Senior Business Analyst

Company Description

Version 1 has celebrated 30 years in business and continues to be trusted by global brands to deliver technology and transformation solutions that drive customer success. Our deep expertise enables our customers to navigate the rapidly evolving technology landscape. We foster strong partnerships with global technology leaders including Microsoft, AWS, Oracle, Red Hat, OutSystems, Snowflake, ensuring that our customers are provided with the highest quality solutions and services.

We’re an award-winning employer reflecting how our employees are at the very heart of what we do:

UK & Ireland's premier AWS, Microsoft & Oracle partner

3300+ strong, €350/£300m revenue business

10+ years as a Great Place to Work in Ireland & UK

Best Workplace for Women in the UK & Ireland by GPTW

Best Workplace for Wellbeing in the UK by GPTW

We’re a core values driven company, we hire people who share our values, and we reward those who display and foster them, it’s deeply embedded within our DNA. Invest in us and we’ll invest in you!.

Job Description

We are seeking an experienced Senior Business Analyst to support a range of strategic project workstreams within a financial services environment. The successful candidate will play a critical role in eliciting, analysing, and documenting business requirements, ensuring alignment between business needs and technology solutions.

This role reports directly to the Head of Business Analysis and requires close collaboration with internal stakeholders, including Subject Matter Experts (SMEs), software developers, and testing teams.

Key Responsibilities

Collaborate with business SMEs to elicit, analyse, and document business requirements.

Translate business requirements into clear functional specifications for delivery teams.

Work closely with software developers and testers to ensure requirements are properly understood and implemented.

Facilitate and lead requirements gathering workshops with stakeholders.

Conduct data analysis and modelling to support business and system changes.

Document and define system interface requirements.

Support delivery across multiple project workstreams including:

Front Office Reporting Analysis

Back Office Reporting Analysis

Systems Interface Analysis

Ensure all deliverables meet agreed standards and align with organisational objectives.

Perform any additional related activities that are reasonably incidental to the core responsibilities.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Computing, Engineering, Finance, or a related discipline (or equivalent third-level qualification).

Required Experience

Minimum 10 years’ experience as a Business Analyst within the financial services industry.

Strong understanding of capital markets and market standards, ideally within:

Treasury environments

Banking / Investment Banking

Fund Management

Core Business Analysis Expertise

Strong knowledge of financial products, particularly:

Treasury loans

Deposits

Trade lifecycle processes

Experience across front-to-back office operations, including:

Deal entry

Trade confirmations

Settlements (including SWIFT messaging)

Accounting and financial reporting

Familiarity with finance systems such as:

Treasury Management Systems

Accounting systems / General Ledger

Financial Reporting and Management Information (MI)

Proven experience in:

Leading and facilitating requirements workshops

Eliciting requirements from business stakeholders

Translating business needs into functional specifications

Proficiency in:

Data analysis and data modelling techniques

System interface analysis and documentation

Desirable Experience

Experience working with Confluence and Jira.

Expertise in:

Designing business process flow diagrams

Wireframing and storyboarding

The ideal candidate will be:

A strong communicator with excellent stakeholder engagement skills

Highly analytical with the ability to translate complex business needs into actionable solutions

Comfortable working across multiple workstreams in a dynamic environment

Proactive, detail-oriented, and capable of working independently.

Additional Information

Why Version 1?

At Version 1, we believe in providing our employees with a comprehensive benefits package that prioritises their wellbeing, professional growth, and financial stability.

Share in our success with our Quarterly Performance-Related Profit Share Scheme, where employees collectively benefit from a share of our company's profits

Strong Career Progression & mentorship coaching through our Strength in Balance & Leadership schemes with a dedicated quarterly Pathways Career Development programme

Flexible/remote working, Version 1 is tremendously understanding of life events and people’s individual circumstances and offer flexibility to help achieve a healthy work life balance

Financial Wellbeing initiatives including; Pension, Private Healthcare Cover, Life Assurance, Financial advice and an Employee Discount scheme

Employee Wellbeing schemes including Gym Discounts, Bike to Work, Fitness classes, Mindfulness Workshops, Employee Assistance Programme and much more. Generous holiday allowance, enhanced maternity/paternity leave, marriage/civil partnership leave and special leave policies

Educational assistance, incentivised certifications, and accreditations, including AWS, Microsoft, Oracle, and Red Hat

Reward schemes including Version 1’s Annual Excellence Awards & ‘Call-Out’ platform.

Environment, Social and Community First initiatives allow you to get involved in local fundraising and development opportunities as part of fostering our diversity, inclusion and belonging schemes.

And many more exciting benefits… drop us a note to find out more.

Version 1 is an equal opportunities employer.

We are committed to building a diverse, inclusive and respectful workplace where everyone feels valued and able to thrive. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, identities and lived experiences, and we value the different perspectives people bring including those shaped by disability and neurodiversity.

We want every candidate to have a positive and accessible recruitment experience. If you need reasonable adjustments at any stage of the process, please contact your recruiter at Version 1. We will consider all requests carefully, respectfully and confidentially.

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