Role Title: IT Business Analyst Possibility of remote work: Hybrid working. At least two days a week at the office in Knutsford Contract duration: 6 months Location: Knutsford Required Core Skills: -Business analysis. -Interpreting technical solution against functional specifications - Stakeholder engagement Detailed Job Description: Skills · Ability to identify, investigate, analyse and communicate complex business problems and opportunities, within a defined project and translate that into specifications for technical teams · Experience in conducting options analysis, assess feasibility and operational impact, quantify potential business benefits and contribute to business case development · Ability to ensure proposed solutions meet business and user needs Responsibilities · Consult on complex issues, providing advice to people leaders to support the resolution of escalated issues. · Identify ways to mitigate risk and developing new policies or procedures in support of the control and governance agenda. · Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to work done. · Perform work that is closely related to that of other areas, which requires understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the agenda. · Collaborate with other areas of work for business, align support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategy. · Engage in complex analysis of data for multiple sources of information, internal and external sources such as procedures and practises. · Communicate complex information, complex information could include sensitive information or information that is difficult to communicate. · Influence or convince stakeholders to achieve outcomes. · Identification and analysis of business problems and client requirements that require change within the organisation. · Development of business requirements that will address business problems and opportunities. · Collaboration with stakeholders to ensure that proposed solutions meet their needs and expectations. · Support the creation of business cases that justify investment in proposed solutions. · Conduct feasibility studies to determine the viability of proposed solutions. · Support the creation of reports on project progress to ensure proposed solutions are delivered on time and within budget · Creation of operational design and process design to ensure that proposed solutions are delivered within the agreed scope. · Support to change management activities, including development of a traceability matrix to ensure proposed solutions are successfully implemented and embedded in the organisation.