Business Analyst (Banking)

Business Analyst (Banking)

Posted 7 days ago by Square One Resources

£380 Per day
Undetermined
Undetermined
Manchester, UK

Summary: The Business Analyst role focuses on developing user stories and acceptance criteria to enhance digital banking solutions for a well-established UK retail and commercial bank. The position requires collaboration with Product Owners, developers, and QA teams within an Agile framework to translate business requirements into effective technical solutions. The role is part of a contract position aimed at supporting the bank's digital transformation initiatives. Candidates with experience in banking or financial services are preferred.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Develop clear and well-structured user stories
  • Define acceptance criteria to support development and testing
  • Work closely with Product Owners, developers, and QA teams in agile ceremonies
  • Translate business requirements into effective digital and technical solutions

Key Skills:

  • Proven experience as a Business Analyst in an Agile environment
  • Strong experience writing user stories and acceptance criteria
  • Ability to work independently and collaboratively
  • Experience within Banking or Financial Services
  • Experience working on digital transformation or online banking platforms (desirable)
  • Familiarity with Agile tools such as JIRA or Confluence (desirable)
  • Understanding of API integrations or system integrations (desirable)
  • Experience working with customer journey mapping or process mapping (desirable)

Salary (Rate): £380 daily

City: Manchester

Country: UK

Working Arrangements: undetermined

IR35 Status: undetermined

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: Banking

Detailed Description From Employer:

Job Title: Business Analyst
Location: Manchester
Salary/Rate: £370 - £380
Start Date: 06/04/2026
Job Type: Contract

Company Introduction
Our client is a well-established UK retail and commercial bank with a strong focus on ethical banking, digital transformation, and customer-centric financial services. The organisation is currently investing heavily in modernising its digital platforms and improving customer experience across its banking products.

Job Responsibilities/Objectives
1.Develop clear and well-structured user stories
2.Define acceptance criteria to support development and testing
3.Work closely with Product Owners, developers, and QA teams in agile ceremonies
4.Translate business requirements into effective digital and technical solutions

Required Skills/Experience
1.Proven experience as a Business Analyst in an Agile environment
2.Strong experience writing user stories and acceptance criteria
3.Ability to work independently and collaboratively
4.Experience within Banking or Financial Services

Desirable Skills/Experience
1.Experience working on digital transformation or online banking platforms
2.Familiarity with Agile tools such as JIRA or Confluence
3.Understanding of API integrations or system integrations
4.Experience working with customer journey mapping or process mapping

If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply now with your updated CV in Microsoft Word/PDF format.

Disclaimer
Notwithstanding any guidelines given to level of experience sought, we will consider candidates from outside this range if they can demonstrate the necessary competencies.
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