My client, a growing financial services organisation with an enviable reputation, is seeking a Business Analyst to join their busy finance team.  This is a highly visible position within the company and interacts with multiple departments.

The key purpose of this role is to support both financial and non-financial stakeholders across the business, delivering on core Finance processes, reporting, systems and associated initiatives.

Main duties will include:

-         Produce high quality business requirements from a functional and non-functional perspective that are accepted and approved within agreed time lines and objectives.
-         Leading and facilitating system and process improvement workshops
-         Resolving scoping issues and stakeholder conflicts
-         Delivering end to end traceability against business requirements and functional specifications
-         Contribute to project documentation and planning documents e.g. PID`s, RAID`s and project plans.
-         Conduct business impact assessments and feasibility studies as required.
-         Conduct research into systems, processes and products as required, making recommendations for the best options available to meet business objectives.
-         Work to the agreed Group quality framework to ensure process risk is mitigated and, where required corrective action implemented.
-         Ensure effective data analysis and reviews are carried out to support making the project business case and implementing business change.

The successful candidate will have:

-         Minimum 3 years previous experience as a Business Analyst industry is essential.
-         Previous experience within the Financial Services Industry is desirable.
-         Strong knowledge of waterfall methodology.
-         BCS Diploma in Business Analysis or equivalent qualification is desirable.

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