Business Analyst

Role Title: Business Analyst Duration: contract to run until 31/12/2026 Location: Knutsford, hybrid 2 days per week onsite Rate: up to £368 p/d Umbrella inside IR35 Role purpose / summary • Support senior analysts in conducting business, functional, and data analysis across the client’s workstreams. • Assist in gathering and documenting business and data requirements by working with SMEs, product owners, and technical teams. • Help analyse basic data flows, lineage, and data quality issues under guidance. • Contribute to data mapping activities and support defining simple transformation rules. • Perform preliminary impact assessments for system or data changes. • Work closely with Architecture, Engineering, and Controls teams to support client data governance activities. • Maintain documentation using JIRA and Confluence, ensuring requirements and user stories are updated accurately. • Participate in Agile ceremonies as part of the delivery team. • Support testing phases by preparing test cases and validating basic data output. Required Skills & Experience • Mandatory: Experience working within the client as a Business Analyst, Data Analyst, or similar role. Basic understanding of: • Client systems and data flows • Governance and control expectations • Key operational processes within the client Foundational skills in: • Data analysis & requirement gathering • Understanding data models and data quality concepts • Good knowledge of banking concepts in at least one of the following: • Payments • Customer & Product Data • Risk / Finance (optional) • Familiarity with JIRA, Confluence, Visio, and Agile ways of working. • Strong communication and stakeholder coordination skills. All profiles will be reviewed against the required skills and experience. Due to the high number of applications we will only be able to respond to successful applicants in the first instance. We thank you for your interest and the time taken to apply!