Banking Business Analyst

Square One Resources; Knutsford; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consultancy firm is seeking a Banking Business Analyst to join their team in Knutsford on a hybrid basis. This role requires expertise in analyzing business problems and translating requirements into actionable deliverables. The ideal candidate will have 5-7 years of experience in financial services, specifically in areas like retail and corporate lending. Proficiency in JIRA, SQL, and BPMN is also essential, along with strong communication skills. This exciting position offers a competitive daily rate and the opportunity to work in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• 5 - 7 years of experience as a Business Analyst.
• Experience in Financial Services, particularly in Retail/Corporate lending, Payments, and related areas.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Analyze client business problems and conduct thorough analysis.
• Elicit and translate business requirements into clear deliverables.
• Work closely with stakeholders and technical teams.

Skills

Business analysis

Stakeholder management

Agile methodologies

Data analysis

SQL

JIRA

Confluence

Business Process Modelling Notation (BPMN)

Education

MBA from a top-B school

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

MS Visio

Job description

Job Title: Banking Business Analyst
Location: Knutsford (hybrid - 3x days on-site per week)
Salary/Rate: £313 Per Day - Inside IR35
Start Date: 05/01/2026
Job Type: Initial contract until 31/05/2026

Company Introduction

We have an exciting opportunity now available with one of our sector-leading consultancy clients! They are currently looking for a skilled Business Analyst with recent experience working within the banking industry.

Job Responsibilities and Objectives

You will be responsible for analysing business problems, eliciting and translating requirements into clear functional deliverables, and working closely with stakeholders and technical teams to design, deliver, and optimise solutions within an Agile financial services environment.

• Analyse client?s business problems and conduct thorough analysis of business processes, systems, and requirements
• Elicit business requirements and translate those into deliverables that can be used by the developers to build the solution
• Contribute to the functional and technical design, development and testing of world-class solutions
• Work with functional, industry and technical specialists on system implementations and integrations in complex environments
• Proficiently use JIRA and Confluence for project management and documentation.
• Employ Business Process Modelling Notation (BPMN) to analyse and optimise processes.
• Facilitate user story writing sessions to capture requirements
• Demonstrate proficiency in SQL for data analysis and reporting
• Develop and maintain comprehensive documentation including BRD, FRD, and FSD documents.
• Utilise MS Visio or other diagram tools to create visual representations of business processes.
• Manage stakeholders effectively to ensure alignment and collaboration throughout the project lifecycle.
• Conduct data analysis and visualisation to provide insights into business performance.
• Apply the prioritisation technique to prioritise project requirements and deliverables.

Required Skills and Experience

• 5 -7 years as Business Analyst
• MBA from a top-B school
• Experience in Financial Services, particularly in Retail/Corporate lending, Payments, and related areas
• Experience with Agile delivery methodologies and managing sprint-based deliveries.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong proficiency in JIRA, Confluence, and MS Visio
• Familiarity with Business Process Modelling Notation (BPMN) and SQL.

If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply now with your updated CV in Microsoft Word/PDF format.

Disclaimer

Notwithstanding any guidelines given to level of experience sought, we will consider candidates from outside this range if they can demonstrate the necessary competencies.

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