Business Analyst

· In a quickly growing organisation that has a solid financial performance, you need to have excellent communication skills to engage with users across the Society and to understand their needs and the Society as a whole. To present the findings, recommendations, and project updates to various audiences.

· Ensure plans are made and processes are created to evaluate the impact of changes made, including taking responsibility for overseeing and reporting on the evaluation.

· Communicate with users across the Society to understand the needs of departments and the Society as a whole.

· Analyse findings, identify the processes and information technology required to introduce recommendations and map procedures and processes onto the software applications.

· Requirement Elicitation and Analysis: Work closely with business stakeholders to understand their needs, objectives, and challenges. Elicit, document, and analyse business requirements, processes, and workflows. Translate business requirements into clear and concise functional specifications for technical teams.

· Solution Design: Collaborate with internal and external technology teams to design solutions that meet business needs. Propose innovative and practical solutions to address business challenges. Ensure that proposed solutions align with the organization's strategic goals and technological capabilities.

· Create suggestions for strategic and operational improvements and changes whilst considering the opportunities and potential risks attached to the suggestions made.

· Applicants should have proven experience as a Business Analyst or in a related role.

· Have strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills.

· Have excellent communication and interpersonal abilities.

· Proficiency in requirement of gathering techniques, process modelling and documentation.

· Familiarity with project management methodologies and software development lifecycle.

· Knowledge of relevant tools such as Microsoft Visio, JIRA, Confluence etc.

· Strong organisation and planning, with attention to detail.,

• Do you have proven experience as a Business Analyst or in a related role?


• Do you have familiarity with project management methodologies and software development lifecycle?


• Do you have knowledge of relevant tools such as Microsoft Visio, JIRA, Confluence etc.


• You are expected to be onsite Monday to Friday whilst completing a 26-week probationary period, can you reliable commute on a daily basis?
  
  Salary: £40,000 to £45,000 per annum dependent upon skills and experience (band mid-market ref £40k) plus employee benefits.


A great opportunity to join Stockport and Greater Manchester's only local Building Society

This is an exciting opportunity to join our IT Change team at our Head Office in Stockport.

The role is to analyse the business processes and map these to the Society's software applications. This will be a process of continual improvement as software is updated and/or processes change. You would identify and implement efficiencies where they can be gained, to assist in the development of and training in new or updated systems.

It is a requirement of the role to be in the office 5 days per week whilst within the 26-week probationary period, following this, flexible home working option (2 days per week) is available., £40,000 to £45,000 per annum dependent upon skills and experience (band mid-market reference £40k).

Pension scheme with 7.5% employer contribution (after 13-week postponement period), rising to 10% after 2 years. Employee contribution 5%.

Annual Bonus Scheme (discretionary scheme).

Salary exchange for pensions arrangement.

4 x salary death-in-service benefit.

25 days holiday (plus statutory bank holidays), increasing to 27 days after 2 years.

A birthday holiday.

Flexible Home Working option (2 days per week) is available after 26-week probationary period.

Health Cash-Plan.

Cycle to work scheme.

Volunteering days (2 days paid leave).

Retail discounts package., Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £40,000.00-£45,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Additional leave


• Bereavement leave


• Casual dress


• Company pension


• Cycle to work scheme


• Employee discount


• Enhanced maternity leave


• Enhanced paternity leave


• Free flu jabs


• Health & wellbeing programme


• Life insurance


• Paid volunteer time


• Sick pay


• Work from home


Supplemental pay types:

• Performance bonus