Business Analyst

Company and position overview:

• Working in a large, multinational team.
• Stable job in a well renown international company in friendly and open working environment
• Full-time employment contract (UoP only)
• Flexible working arrangements incl. home office
• Attractive benefits package: private medical care, social benefits system, life insurance, Multisport card and annual bonus
• Office located in Warsaw

Key functions / responsibilities:

• Working on local and international projects as Business Analyst
• Capturing, documenting and elaborating business requirements relating to original business needs that also includes collecting non-functional requirements and business reporting requirements in line with desired business solution
• Facilitating the prioritisation of requirements with the Business to support delivery of the solution
• Collaborating with representatives of all concerned business / IT areas to identify and document the impact of the proposed solutions on their functions and processes
• Organising and facilitating workshops with representatives of all business functions, various markets and/or external suppliers concerning specific business problems / opportunities / challenges and in order to identify and analyse solution alternatives
• Providing comprehensive analysis highlighting expert opinions on solution alternatives and their impact on the organisation
• Helping business owners to translate their business needs / concepts into the detailed scope of a project
• Supporting PMs in providing justification to both cost and benefit estimates relating to business requirements
• Working with IT System Analysts, IT delivery and Testing (QA) teams to ensure alignment between requirements and the finally delivered solution; providing expert judgment on test scripts and test cases and if these properly cover original business requirements (both from quality and integrity perspective)
• Participating in user acceptance testing (UAT) ‘on behalf of’ the business
• Providing support to PMs and Business Owners in carrying out impact assessment of changes (including route cause analysis) relating to original business requirements & pre-agreed scope
• Producing deliverables such as Business Need Document (BND), Business Requirement Document (BRD) and Business Report specifications
• Gaining approval from business and concerned parties on all deliverables produced by yourself relating to a change
• Reviewing and providing feedback on proposals and documentation supporting system/process changes to ensure solutions meet the business requirements
• Following the Provident specific Business Analysis methodology; additionally taking a steer on continuously improving our methodology
• Applying effective and straightforward communication between the business and IT in order to guarantee smooth delivery of solutions
• Ensuring you keep learning, deepening your knowledge and widening your competence in order to provide high quality support to the business
• Being familiar with all relevant business processes, IT policies and make sure they are followed

Requirements:

• Min. 1.5-2 years working experience as a Business Analyst, preferably in Financial sector
• Knowledge of the Financial sector and/or IT industry and its ways of working, ideally within financial services
• Experience in organising and facilitating workshops involving stakeholders from various functions / markets
• Good knowledge in the field of business analysis
• Proficiency in using the principles, practices, techniques and tools of business analysis, with particular emphasis on issues relating to the definition of business requirements
• Proven track record of experience in project delivery and process improvement
• Expert level of understanding of business processes within IPF
• Fluency in converting business needs into specific business requirements
• Knowledge of the markets that IPF operates in
• Confident level of technical knowledge
• Advanced English