FS Tech Business Analyst / Agile BA

Job description

Technical Business Analyst – Financial Services – Senior Consultant - Dublin   

 

EY is the only major professional services firm with an integrated Financial Services practice across Europe, the Middle East, India and Africa (EMEIA). We connect our Asset Management, Banking and Capital Markets and Insurance clients to 6,500 talented people from 12 countries and 35,000 Financial Services colleagues around the world. 

 

In EY FS Ireland, we are expanding our Consulting practice and building our Technology Consulting team as a key component of our NextWave Strategy. NextWave is EY’s global strategy and ambition to deliver long-term value to clients, people and society. It is inspired by the way innovations spread through society. We are actively recruiting high achieving individuals with Project Management expertise on technology-enabled transformation projects/programmes within Financial Services.  

 

The opportunity  

Join EY FS Ireland you will be working with the best people on the most complex financial service issues, helping to shape the future of financial services. 

 

By joining the Technology Consulting team, you will work in high-performing teams that deliver exceptional client service, enabling organizations to grow, innovate, protect and optimise their business performance – playing your part in building a better working world. 

 

Your key responsibilities  

·  Network and build connections to drive new business opportunities
·  You will help clients align project outcomes with technology/business strategy by acting as an intermediary between business and technology stakeholders 
·  Help identify problems, opportunities and methods for improving existing business processes and workflows
·  Develop business case for proposed solutions; provide detailed analysis and documentation
·  Ensure the successful completion of all major activities, tasks and deliverables pertaining to the requirement analysis and mapping stage
·  Create a functional design blueprint based on a broad design concept and business and user requirements, ensuring compliance with guidelines
·  Prepare and analyse defect-tracking reports on existing systems
·  Performs continuous integration of system features and enhancements
·  Participates in identifying the costs, benefits and process impact of updating, upgrading or adding new components; documents and measures direct and indirect costs and projected benefits
·  Resolve moderate to high complexity issues that occur during the functional design process
·  Manage conflicting requirements of the various stakeholders
·  Design functional specifications of applications to address business and user needs
·  Test the effectiveness of functional design and ensures that business requirements are fully met
·  Share ideas and solutions that meet the client's unique needs to achieve technical objectives

 

People responsibilities  

·  Assist in the delivery and evaluation of training program components
·  Understand and follow workplace policies and procedures 
·  Provides guidance and support to ensure that participants using self-study methods to meet their learning goals

To qualify for the role, you must  

·  Have at least 2 years within a blue-chip consulting firm, industry or government organisation (strong track record in consulting is highly desirable) 
·  Have a strong academic record including a third level degree, preferably in an IT related area 
·  Have experience in one or more of our focus industries, and proven change delivery experience in Financial Services (across Banking, Insurance or Wealth Management sectors) 
·  Have experience operating in a fast paced, multi-vendor environment. 
·  Have proven experience in business development such as client relationship management and proposal support 
·  Have proven technology change delivery experience in Financial Services (across Banking, Insurance or Wealth Management sectors  
·  Have documenting ‘As is’ and ‘To be’ assessments for a Target Operating Model 
·  Have strong Excel, PowerPoint and Visio skills 
·  Have attention to detail and time management skills 

 

Ideally, you’ll also have e xperience in one or more of the following: 

·  Experience in Waterfall and Agile methodologies, including the creation of User Stories and working closely with a Product Owner 
·  Have ability to build and manage relationships across business and technology stakeholders 
·  Have ability to deal with ambiguity and uncertainty 
·  Experience with process design and modelling 
·  Technology sourcing 
·  Conducting Workshops and interviews 
·  Experience with stakeholder management and working collaboratively with Development and Testing teams to deliver high quality solutions that meet client and user business needs 
·  ERP/CRM implementation  
·  Completing Technology/Business Architecture Review 

  

What we look for  

If you have a keen interest in Business Analysis as well as intellectual curiosity, energy, with software testing or data modeling (incl. SQL) experience, and you areproficient in the use of requirements engineering techniques (including elicitation, analysis, documentation and validation)  and are looking to achieve Business Analysis qualifications,  then the EY FSO Technology Consulting team could be exactly the right place for you.

 

What working at EY offers   

We offer a competitive remuneration package where you’ll be rewarded for your individual and team performance. Our comprehensive Total Rewards package includes support for flexible working and career development, and with FlexEY you can select benefits that suit your needs, covering holidays, health and well-being, insurance, savings and a wide range of discounts, offers and promotions. Plus, we offer: 

·  Support, coaching and feedback from some of the most engaging colleagues around 
·  Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career 
·  The freedom and flexibility to handle your role in a way that’s right for you 

 

Additionally, EY is now one of the first global companies to offer our employees access to an externally accredited Technology MBA – a truly unique opportunity to develop yourself and others 

 

About EY  

As a global leader in assurance, Tax, Strategy & Transactions and Consulting services, we are using the finance products, expertise and systems we’ve developed to build a better working world. That starts with a culture that believes in giving you the training, opportunities and creative freedom to make things better. Whenever you join, however long you stay, the exceptional EY experience lasts a lifetime. And with a commitment to hiring and developing the most passionate people, we’ll make our ambition to be the best employer by 2021 a reality. 

 

If you can confidently demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible.  

Join us in building a better working world.    

Apply now.