Business Analyst- Advanced Lending Systems

Location: Northampton

Length: 6 Months 

PAYE only

Hybrid role with 2 days in the office in Northampton

Overall purpose of the role

Barclays are looking for a Business Analyst to join their fast paced internal team. We have some exciting new projects to get involved in across the Personal Loans space and Business Banking. The right candidate will have specific skills and experience within ALS and have some knowledge about Remediation. We are looking for someone to come in and hit the ground running, really be a teamplayer and be able to support the existing team as we move to grow further at Barclays. 

We are operating through Jira and these projects will be run through Jira. We are looking for someone to be able to produce requirements documents ,complete testing and then work with the technical teams who will pull the data for them to test. You will be working with our independent QA function to validate the data and will configure workflow to be able to support the team. There may be opportunities where you will be instructed to act as Scrum Master or to be able to lead Scrum sessions although fundamentally this will be a Business Analyst role. Previous Stakeholder management is a requirement as there will be input necessary into the decision making process which will be presented back to stakeholders. 

Key Accountabilities:

• Accountable for project delivery cycle activities aligning to either individual business case, scope, schedule and cost constraints inherent within the change environment at the project level (including how they intersect with key enablers required for successful delivery (integration, scope, time, cost, quality, HR, communications, risk and procurement management)) or delivery of activities within the reporting cycle at a business wide level.

• Accountable for project/programme wide planning within your assigned remit, including the progressive elaboration of scope into detailed work packages underpinning a critical path at the project/programme level or planning reporting flow and timelines aligned to the governance calendar. This may include preparing or inputting into reporting packs, weekly status reports, RAID logs, analysing weekly MI, financial review & reconciliation processes, governance calendar and governance audits. All planning should be clear and communicated effectively with all timelines adhered to.

• Responsible for ensuring the creation and execution of a risk control framework (including risk trigger/identification, risk assessment, risk control, and risk mitigation at a project/programme level) and that all risks/issues are accurately captured and entries are valid and up to date with supporting commentaries.

• Work alongside Technical teams and Influence stakeholder decisions. 

Key Skills:

• Knowledge and understanding of ALS 

• Knowledge and understanding of Jira 

• Stakeholder management

• Business Change experience in cross functional teams

• Strong experience of Unsecured Lending Products, lifecycle events and operational processing, knowledge of the

• regulatory environment in which these products operate for both retail and business customers specific ALS

• Knowledge of Secured Lending Products, lifecycle events and operational processing, knowledge of the regulatory environment in which these products operate for both retail and business customers

About Barclays

Barclays is a British universal bank. It is diversified by business, by different types of customers and clients, and by geography. Barclays businesses include consumer banking and payments operations around the world, as well as a top-tier, full service, global corporate and investment bank, all of which are supported by its service company which provides technology, operations and functional services across the Group.

Values

Everything Barclays does is shaped by its five values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship. The Barclays values inform the foundations of its relationships with customers and clients, but they also shape how Barclays measures and rewards the performance of colleagues. Simply put, success is not just about what you achieve, but about how you achieve it.

Diversity

Barclays aims to foster a culture where individuals of all backgrounds feel confident in bringing their whole selves to work, feel included and their talents are nurtured, empowering them to contribute fully to Barclays vision and goals.

Hybrid Working

Barclays is currently in the early stages of implementing a hybrid working environment, which means that many colleagues spend part of their working hours at home and part in the office, depending on the nature of the role they are in. Barclays is flexible on how this works and it may continue to change and evolve. Depending on your team, typically this means that colleagues spend a minimum of between 20% to 60% of their time in the office, which could be over a week, a month or a quarter. However, some colleagues may choose to spend more time in the office over a typical period than their role type requires. Barclays also has a flexible working process where, subject to business needs, all colleagues globally are able to request work patterns to reflect their personal circumstances

Your Benefits

As a contract employee of Randstad Sourceright, you’ll receive a wide range of financial and personal benefits. There’s enrolment in a pension plan (after 12 weeks on assignment) and holiday pay. You’ll also get 24/7 access to an Employee Assistance Programme, designed to help you deal with any problems that could be affecting your home or work life. Plus, there’s discounts at heaps of high street shops, restaurants and entertainment - from Asda to Zizzi Italian restaurants.