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Business Analyst x 3

£60,000 - £60,000
Surrey
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Our client, based in Redhill are an exceptional financial services organisation who operate globally, and looking for an experienced Business Analyst to join them on a permanent basis. To support business improvement initiatives and projects, understanding business change needs, assessing the impact of those changes, capturing, analysing and documenting requirements and supporting delivery of new requirements throughout the project lifecycle. 

Circa £60,000 + Quarterly Bonus + Excellent Benefits including, Remote Working, 27 days holiday, Pension (3% employer matched), Corporate Rates for Private Medical Insurance, Sharesave Scheme, Childcare, Local and High Street Discounts. 

Responsibilities:

The job holder will primarily be a Business Analyst with the ability to perform basic project management duties (project planning, issue and risk management, governance). Working within a business change team on projects, across existing platforms and new initiatives.

The Business Analyst will possess experience ideally within a similar role in the Financial Services Industry and be comfortable liaising with external supplier partners, as well as dealing with various internal teams.

Duties: 

  • Working with business users to identify, analyse, evaluate and problem solve operational issues.
  • Documenting business needs including business processes and requirements.
  • Gaining business and key stakeholder buy-in to requirements.
  • Supporting the business in defining (and where appropriate executing) test plans including creating test scenarios. Understanding and contributing to project plans and implements agreed actions in a timely manner.
  • Adheres to the agreed project methodology and provides feedback where appropriate.
  • Proactively provides project support to the project manager and project teams.
  • Managing project risks and issues.
  • Where necessary adopts the role of the project manager on smaller changes.
  • Assists business users in implementation and embedding of change.
  • Deal with or escalate any identified risks in relation to risk policies and/or legislative and regulatory guidelines in accordance with the group risk framework.

Key Skills: 

  • Significant experience in a similar role with expertise in delivering projects to time, quality and budget.
  • Experience with off the shelf technology packages and vendor selection activities such as defining business requirements / software selection criteria, facilitating and evaluating supplier demonstrations, gap analysis processes, software customisation, configuration, testing and implementation. Design and documentation of business processes and procedures.
  • Experience of working in an established organisation offering leasing / Contract Hire.
  • Perform basic Project Management duties including planning, issue/ risk management, governance.
  • Able to work within Waterfall and Agile project management frameworks.
  • Experience within the financial sector beneficial.
  • Strong communication skills and ability to adapt communication style to all levels of staff.
  • Strong business process mapping (Visio) and analysis experience.
  • Proven analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • PRINCE II certification an advantage, or equivalent
  • Ideally the successful candidate will be qualified to ISEB / ISTQB or equivalent level. IIBA, BCS, PMI or equivalent Business Analysis certification an advantage.

Interested?

Apply now and we can discuss this in more detail and provide you with a more detailed job description. 

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