Current Accounts Business Analyst

Square One Resources; Knutsford; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consultancy firm is seeking a skilled Business Analyst to join the Current Accounts Change Team. This role involves bridging business stakeholders and technology teams, supporting change initiatives through effective requirements gathering, and Agile delivery principles. Ideal candidates will possess strong analytical skills, proficiency in Agile frameworks, and excellent communication abilities. The position is contract-based with flexible work location options in Knutsford or Northampton, offering a daily rate of £313 until the end of 2026.

Qualifications

• Ability to work at all levels of detail from EPIC to detailed levels.
• Familiarity with Better Backlogs principles.
• Understanding of current account products and customer journeys.

Responsibilities

• Act as a bridge between business stakeholders and technology teams.
• Create required context artefacts for analysis and requirements.
• Participate in daily stand-ups and sprint planning.

Skills

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Proficiency in Agile frameworks (Scrum)

Excellent communication skills

Ability to create user stories and acceptance criteria

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

Job description

Job Title: Current Accounts Business Analyst

Location: Knutsford or Northampton (2-3 days on-site (non-consecutive) per week)

Salary/Rate: £313 per day inside IR35

Start Date: 12/01/2026

Job Type: Initial contract until 31/12/2026

Company Introduction

We have an exciting opportunity now available with one of our sector-leading consultancy clients! They are currently looking for a skilled Business Analyst to work within the Current Accounts Change Team, part of the LOC Needs Lab in Retail Banking CAPL Technology, supporting change initiatives across current account propositions and related journeys.

Job Responsibilities/Objectives

You will act as a bridge between business stakeholders and technology teams, ensuring requirements are clearly defined, prioritised, and delivered in line with Agile principles.

• Requirements Gathering & Analysis at EPIC through to Story level
• Working with Product owners and related stakeholders to elicit, document, and validate business requirements (clear, actionable user stories with acceptance criteria).
• Creating the required context artefacts (As-is/To-Be, process flows, wireframes, etc) to support the analysis/requirements and inform downstream delivery
• Agile Delivery
• Participate in daily stand-ups, sprint planning, backlog refinement, and retrospectives.
• Support Product Owners in prioritising backlog items aligned to business value.
• Process & Solution Design
• Collaborate with Solution Architects and Engineering teams to ensure technical feasibility.
• Change Management & Governance
• Align with RB CAPL governance and demand processes, including JIRA ticketing for Epics and Capabilities and/or Features and Stories

Required Skills/Experience

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Able to work at all levels of detail (EPIC/high level to Feature/Story/detailed level)
• Proficiency in Agile frameworks (Scrum) and tools (JIRA, Confluence).
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.
• Ability to create user stories, acceptance criteria, and process documentation.
• Familiarity with Better Backlogs and BB Ways of Working principles.
• Understanding of current account products, overdrafts, and related customer journeys.

If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply now with your updated CV in Microsoft Word/PDF format.

Disclaimer

Notwithstanding any guidelines given to level of experience sought, we will consider candidates from outside this range if they can demonstrate the necessary competencies.

Employer Information

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