Business Analyst (12 month Maternity Cover)

About the opportunity:We are the internal recruitment partner for our client, a well-established independent banking and financial services group. We''re looking for someone who loves solving problems, thrives on understanding how things work, and enjoys turning complexity into clarity. If you want to be part of a growing financial services business that''s constantly evolving and doing things differently, this could be the ideal role for you.As a Business Analyst on a 12 month fixed term contract for maternity cover, you''ll act as the link between business teams and technical specialists, helping shape change, improve processes, and make sure solutions truly meet business and customer needs. No two days will be the same, and you''ll play a key role in delivering improvements across the organisation.What you''ll be doing:Engaging with stakeholders across the business to understand needs, challenges, and opportunitiesRunning workshops, interviews, and discovery sessions to gather insightDocumenting functional and non-functional requirements using techniques such as user stories, use cases and process mapsAnalysing data, workflows and systems to define both the as is and to be stateMapping and modelling business processes, identifying inefficiencies and recommending improvementsSupporting the design of solutions and validating that they meet business needsWorking closely with third parties to understand impacts on people, processes and systemsContributing to acceptance ..... full job details .....