Business Analyst, Business Analysis in Belfast

The Business Analyst will play a pivotal role in analysing, designing, and delivering business change across the firm. This role will sit within the firm's Business Analysis capability within IT. The role will work on initiatives to meet the needs of all Practice Groups and Business Services teams, with a strong focus on Finance and Finance Systems.

Key Responsibilities:

• Confidently elicit and effectively manage requirements gathering from colleagues both in person and remotely across multiple locations over Europe.
• Experience leading analysis of complex business problems and opportunities.
• Reviewing processes, demonstrating critical thinking and supporting the business in making decisions which will drive benefits and add value against its objectives.
• Drive and challenge business teams on their identified problems and/or opportunities.
• Experience undertaking market analysis and presenting decision makers with clear and balanced deliverables.
• Proven experience in the creation of business cases and management reports to justify investment.
• Identify and track measures needed to realise business benefits.
• Identify and document business requirements using a range of business analysis techniques including but not limited to interviews, document analysis, requirements workshops, surveys, site visits, business process descriptions, use cases, scenarios, and task and workflow analysis.
• Create clear documentation using a broad range of tools and techniques dependent on project delivery method and project needs in line with best practice.
• Support team members to continuously improve the firm's Business Analysis capability.
• Stay up-to-date on the latest process, technology, and AI advancements.
• Demonstrable experience analysing and documenting finance business processes (using known methods such as UML and BPMN), with a strong understanding of how those processes are supported by finance systems.
• Experience working on finance systems or ERP-related projects and collaborating with finance systems specialists to translate business requirements into system and process improvements.
• Experience undertaking process analysis (notably finance), process mapping, and the alignment of processes to supporting systems and data flows.
• Analytical mindset with the ability to resolve complex business problems with excellent user outcomes.
• Ability to extract and document business processes and identify where improvements can be made.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, able to adapt to different working styles to get the most out of the team and project contributors.
• Evaluate information gathered and distinguish user requests from the underlying true business needs.
• Strong teamworking skills, actively engage in project and team meetings and suggest areas for improvement for internal processes.
• Commercial awareness and capability to build investment/business focused documentation.
• Experience of working in the legal sector.
• Understanding of legal operations, workflows, and law firm services.
• Ability to work on multiple independent projects at the same time and manage competing deadlines.

In the office or WFH?: We think the best balance is more time in the office than at home, so we operate a 60:40 rule.

Benefits include private medical insurance, health cash plan, dental insurance, life assurance, critical illness insurance, matched pension contributions up to 7%, holiday trading, plus many more.

Modern Office Space: Located on Adelaide Street in Belfast City Centre, with excellent commuter links and parking nearby.

Nurturing your talent: Take a 'build a career' approach to your training. You have a life outside work, and we can help it to flourish. Join clubs, affinity networks, inclusive events, and pro bono/charity initiatives.

Inclusion at Fieldfisher: At Fieldfisher, inclusion is central to how we work.

What to do next: Click 'Apply Now', complete an online application and upload a CV. For hybrid opportunities, you'll be invited to visit our offices for a face-to-face meeting.