Business Analyst

Job Description

We are AMS. We are a global total workforce solutions firm; we enable organisations to thrive in an age of constant change by building, re-shaping, and optimising workforces. Our Contingent Workforce Solutions (CWS) is one of our service offerings; we act as an extension of our clients' recruitment team and provide professional interim and temporary resources.

Our client, a major UK retail bank, provides every day banking services to over 17 million retail customers. The banks expertise and services span across Business Services, Corporate banking, Wealth Management, Group Functions, Retail and Investment Banking.

On behalf of this organisation, AMS are looking for a Business Analyst for a 10 month contract. Remotely based with occasional travel to Edinburgh (once per month)

Purpose of the Role:

• You will support the identification of solutions that deliver value to stakeholders and lead in the definition and realisation of solutions, processes, benefits, avoidance of cost, identification of new opportunities, understanding of required capabilities and modelling the organisation.

As a Business Analyst you will be responsible for:

• In your role, you'll be supporting the analysis of complex requirements, while capturing, validating and documenting business and system requirements and making sure that they are in line with key strategic principles. In the course of your work, we'll also look to you to build, manage and maintain a positive working relationship with stakeholders and third party suppliers across multiple franchises and functions.
• Create and maintain documentation, as well as support controls and quality assurance for key stakeholders and suppliers (including gathering, analysing, and presenting facts and data accurately).
• Identify and support cut-over and implementation tasks.
• Trace and link business requirements to future state design.
• Create and execute test scenarios and test scripts at various stages of the project in order to validate the solution design.
• Facilitate user acceptance testing and support business users in executing the user acceptance testing.

What we require from the candidate:

• Experience of applying business analysis tools and techniques.
• Payment experience essential - SWIFT and SEPA schemes in particular.
• Experience in any of the following would be preferred: -
• Annual payments standards updates and implementations.
• Implementation of new payments products or payments systems.
• Migration to ISO20022 standards.
• SWIFT, SEPA, CHAPS schemes.
• Agile methodology and delivery experience required.
• Business Analysis experience along with technical delivery experience, and proven planning skills.
• Banking experience essential.
• A background of delivering business analysis in a technology or IT function.
• Strong stakeholder management skills.

Next steps

This client will only accept workers operating via an Umbrella or PAYE engagement model.

If you are interested in applying for this position and meet the criteria outlined above, please click the link to apply and we will contact you with an update in due course.

AMS, a Recruitment Process Outsourcing Company, may in the delivery of some of its services be deemed to operate as an Employment Agency or an Employment Business