Business Analyst

Ideas People Trust

We're BDO. An accountancy and business advisory firm, providing the advice and solutions entrepreneurial organisations need to navigate today's changing world.

We work with the companies that are Britain's economic engine - ambitious, entrepreneurially-spirited and high-growth businesses that fuel the economy - and directly advise the owners and management teams that lead them.

We'll broaden your horizons

The Operations PMO was created in Jun'21 and is responsible for maximising BDOs change investment; helping deliver Change in the most effective and efficient way; track, record and report on expectation, help build change delivery capability across the firm; and bring in teams to help the firm deliver.Our motto is "Deliver Strategic Value The Right Way Faster"

We'll help you succeed

Leading organisations trust us because of the quality of our advice. That quality grows from a thorough understanding of their business, and that understanding comes from working closely with them and building long-lasting relationships.

You'll be someone who is both comfortable working proactively and managing your own tasks, as well as confident collaborating with others and communicating regularly with senior managers, directors, and BDO's partners to help businesses effectively. You'll be encouraged to identify and draw attention to opportunities for enhancing our delivery and providing additional services to organisations we work with.

We are looking for an experienced Business Analyst with strong communication and presentation skills with the capability to listen and influence stakeholders in delivering the right solutions. In this role you'll Support Senior Business Analysts and the Delivery function in "shaping initiatives" into meaningful value driven deliverables. You will work closely with Business Streams (Audit, Tax and Advisory) and enable functions (Practice Management Departments also known as PMDs) tofacilitate, document and interpret business processes, business, and functional requirements and to translate these into application and operational

You will monitor situations and identify trends, potential strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, or threats as well as provide the link between the end users, development team and any third party, throughout the development lifecycle.

In this role you'll:

• Document workflows and the results of business analysis and obtain sign-off from relevant stakeholderson the specifications.
• Model business structures, systems, and processes in light of proposed changes
• Support the project manager to manage external supplier selection and evaluation processes To provide the link between the end users, development team and any third party, throughout the development lifecycle.
• Provide support to Quality Assurance teams in the design and execution of the test scenarios and test scripts and support the business in conducting adequate regression and user acceptance testing.
• Understand the inflight and upcoming changes in project business requirements
• Promote good working relationships and respond quickly to deal with conflict or breakdowns in communication.
• Negotiate effectively to achieve agreed courses of action with stakeholders whilst maintaining their buy-in
• Status reporting showing progress against planned tasks, status, issues, risks and dependencies for Project Manager and ad-hoc as requested.
• Drive and support business users to follow good governance practice such as regular review of issues, risks and dependencies.
• Facilitate meetings incorporating business, technology and user groups to gather information and client requirements.
• Support the development of Business Analysis Centre of Excellence and Communities of Practice

You'll be someone with:

• Proven experience working in a large organisation as a Business Analyst
• A good understanding of the change delivery life cycle
• Strong analytical and interpersonal skills required
• Experience of interpreting business requests and translating them to requirements
• Experience of writing requirements specifications
• Demonstrable evidence of gathering, analysing and documenting business processes(use of BPMN is a plus)
• The ability to present to an audience in both formal and informal situations
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal including active listening
• Confidence in dealing with all levels of the firm
• Demonstrable understanding of agile ways of working

You'll be able to be yourself; we'll recognise and value you for who you are and celebrate and reward your contributions to the business. We're committed to agile working, and we offer every colleague the opportunity to work in ways that suit you, your teams, and the task at hand.

At BDO, we'll help you achieve your personal goals and career ambitions, and we have programmes, resources, and frameworks that provide clarity and structure around career development.

We're in it together

Mutual support and respect is one of BDO's core values and we're proud of our distinctive, people-centred culture. From informal success conversations to formal mentoring and coaching, we'll support you at every stage in your career, whatever your personal and professional needs.

Our agile working framework helps us stay connected, bringing teams together where and when it counts so they can share ideas and help one another. At BDO, you'll always have access to the people and resources you need to do your best work.

We know that collaboration is the key to creating value for the companies we work with and satisfying experiences for our colleagues, so we've invested in state-of-the-art collaboration spaces in our offices. BDO's people represent a wealth of knowledge and expertise, and we'll encourage you to build your network, work alongside others, and share your skills and experiences. With a range of multidisciplinary events and dedicated resources, you'll never stop learning at BDO.