Data/Business Analyst (ICT_TECH CB_2023_02)

Willis Towers Watson; Reigate; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Data/Business Analyst to support projects with a focus on finance and billing systems. The role involves requirement elicitation, data analysis, and collaboration with cross-functional teams. Candidates should have strong analytical skills and at least 5 years of relevant experience.

Qualifications

• 5 years' experience in a business analyst role, ideally in finance/billing systems.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Experience with test plan creation and testing procedures.

Responsibilities

• Eliciting detailed requirements through interviews and workshops.
• Collaborating with teams to establish a single source of truth.
• Creating test plans and ensuring system changes are accurate.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication

Problem-solving

Interpersonal skills

Stakeholder engagement

Tools

Excel

Relational databases

Job description

Data/Business Analyst (ICT_TECH CB_2023_02)

• Eliciting detailed requirements by conducting interviews, workshops and other techniques that appropriate to each specific situation
• Proficient in scoping and recommending appropriate business analysis approaches
• Facilitating workshops to understand the business/project goals and requirements in detail
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand data requirements and help establish single source of truth
• Extract and analyse data from various sources to identify trends, patterns, and insights
• May be responsible for system configuration based on requirements
• Responsible for creating test plans and helping to test system changes and enhancements to ensure completeness and accuracy
• Ownership and responsibility for allocated communication project stream
• Perform activities such as gap analysis, impact analysis, estimation, documenting "as is" and "to be" process documentation and improvements
• Assisting management in clearly understanding the problem statement, underlying tasks, the business requirements to ensure accurate estimates are produced for planning purposes
• Investigating, developing, and continually enhancing the business analysis approach, including standards and tools.

Job Description

The Role

• Eliciting detailed requirements by conducting interviews, workshops and other techniques that appropriate to each specific situation
• Proficient in scoping and recommending appropriate business analysis approaches
• Facilitating workshops to understand the business/project goals and requirements in detail
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand data requirements and help establish single source of truth
• Extract and analyse data from various sources to identify trends, patterns, and insights
• Responsible for developing requirements documentation
• May be responsible for system configuration based on requirements
• Responsible for creating test plans and helping to test system changes and enhancements to ensure completeness and accuracy
• Ownership and responsibility for allocated communication project stream
• Perform activities such as gap analysis, impact analysis, estimation, documenting "as is" and "to be" process documentation and improvements
• Assisting management in clearly understanding the problem statement, underlying tasks, the business requirements to ensure accurate estimates are produced for planning purposes
• Investigating, developing, and continually enhancing the business analysis approach, including standards and tools.

Qualifications

The Requirements

• 5 years' experience in a business analyst role, ideally in finance/billing systems
• Ability to multi-task and manage several projects and tasks all at once
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, are essential
• Excellent interpersonal, stakeholder engagement and facilitation skills
• Enjoys problem-solving, analytical & numerical analysis
• Experience with relational databases & Excel
• Experience with test plan creation, testing procedures and test plan execution
• Proven experience in the ability to analyse, interpret and present complex information
• Experience conducting workshops for requirements gathering/process mapping and soliciting solution feedback, including working with business stakeholders and technical experts
• Expert in process design and process maps
• Strong problem solving and process improvement skills
• Must be able to work within an ambiguous environment and expected to be a self-starter and can work without supervision
• Inquisitive, open mind and a drive to challenge the status quo where required.

Equal Opportunity Employer

At WTW, we believe difference makes us stronger. We want our workforce to reflect the different and varied markets we operate in and to build a culture of inclusivity that makes colleagues feel welcome, valued and empowered to bring their whole selves to work every day. We are an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive work environment throughout our organisation. We embrace all types of diversity.

At WTW, we trust you to know your work and the people, tools and environment you need to be successful. The majority of our colleagues work in a "hybrid" style, with a mix of remote, in-person and in-office interactions dependent on the needs of the team, role and clients. Our flexibility is rooted in trust and "hybrid" is not a one-size-fits-all solution.
(ICT_TECH CB_2023_02)