| Posted by: | First People Solutions Group Ltd |
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| Address: | 33 Bothwell Street G2 6NL |
| Contact Details: | 0141 270 5000 |
| Date Posted | 30th Apr 2008 |
| Reference Code: | 0804-25 |
| View Since Posting: | 4 |
| Salary: | £19000 - £30000 per annum + Excellent ... |
| Vacancy Location: | Edinburgh |
| Full Description: | |
Business Analyst Location: Edinburgh Salary: £highly competitive Benefits Package: excellent Reporting to: Project Manager As a Business Analyst within the Accounting Client Access team, you will predominantly serve as the liaison contact between IT and business end-users. Duties will include; assess requests, produce detailed business requirements and review/produce specifications for any new/change to technology applications. Working closely with Technical Analysts and the development team, you will ensure detailed understanding is agreed. You will be responsible for identifying, assessing and documenting business requirements, determining priorities, and advising business teams on options, risks, and costs. Recommendations, including impact analysis across other lines of business will be a key activity. Presentation skills are essential as are the use of cases to explain/demonstrate business requirements/specifications to IT team, and contribute a business or process perspective during design reviews. Provide relevant test scenarios for the testing team. Work with test team to develop system integration test scripts and ensure the testing results correspond to the business expectations A high level of client contact will form part of this role and experience of dealing with clients is essential. You will be involved in gathering business requirements from clients (both prospective and existing clients), proposing solutions and must be able to present both high level concepts and detailed plans to clients Some travel will be required. THE COMPANY A leading financial services firm with assets exceeding £1.3 trillion based in over 50 countries worldwide. An investor in people this company is highly regarding as being an excellent employer offering growth, progression and the ability to develop. A leader in investment banking, financial services for consumers, small business and commercial banking, private equity, asset and wealth management, and financial transaction processing. EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS In order to be considered for this fantastic opportunity you should; Relevant degree, or specialised training or equivalent work experience Relevant business experience, i.e. Fund Accounting Experience/understanding of business process reengineering and business modeling concepts, business systems development and analysis (SDLC) Good presentation skills Sound understanding of the company's business practices and familiarity with the company's products and services Strong analytical skills including a proven track record in the creation of functional and technical specifications Experience of running successful UAT processes, including the creation of relevant and comprehensive test scenarios Knowledge CONTACT DETAILS Contact Name:Aimee Allan Direct Dial:0131 270 6637 Email Address:aallan@fpsg.co.uk ***AWARD WINNING RECRUITMENT*** Winner: Large Recruitment Agency of the Year 2007 Winner: Permanent Recruitment Consultant of the Year 2007 Winner: Recruitment Manager of the Year 2007 Runner Up: Best Practice of the Year 2007 (IT Division) ABOUT FIRST PEOPLE SOLUTIONS GROUP Established in 1998, First People Solutions is one of the UKs fastest growing independent recruitment and HR services organizations, and one of the largest in Scotland. Our vision is to be a recognized outstanding People-focused business that provides solutions to the recruitment and HR needs of People-focused organisations in the UK. With our vast number of clients we have outstanding opportunities for candidates. Our teams of highly experienced consultants are on hand to guide you through every stage of the recruitment process and offer invaluable advice and knowledge in your dedicated market sector. First People Solutions Group operates as a Recruitment Agency in providing permanent job-seeking services and as a Recruitment Business in providing temporary and contract job-seeking services. * Glasgow (HQ) * London * Edinburgh * Surrey *Manchester * FIRST PEOPLE SOLUTIONS GROUP ARE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYER * |
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