Your new company
An international financial services provider based in Bromley, Kent. They provide insurance (personal insurance and mortgage protection options), savings and investing for adults with our ISAs, Lifetime ISAs and Savings & Investment Plans, and for children, Junior ISAs and Child Trust Funds, and pension planning solutions that help families achieve long-term financial health and security.

Your new role
This individual will work within the Business Solutions Team alongside other Business Analysts, under the broader remit of Business Solutions and Delivery. In conjunction with the Project Management Office, Business Solutions is responsible for facilitating the technology needs of multiple business lines in support of the organisation's strategic goals, visions, and values.
The Business Analyst will work closely with stakeholders to gather customer requirements and translate them into clear requirements documents. They will write business cases and proposals, before helping to implement those approved and prioritised by the business.

Key Responsibilities & Duties

* Collaborate with stakeholders to find alternatives and solutions to business challenges.
* Work with staff at various levels within the organisation; providing key subject matter expertise to propose changes that contribute to meeting business objectives.
* Work with the business in capturing high-level requirements and epics, deconstructing high level requirements into user stories, and completing the Requirements Model with the Development Team.
* Maintain and develop knowledge of business processes, product knowledge, system interfaces and data models.
* Reconcile system deliveries against requirements to ensure business expectations are met.
* Aligning and managing individual work within the Business Solutions team to support the IT operating model.
* Conduct meetings and presentations to share solutions and/or outputs from analysis.

What you'll need to succeed

* Good business knowledge, with a willingness to grow this further and gain operational knowledge.
* Previous experience in requirements definition, ideally gained in a Business Analyst role or similar.
* Ability to demonstrate strong analytical thinking.
* Excellent communication skills, with the ability to build and maintain stakeholder relationships at all levels.
* Good organisational skills and ability to prioritise workload to meet deadlines.
* Good knowledge in Microsoft applications.
* Experience within the field of Financial Services would be desirable, along with: Experience of working on technological implementations, Experience working with 3rd party software providers and Understanding of Software Development Lifecycle methodologies.
* BCS International Diploma in Business Analysis would be advantageous.
* SQL Server Management Studio skills would also be a plus.

What you'll get in return

* Hybrid working.
* 33 days holiday including Bank Holidays.
* Bonus scheme.
* Pension scheme.
* Enhanced staff plan (ISA)

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