FILLED Business Analyst, Retail (DM4289)

PERMANENT Business Analyst - Watford (DM4289),
£55,000, plus 20% Bonus, Car Allowance and Benefits Package  

Role Summary 

Our client operates in the retail sector and is an expanding business with 250 stores currently and 30 stores being added per annum.  The business is improving performance in a number of areas.  These include: 

* Legacy systems which are fragmented

* Core system replacement which could go to an ERP solution

* Customer facing POS systems being rolled out to stores

* Web channel and development of multi channel retailing. 

To help manage these improvements the company is looking for a Business Analyst to work at their head office in Watford.  These will be experienced individuals who can work with the business in developing new Business Solutions. 

They should be able to engage in largescale projects across the full lifecycle as well as ad hoc pieces of work.

Details 

The activities to be undertaken by the Business Analyst are: 

* Analysing and producing business requirements and analysis of proposed solutions

* Developing an understanding of the existing applications and technologies and assessing  the impact of planned changes

* Analysing operating procedures, work flow improvement and organizational changes to find improvements.

* Working with key business stakeholders, other Business Analysts and business users in ensuring that the requirements, risk and cost/benefits of each project are thoroughly explored

* Working alongside the IT technical development and testing teams in defining test scenarios, test acceptance criteria and database design. 

* Working with external third party suppliers as required.

* Adhering to and promoting the governance process (Prince 2 based).

* Keeping appraised of the latest technical and commercial developments within the IT and retail finance industries  

Key skills and Requirements

Mandatory 

*  Business Analysts who have been involved in largescale business transformation projects for at least 5 years.

* Consulting expertise in  Business Process Re-engineering, working with people,  process and technology on new solutions

* Experience with top tier consultancies e.g. (Accenture, Deloitte, IBM / PWC & Cap Gemini) or within 'blue chip' companies. 

Desirable 

* Retail or Financial Services experience