Business Analyst

eTeam, Inc.; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in Edinburgh is seeking a Business Analyst for a one-year assignment. The role involves managing stakeholder relationships, requirement elicitation, and contributing to the Pension Calcs team using strong VBA and Excel skills. Ideal candidates will have a background in Mathematics, Accounting, or Actuarial sciences, though it's not mandatory. This position offers the opportunity to work on complex business calculations and project deliverables while staying updated on industry trends and technological advancements.

Qualifications

• Experience with stakeholder management and requirement elicitation.
• Strong knowledge in VBA and Excel; insurance/pensions experience ideal.
• Mathematics, Accounting, or Actuarial background preferred but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Individual contributor for the Pension Calcs team.
• Creating User EPICs, User Stories, and Use Case diagrams.
• Supporting the full project lifecycle and liaising with technical teams.

Skills

VBA

Excel

Stakeholder Management

Requirement Elicitation

Education

Mathematics Degree

Accounting Degree

Actuarial Science Degree

Job description

Business Analyst
Location: Edinburgh
Duration of the Assignment: One Year
Job Purpose and primary objectives: The Business Analyst needs with proven potential, who has experience in stakeholder management, has in depth knowledge on requirement elicitation and a great communicator. As business analyst the associate needs to enable mechanisms on visualization of the complex business calculations.

Key responsibilities:
• Individual Contributor Requirement is for the Pension Calcs team.
• Candidate must have strong VBA and Excel knowledge and skills - experience of working on insurance or pensions related spreadsheets is ideal.
• Mathematics, Accounting or Actuarial background would be good but not essential.
• Pensions Business Analyst with Excel skills.
• Working with clients - solving client issues and developing appropriate business solutions
• Stakeholder Management
• Creating User EPICs / User Stories / Use Case and Use Case Diagrams
• Communicate project deliveries to the business and key stakeholders, the project manager, Practice
• Director, Solutions Architect and key stakeholders
• Support the full Project Lifecycle
• Liaise with the technical teams to ensure that the deliverables are met in accordance with project
• Keep abreast of emerging UK Life & Pensions Insurance industry trends
• Keep abreast of technology advances and assist in the formulation of a technology road map to
• ensure systems are kept in an advanced state and the business is aware of potential advances

Key Skills/Knowledge:
• Individual Contributor Requirement is for the Pension Calcs team.
• Candidate must have strong VBA and Excel knowledge and skills - experience of working on insurance or pensions related spreadsheets is ideal.
• Mathematics, Accounting or Actuarial background would be good but not essential.
• Pensions Business Analyst with Excel skills.