Business Analyst

Foresters Financial UK; Bromley; Hybrid; GBP 37,800 - 63,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary Bonus

Hybrid working after training

25 days annual holiday

Life Assurance

Pension Scheme

Cycle to work

Wellbeing Support

Job summary

Foresters Financial UK is seeking a skilled Business Analyst to collaborate with stakeholders, translate high-level business needs into actionable user stories and oversee system delivery. You will capture requirements, model processes, and coordinate with third-party suppliers to ensure delivery aligns with strategy.

The role emphasizes strong communication, Microsoft tools proficiency, and a track record of delivering projects within financial services.

Qualifications

• Solid experience in a Business Analyst role.
• Financial Services experience is advantageous.
• SQL Server Management Studio skills (or knowledge of).
• Demonstrable experience of working on projects.
• Strong IT/technical experience.
• Good knowledge in Microsoft applications.
• Good organisational skills and ability to prioritise workload to meet deadlines.
• Great communication skills and ability to work with stakeholders at all levels.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with stakeholders to identify alternatives and solutions to business challenges.
• Seek out systems solutions that can be leveraged to meet business requirements.
• Recognise and recommend opportunities for business improvement.
• Provide subject matter expertise to establish impact of proposed changes on objectives and strategy.
• Capture high-level requirements, decompose into user stories, and complete the Requirements Model with Dev Team.
• Maintain knowledge of business processes, product knowledge, interfaces and data models.
• Coordinate activities with 3rd party suppliers aligning tasks to joint delivery plans.
• Reconcile system deliveries against requirements to ensure expectations are met.
• Conduct meetings and presentations to share solutions and outputs.

Skills

Business Analysis

Stakeholder communication

Project experience

Microsoft Office

IT/technical experience

Tools

SQL Server Management Studio

Requirements modeling

Job description

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with stakeholders to find alternatives and solutions to business challenges.
• Seek out systems solutions that can be leveraged to meet business requirements
• Recognise and recommend opportunities for business improvement
• Provide key subject matter expertise to establish the contribution that proposed changes can make to business objectives and strategy.
• Work with the business in capturing high-level requirements and epics, deconstructing high-level requirements into user stories, and completing the Requirements Model with the Development Team
• Maintain and develop knowledge of business processes, product knowledge, system interfaces and data models
• Co-ordinate activities with 3rd party suppliers aligning tasks to joint delivery plans
• Reconcile system deliveries against requirements to ensure business expectations are met
• Conduct meetings and presentations to share solutions and/or outputs from analysis

What We’re Looking For

• Solid experience in a Business Analyst role
• Financial Services experience is advantageous
• SQL Server Management Studio skills (or knowledge of)
• Demonstrable experience of working on Projects
• Strong IT/technical experience
• Good knowledge in Microsoft applications
• Good organisational skills and ability to prioritise workload to meet deadlines
• Great communication skills and ability to work with stakeholders at all levels

Why Join Us?

• Competitive Salary – Up to £63,000 per annum, based on experience and skills
• Discretionary Annaly Bonus – dependant on your performance and company performance
• Flexible start times – to support your travel to work
• Hybrid working after training period – up to 3 days maximum working from home
• Generous Leave – 25 days annual holiday plus bank holidays and a purchase holiday scheme to recharge and relax
• Life Assurance – Coverage of 4x your pensionable earnings for peace of mind
• Pension Scheme – Contributory plan to help you invest in your future
• Day of Caring – 1 paid day per year to support a charity of your choice
• Wellbeing Support – Access to our Employee Assistance Programme for confidential help and guidance. Cycle to work scheme

About us

Foresters Financial is not your typical financial services provider. Those who join our purpose-driven organisation enjoy a culture of collaboration, creativity, and mutual respect and are challenged to do their best to make a difference every day. We help everyday families achieve their financial goals and make a lasting difference in their lives and communities.

What we do

We help everyday families achieve their financial goals and make a lasting difference in their lives and communities. We will continue to do this by employing enthusiastic and talented Financial Advisers working across the country and equally talented people to be based at our Head Office in Bromley.