Business Analyst

JR United Kingdom; Bolton; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a passionate Business Analyst in Bolton to bridge IT and business, enhancing processes in the financial services sector. Candidates should have strong analytical skills, stakeholder management experience, and proficiency in business analysis techniques. The role involves creating impactful solutions and fostering collaboration within teams.

Qualifications

• Proven experience delivering detailed business analysis.
• Knowledge of Financial Services, ideally Wealth Management.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Champion engagement between IT and business departments.
• Gather and document business requirements for IT.
• Facilitate workshops to prioritize requirements.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Business process mapping

Data gathering

Root cause analysis

Communication

Tools

MS Word

MS Excel

MS Visio

Job description

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Business Analyst, Bolton, Greater Manchester

Client: Nobul Resourcing Solutions

Location: Bolton, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom

Job Category: Other

EU work permit required: Yes

Job Views: 4

Posted: 31.05.2025

Expiry Date: 15.07.2025

Job Description:

Business Analyst

Location: Greater Manchester - 2-3 days in office

Contract Type: Permanent

About the Role

Are you passionate about bridging the gap between IT and business to create impactful solutions? We are searching for a dynamic Business Analyst to lead the way in designing and refining business processes that drive meaningful change across the organisation. If you have a keen analytical mind, a talent for stakeholder engagement, and financial services expertise, we’d love to hear from you.

Key Responsibilities

• Champion engagement between IT and business departments, surfacing demand and facilitating collaboration on end-to-end processes.
• Build trusted relationships with end users, representing IT at team meetings and ensuring business needs are clearly understood.
• Proactively identify and interpret business needs, transforming them into actionable requirements for IT colleagues.
• Challenge assumptions, outline risks and opportunities, and manage stakeholder expectations to optimise business value.
• Gather, document, and translate business requirements into language accessible for non-technical teams.
• Facilitate workshops to prioritise requirements and resolve conflicts between immediate needs and long-term objectives.
• Collaborate closely with architecture, IT services, and functions to shape future opportunities and bridge capability gaps.
• Contribute to solution evaluation, mapping impacts across systems, processes, and business rules.
• Utilise business process analysis and modelling to achieve improvements, including cost/benefit assessments.
• Support user acceptance testing and change implementation, assisting with procedures and user training.

About You

To excel in this role, you’ll bring:

• Proven experience delivering detailed business analysis and supporting successful project delivery.
• Knowledge of Financial Services, ideally Wealth Management, Mortgages, Protection, and the IFA market.
• Strong stakeholder management and relationship building skills.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, with confidence presenting at all levels.
• Expertise in root cause analysis, business process mapping, data gathering, and running user workshops.
• Focus on business outcomes and collaboration, with experience breaking down organisational silos.
• Highly competent in MS Word, Excel, and Visio.
• Understanding of technology infrastructures, project lifecycles, and SBG’s business and services.