Business Analyst (12 Month FTC)

Cooper Parry

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

We are looking for a motivated and delivery-focused Business Analyst to join our Transformation Team on a 12-month fixed-term contract. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in supporting our ambitious growth strategy, including acquisitions and the integration of newly acquired businesses. Working across multiple projects simultaneously, you will help ensure integration programmes are delivered successfully, while identifying opportunities to improve processes, enhance ways of working, and support business change. This is a hands-on role suited to someone who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment, building strong relationships with stakeholders, and turning complex information into clear actions and outcomes.

Requirements

• Previous experience in a Business Analyst, PMO Analyst or project delivery role.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Experience gathering, documenting and analysing business requirements.
• Ability to analyse information, identify themes and provide practical recommendations.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple workstreams simultaneously.
• Experience producing process maps, requirements documentation, user stories and project artefacts.
• Confident facilitating workshops, meetings and stakeholder discussions.
• Excellent problem-solving and critical-thinking skills.
• Proactive, self-motivated and comfortable working in a fast-paced environment.
• Willingness to take ownership and "roll up your sleeves" to get things done.

Nice To Haves

• Experience supporting acquisitions, integrations or large-scale business change programmes.
• Understanding of project management methodologies such as Agile, Waterfall or hybrid delivery.
• Experience working with operational, finance, technology or transformation teams.
• Knowledge of change management principles.

Responsibilities

• Support the planning, coordination and tracking of acquisition and integration activities across multiple projects.
• Monitor progress against key milestones and work with project teams to ensure delivery remains on track.
• Identify risks, issues and dependencies, escalating concerns promptly and recommending practical solutions.
• Challenge constructively where actions or deliverables are at risk, ensuring accountability across stakeholders.
• Maintain project plans, trackers and governance documentation to support effective delivery.
• Elicit, document and analyse business requirements from a range of stakeholders.
• Facilitate workshops, meetings and stakeholder discussions to gather information and define requirements.
• Produce clear and concise documentation, including process maps, business requirements, user stories and impact assessments.
• Analyse data and business processes to identify opportunities for improvement and support decision-making.
• Recommend and help implement process improvements that enhance efficiency, reduce risk or improve delivery outcomes.
• Develop new processes, templates and ways of working where gaps are identified.
• Build effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders at all levels.
• Communicate project progress, risks and key decisions clearly and effectively.
• Coordinate activities across teams to ensure dependencies are understood and managed.
• Support project testing, change management and business readiness activities.
• Assist in translating project outcomes into training and operational requirements to support successful adoption.

Benefits

• A flexible approach to work - balancing working from home, in office or with clients
• A generous holiday entitlement
• An enhanced parental leave policy
• An enhanced pension scheme
• No dress code – just “wear something!”
• A multi-award-winning wellbeing offering to support your physical, mental, spiritual, and financial health
• Volunteering opportunities to work closer with local communities and charities
• Cooper Parry social/sports clubs

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed