Business Analyst

Do you enjoy turning insight into action? Are you looking for a role where you can work closely with others to improve how things are done - without the corporate jargon?

We're looking for a Business Analyst to join our Transformation and Projects Team. This is a key role where you will contribute to a range of strategic technology and business change initiatives that support how we work and how we serve our clients.

You will be part of a collaborative team that values clear thinking, practical problem-solving, and thoughtful communication. If you enjoy working with others to understand challenges, explore opportunities, and deliver improvements that make a real difference, we'd like to hear from you.

What you'll be doing

• Working with a mix of business and technical projects and programmes.
• Process mapping for As Is/To Be business processes.
• Facilitating requirements gathering workshops.
• Supporting with UAT requirements for the QA process.
• Analyse business processes and data to identify areas for improvement
• Help define project scope and resolve complex issues

What we're looking for

• A BCS BA Practitioner qualification (or equivalent)
• Experience of working with a mix of business and technical projects and programmes, ideally in a professional services environment.
• Experience in business and systems analysis, including use case and process mapping
• Strong facilitation and communication skills, with the ability to explain technical ideas clearly
• A collaborative approach and confidence working with people at all levels
• A practical mindset with the ability to prioritise and manage changing demands
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office tools, including Visio
• Excellent inter-personal and stakeholder management skills.

About Burges Salmon

Our six core values – Ambition, Collaboration, Commitment, Fairness, Quality and Respect - are at the heart of everything we do and help to shape our unique culture. As well as high quality work and exciting development opportunities, we offer our people a professional, friendly and sociable working environment with a real sense of community.

A full overview of all the benefits of working at Burges Salmon can be found on the ‘working at Burges Salmon' section of our careers page.
We are pleased to have been named RollOnFriday's ‘Best Law Firm to Work At', for the fourth year in a row and one of The Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality 2024 (previously named ‘The Times Top 50 Employers for Women'), for the fourth year running. Our commitment to excellence has recently been recognised by the IIP, which awarded us Platinum certification for investment in people. It's important to us that our organisation represents the diverse community in which we operate and we encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and identities. As a Disability Confident Leader, we will provide a fully accessible recruitment process and offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the job. We're committed to finding the right person for this role and are open to discussing flexible working, full time or part time working patterns.

If you have any questions regarding the role or the interview process, please contact Ayesha Arshad (Resourcing Specialist) – [email protected] or call on 0117 307 6807 for an informal and confidential conversation.

Closing date for application will be Monday, 6th October.

We encourage early applications, as we may close the vacancy ahead of the advertised closing date if we receive sufficient interest