Business Analyst

Lewis James Professional; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Lewis James Professional is seeking a Business Analyst for a consultant opportunity with a financial services client. The role involves analyzing and documenting requirements across banking lines, partnering with leaders, and shaping process improvements.

You will create BRDs, process maps, and workflows while tracking progress and advising leadership. Ideal candidates have 5+ years in banking/financial services, strong analytical and communication skills, and experience with Jira, Confluence,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Information Systems, or related field.
• 5+ years of Business Analyst experience, preferably within banking or financial services.
• Familiarity with regulatory, compliance, and risk management frameworks within financial institutions.
• Demonstrated experience partnering with cross-functional business and technology teams to support complex initiatives.
• Strong analytical, communication, and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and document functional and technical requirements of projects within various business lines.
• Partner with department leaders, operations, and technology teams to define business needs, process improvements, and solution requirements.
• Create and maintain business requirement documents, process maps, workflows, and other initiatives.
• Monitor project progress, identify issues, and provide status updates and recommendations to project leadership and key stakeholders.
• Support solution design and implementation by collaborating with technology teams to ensure requirements are translated into deliverables.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Requirements gathering

Data analysis

Regulatory knowledge

Cross-functional collaboration

Documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business/Finance/IS

Tools

Jira

Confluence

MS Project

Job description

Business Analyst – Banking & Financial Services

Lewis James Professional is a woman-owned staff augmentation, project consulting and direct hire search and placement firm. We are currently seeking a Business Analyst for a consultant opportunity with a financial services client.

Responsibilities:

• Analyze and document functional and technical requirements of projects within various business lines.
• Partner with department leaders, operations, and technology teams to define business needs, process improvements, and solution requirements.
• Create and maintain business requirement documents, process maps, workflows, and other initiatives.
• Monitor project progress, identify issues, and provide status updates and recommendations to project leadership and key stakeholders.
• Support solution design and implementation by collaborating with technology teams to ensure requirements are translated into deliverables.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Information Systems, or related field
• 5+ years of Business Analyst experience, preferably within banking or financial services.
• Familiarity with regulatory, compliance, and risk management frameworks within financial institutions.
• Demonstrated experience partnering with cross-functional business and technology teams to support complex initiatives.
• Strong analytical, communication, and collaboration skills.
• Proficiency in tools such as Jira, Confluence, MS Project, or similar project management platforms.

Lewis James Professional is an Equal Opportunity Employer. M/F/D/V