Junior Business Analyst

• Full-time

Company Description

Founded and headquartered in Switzerland, Avaloq is continuously expanding its global footprint with around 2,500 colleagues in 10 countries, and more than 170 clients in 35 countries. We are an industry-leading provider of wealth management technology and services for financial institutions around the world, including private banks and wealth managers, investment managers, as well as retail and neo banks. Our research led approach and continual innovation is powered by the passion and creativity of our colleagues.

We are always looking for talented people to join us on our mission to orchestrate the financial ecosystem and democratize access to wealth management. Avaloq offers the opportunity to work closely with some of the world’s leading financial institutions as we jointly develop and shape careers. Championing a collaborative, supportive and flexible work environment empowers our colleagues to reach their full potential.

Job Description

Are you a recent graduate or early-career professional with a strong academic background and a passion for financial services, regulation, and technology? We’re looking for a Junior Business Analyst to join our dynamic team in Zürich, where you’ll help shape the future of tax solutions for the banking industry.

In this role, you’ll contribute to the development and improvement of functionalities that support both local tax regimes (such as Germany and Switzerland) and international regulations like FATCA, CRS, and QI. You'll collaborate with experienced business analysts, developers, and product experts as you build your expertise.

This is an excellent opportunity to build deep domain knowledge in financial regulation and core banking systems, while contributing to the evolution of Avaloq’s product suite.

Your key tasks

• Take ownership of the analysis of tax regulations and financial requirements from clients and regulators
• Help Translate business and regulatory needs into functional specifications
• Collaborate closely with developers, testers, and product managers throughout the development process
• Contribute to maintaining and enhancing Avaloq’s tax-related functionalities
• Ensure high-quality documentation, testing, and quality assurance
• Develop a broad understanding of Avaloq’s core banking platform

Qualifications

• A degree in business informatics, economics, finance, computer science, or a related field
• A keen interest in financial services, regulatory frameworks, and tax compliance
• Strong analytical thinking and attention to detail
• Basic knowledge of SQL or a willingness to learn and apply it
• Excellent communication skills in German and English (both written and spoken)

It would be a real bonus if you have

• Internship or project experience in banking, consulting, or technology
• Familiarity with tax regulations like FATCA, CRS, or QI

Additional Information

We realize that managing work life balance is a challenge we all face in our daily lives and in order to support with this we are pleased to offer hybrid and flexible working for most of our Avaloqers to maintain work life balance and still continue our fantastic Avaloq culture in our global offices.

In Avaloq we are proud to embrace diversity and understand the success of our business is built on the power of different opinions, we are whole heartedly committed to fostering an equal opportunity environment and inclusive culture where you can be your true authentic self.

We hire, compensate and promote regardless of origin, age, gender identity, sexual orientation or any other fantastic traits that make us all unique, we have done our best to write this advert in an inclusive and neutral way.

Please be aware that we will not accept speculative CV submissions for any of our roles from recruitment agencies, and any unsolicited candidate submissions will be exempt from any payment expectations.