Business Analyst

Business Analyst (Travel Company)

Location: Witney, Oxford (car driver essential due to location)

Salary: Neg

Key Duties:

• Gather business requirements using interviews, document analysis, requirements workshops, process descriptions, business analysis, task and workflow analysis.

• Evaluate information gathered from multiple sources, reconcile conflicts, break down high-level information into details, and distinguish user requests from the underlying true needs. Providing support and recommendations to the business owner to keep the project moving forward.

• Document business requirements and understand business priorities to ensure that user's needs are accurately reflected in the development planning.

• Design and produce business process maps

• Ensure that business requirements are effectively translated into detailed functional and technical specifications from which appropriate business systems can be implemented or existing systems enhanced

• Work with the technical team throughout the development phase to ensure the suitability of the provided solutions

• Engage with the business during user acceptance testing to ensure that the final product meets the requirements of the business

• Effectively communicate to the business and stakeholders what changes are being made during the project lifecycle

• Assist in preparing business cases for proposed systems, identifying the benefits and costs

• Contribute to project plans and provide IT project support to Project Manager, when needed

Essential Requirements:

• Desire to make a difference

• Experience of conducting business and systems analysis

• Proven ability to produce concise and objective specifications of business needs

• Proven ability in challenging the business to consider all options available and provide recommendations to ensure projects are progressing

• Experience of process design and improvements

Advantages:

• Experience of working with bespoke in-house systems

• Experience of working within the travel industry

• Good presentations skills

• Strong user of the Microsoft Office suite