Business Analyst

Searchability®; Chester; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services provider in Chester is seeking a Business Analyst to support technology initiatives across enterprise systems and financial applications. The ideal candidate will have over 2 years of experience in business analysis, possess strong stakeholder management skills, and be comfortable in Agile environments. This hybrid role offers competitive salary and opportunities for influencing product decisions in a collaborative, agile culture.

Benefits

Hybrid working environment

Exposure to complex, enterprise level systems

Opportunity to influence product and process decisions

Collaborative, agile-focused technology team

Stable organisation with long-term growth plans

Qualifications

• 2+ years’ experience in a Business Analyst or Systems Analyst role.
• Experience working across multiple integrated systems in an enterprise environment.
• End-to-end delivery experience from requirements gathering to implementation.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Excellent attention to detail with the ability to analyse complex problems.
• Comfortable working in Agile delivery environments.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with stakeholders to gather requirements and manage expectations.
• Create and maintain epics, user stories, and tasks within Agile delivery tools.
• Support product prioritisation and decision making through business value analysis.
• Conduct impact assessments and align requirements to business objectives.
• Define and track KPIs, reporting progress and risks to stakeholders.

Skills

Business Analyst

Stakeholder Management

Agile

Requirements Gathering

Financial Systems

Salesforce

API Integration

BI Tools

Job description

BUSINESS ANALYST

Hybrid working in Chester

Up to £50,000 (DOE)

• Join a well-established financial services providing company with a strong UK and European presence
• Hybrid working model 3 days a week in Chester
• Work across enterprise systems, financial applications, Salesforce and customer facing platforms

ABOUT THE CLIENT

Due to continued growth, we’re working with a leading financial services organisation who’re looking to add a Business Analyst to the team with 2 years or more experience. The business is well-established, highly regulated, and known for its collaborative agile culture and strong investment in technology.

This role sits within a mature IT function supporting business critical systems across lending, finance, and customer operations.

THE BENEFITS

• Hybrid working environment
• Exposure to complex, enterprise level systems
• Opportunity to influence product and process decisions
• Collaborative, agile-focused technology team
• Stable organisation with long-term growth plans

THE BUSINESS ANALYST ROLE

As a Business Analyst, you’ll act as a key bridge between technology and the wider business. You’ll work closely with stakeholders to understand complex business problems, translate requirements into clear, actionable outputs, and support delivery across a broad range of technology initiatives.

This role has a strong solution focus, covering financial systems, management information, BI tools, API integrations, CRM platforms, and customer-facing applications, as well as non IT operational improvement projects.

Key responsibilities include:

• Working closely with stakeholders to gather requirements, manage expectations, and prioritise needs
• Creating and maintaining epics, user stories, and tasks within Agile delivery tools
• Supporting product prioritisation and decision making through business value analysis
• Leading refinement sessions and ensuring work items are delivery-ready
• Conducting impact assessments and aligning requirements to business objectives
• Supporting testing, compliance, security, and GDPR considerations
• Planning and managing pilots and rollouts through to go-live
• Defining and tracking KPIs, and reporting progress and risks to stakeholders

BUSINESS ANALYST – ESSENTIAL SKILLS

• 2+ years’ experience in a Business Analyst or Systems Analyst role
• Experience working across multiple integrated systems in an enterprise environment
• End-to-end delivery experience, from requirements gathering through to implementation
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
• Excellent attention to detail with the ability to analyse complex problems
• Comfortable working in Agile delivery environments

DESIRABLE (NOT ESSENTIAL)

• Experience within financial services or regulated environments
• Salesforce CRM experience
• Experience working closely with Developers and Product Managers
• Exposure to process analysis and continuous improvement initiatives
• Confidence engaging with senior stakeholders

TO BE CONSIDERED

Please either apply through this advert or email me directly via [e-mail].

For further information, please call 01244 567 929 or 07889 558 606.

By applying for this role, you give express consent for us to process and submit (subject to required skills) your application to our client in conjunction with this vacancy only.

KEY SKILLS

Business Analyst, Systems Analyst, Agile, User Stories, Requirements Gathering, Stakeholder Management, Financial Systems, Salesforce, API Integration, BI Tools