L4 Business Analyst Apprentice

Level 4 Business Analyst

Company: Door Ventures

Full Address: Suite 3.01, 100 Old Hall St, L3 9QJ, Liverpool

Weekly Hours Worked: Monday to Friday 09:00am-17:00pm

Salary: £22,000 PA

Please contact Abbey.Lacey@estio.co.uk or call 0113 3500 333

About the company:

Door is a multinational financial services company providing software to Asset Managers and Fund Investors for the purpose of conducting due diligence operations. With offices in Baltimore, New York, London and Liverpool, the company is rapidly expanding and growing in market-share.

Brief job description:

Estio Training have an exciting new opportunity for a Business Analyst Apprentice with Door Ventures, a FINTECH company based in Liverpool.

Job Description:

We are seeking a highly organised and detail-oriented Business Analyst to join our team. In this role, you will work closely with our product owners to ensure that requirements are well-defined and communicated to the development and QA teams.

Your duties and responsibilities in this role will consist of:

• Work collaboratively with the product owners and designers to define and document the acceptance criteria for requirements. You will need to have a good understanding of the business goals and objectives, as well as the user needs, to ensure that the acceptance criteria are clear, concise, and achievable.
• The Business Analyst is responsible for writing detailed acceptance criteria for both front-end and back-end requirements, using JIRA and confluence in accordance with internal processes. These criteria need to be specific, measurable and testable.
• Reference designs and where relevant, create simple mock-ups to ensure consistency between the design and development processes.
• Attend 3 amigos meetings, liaise with developers and QA to refine and clarify requirements.
• Analyse the requirements to identify any technical or resource dependencies.
• Provide feedback on the feasibility of the requirements, including the scope and timeline.
• Verify the validity of the requirements with subject matter experts, business owners, or other stakeholders to ensure that they meet the business needs and objectives.

Qualifications:

• 5 GCSEs grades A*-C/9-4 or equivalent (including English Language and Maths)

Skills Required:

• Understanding of agile methodology.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong presentation skills.
• Problem analysis and troubleshooting.
• Collaborative mindset, openness to feedback and willingness to help others.
• Proactive, able to own projects and work autonomously when required.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, changing environment.
• Ability to meet deadlines and support team members in their ability to do so.

Personal qualities:

The position will suit an analytical, detail-oriented candidate who is able to plan ahead, manage their time efficiently and break down large projects into increments. They will have a strong interest in software and a desire to pursue a career in the field. They will show respect for their colleagues and managers and be industrious and hard-working.

Future prospects:

The role offers a permanent role as Business Analyst upon completion of the apprenticeship depending on performance.

Training to be provided:

Estio apprenticeship training programmes are delivered virtually by our fully qualified and industry experienced training team. Using their expert knowledge, we’ve purposefully built our programmes around the real-world use of modern technology, so that the skills we create can be directly applied in the workplace.

Throughout the apprenticeship learners receive coaching, help and guidance from a dedicated team who are there to ensure they get the most from their work experience.

Successful completion of this apprenticeship gives you an accredited Level 4 Business Analyst, with training in how to:

• Investigate the wants, needs, problems and opportunities for your business.
• Analyse performance of your processes and suggest recommendations for improvement.
• Identify your data requirements to improve your business.
• Create data models to illustrate how your data is represented within your business systems.
• Assess costs, benefits and impacts of suggested changes to your business.