Business Analyst

Time Appointments; Ipswich; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A prestigious financial services company in Ipswich is seeking a skilled Business Analyst to join their team. The successful candidate will be responsible for gathering business requirements, ensuring alignment with strategic goals, and supporting the implementation of process improvements. The ideal candidate will have experience as a Business Analyst, excellent communication skills, and knowledge of Atlassian software. This role offers the opportunity to work in a dynamic environment within the financial services sector.

Qualifications

• Prior experience as a Business Analyst.
• Comfortable delivering communications concisely.
• Previous experience in financial services is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Liaising with stakeholders to collate business requirements.
• Ensuring alignment of business requirements with strategic objectives.
• Overseeing implementation of approved process improvements.
• Testing internal and outsourced systems.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Highly organized

Proactive and self-motivated

Attention to detail

Ability to prioritize workload

Education

GCSE or equivalent in Maths and English

Tools

Atlassian software (Confluence, Trello, Jira)

Job description

Time Appointments are working on behalf of a prestigious financial services company based in Ipswich, who are looking for a Business Analyst to join their fantastic team! As a Business Analyst the successful applicant will be responsible for understanding business change needs, assessing the impact of those changes, then capturing, analysing and documenting requirements, before supporting the communication and delivery ofthem.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Liaising with stakeholders throughout the business to collate business requirements, identify process improvements and document them.
• Ensuring that business requirements and technical practicalities are aligned with the strategic objectives of the business.
• Investigate competitive commercial solutions and carry out research where required.
• Monitor / oversee the implementation of approved process improvements, ensuring requirements are met.
• Be involved in the testing of internal and outsourced systems, and the training of staff for new systems, as part of any project.
• Work with the Project Managers to collate / compare requirements from all areas of the business to ensure resources are being used in the most impactful / efficient way.
• Establish good working relationships and arrangements with key stakeholders.
• Contribute to the triage of business change requests sent to the Project Office.

Key Competencies

• Delivers on agreed objectives promptly; prioritises workload; remains professional under pressure
• Confident, clear and accurate with all communication; maintains accurate records and makes effective use of new technology.
• Positive attitude to find solutions in line with FCA principles; Uses customer feedback to improve service
• Able to maintain a high volume of work, striving for continual improvements; understands individual contribution in relation to corporate objectives; presents a positive image and approach to change;
• Shares knowledge, skills and experience with colleagues; understands team goals; is cooperative and supportive of others.
• Has a flexible approach to work and can adapt to any changes or challenges that arise
• Comfortable in questioning, can reflect on something beyond its face value and consider wider implications.

Skills & Experience

• Educated to GCSE or equivalent standard (at least grade 4 or C and above in Maths and English)
• Prior experience of working as a Business Analyst
• Excellent communication skills – verbal and written – and able to deliver communications in a concise manner
• Highly organised, with great attention to detail
• Proactive and self-motivated
• Previous experience within financial services is advantageous
• Previous experience in using Atlassian software is advantageous e.g. Confluence, Trello, Jira