations
  • Identify key differences between current and future business situations
  • Identify actions required to move from the current to future business situation
  • Define acceptance criteria for business and system changes
  • Support business acceptance of business and system changes
  • Apply relevant techniques to research and identify stakeholders
  • Analyse and document stakeholders' areas of interest and influence
  • Support the development of cost/benefit analysis for proposed business changes
  • Evaluate and document the key impacts on people, process, organisation, technology and information
  • Present information in a manner appropriate to the audience
  • Apply appropriate approaches to scope, plan and perform Business Analysis
  • Communicate effectively in a variety of situations with a range of stakeholders
  • Apply a range of structured investigation techniques to a business situation
  • Produce an outline definition of a business situation using an appropriate technique
  • Apply appropriate techniques to identify problems and opportunities within a business situation
  • Support the identification and presentation of proposed actions to stakeholders in order to gain agreement for further analysis activity
  • Apply appropriate techniques to analyse and document options and recommendations for change
  • Elicit process information from stakeholders
  • Model business processes using relevant techniques, standards, notation and software tools
  • Analyse business process models to identify opportunities for improvement
  • Produce models of redesigned business processes
  • Elicit requirements from stakeholders to identify business and user needs
  • Document clear functional and non-functional requirements in line with local standards
  • Analyse documented requirements to remove duplication, conflict and overlap
  • Prioritise requirements using an appropriate prioritisation approach
  • Validate requirements with stakeholders
  • Support the establishment of requirements traceability
  • Elicit business data needs from relevant sources
  • Support the development of simple data models using relevant techniques, standards, notation and software tools
  • Document current business situations to enable gap analysis and decision making
  • Support the development of models of future state business situations
  • Identify key differences between current and future business situations
  • Identify actions required to move from the current to future business situation
  • Define acceptance criteria for business and system changes
  • Support business acceptance of business and system changes
  • Apply relevant techniques to research and identify stakeholders
  • Analyse and document stakeholders' areas of interest and influence
  • Support the development of cost/benefit analysis for proposed business changes
  • Evaluate and document the key impacts on people, process, organisation, technology and information
  • Present information in a manner appropriate to the audience

Your training plan

  • L4 Business analyst Apprenticeship Standard

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • Maths and English (grade 4 (C))

Other in:

  • A Levels/BTEC or equivalent (grade BBC/MMP)

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Presentation skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Logical
  • Team working

About this company

LSEG is a leading global financial markets infrastructure and data provider. Our purpose is driving financial stability, empowering economies and enabling customers to create sustainable growth. Our purpose is the foundation on which our culture is built. Our values of Integrity, Partnership, Excellence and Change underpin our purpose and set the standard for everything we do, every day. They go to the heart of who we are and guide our decision making and everyday actions. Working with us means that you will be part of a dynamic organisation of 25,000 people across 65 countries. However, we will value your individuality and enable you to bring your true self to work so you can help enrich our diverse workforce. You will be part of a collaborative and creative culture where we encourage new ideas and are committed to sustainability across our global business. You will experience the critical role we have in helping to re-engineer the financial ecosystem to support and drive sustainable economic growth. Together, we are aiming to achieve this growth by accelerating the just transition to net zero, enabling growth of the green economy and creating inclusive economic opportunity. LSEG offers a range of tailored benefits and support, including healthcare, retirement planning, paid volunteering days and wellbeing initiatives. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. This means that we do not discriminate on the basis of anyone’s race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. Conforming with applicable law, we can reasonably accommodate applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs.

Company benefits

Annual wellness allowance; Employee assistance programme  Private Medical Insurance; Optional dental Insurance; Gym membership & discounts   Life Insurance; Income protection; Pension   MyOffers: access to a range of retail discounts

After this apprenticeship

LSEG is at the forefront of Post Trade – a fundamental part of the financial and transactional services that support and enhance the development of businesses and economies across the world.   
We partner with clients through the trading cycle, so they can confidently explore, and innovate as situations change. Our division ensures financial stability, supporting clearing and reporting obligations, providing risk, balance sheet management and financial resource management solutions.   

Our multi-national clearing houses LCH Ltd (London) and LCH SA (Paris) offer a range of clearing services for a diverse range of assets classes including equities, fixed income, FX and credit default swaps (CDS). 

LSEG is a leading global financial markets infrastructure and data provider. Our purpose is driving financial stability, empowering economies and enabling customers to create sustainable growth.

Our purpose is the foundation on which our culture is built. Our values of Integrity, Partnership, Excellence and Change underpin our purpose and set the standard for everything we do, every day. They go to the heart of who we are and guide our decision making and everyday actions.

Working with us means that you will be part of a dynamic organisation of 25,000 people across 65 countries. However, we will value your individuality and enable you to bring your true self to work so you can help enrich our diverse workforce. You will be part of a collaborative and creative culture where we encourage new ideas and are committed to sustainability across our global business. You will experience the critical role we have in helping to re-engineer the financial ecosystem to support and drive sustainable economic growth. Together, we are aiming to achieve this growth by accelerating the just transition to net zero, enabling growth of the green economy and creating inclusive economic opportunity.

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

BPP PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION LIMITED

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000307987.

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Closes in 5 days (Thursday 20 March)

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Company’s application instructions

- Make an application - closing date for applications is 9 March 2025 - Untimed Immersive Online Assessment. The assessment is designed to give you an insight into what it’s like to work at LSEG.   - Video interview where you will answer a series of questions using a strength-based-interview format  - The final stage is a half day in-person assessment centre in April which involves several different types of exercises – further information is provided at the point of invite.