Business Analyst

Fisher German LLP; Ashby-de-la-Zouch; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A consultancy firm in Ashby-de-la-Zouch is seeking a Business Analyst to join their IT Change team. The ideal candidate will analyze business processes, collaborate with stakeholders, and support project management efforts. The position offers a hybrid working environment and opportunities for process improvement and professional development, with competitive benefits including a generous holiday scheme.

Benefits

Discretionary bonus scheme

Generous holiday scheme

Enhanced parental leave

Employee Assistance Programme

Volunteering leave

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Business Analyst or similar role.
• Strong knowledge of business analysis methodologies and best practices.
• Experience in analysing data using software and drafting reports.

Responsibilities

• Analyze existing systems and processes to understand functionality.
• Capture and analyse requirements for developers and project managers.
• Communicate technical information and recommendations to stakeholders.

Skills

Business analysis methodologies

Communication and interpersonal skills

Analytical and problem-solving skills

Data governance principles

Fast-paced working environment

Education

Related professional certifications

Tools

Data analysis software

Job description

About the role

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Business Analyst to join our growing IT Change team. In this role, you'll be working with a team of Project Managers, a Senior Business Analyst and an Implementation Coordinator, and you will be directly reporting to our IT Head of Change. The role is far‑reaching, working with all people and at all levels, throughout the business. Our ideal candidate will be responsible and have experience of analysing business processes and data, developing insights into problems and opportunities to advance the company, and communicating technical information and strategic recommendations to stakeholders.

If you have a passion for collaboration, process improvement and getting involved in projects that directly impact business operations – this is the role for you!

Responsibilities

• Analysis of existing systems, processes, and data to obtain a deep understanding of their functionality and fit within the business
• Capture and analyse requirements and create appropriate technical specifications for handing over to developers and project managers
• Develop insights into business operations and communicate technical information and recommendations to stakeholders
• Work with company leaders and stakeholders to help them solve problems or meet goals
• Creation of accurate documentation including business cases, impact assessments, process maps, data flow diagrams, entity‑relationship diagrams, etc
• Creation and maintenance of standard operating procedures for key functions and system use
• Engage with the business on projects and requests for change to gather functional and non‑functional requirements
• Collaborate with developers, project managers and business stakeholders to remove points of ambiguity in solution designs
• Analyse and document the security models and access controls
• Identify and design opportunities to improve processes and features of existing systems including their integration with other tools and applications
• Ensure change is tightly controlled and follows our IT Change policies and best practices
• Identify pain points and provide ideas on eliminating them, either through system development, process changes or training
• Contribute to the architecture review boards, request for change process and project management office as required

Qualifications and Experience

• Proven experience as a Business Analyst or similar role
• Strong knowledge of business analysis methodologies and best practices
• Experience in analysing data using software and drafting reports
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to act as the interface between business stakeholders and IT colleagues
• Ability to work effectively in a fast paced, dynamic environment
• IT literate with strong analytical and problem‑solving skills
• Solid understanding of data governance principles and information security management
• Proactive and self‑managing
• Gained related professional certifications or qualifications

Why Fisher German?

We've been around for a while, but it doesn't mean we are behind the times! Across our office network we offer a hybrid working approach to help our colleagues design their working day to suit their diaries. Some days you might be in the office enjoying a collaborative team day, and other days might see you focussing on project work at home. Wherever you choose to work, you'll be part of a social and digitally connected workforce with the chance to get involved in a variety of activities, like sports events, pop‑up bars, BBQs, CPD days, live leadership updates on Zoom, picnics in the park and lots more. What's not to love? We work hard but we also have lots of fun! If that sounds like something you would enjoy, then please get in touch. We have a history going back as far as 1830 but have been Fisher German since 2000. We operate UK wide advising and managing a range of client portfolios with national visibility across all the 12‑property market sectors; agriculture, commercial, education, green energy & sustainability, healthcare, minerals & waste, public sector, residential, rural, telecoms, third sector and utilities and infrastructure. Bring Yourself to Work. It's simple really, we are passionate about what we do, and we want you to be driven to succeed with us. For this to happen, you need to feel supported and included which is why we’re proud to be an Equal Opportunities Employer.

Job Details

The opportunity is a full‑time, permanent role with 37.5 working hours and we operate a hybrid working environment. The hours of work would be 8.45am till 5.15pm Monday - Friday, based out of our Ashby de la Zouch office.

Benefits

• A discretionary bonus scheme
• A generous holiday scheme which commences at 25 days with a sliding scale up to 30 days plus an additional day for your birthday, and additional days to cover the festive period!
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave
• An online money‑saving portal
• Death In Service cover, alongside access to an Employee Assistance Programme which includes health appoints for you and your family
• Volunteering Leave equating to 2 days per year (pro rata if you’re part‑time)