Join a leading independent technology company as a Business Analyst!

Job Overview
The role is a senior strategic position responsible for identifying and analysing business problems, developing and validating business requirements, and shaping organisational change across complex banking domains including transaction banking, pricing, origination, FX and liquidity exposure. It requires extensive collaboration with senior stakeholders to ensure solutions align with business needs, as well as strong expertise in feasibility assessments, business case development, operational and process design, and change management activities such as traceability and governance. The individual will act as a subject-matter expert, guiding technical direction, influencing strategic decisions, mentoring junior specialists, and managing risks while strengthening internal controls. They will create sophisticated analytical solutions based on research, build trusted internal and external partnerships, contribute to long-term organisational goals, and support initiatives such as Brilliance DPX implementation, with data products on the roadmap.

Role Title: Business Analyst
Location: Knutsford
Start date: ASAP
End Date: 31/12/2026
Days on site: Hybrid (2-3 days onsite a week)
Rate: £230 to £270/Day

Job Description

• Identification and analysis of business problems and client requirements that require change within the organisation.
• Development of business requirements that will address business problems and opportunities.
• Collaboration with senior stakeholders across various business areas to gather requirements and ensure that proposed solutions meet their needs and expectations.
• Extensive banking knowledge, particularly transaction banking and pricing areas, is required.
• Support the creation of business cases that justify investment in proposed solutions.
• Conduct feasibility studies to determine the viability of proposed solutions.
• Support the creation of reports on project progress to ensure proposed solutions are delivered on time and within budget.
• Creation of operational design and process design to ensure that proposed solutions are delivered within the agreed scope.
• Support to change management activities, including development of a traceability Matrix to ensure proposed solutions are successfully implemented and Embedded.
• To contribute or set strategy, drive requirements and make recommendations for change. Plan resources, budgets, and policies; manage and maintain policies.
• They will be a subject-matter expert within their own discipline and will guide technical direction. They will lead collaborative, multi-year assignments and guide teams.
• They will train, guide and coach less experienced specialists and will provide information affecting long-term profits, organisational risks and strategic decisions.
• Advise key stakeholders, including functional leadership teams and senior management, on functional and cross-functional areas of impact and alignment.
• Manage and mitigate risks through assessment, in support of the control and governance agenda.
• Demonstrate leadership and accountability for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work your team does.
• Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of the organisational functions to contribute to achieving the goals of the business.
• Collaborate with other areas of work for business alignment and cost-effective changes to keep up to speed with business activity and business strategies.
• Create solutions based on sophisticated analytical thought, comparing and selecting complex alternatives. In-depth analysis with interpretative thinking will be required.
• Adopt and shape the outcomes of extensive research in problem-solving processes.
• Seek out, build and maintain trusting relationships and partnerships with internal and external stakeholders in order to accomplish key business objectives, using influence.
• This demand stems from my conversations with Pricing and Billing teams who are now implementing Brilliance DPX. Data products are in the roadmap.
• Preferred Domain: Domain will be Pricing, Origination with FX/liquidity exposure.

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