Job Description:

Our client, a financial services firm in Edinburgh, is recruiting for a Senior Business Analyst to join their fast-paced Business Change department on an initial 12-month fixed term contract.

Essential Skills/Experience:

• Knowledge of structured analysis methodologies, such as LEAN, Six Sigma, BPMN, Use Cases
• Experience in financial services including platforms, with an understanding of interactions and interdependencies across all functional groups and stakeholders
• Strong analysis experience in both agile and waterfall environments, for both IT and non-IT related deliveries
• Microsoft Office skills, including SharePoint.

Core Responsibilities:

• Ownership of 'pre-project' activities, such as shaping project approach and scope, completion of impact assessments and cost/ benefit analysis
• Application of a range of analysis techniques to elicit requirements from stakeholders in order to ascertain required business outcomes, adapting approaches as required to ensure that the right outcomes are achieved
• Produce analysis deliverables (including requirements specifications, customer journeys, process models, data analysis, use cases, impact assessments, change requests and requirements traceability) in line with agreed standards and within agreed timelines
• Proactively communicate progress of analysis deliverables to the Project Manager and escalate any potential risks or issues as they arise that could impact delivery
• Contribute to the development of Business Readiness plans and support the Project Manager and stakeholders as appropriate
• Participate in technical design discussions and technical specification reviews

Benefits:

• A highly competitive salary
• Wider Benefits package

Core-Asset Consulting is an equal opportunities recruiter and we welcome applications from everyone irrespective of age, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, race, colour, ethnic or national origin, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marital/civil partner status or pregnancy.

Job reference: 15157

To apply for this vacancy applicants must be eligible to work in the UK in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006.

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