Business Analyst

Location Edinburgh
Job Type Permanent
Salary £26000 - £30000 per annum
Reference AnalystEdin_1591697106

Business Analyst - Edinburgh - Life and Pensions/Financial Experience

Salary - £26,000 - £30,000

We are looking for a Business Analyst to join our Transformation & Change team in Edinburgh. You should have a knack for analysing business requirements, assessing the impact of change, investigating options, developing and recommending potential solutions to support business change delivery.

Your Responsibilities:

  • Work with business stakeholders to ensure documented business requirements and implementations are accurately translated into solution options (and system requirements).
  • Apply appropriate analytical methods and techniques, to shape and define business solutions (e.g. processes and operational changes), documenting them in accordance with agreed format and quality standards
  • Interpret legislative and regulatory requirements and/or changes in order to assess the wider impact on business processes and system solutions
  • Consult with the business stakeholders to understand and evaluate the impacts of change, documenting as is/to be process models
  • Consult with the business and strategic partners to identify, understand and challenge business issues and problems in order to explore underlying causes and recommend appropriate solutions or courses of action
  • Document & articulate the impact of proposed solutions on benefits, costs and risks, in order to inform project and business decisions
  • Support business acceptance testing activities, contributing to production Testing Strategy/Plans and providing an escalation point for queries and issues arising from the Testing team

Your Competencies and Past Experience:

  • A systematic, disciplined and analytical approach to problem solving.
  • Business knowledge - Broad awareness of the Financial Services industry and the regulatory environment, specifically within a Life & Pensions environment, as well as a solid understanding of our systems, products and customer base
  • Strong interpersonal skills and confidence to select and apply relevant analytical and process engineering tools
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to influence and negotiate with stakeholders at all levels
  • Exceptional attention to detail, good fact finding skills and ability to make evaluative judgements based on both quantitative and qualitative information
  • Able to use different techniques to elicit and capture business requirements, understanding which are best suited to a particular need
  • Understands financial considerations and potential financial impacts of requirements and solutions options
  • General understanding of project methodologies and approaches.
  • Some experience in business analysis and information/data presentation techniques, including the standard MS software applications and Visio, would be an advantage

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