Business Analyst - Finance

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Sector: Banking and Financial Services

Role: Analyst

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: Full Time

At M&G, our purpose is to give everyone real confidence to put their money to work. As an international savings and investments business with roots stretching back more than 170 years, we offer a range of financial products and services through Asset Management, Life and Wealth. All three operating segments work together to deliver attractive financial outcomes for our clients and superior shareholder returns.

Through our behaviours of telling it like it is, owning it now, and moving it forward together with care and integrity; we are creating an exceptional place to work for exceptional talent.

We will consider flexible working arrangements for any of our roles and also offer workplace accommodations to ensure you have what you need to effectively deliver in your role.

The Role:

Business Analyst - Finance Change

M&G is looking for a Business Analyst within the Finance Change team. This role is essential in supporting some of the key strategic objectives of the group, particularly the implementation of capabilities to support new business growth.

As a Business Analyst, you will work with the business and strategic partners to understand business problems or opportunities and assist in delivering desired business outcomes.

Key Responsibilities for this role:

1. Supporting Requirement Gathering: Work with team members to gather and understand business requirements. Help present these requirements clearly to ensure they can be built and implemented effectively.
2. Assist in Solution Design: Collaborate with Finance SMEs to support the development of appropriate business solutions for new and emerging requirements.
3. Contribute to Team Success: Assist Business Analysts in executing necessary activities and producing relevant outputs.
4. Support in Problem Solving: Help anticipate and address problems or issues that the team may encounter.
5. Assist in Stakeholder Management: Build relationships with peers and stakeholders, and support in aligning business analysis outcomes.

Key skills & competencies:

1. Understanding Business Processes: Basic understanding of business processes with an ability to document current processes clearly and identify opportunities for improvement.
2. Technology Awareness: General understanding of technology and experience working in a technology-driven environment. Familiarity with agile and waterfall methodologies is a plus.
3. Research and Critical Thinking Skills: Ability to consider multiple outcomes for problems and identify the best solutions through research and analysis.
4. People Skills: Ability to interact effectively with people at different levels within the organisation.
5. Communication Skills: Good listening skills to understand requirements and effective communication skills to articulate ideas clearly and concisely.
6. Business Analysis Skills: Knowledge of fundamental business analysis practices such as investigating, analysing, visualising, and documenting solutions. Ability to align work with the broader vision of M&G.

Key knowledge & experience:

1. Finance Domain Knowledge: Understanding of finance principles is beneficial.
2. Experience: Ideally, you will have some exposure to working with accounting or finance teams and understanding finance processes.
3. Regulatory Knowledge: Familiarity with financial regulations like UK GAAP, Solvency II, and IFRS would be advantageous but is not essential.
4. Can-do Attitude: Eagerness to learn, solve problems, and contribute positively within the team.

Location:

Edinburgh or Stirling

Recruiter:

Sarah Mathers

Closing Date:

13 November 2024

We have a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture at M&G plc, underpinned by our policies and our employee-led networks who provide networking opportunities, advice and support for the diverse communities our colleagues represent. Regardless of gender, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, nationality, disability or long-term condition, we are looking to attract, promote and retain exceptional people. We also welcome those who take part in military service and those returning from career breaks.

M&G is also proud to be a Disability Confident Leader, and we welcome applications from candidates with long-term health conditions, disabilities, physical, mental health or neuro-divergent conditions. We participate in the Disability Confident 'Offer an Interview' scheme, which means that candidates with disabilities or long-term health conditions who meet the minimum criteria of a job will be offered an interview if they 'opt in' to the scheme when applying. These candidates are also supported to ensure they have the best opportunity to demonstrate that they can do the job.

If you need assistance or an alternative means of applying for a role due to a disability or additional need, please let us know by contacting us at: careers@mandg.com