Business Analyst

Business Analyst (Contract) – £644/day (Umbrella)

📍 Location: Belfast (3 days on site, 2 from home)

⏰ Start date: ASAP

About the Role

We’re seeking an experienced Business Analyst (BA) on a contract basis, supporting transformation initiatives within a global financial services environment. This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to high-impact change across operations, risk, and technology functions.

What You’ll Do

• Manage and track assigned projects, plans, and deliverables to required standards and sign-off.
• Proactively communicate project status, issues, risks, and resolutions to Sponsors and key stakeholders.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with business and technology partners, acting as a subject matter expert.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure requirements are clear, strategic, and supported by strong business cases, KPIs, and benefits analyses.
• Implement best practices to drive consistency, standardisation, and simplification of processes and controls.
• Support the end-to-end program lifecycle, including testing and operational readiness planning.
• Drive change that reduces risk and improves delivery efficiency.
• Ensure adherence to the bank's PM standards, methodologies, and governance frameworks.

What We’re Looking For

• Proven experience delivering transformation programs within large, fast-paced financial services organisations.
• Strong program and project management skills with the ability to independently track and maintain milestones.
• Excellent analytical, data management, and problem-solving skills.
• Skilled in Excel, PowerPoint, JIRA, Confluence and related tools.
• Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills — both written and verbal.
• Highly organised with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic environment.
• Self-motivated and able to operate with minimal supervision.
• Confident leading and driving working groups with senior stakeholders.