Business Analyst - Financial Services

Symmetry Search & Staffing Solutions; Swindon; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a motivated Business Analyst with a strong background in financial services to support transformative projects. This role offers the chance to engage with Agile teams, analyze data for actionable insights, and document business requirements effectively. The successful candidate will thrive in a dynamic environment, managing multiple projects while ensuring stakeholder needs are met. If you are enthusiastic about driving change and possess excellent communication skills, this opportunity could be your next career move.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience as a Business Analyst with a strong financial services background.
• Proven experience in Agile delivery and writing user stories.

Responsibilities

• Analyse business and operational data to identify trends and risks.
• Define and document business requirements and translate them into user stories.

Skills

Business Analysis

Financial Services

Data Analysis

Agile Delivery

Stakeholder Management

Scrum

Kanban

Job description

Business Analyst with a strong financial services background urgently required to support a range of change and product delivery projects as part of a large-scale transformation programme.

This is an initial 3 month contract role (deemed inside IR35) offering a rate of £590 / day, with 1-2 days / week on site in Swindon.

This is a delivery-focused role working closely with Product Owners, Business Leads, and Agile delivery teams. You’ll be responsible for analysing business and operational data to identify trends, risks, and opportunities, presenting actionable insights to guide decisions. You will define and document business requirements, translate them into clear user stories with acceptance criteria, and actively participate in Agile ceremonies - particularly backlog refinement sessions.

To be considered, you must have:

• Extensive experience as a Business Analyst
• Strong financial services exposure
• Excellent data analysis skills
• Proven experience in Agile delivery – writing user stories, leading refinement sessions
• Strong understanding of Agile frameworks (Scrum, Kanban) and product delivery processes
• Exemplary stakeholder management, communication, and influencing skills
• Enthusiastic, inquisitive mindset, able to challenge the status quo

This is a great opportunity for a successful and driven Business Analyst to join a high-profile programme with real impact and long-term potential.

You will work across multiple concurrent projects in a fast-paced environment, contributing to Agile processes, managing shifting priorities, and ensuring stakeholder needs are clearly understood and met.

The ideal candidate will thrive in ambiguity, confidently challenge existing processes, bring a curious mindset, and show genuine enthusiasm for driving change.