Business Analyst Knutsford/Hybrid - 2 days in office 340.56 Inside IR35 per day 3-4 Month Contract Inside IR35 Roles & Responsibilities Overall responsibility for the successful delivery of the project to plan, budget and agreed quality and governance standards. Manage suppliers in line with agreed contractual obligations, milestones and quality standards. Provide effective communications and relationship building with key senior stakeholders within technology, operations and product and provide Project status reporting that is accurate, informative and timely. Own and drive the effective governance of the Project. Own and drive the Project planning framework, ensuring that plans are developed and tracked to appropriate standards. Control the Project scope, ensuring that rigorous change control is exercised. Ensure the project meets the expected requirements and that acceptance and handover to business as usual are managed against agreed acceptance criteria and to a defined plan. Define project budgets, obtain funding and track actual expenditure to ensure the project remains on track from a financial perspective. Knowledge of SWIFT and SWIFT infrastructures. Has operated in roles facing off directly to senior Stakeholders. A track record of successfully managing stakeholder relationships is definitely preferred. Previous experience of managing payments related projects. Ability to manage and deliver Projects in a business that is undergoing a high degree of organisational and strategic change. Formal external qualification/accreditation to Prince II or PMI methodologies, or at least experience of Prince II/PMI in a project environment.