Business Analyst

GIOS Technology; Knutsford; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology consultancy is seeking a Business Analyst for a client project in Knutsford, UK. The role involves identifying business problems, developing requirements, and collaborating with senior stakeholders in the banking sector. Ideal candidates will possess extensive knowledge of transaction banking and demonstrate strong analytical and leadership skills. The position requires onsite presence 2-3 days a week, supporting strategic initiatives and change management activities.

Qualifications

• Experience in business analysis within the banking sector.
• Ability to support change management activities and create operational designs.
• Demonstrated leadership skills and risk management capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Identify and analyze business problems and client requirements.
• Develop requirements to address opportunities and justify investments.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure solutions meet their needs.
• Guide teams and coach less experienced specialists.

Skills

Extensive banking knowledge

Transaction banking understanding

Analytical thinking

Stakeholder management

Job description

We are looking for Business Analyst for our client's project based at Knutsford, UK – 2-3 days per week Onsite

Role Description:

• Identification and analysis of business problems and client requirements that require change within the organisation.
• Development of business requirements that will address business problems and opportunities.
• Collaboration with senior stakeholders across various business areas to gather requirements and ensure that proposed solutions meet their needs and expectations.
• Extensive banking knowledge and particularly transaction banking and pricing area is required.
• Support the creation of business cases that justify investment in proposed solutions.
• Conduct feasibility studies to determine the viability of proposed solutions.
• Support the creation of reports on project progress to ensure proposed solutions are delivered on time and within budget.
• Creation of operational design and process design to ensure that proposed solutions are delivered within the agreed scope.
• Support to change management activities, including development of a traceability matrix to ensure proposed solutions are successfully implemented and embedded.
• To contribute or set strategy, drive requirements and make recommendations for change. Plan resources, budgets, and policies; manage and maintain policies.
• They will be a subject matter expert within own discipline and will guide technical direction. They will lead collaborative, multiyear assignments and guide teams.
• They will train, guide and coach less experienced specialists and will provide information affecting long term profits, organisational risks and strategic decisions.
• Advise key stakeholders, including functional leadership teams and senior management on functional and cross functional areas of impact and alignment.
• Manage and mitigate risks through assessment, in support of the control and governance agenda.
• Demonstrate leadership and accountability for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work your team does.
• Demonstrate comprehensive understanding of the organisation functions to contribute to achieving the goals of the business.
• Collaborate with other areas of work, for business alignment and cost effective changes to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategies.
• Create solutions based on sophisticated analytical thought comparing and selecting complex alternatives. In depth analysis with interpretative thinking will be required.
• Adopt and shape the outcomes of extensive research in problem solving processes.
• Seek out, build and maintain trusting relationships and partnerships with internal and external stakeholders in order to accomplish key business objectives, using influence.
• This demand stems from my conversations with Pricing and Billing teams who are now implementing Brilliance DPX. Data products is in the roadmap.

Preferred Domain:

• Domain will be Pricing, Origination with FX / liquidity exposure.