Business Analyst

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Role: Business Analyst

Start Date: ASAP

Location: Perth or Glasgow (2-3 days per week on site)

Duration: 6 months

Candidates must operate via an approved umbrella company

We are proud to make a difference. One of the largest and most diverse energy companies in the UK and

Ireland involved in the production, storage, distribution and supply of gas and the generation, transmission,

distribution and supply of electricity and other energy services to over 9 million customers across our Retail

brands. We have regularly been voted No.1 for customer satisfaction in multiple independent surveys and is

one of the UK's largest generators of electricity and the UK's largest generator of renewable energy.

Key Accountabilities Works with business system colleagues to clarify requirements, to plan implementation and to answer queries through the development processMarshals and documents requirements for the subsequent identification of an appropriate solution and the detailed design of a business process to accommodate itUndertakes business analysis projects and tasks under the leadership of a more experienced analyst or project managerPlans, prioritises, manages and executes analysis work on multiple simple or individual complex projects in order to regularly achieve cost and timescale targetsWorks with the business to understand and prioritise conflicting needsContributes to the execution of user system testing and to the test plan for large projectsUndertakes personal responsibility for IT data security by ensuring that rules and practices are identifiedIdentifies and determines end-to-end business processes using standard methodsPresents business and technical concepts to process owners and business usersIdentifies and assesses business and IT riskPrepares succinct reports and communications that are tailored to different situations and audiencesCarries out in depth scoping exercises during the early stages of a work package to identify key issues of concern and to ascertain clear directionExperience Experience from a similar support or development role in supporting business critical systems in a medium/large organisationDemonstrates a comprehensive breadth and depth of knowledge and experienceClear understanding of the gas and electricity industry dataflows, metering standards and regulations

Required Skills Ability to understand and define requirements across technical and process/people elements of projectsExperience in IT projects within large companyStakeholder managementExperience with Agile and waterfall methodologiesExcellent analysis and knowledge transfer skills to a proven professional levelAble to take ownership of problems and requests as well as the ability to work in a pressurised environmentExcellent time management skills; able to effectively plans own and others' timeAble to visualise and articulate proposed solutions to business problems provided by design team to business areasA proactive approach with the ability to prioritise own workload within demanding schedulesStrong written and verbal skillsGood facilitation skills; enables people to reach agreement and develop work practicesA systematic, disciplined and analytical approach to problem solvingForms judgements based on logical conclusions that have been drawn from available factsPlease submit CVs today!