Our client are seeking an experience Business Analyst to join their team. 

As a Business Analyst, you will work as part of a small team helping to deliver change projects, solving business issues, driving efficiency across the group. This diverse role is pivotal to the business and plays a key role in facilitating change.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate changes to core financial and process administration platforms such as Viewpoint, BankClarity, Allvue, and other supporting digital solutions to enhance operational efficiency and compliance.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to elicit and document both functional and non-functional requirements for financial and process management initiatives.
• Ensure clarity and alignment of requirements with business needs, prioritising essential features while addressing scalability, security, and performance considerations.
• Deliver process improvement initiatives by conducting ‘as-is’ and ‘to-be’ process mapping, facilitating workshops, identifying inefficiencies, and implementing workflow enhancements to streamline financial operations.
• Help drive the adoption and integration of new digital tools to support business objectives, including document management systems, onboarding solutions, payment platforms, customer relationship management (CRM) systems, and financial reporting tools.
• Contribute towards the delivery of training sessions for new or updated financial and operational processes, ensuring robust controls and adherence to industry best practices.
• Proactively identify financial, operational, and process risks, developing mitigation strategies and maintaining a regularly updated RAIDD (Risks, Assumptions, Issues, Dependencies, Decisions) log.

Key Competencies & Skills

• Previous experience in a similar role within the Finance or Financial Services Industry, demonstrating a strong understanding of operational and regulatory environments.
• Methodical and proactive with a ‘can-do’ attitude, consistently seeking opportunities for improvement and demonstrating initiative in solving challenges.
• A digitally savvy individual who enjoys exploring and leveraging technology to improve work processes, drive efficiencies, and who has a commitment to continuous self-learning.
• Proven experience in driving process and system improvements within financial operations, with a focus on enhancing efficiency and accuracy.
• Advanced IT skills, including expertise in Microsoft 365 productivity tools, with the ability to leverage technology to enhance business processes.
• Ability to maintain a high level of accuracy and attention to detail, even when working under pressure or tight deadlines.
• Skilled in initiating projects, including cost analysis, resource planning, and defining project scope in alignment with strategic objectives.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, capable of articulating technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders and fostering clear understanding across teams.

For more information, please contact Jamie on 707812 or email your CV to jobs@excel-recruitment.com