Business Analyst

Job Description

Role – Business Analyst – Change Management Office

Our Business Services team is a collective of creative, strategic, forward-thinking business enablers. Together the People & Culture, Marketing & Communications, IT, Operations, Finance and Quality & Risk Management teams make it their mission to ensure Forvis Mazars has the right tools, technology, strategies, and services in place to deliver exceptional client service and future-proof our growing business.

The role of a Business Analyst at Forvis Mazars is to manage business, process & data analysis aspects of projects ranging from simple internal business change to complex, whole business encompassing projects. They will independently lead, manage and co-ordinate business analyst efforts to facilitate and document business processes, business and functional requirements, build business cases, and support full project delivery lifecycle as well as supporting delivery into BAU (Business as Usual).

If you are looking for a career that allows you to influence and inspire transformational change, build global relationships, operate with a high level of autonomy and ownership, work with leading technology solutions and partner with an innovation function ready to support projects by trialling cutting edge approaches – then the Forvis Mazars business change team could be just the right place for you.

Responsibilities:

• Identification of new and alternative approaches to performing business activities.
• Work with stakeholders, SMEs, and technical teams to spot where AI can reduce manual effort, improve accuracy, and streamline end‑to‑end processes—ensuring solutions are scalable and future‑proof.
• The analysis of business processes, including recognition of the potential for automation of the processes, assessment of the costs and potential benefits of the new approaches considered and, where appropriate, management of change and assistance with implementation.
• Investigation, analysis, review and documentation of all or part of a business in terms of business functions and processes and the data on which the information is based. The definition of requirements for improving any aspect of the processes and systems and quantification of potential business benefits. The creation of viable specifications and acceptance criteria in preparation for project delivery.
• The planning, design, management, execution and reporting of business process tests and usability evaluations. The application of fit for purpose evaluation of proposed design or change.
• Application of process improvement techniques to any aspect of a function or process.
• The achievement of and maintenance of compliance to recognised standards, such as ISO27001, GDPR as appropriate.

Technical

• Demonstrable experience in delivery of business analysis materials, requirements documents, specifications in a complex project environment with enterprise analysis experience.
• Experience in coaching business users to support production of Business requirements, business cases and process documents.
• Whole lifecycle business change process management from concept to implementation and review.
• Demonstrates the ability to identify, leverage, and integrate AI capabilities into business requirements, functional specifications, user journeys, and process redesign, enabling teams to make informed, data‑driven decisions
• Experience working and delivering materials in adherence with industry standard project governance approaches and methodologies including agile and waterfall

• Demonstrable evidence of analysing and documenting complex business change.
• A proven track record as business analyst in successful project delivery in a complex services organisation.
• Excellent communications skills both written (focused and clear) and presentation (including experience of facilitating workshops)
• Knowledge of end-to-end business functions (such as the Forvis Mazars service lines, and common back-office process including finance such as Time, WIP and Billing, as well as HR and IT systems and processes
• Knowledge or experience in delivery of projects with adherence to standards including ISO27001.
• Advanced and proficient use of Microsoft Office tools (Word, Excel, Visio, PowerPoint) and basic use of MS Project

Experience – 6-8 Years

Behavioural

• Desire to ensure accuracy and quality in work delivered
• Results orientation: ability to set ambitious goals for self and others, focusing on the delivery of targets, quality, and deadlines
• Communication skills: ability to communicate appropriate, concise, and accurate information in written and verbal formats
• Creativity & innovation: willingness to challenge assumptions and ability to adapt or generate imaginative and innovative ideas
• Relationship building, ability to build and maintain networks of business contacts in and beyond the organisation who may contribute to success
• Promote the Firm’s values and beliefs, demonstrate integrity and maintain an ethical stance and show flexibility and commitment
• This role requires flexibility including some evening or weekend work where required to support project activity as well as visiting office locations as required or requested
• Always Communicates professionally and tactfully to all project resources and stakeholders.

At Forvis Mazars, inclusion is central to our values. We recognise that being an inclusive organisation makes us stronger as a business. We seek to attract and recruit people who reflect the diverse nature of our clients and communities, regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity, ethnicity, nationality, faith or belief, social background, age and disability. Mazars selects candidates based on skills, qualifications and experience.
We are open to having conversations about flexible working. Our client-facing professionals can often be required to travel regularly or may be based at client sites, but our approach to agile working can help achieve a lifestyle balance without compromising on client service.
We welcome applications from those returning to employment after a break from their careers