About the role

  • Business Analyst leading solutions across project lifecycles at Target Group. Collaborating with stakeholders to validate and implement business functionality and standards.

Responsibilities

  • Providing guidance and support to project team members and working with internal stakeholders to ensure solution build continues to meet requirements
  • Leading on/participating in all client workshops/presentations to understand internal and external client project goals, configuration requirements, workflows, complex business needs, gaps and opportunities
  • Providing and validating cost estimates based on knowledge provided in the Solution Definition Document
  • Reviewing and monitoring Business Analyst estimates during the project lifecycle, escalating increases where necessary
  • Assisting the Business Consultants and Project Manager in the construction of the scope and approach to the project
  • Leading on requirements elicitation process on projects – planning the strategy for investigating and translating functional and non-functional requirements, taking into account the complexities of the project and the constraints involved
  • Validating, baselining and prioritising requirements through the approval and sign off by the client and accountable executive, challenging assumptions where necessary
  • Producing Use Cases and Process maps to ensure the overall solution meets business needs
  • Ensuring that there is clear requirements traceability through the lifecycle of the project
  • Managing the change process through the project lifecycle
  • Identifying gaps in current products or solutions, and providing such input / feedback to the Product Management team to assist in the production and on-going maintenance of product roadmaps
  • Contributing to risk / issue logs, project status documents, scope change documents, mapping specification, test plans and test cases
  • Providing a handover of the project to Business Analysts working on Business As Usual change
  • Leading on/supporting initiatives for improvements, working with the Lead and / or Senior Business Analyst to establish, implement and continually improve processes

Requirements

  • Proven Business Analysis experience
  • Demonstrated proficiency using Microsoft Office
  • Experience of process mapping and Use case
  • Been educated to degree level with demonstrable experience directly related to the duties and responsibilities specified (desirable)
  • BCS Business Analysis (desirable)
  • The following experience would be desirable, but not essential for the role:
  • Financial Services Experience
  • Experience in project management principles, practices, techniques and tools
  • Experience of the mortgage / 2nd charge / unsecured lending markets
  • Experience of the Investments markets, on particular ISA’s, Direct Deposit and Structured Investments
  • Varied experience of Project Methodologies – Waterfall & Agile

Benefits

  • Up to £41,000 per anum, depending on experience
  • 30 days holiday PLUS bank holidays *(That's right! 30 days from Day 1)*
  • Defined Pension Contribution Scheme (Employer matched up to 6%)
  • Employee Discount Scheme, access to discounts and offers across 100s of leading retailers.
  • Company Paid Private Medical Insurance (benefit in kind)
  • Group Life Assurance
  • Group Income Protection
  • Annual Pay Review
  • Discretionary Annual Bonus Scheme
  • Help@Hand – Confidential access to health and wellbeing support to include Employee Assistance Program
  • Free Flu Vaccinations, Eye Tests and employer contribution towards glasses
  • Recognition Scheme
  • Free Mortgage Advice and Support
  • Salary Sacrifice Pension Scheme
  • Technology Buying Scheme (Salary Sacrifice)
  • Critical Illness Cover
  • Dental Insurance
  • Gym Flex - discounted annual gym/health club memberships
  • Taste Cards / Gourmet Cards
  • RAC Breakdown Cover
  • Charitable Payroll Giving
  • Cycle to work Scheme (Salary Sacrifice)
  • Health Cash Plan

Job title

Business Analyst

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

£41,000 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Location requirements

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