OVERVIEW TO COMPANY:
Our client is the leading provider of consultancy services and component-based products and solutions for the captive finance, leasing, and financial services markets.
They strongly believe and deliver in their core values offering an environment where they are genuinely proven and trustworthy, passionate about their work, innovative with their solutions, respectful of each other unconditionally, flexible with a can-do attitude and professional at every level.
Please note this role is Business Analyst role with IT industry.
JOB TITLE: Graduate Business Analyst
START DATE: January/ February 2020
OVERVIEW TO ROLE:
Analysing the client’s requirements in order to design efficient and effective processes that meet the client’s needs, then translating that information into detailed system requirements for input to the solution delivery stage.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Working within the Project, Product and Service operation streams to utilise skills across the organisation
- Gaining a high profile through exposure to architectural and functional aspects of the software development lifecycle and client solutions
- Exposure across many diverse client projects and product teams, allowing you the opportunity to learn new skills and further develop existing ones
- Defines and documents customer business functions and processes.
· Consults with customers to identify, define and document their business needs and objectives, current operational procedures, problems, input and output requirements, and levels of systems access.
- Acts as a liaison between departmental end-users, technical analysts, information technology analysts, consultants and other stakeholders in the analysis, design, configuration, testing and maintenance of software applications.
- Analyses the feasibility of, and develops requirements for, new systems and enhancements to existing systems; ensures the system design fits the needs of the users.
- Tracks and fully documents changes for functional and business specifications; writes detailed universally understood procedures for permanent records and for use in training.
- Conducts change impact analysis to assess the potential implications of changes and documents business rules, functions and requirements.
- Participates in user acceptance testing and testing of new system functionality.
- Plans, organises and conducts business process reengineering/improvement projects.
There are great opportunities to enhance your skill levels working on exciting projects or product streams with support and mentoring from the senior team. There is a big focus on training and growth within the company with an extensive training calendar enabling employees to develop their knowledge. The senior team work closely with their reports to develop skills and ability.
PERSON SPECIFICATION-
Our client is looking for smart, self-motivated graduates to join their growing project/product/service teams, so enthusiasm and team participation will be key to your success.
Essential:
- Educated to degree level (Business or IT related)
- Passion for accuracy and an eye for detail
- Strong testing of analytical skills
- Work well under pressure
- Ability to build relationships quickly with clients and have clear communication
- Flexibility to work away from home for extended periods of time
- Talent/Passion for data analysis and Information Technology within the finance sector
Desirable:
- Exposure in Asset Finance or the Finance industry would be beneficial
- Experience of technical skills that allow you to perform analysis of design and system issues e.g. SQL would be beneficial
HOURS OF WORK: Monday- Friday 37.5 hours per week. Core hours are 10 am - 4 pm.
HOLIDAY: 23 days holiday per year with the option to buy & sell 3 days
BENEFITS:
- Private medical healthcare on completion of probation period
- Auto-enrolment pension scheme
- Childcare voucher scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Death in service benefit
- Free onsite parking
- Corporate gym membership options
- Additional holiday entitlement increases with length of service
- Employee referral scheme
- Assistance with eye tests
- Professional Association subscriptions fee assistance
- Social Committee - events throughout the year
- Support with professional qualifications