Business Analyst

Working Pattern: Hybrid - 3 days onsite per week

Hours: 35 hours per week, with flexible start times

About the Role:

We are looking for an experienced Business Analyst to support business change, process improvement and solution delivery within a regulated financial services environment.

Working closely with business stakeholders, technical teams and external suppliers, you will help identify business needs, gather requirements and translate them into effective solutions. You will contribute throughout the full change lifecycle, from initial discovery and solution design through to testing, implementation and continuous improvement.

This is a varied opportunity for someone who enjoys solving problems, building stakeholder relationships and supporting multiple change initiatives across different business areas and systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead discovery activities, including stakeholder interviews, workshops and process reviews.
• Gather, analyse and document business requirements, functional specifications and user stories.
• Support small to medium-sized change initiatives, coordinating priorities and delivery activities.
• Assess risks, impacts, dependencies and benefits to support effective decision-making.
• Work collaboratively with business stakeholders, technical teams and external suppliers.
• Support testing, implementation, deployment and knowledge transfer activities.
• Maintain delivery documentation and ensure changes follow agreed governance and compliance standards.
• Support reporting, dashboards, data quality and business intelligence initiatives.
• Identify opportunities for process improvement and enhanced operational efficiency.
• Proven experience as a Business Analyst, Systems Analyst or in a similar role.
• Experience within financial services, asset finance or another regulated environment.
• Strong understanding of business analysis methodologies and requirements-gathering techniques.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication and workshop facilitation skills.
• Ability to translate technical concepts into clear business requirements and impacts.
• Strong analytical, organisational and documentation skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and adapt quickly to new systems and processes.
• BCS accreditation or an equivalent Business Analysis qualification.
• An IT or technical background, including exposure to system architecture and integrations.
• Experience with Jira or similar requirements and change management tools.
• Exposure to reporting and business intelligence initiatives.
• Knowledge of Power BI, Microsoft Fabric, Power Query or SQL.

Working Arrangements

The role offers flexible working hours, with the opportunity to request a start time between 07:00 and 11:00, subject to business requirements.

The standard working schedule is 08:00-16:00 Monday to Thursday and 08:00-13:00 on Friday. The hybrid arrangement requires three days per week onsite in Bracknell , with the remaining working arrangements subject to business needs.

If you are a proactive Business Analyst who enjoys working collaboratively, improving processes and delivering meaningful business change, we would love to hear from you.

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