Business Analyst

Business Analyst - Ilkley - Hybrid - 40K to £50K - 25 Days Holiday + Bank holidays, Private Healthcare, Free on site gym
We are looking for a highly motivated Business Analyst to join an award winning company based in Ilkley.
This exciting opportunity will suit a talented Business Analyst form a professional services background seeking to progress their career.
ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES
* Collaborate with multiple stakeholders to define requirements, prioritise and be responsible for their traceability throughout the change lifecycle.
* Elicit from stakeholders and document 'as is' process maps, identifying interconnections and dependencies.
* Critically evaluate processes and provide thought leadership in the creation of 'to be' process solutions and process re-engineering proposals.
* Perform, evaluate, and communicate thorough quality assurance at every stage from requirements gathering through to delivery of the change.
* Work with the Project Delivery Team to support with governance, identifying and mitigating risks, and progress reporting of BA activities.
* Establish, build and maintain excellent relationships across the business, engaging with a wide variety of subject matter experts and development teams.
* Contribute towards improvement in ways of working including collaboration with other BAs on best practice and process for the role.
* Approach your work with enthusiasm and have fun delivering change!
WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR IN A CANDIDATE?
* Demonstrable experience as a Business Analyst covering requirement gathering, process mapping and redesign.
* Excellent workshop facilitation skills.
* Able to provide high quality outputs e.g. requirements catalogue, Visio process flows.
* Previous experience of "as is" and "to be" identification.
* Analytical thinking and problem solving from small enhancements to major projects, you can model requirements from high to low level of detail.
* Proactive and flexible in approach, can identify and challenge assumptions.
* Excellent teamwork skills including expert listening and communication skills at all levels.
* Experience in a SaaS business, Financial Services or Professional Services industry is desirable but not essential.
* Self-starting, can lead own work and build relationships across the business.
You will be an enthusiastic Business Analyst, a good communicator and have a natural desire to create amazing code. The successful Business Analyst should have strong problem solving abilities, organisational skills and the ability to work as part of a team.
We are interviewing currently so apply now for immediate consideration for the Business Analyst position or contact Alex Killen at ITSS Recruitment for further information.