Business Systems Analyst

We are an innovative people centric Consumer Finance business, and one of the biggest players in the non-standard finance sector with an opening for a fully remote Business Systems Analyst.

We are offering a Business Systems Analyst the opportunity to join a newly formed Strategic Solutions team who are responsible for driving transformational change across our brands. You’ll bring specialist knowledge of systems combined with your strong analysis skills to partner collaboratively with business SMEs, Development and QA teams to ensure effective configuration and development of technologies. 

The role will suit a Technical BA who is experienced in successfully implementing change, someone who enjoys working with innovative products, systems and technologies, who is wanting to join a technology driven business and support our development.

You’ll join a highly Agile team at a key stage in refreshing our approach to transformation: with this brings genuine opportunities to share ideas and solutions and help to drive the development culture forwards.

Supporting cross-platform and cross-business IT change and business change projects covering all aspects of web, digital, IT platforms, application development, business integrations, product diversification and business transformation, your key responsibilities and duties within the role of Business Systems Analyst will consist of:

• You will be proactive in delivering continuous improvement identifying opportunities for innovation, research and development, incubating ideas and proof-of-concepts aligned to disruptive technologies and approaches

• You will have the ability to create, assimilate and convey business requirements in an appropriate manner, providing enough information for SMEs, business stakeholders and technical teams to fully understand business requirements

• You will work with business SMEs, facilitating workshops to understand business needs and aid the creation of User Cases, User Stories, Business Requirements, strategies, roadmaps and investment cases

• You will work with other Business Analysts and our UI/UX Designer to share best practices around the technical requirements and proposed solutions for various functional areas whilst also providing support and guidance to the project team and senior stakeholders as required

• You will work closely with other cross-functional teams, sharing information, insights and encouraging participation, providing support and guidance in order to achieve the business goals, opportunities and threats

• You will be a point of contact for changes to requirements or clarifications, participating in Agile Ceremonies, workshops, project meetings as required and ensuring the Development and Testing teams have a shared understanding of business

• You will use your analytical and problem-solving skills to think creatively to deliver the most effective solutions

• Crucially, you will influence the business change programme to the business aligned strategies, objectives and goals and inspire business stakeholders to understand and harness technology innovation to deliver new customer centric solutions

You will be a strong change advocate with an investigative nature and great working knowledge and understanding of process gaps and how to identify these. You will be passionate about providing unparalleled levels of service and convenience for customers, with an analytical mind enabling you to find resolutions using problem solving tools and techniques.

If you have the following experience and aptitude, then we want to hear from you!

• Strong Technical understanding 
• Some exposure of working with SQL
• Business Analysis and Change experience ideally in Agile and Waterfall methodologies
• Experience of creating User Cases, User Stories, Business Requirements and Acceptance Criteria
• Appropriate BCS or equivalent qualifications 
• Experience of managing 3rd party relations
• Effective facilitation and presentation skills
• Effective interpersonal & communication skills
• A proven track record of successful management of all aspects of Business Analysis Practice
• Some experience of working with legacy/new systems and configuring solutions end to end.
• Able to adapt and develop knowledge in new technologies
• Able to research supplier markets and evaluate new solutions
• Able to challenge perceived needs to identify true business drivers and requirements As-Is and To-Be Business and System Process Maps using standard notations such as BPMN or UML

We are a growing, forward thinking consumer finance organisation offering digital financial products. We're not your typical mainstream financial services business, we provide alternative digital customer-focused services which reach over 40,000 non-standard finance customers. We are a business that thrives on innovation: we like working with people who get excited about digital products and innovative technologies who share the same vision; to deliver online financial products for our customers that ensures they are informed to make the right decisions and treated fairly. 

If you feel you’re the right candidate for the role as our Business Systems Analyst click ‘apply’ now! We’d love to hear from you!