Junior Business Analyst

Canada Life Assurance Europe plc; London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services company in London is seeking a Junior Business Analyst to support divisional initiatives. You will analyze business requirements, document processes, and liaise with various teams to ensure successful project delivery. The ideal candidate should have strong communication skills and a foundation in business analysis. This role offers a competitive salary, benefits, and a supportive work environment.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Generous pension scheme

Private medical insurance

Life assurance

Qualifications

• Ability to identify simple business requirements and analyse them.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Self-motivated and proactive in liaising with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Support analysis and validation of business requirements.
• Document business requirements and facilitate formal approvals.
• Manage test scenarios and cases through to completion.

Skills

Business analysis

Communication skills

Problem-solving

Manual testing experience

Education

A level standard

Degree level qualification

Job description

Canada Life UK looks after the retirement, investment and protection needs of individuals, families and companies. We help to build better futures for our customers, our intermediaries and our employees by operating as a modern, agile and welcoming organisation.

Part of our parent company Great-West Lifeco, Canada Life UK has operated in the United Kingdom since 1903. We have hundreds of respected and supported employees committed to doing the right thing for our customers and colleagues.

Canada Life UK is transforming to create a more customer-focused business by providing our customers with expertise on financial and tax planning, offering home finance and annuities propositions, and providing collective fund solutions to third party customers.

Job Summary

The Junior Business Analyst will be responsible for supporting the successful completion of a wide range of divisional initiatives. The Junior Business Analyst will work closely with Investment teams, Operations teams and I.S as well as business partners and 3rd parties to help support the delivery of initiatives including business processes, controls, product innovations and new product launches involving various systems used pre-dominantly within and around the Investments division.

What You'll Do

To support analyse, validate and confirm business requirements and ensure that these are built into changes made to processes and system during delivery. This includes:

• Identifying impacted stakeholders and systems
• Documenting business requirements in a formal manner including the facilitation of formal approvals.
• Translate business and system requirements into test scenarios/cases and manage these through to completion.
• Prioritisation of all requirements into a formal project plan for execution
  
  

Support completion of any administration tasks related to new client/portfolio on boarding for the business including taking instruction on any the operational aspects of new business with internal stakeholders, business partners and 3rd parties.

To provide support as directed to help co-ordinate and deliver activities in support of project implementation to include maintaining a budget, training preparation, data analysis and supporting cutover and post go-live activities.

To support preparation of regular reporting on progress, highlighting any issues at the earliest opportunity. To recommend solutions to these issues such that they are resolved in the most cost effective manner

Who You Are

• Ability to identify simple business requirements and analyse and translate these into requirements documents
• Ability to translate simple business requirements into test scenarios and cases and support management through to completion
• Ability to prioritise, respond and follow-up issues in a timely and appropriate manner
• Analysis and problem-solving skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Hands on manual testing experience desirable
• Self-motivated with the initiative to liaise with business and I.S. resources, stakeholders and management
• Ability to demonstrate awareness of the regulatory framework around asset management products
  
  

Qualifications

• Education to A level standard – minimum
• Degree level qualification desirable
  
  

Benefits Of Working At Canada Life

We believe in recognising and rewarding our people, so we offer a competitive salary and benefits package that’s regularly reviewed. As a Canada Life UK colleague, you’ll receive a competitive salary and comprehensive reward package including a generous pension and bonus scheme, along with, income protection, private medical insurance and life assurance. We have a fantastic number of other benefits and support services as well as regular personal and professional development.

How We Work At Canada Life

Our culture is unique and incredibly important to us. We care about doing the right thing for our people, customers and community and helping others to build better futures. Our blueprint behaviours shape and influence how we work, and are central to the relationships we have with others. Every day we are encouraged to be more curious, own the outcome, face into things together and find a way forward.

We want colleagues to have rewarding careers with us so we invest in the development of our people, technology and workplaces. That’s why we offer a range of training, flexible working and opportunities to grow and develop.

Diversity and inclusion

Building an inclusive workplace with a diverse workforce where everyone can feel they belong and achieve their potential regardless of gender, ethnicity or any other characteristic is a key commitment for us. We are proud of the progress we’re making in DEI, and we continue for it to be a significant focus.

“At Canada Life we believe in the power of great people from different backgrounds, experiences and perspectives coming together to build better futures. Emerging talent is crucial to our growth and creating an environment that continues to inspire us all.” Nick Harding, Chief People Officer, Canada Life UK

We appreciate that everyone has different work and life responsibilities. We’re happy to discuss flexible working arrangements, including part time, for any of our roles should this be a requirement for you.