Business Analyst

FNZ; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services firm in Bristol seeks a Business Analyst to support the delivery of business-critical projects. The role requires strong skills in business analysis and stakeholder management, focusing on financial services. Candidates should have a proven background in analyzing business requirements and a solid understanding of regulatory environments. This position offers a hybrid working pattern and excellent career advancement opportunities.

Benefits

Significant financial rewards

Career advancement based on individual contribution

Work alongside multicultural teams

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Business Analyst in a commercial or public sector environment.
• Experience in leading the delivery of business-critical projects, preferably software implementations.
• Financial Services experience preferably in investment/wealth/life and/or pensions products.

Responsibilities

• Support business transformation and consultancy services.
• Gather, document, and analyze business requirements.
• Translate business needs into functional specifications.

Skills

Business analysis methodologies

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Problem-solving skills

Communication skills

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

Visio

MS Office

Job description

Overview

Location: Bristol or Ipswich

Contract Type: Permanent

Working Pattern: Hybrid (3 Days on site)

The role holder will serve as a key link between business stakeholders and technical teams, translating business needs into effective solutions and driving continuous improvement across projects and processes. Operating in a client-facing capacity, they will work closely with Nucleus, taking ownership of Nucleus Change Requests (NCRs) to ensure requirements are clearly defined, communicated, and successfully delivered. This position requires a combination of strategic insight, stakeholder management, and hands-on delivery to support both business objectives and client expectations.

With a strong focus on execution, the role requires an individual capable of navigating complex environments, managing competing priorities, and delivering at pace. Strategic insight, stakeholder engagement, and hands-on problem-solving are essential, alongside a commitment to driving continuous improvement across systems and processes.

The initial focus will be on supporting systems and change initiatives within the Curtis Banks portfolio, following the TUPE transfer to FNZ in February 2024. This may involve the delivery of a single large-scale solution or oversight of multiple concurrent initiatives, depending on business needs.

Responsibilities

• Business transformation support and consultancy services
• Present and explain existing FNZ capability
• Gather, document, and analyse business requirements through stakeholder interviews, workshops, and data analysis and ensure these are met
• Define and challenge scope of the project
• Translate business needs into functional specifications, process flows and user stories
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including product owners, developers, testers, and end-users
• Regulation and advice on systems and platform compliance
• Identify areas for process improvement and propose innovative solutions
• Define business readiness processes and agree SLAs
• Support project delivery from inception through to implementation and post-launch review
• Develop and maintain key documentation including BRDs, functional specifications, and user guides
• Conduct impact assessments, risk analysis, and business case development
• Defect verification
• Facilitate communication between business and IT to ensure solutions meet business objectives
• Have a good knowledge of the regulatory environment in which the role operates

Experience and Qualifications

Required Industry Knowledge

• Financial Services experience preferably investment/wealth/life and/or pensions products and the markets in which FNZ and our customers operate in
• An understanding of the regulatory environment FNZ operate within
• Experience in leading the delivery of business-critical projects, preferably software implementations within Financial Services

Required Knowledge and Skills

• Proven experience as a Business Analyst in a commercial or public sector environment
• Strong understanding of business analysis methodologies
• Experience with requirements elicitation and documentation
• Proficiency in tools such as JIRA, Confluence, Visio, or MS Office
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving and critical-thinking skills
• Strong stakeholder management
• Independent, self-directing and delivery focused working style
• Excellent organisational, administration and time management skills
• Good team communication skills
• Highly developed written and oral communication skills

Opportunities

• Right from day one, you will work alongside exceptional, multicultural teams - experts in their respective fields - who will inspire and challenge you to make your greatest impact.
• Be part of a highly successful, rapidly growing, global business that is leading the delivery of financial services via cloud computing and partners with some of the world’s largest companies.
• Working in a flexible and agile way that meets the needs of the business and personal circumstances.
• Remuneration, significant financial rewards and career advancement is based on individual contribution and business impact rather than tenure or seniority.

Commitment to Equal Opportunities

At FNZ, we recognise that diversity, equity and inclusion are important factors contributing to our success. We embrace the unique perspective and capabilities of our current and future employees, which will help us continue to drive innovation and achieve our business goals. Recruitment decisions at FNZ are made in a non-discriminatory manner without regard to gender, ethnicity/race, faith, age, nationality, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, socio-economic background, disability or military veteran status where all applicants and employees are valued and respected.

In addition, we want to ensure accessibility needs are well supported, if you require specific support please advise us.

About FNZ

FNZ is committed to opening up wealth so that everyone, everywhere can invest in their future on their terms. We know the foundation to do that already exists in the wealth management industry, but complexity holds firms back.

We created wealth’s growth platform to help. We provide a global, end-to-end wealth management platform that integrates modern technology with business and investment operations. All in a regulated financial institution.

We partner with over 650 financial institutions and 12,000 wealth managers, with US$1.7 trillion in assets under administration (AUA).

Together with our customers, we help over 26 million people from all wealth segments to invest in their future.