Business Analyst (Financial Services, Insurance, SDLC)

Business Analyst - Mid level to Senior/Lead positions available
Permanent Full Time
£45,000 - £60,000 Per Annum (depending on level/experience) Plus upto 17.5% very achievable Annual Bonus and Great Corporate Benefits
1 day per week onsite (Warwickshire) - the rest remote working

- Opportunity to work on high-profile, key projects
- Excellent training and development opportunities
- Provide Business Analysis services to key stakeholders across the business
- Development opportunities in a growing team
- Hybrid 80% home working available and 20% in Stratford-upon-Avon - stunning offices in Warwickshire, West Midlands

These superb, full time Business Analyst opportunities are to support an increase in demand from high profile projects and business change initiatives across our client's business.

These are great opportunities for multiple Business Analysts to join a thriving Business Analysis Services team based at fantastic premises in Warwickshire. This growing team provides analysis services to key stakeholders across the business to enable successful, forward-thinking business change that meets the needs and expectations of the organisation and customers.

Our client currently has a significant number of change programmes in key areas of our business including projects in digital customer management, finance, general insurance policy management systems and regulatory change.

As a Business Analyst, you'll facilitate communication and effective interaction between stakeholders and development teams. You'll understand the end-to-end software development life cycle and assist the business in applying both iterative and Waterfall methodologies effectively. You'll collaborate closely with Developers and Testers, ensuring requirements are understood and align to solution outcomes.

As our client implements high-profile change initiatives across the business, there really is no better time for experienced IT professionals to join this leading financial services company in the Midlands.

Required experience:

• An experienced Business Analyst, you'll be an effective communicator, and be confident engaging with a variety of stakeholders.
• You'll be a great team player and demonstrate adaptability and flexibility when required.
• You'll confidently engage with business sponsors, project teams and vendor resources to ensure project and business objectives are met.
• Meticulous and analytical in your approach, you'll clarify the impact of proposed solutions to establish costs, risk and options, and present appropriate recommendations in a concise, traceable, and flexible manner.
• Delivering Business Analysis services across the full business change life cycle.
• The end-to-end software development life cycle (iterative and Waterfall methodologies).
• Process documentation and engineering (UML and/or BPMN notations).
• Requirements elicitation and management (functional and non-functional).
• Conducting impact assessments for complex business changes.
• Working within an insurance or financial services environment and experience coaching and mentoring more junior team members is essential for the more senior roles available.
• Guidewire insurance system experience would be desirable but is not essential.

When you join, you can expect a supportive culture and an attractive range of rewards and benefits including:

• Annual bonus (up to 17.5% of salary)
• Contributory pension scheme, up to 20%, including your 8% contribution
• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays + buy/sell/save holiday trading scheme
• A Family Friendly policy that helps you balance your work and family responsibilities
• Access to savings at High Street brands, travel and supermarkets
• £20 contribution to a monthly gym membership
• Health and wellbeing plan - cashback for dentist, opticians, physio and more
• Access to voluntary benefits, including health assessments, private medical insurance and dental insurance
• Employee Volunteering - volunteer in the community for one day each year
• Unlimited access to Refer a Friend £500 bonus scheme
• Life Assurance cover of 4 x salary
• Employee discounts of 15% on a range of policies

This role is based in Stratford-Upon-Avon, however our client understands how important a positive work-life balance is to you, so to help you give your best, they offer great facilities when you want to be in an office environment and support to work up to 80% of your hours from home.

If your background aligns to the role and you would like to apply, please do so by clicking the link and you will receive an update on your application in due course. Unfortunately, due to the high volume of applications received, we are unable to provide individual feedback to unsuccessful candidates; apologies for any inconvenience caused.

Candidates must be UK based and have the right to work in the UK - unfortunately our client is not able to provide sponsorship - please consider this when applying.

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