Senior Business Analyst

Speedy Hire Plc; Newton le Willows; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a strategic Business Analyst to drive impactful projects and enhance business processes. This role involves close collaboration with various business units, providing invaluable insights to align strategies and improve operational efficiency. The successful candidate will lead complex projects, mentor a dynamic team, and champion best practices in business analysis. Join a forward-thinking organization that values work-life balance and offers a range of flexible working arrangements, ensuring you can thrive both professionally and personally. This is an exciting opportunity for those looking to make a significant impact in a supportive environment.

Benefits

26 days holiday plus bank holidays

Life assurance

Monthly car allowance

Discretionary bonus scheme

Health Cover

Pension Scheme

Canteen facilities

95% discount across the Speedy brand

Opportunities for training and development

Employee Assistance Program

Qualifications

• Experience in Agile teams and SCRUM is essential.
• Strong analytical and communication skills are required.

Responsibilities

• Lead large projects and provide consultancy experience.
• Mentor the Business Analyst team on best practices.

Skills

Agile methodologies

SCRUM delivery process

User story mapping

BPMN modelling

Risk analysis

Benefits impact analysis

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Presentation skills

Problem-solving

Tools

Use Cases

Process Maps

Data Flows

Job description

Speedy are the UK's leading hire provider with the widest range of tools, specialist hire equipment, plant and support services - everything for every job!

The main responsibility of this role is to provide strategic business analysis service to Speedy. The focus of this position is to work closely with business units to gain an in depth understanding of Speedy business strategy, processes, services, roadmap and the context in which Speedy operates.

Responsibilities

• To lead on large and complex projects providing consultancy experience
• Work with Head of Business Analysis to define measurable benefits that are aligned to strategy
• Support the Head of Business Analysis in leading and championing business analysis across Speedy.
• To mentor the wider Business Analyst team on Business Analyst techniques, best practices, and company standards.
• Support your business unit/team to deliver our ESG Strategy - Decade to Deliver.

Knowledge / Skills / Experience Required

• Experience of working in Agile teams using SCRUM delivery process frameworks.
• Strong user story mapping experience
• Ability to create process based using BPMN modelling technique
• Experience of risk analysis
• Experience of benefits impact analysis
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate with all levels of the business.
• Goal oriented and driven to enable a culture of continual improvement.
• Have strong planning, communication, and presentation skills along with the capability to listen and influence at all levels of the organisation.
• Ability to use judgement to assess the complexity of situations and escalate to the appropriate where necessary.
• An intellectual approach and ability to quickly grasp concepts and solve complex problems
• Ability to multi-task and handle numerous initiatives at any one time.
• Ability to manage own workloads and prioritise accordingly.
• Fundamentally a team player, must be influential and able to work comfortably outside their immediate team, gaining confidence of the various internal customer groups and building relationships with key internal/external suppliers
• Must have excellent analytical skills
• Good knowledge and application of Use Cases, Process Maps, Data Flows and Diagrams.
• Experience working alongside Developers and Architects.

What We Offer

• 26 days holiday (plus bank holidays)
• Life assurance
• Monthly car allowance
• Discretionary bonus scheme
• Health Cover
• Pension Scheme
• Canteen facilities
• 95% discount across the Speedy brand
• Opportunities for training, development and career progression
• Voluntary Health Cash Plan
• My Staff Shop: discounts and offers for shopping etc. across many suppliers
• Green Commute Initiative: Work scheme for cycling
• PAM - Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Offers free and confidential support and counselling to help you through matters such as wellbeing, divorce, legal, and financial management

Speedy operates an industry leading Work Life Balance initiative, demonstrating our commitment to reducing core contracted hours, supporting colleague wellbeing, and identifying more balanced work patterns for our colleagues which is a huge step in realising our ambition of putting our People First. Talk to us about a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements to suit your needs including flexible start/finish times, shorter days, term time hours and job share opportunities.

Speedy offer a Career Line of Sight which enables a detailed understanding of the route to progression and growth within the Speedy Group.

Please be aware Speedy reserves the right to close our vacancies earlier than the listed date if we have received a high level of applications. We would recommend that if you wish to be considered that you complete the application as promptly as possible.

Please be aware that some roles within The Speedy Group UK&I may require a DBS, Credit or Security Clearance Check. The Speedy Group is an equal opportunity employer where we embrace diversity in all its forms and fostering an inclusive environment for all people to do the best work of their lives with us.

Link below to our policies in line with our ESG Governance.

https://www.speedyservices.com/esg/governance

All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, family or parental status, national origin, veteran, neurodiversity status or disability status. All roles within The Speedy Group require proof of right to work in the UK by the start of employment.