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Overview

Our leading Financial Services Sector Client is continuing a high growth trajectory, coupled with an ambitious transformation programme are now seeking a Business Analyst to play a key role.

Role Profile

• Investigate operational requirements, problems, and opportunities, seeking_effective business solutions through improvements in automated and nonautomated components of new or changed processes
• Assist in the analysis of stakeholder objectives, and the underlying issues_arising from investigations into business requirements and problems, and_identify options for consideration
• Take responsibility for the provision of support services to projects
• Use and recommend project control solutions for planning, scheduling and_tracking projects
• Support programme or project control boards, project assurance teams_and quality review meetings
• Provide basic guidance on individual project proposals.
• Facilitate scoping and business priority-setting for change initiatives of_medium size and complexity
  
• Contribute to selection of the most appropriate means of representing_business requirements in the context of a specific change initiative, ensuring_traceability back to source
• Identify the impact on business requirements of interim (e.g. migration)scenarios as well as the required end position
  
• Model current and desired scenarios as directed
  
• Select appropriate modelling techniques for meeting assigned objectives
• Take responsibility for the provision of support services to projects
  
• Use and recommend project control solutions for planning, scheduling and_tracking projects
• Support programme or project control boards, project assurance teams_and quality review meetings
• Provide basic guidance on individual project proposals
• Define, document and carry out small projects or sub-projects. Alone or with a small team, actively participating in all phases. Identifies, assesses and manages risks to the success of the project
  
• Agree project approach with stakeholders, and prepares realistic plans (including quality, risk and communications plans) and tracks activities against the project schedule, managing stakeholder involvement as appropriate

Person Profile

• Minimum of 2 years' experience as a Business Analyst; or
• Minimum of 3 years' experience in the Life Assurance industry
• Demonstrate a positive motivated attitude
• Excellent problem solving skills
• Good team player
  
• In-depth knowledge of Microsoft Office Applications (i.e. Word, Outlook, Excel_and PowerPoint)
  
• Testing/Analytical skills
• Basic SQL Skills
  
• Produces effective solutions to complex problems. Identifies underlying trends_and issues and does not always stop at initial answer
• GCSE (or equivalent) grade C or above in English and Mathematics (or equivalent experience in career history)

Desirable:

• Business Analysis or Testing Qualifications, e.g. ISEB or IIBA