Description
Finance Business Analyst - Edinburgh - 6 months - £p/d
My financial services client is looking for an experienced finance business analyst to join their Edinburgh based team on an initial 6 month contract to be a part of a major transformation programme.
The Role:
* To undertake feasibility studies, business requirement gathering, impact/gap analysis and scenario planning to define or modify the scope of projects where appropriate
* Manage business analysis activities in line with project schedule to deliver required quality business solutions within agreed timescales and budget
* Co-ordinate and/or undertake the acquisition and analysis of the data to identify business issues and opportunities as required.
* Typically manage business analysis activities for single projects or components of larger projects that are multi-discipline
* Manage provision of high quality detailed analysis, design and build processes to improve operational efficiency and customer service
* Use specialist knowledge and/or experience of business areas or products to ensure all relevant information is available to guide design and implementation
* Develop hypothesis to address the project requirements and suggest a range of solutions based on specific selection criteria to the business issues identified
* Using the data collated from the business analysis stage, take informed decisions to influence the direction of project and shape of solution put in place, ensuring it is the optimum solution for the business
* Supervises development of training for solution
* Co-ordinate the testing of business solutions and ensure they conform to business requirement, becoming involved in higher level testing where necessary
* Typically has responsibility for managing a team of business analysts and may take lead role in managing relationships with appropriate stakeholders
* Lead meetings and workshops within Finance and/or with representatives from other relevant business areas
Experience:
* Experience of managing a team of business analysts
* Experience in financial services or blue chip organisations
* Fully qualified or part qualified accountant
* Significant experience of working within a project environment with a proven ability to work on own initiative to deliver optimum business solutions
* Process modelling through the use of analytical tools including Datamodelling tools and structured analytical techniques
* Proven understanding of Project Management Frameworks, documentation standards, Project Lifecycle planning
* Relationship management, strong Project Management methodologies and workshop facilitation
* Competent use of project tools eg MS Project
* Competent use of Microsoft Office
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