Business Analyst

Accenture; England; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global professional services firm is seeking a Business Analyst to bridge stakeholder gaps and drive successful project deliveries. You will work closely with multidisciplinary teams to craft business requirements, facilitate analysis, and support inclusive design initiatives. Ideal candidates will possess strong problem-solving skills, previous business analysis experience, and a knack for engaging with diverse user populations. Competitive salary and extensive benefits package are offered, along with opportunities for client engagement.

Benefits

25 days vacation

Private medical insurance

Extra days for charitable work

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience in business analysis and leading projects.
• Ability to craft business needs into traceable requirements.
• Experience mentoring junior analysts and leading workshops.

Responsibilities

• Bridge gap between stakeholders and project teams.
• Conduct analysis to understand client change needs.
• Lead inclusive design initiatives and stakeholder workshops.

Skills

Business Process Modelling

Agile methodologies

Stakeholder communication

User-centric design

Problem-solving

Education

Relevant degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Agile boards

Job description

Role: Business Analyst

Role Location: London

Salary: Competitive (based on experience)

Level: CL8 – Associate Manager

Please Note: Any offer of employment is subject to satisfactory BPSS and SC security clearance which requires 5 years continuous UK address history (typically including no periods of 30 consecutive days or more spent outside of the UK) and declaration of being a British passport holder with no dual nationalism at the point of application. Note: The above information relates to a specific client requirement

Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services in strategy and consulting, interactive, technology and operations, with digital capabilities across all of these services. With our thought leadership and culture of innovation, we apply industry expertise, diverse skill sets and next-generation technology to each business challenge.

We believe in inclusion and diversity and supporting the whole person. Our core values comprise of Stewardship, Best People, Client Value Creation, One Global Network, Respect for the Individual and Integrity. Year after year, Accenture is recognized worldwide not just for business performance but for inclusion and diversity too.

“Across the globe, one thing is universally true of the people of Accenture: We care deeply about what we do and the impact we have with our clients and with the communities in which we work and live. It is personal to all of us.” – Julie Sweet, Accenture CEO

As a team:

We design new services that make a lasting impact by improving users lives, making our country safer and enabling business to evolve. We are expanding the team to deliver new digital products and experiences for users of both public and private sector clients. The STS Digital Consulting practice comprises Business Analysis, Enterprise Service Design and 5 design disciplines, being User Research, Service Design, Interaction Design, Design Systems and Design Thinking.

As a Business Analyst:

You will play an important role in bridging the gap between all business stakeholders, both internal and external, including Sales, Project Management, Technical Architecture, Development, QA Testing, and service support colleagues. You will take ownership to understand the change needs of our clients, investigate business problems and opportunities, and facilitate the delivery of appropriate changes through the application of business analysis techniques and documentation.

For this role you are:

• A discovery leader and comfortable with planning, conducting, analysing and communicating findings that ground design decisions against user needs.
• An intellectually curious, creative problem solver and passionate about solving business problems by creating inclusive, accessible services for a diverse user population.
• Collaborative and supportive, and you enjoy working in a dynamic and creative environment. You are comfortable working with the different technical experts being part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Co‑creator with stakeholders and users. You relish participation of stakeholders and the wider team, and have experience leading workshops and broader inclusive design initiatives.
• A great with stakeholders and are an engaging communicator, able to speak fluently to business people, designers, engineers and other stakeholders.
• Guide the analysis, design, and evaluation of process improvements using best‑practice methods, tools, and standards.
• Craft and translate business needs into traceable requirements and show evidence how the solutions meet the required needs with measurable value and business priority.
• Comfortable working with the team reshaping user stories and defining acceptance criteria.
• Elaborate epics and user stories from high level concepts to 'playable' units of work for the Developers.
• Work closely with the Design and Research team, notably User Researchers and Service Designers, and integrate and enable user research as part of elaboration and continuous improvement.
• Assist the / Delivery Manager / Scrum Master with maintenance of physical and digital Agile boards.
• Can articulate the definition of ready/done, user story kick‑off and sign‑off.
• Work with other Business Analysts, Product Managers, Delivery Managers, Technical Leads and QA and external stakeholders on site.
• Be recognised as a subject matter expert and "go‑to" person, actively sharing knowledge and best practice.
• Offer expert advice, guidance, and recommendations, drawing on specialist knowledge and experience.
• An advocate for best practice and promote business analysis across Secure Transformation Services.

Experience

Previous business analysis experience,

• Acted as a leader within the business analysis community
• Experience mentoring and developing junior business analysts
• Experience of leading projects
• Experience building and developing business analysis capability and community of practice
• Knowledge and application of the Requirements Engineering Process and experience in the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC).
• Experience of applying a variety of BA techniques appropriate to the business situation such as Business Process Modelling (using BPMN), Context Diagrams, Use Cases, SWOT analysis, MOST analysis and Business Activity Models to support the investigation and analysis of business situations.
• Experience of working in an agile context.
• Experience working in fast‑paced, multi‑disciplinary teams.
• Experience in a range of prioritisation techniques (RoM, t‑shirt sizing, MoSCoW etc).
• Understanding of user centric design experience with non‑functional aspects such as security, privacy, accessibility, performance and reliability.

What’s in it for you

At Accenture in addition to a competitive basic salary, you will also have an extensive benefits package which includes up to 25 days’ vacation per year, private medical insurance and 3 extra days leave per year for charitable work of your choice!

Flexibility and mobility are required to deliver this role as there will be requirements to spend time onsite with our clients and partners to enable delivery of the first‑class services we are known for.

About Accenture

Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services in strategy and consulting, interactive, technology and operations, with digital capabilities across all of these services. We combine unmatched experience and specialized capabilities across more than 40 industries — powered by the world’s largest network of Advanced Technology and Intelligent Operations centers. With 750,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries, Accenture brings continuous innovation to help clients improve their performance and create lasting value across their enterprises. Visit us at www.accenture.com

Accenture is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of society and does not discriminate on grounds of race, religion or belief, ethnic or national origin, disability, age, citizenship, marital, domestic or civil partnership status, sexual orientation, or gender identity, or any other basis as protected by applicable law.

Accenture reserves the right to close the role prior to this date should a suitable applicant be found.