Senior Business Systems Analyst
Hybrid : Taunton 2 days/week
GBP 50,000 : GBP 55,000
The Opportunity
Are you a senior business analyst who thrives on making complex change happen? We are looking for an experienced, sharp:thinking professional to join our clients growing BA team and play a central role in shaping how technology and process improvement drive the organisation forward.
This is not a role for someone who simply documents requirements. You will operate at a strategic level interrogating business needs, challenging assumptions, designing end:to:end solutions, and guiding teams through meaningful change. You will be a trusted voice between the business and IT, ensuring that what gets built actually delivers value.
What You Will Be Doing:
. Leading business analysis activity across IT implementation, integration and configuration projects
. Conducting in:depth process mapping and requirements gathering with stakeholders across the organisation
. Translating complex business needs into clear, structured specifications, user stories, and design documentation
. Resolving design issues proactively anticipating downstream impacts before they become problems
. Working closely with IT teams and third:party providers to ensure project requirements are understood and delivered
. Contributing to the ongoing development of the BA function proposing new ways of working and raising standards
. Providing peer coaching and quality assurance support for more junior members of the team
. Engaging senior stakeholders with confidence, managing expectations and influencing outcomes
What We Are Looking For:
Experience
. Proven track record delivering in fast:paced, high:performing change environments
. Hands:on experience with IT software implementations, integrations, system rollouts and business change projects
. Strong stakeholder management at all levels, including senior internal relationships and external providers
. Skilled at producing high:quality written deliverables: process flows, data requirements, UI specifications, and more
. Confident working in matrix project teams with a high degree of autonomy
Skills and Approach
. Excellent communication skills written, verbal and interpersonal
. Business:outcome thinking: you frame requirements in terms of value, not just features
. Strong analytical and organisational ability, with a methodical approach to problem solving
. Change control awareness and the ability to manage scope effectively
. A collaborative mindset you bring people along with you, not past them
Qualifications (Desirable)
. BCS Business Analysis Foundation or Diploma
. PMI:PBA (Professional in Business Analysis)
. Familiarity with PRINCE2, Waterfall or Agile methodologies
What You Will Get in Return
. 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing with length of service
. 5 matched pension contribution
. Life cover ( GBP 4,000 fixed payment)
. Access to earned wages before payday through Wagestream
. Employee discounts platform savings at thousands of high street retailers, averaging GBP 1,000 per year
. Free 24:hour counselling helpline for you and your family
. Employee Assistance Programme
. Excellent training and development opportunities with access to recognised qualifications
. Access to The Hub our online learning and development platform