Senior Business Analyst Based in Orpington 12-18 months fixed term contract Salary: £60-70k We are working with a leading savings and investment specialist to recruit a skilled and experienced Senior Business Analyst to join their team in Orpington. Responsibilities: Drive solutions and delivery of key milestones on time and to budget. Identify new high priority business needs or important backlog items and prepare detailed requirements. Monitor competitors and industry advancements to help drive customer journey and customer experience improvements. Clarify and extract detail on high level business problem statements and determine a tactical fix or factor in the resolution within the wider change plan. Collaborate closely and frequently with business SMEs to ensure all required processes and impacted areas are carefully considered within the project scope and to deliver solutions as expected and to the required standard. Communicate with stakeholders to set and manage expectations of proposed solutions or phases within a longer-term goal/approach to meeting the business strategy. Support end users adapt to changes proposed or designed by the analyst team and see new processes through to fruition. Work closely with IT, specifically the systems analyst to better understand technical implications, constraints, and capabilities and use this understanding to assess and communicate solution viability, timelines and priorities.Essential/Desirable Criteria: Analytical based experience within the Financial Services, Compliance or Technology sector. An understanding of the software development lifecycle and the mindset and adaptability towork well within an Agile team. Ability to think strategically and anticipate user needs in the short and longer term to help drive continuous vision. Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to clearly express technical concepts to your team and management level colleagues. Natural relationship builder who maintains honest, collaborative, and constructive relationships within all levels of an organisation. Experience in either: Software design and analysis Software maintenance Process Improvement Process Mapping Data Analysis Database admin or design CRM Management Team player, customer focused, analytical, great interperson skills andSalary & Benefits: You will be working for a modern, forward thinking business; that believes the strengths, skills and personalities of their people are the key to the groups success. This is a permanent, full time role for which you will receive a highly competitive salary Benefits. If you are interested, please apply online now