Business Analyst - Assistant Manager/Manager - Consulting

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With these additions, the platform is growing at pace and now encompasses roughly 13,500 professionals across nearly 60 offices, spanning across three continents: the Americas, Europe, and the Middle East.

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A Career at Grant Thornton

If you are looking for a more fulfilling role in professional services, at Grant Thornton, we do things differently. We value fresh thinking, collaboration and diversity, building an inclusive working environment open to all. We are here to support you in the development of your career, provide flexibility where required and respect and value your experience.

We want you to bring your authentic self to work and be at your best – it’s how it should be.

Job Description & Summary

Grant Thornton is seeking experienced Business Analysts to join our Consulting team. The role offers a chance to contribute to and support a variety of client engagements, helping drive project team success within the project management and change and innovation space. This is a fast-paced, high-growth environment, offering the opportunity to build on existing skills while working alongside talented professionals.

The role will focus on delivering consulting services in finance transformation, operational excellence, project and change management, strategy, digital, and business transformation, with a particular emphasis on core Business Analyst responsibilities in the banking and financial services domain.

Embrace the possibility to apply – at Grant Thornton we are constantly upskilling our staff. If you do not meet all of the listed requirements, please do not be discouraged from applying. We value a growth-oriented mindset and are dedicated to supporting you in reaching your full potential.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Map and redesign processes by capturing “as-is” vs. “to-be” workflows and identifying improvement opportunities.
• Elicit, analyse, and document business requirements through workshops, stakeholder interviews, and Business Requirements Documents (BRDs).
• Develop business cases quantifying return on investment, cost savings, and efficiency impacts.
• Conduct Business Impact Assessments and maintain a Requirements Traceability Matrix.
• Review project requirements with client stakeholders (internal and external 3rd parties) and liaise with technical teams to perform gap analyses and impact assessments.
• Ensure traceability between user requirements, functional specifications, and testing deliverables.
• Support governance activities by running steering meetings, capturing decisions, and aligning on scope.
• Ensure solutions meet agreed specifications, comply with security and regulatory requirements, and are fit for purpose.
• Contribute to agile delivery approaches (e.g. daily scrums, backlog refinement).
• Experience in mapping end-to-end customer journeys for retail banking products such as personal loans, mortgages, and credit cards.
• Perform basic project management tasks and status reporting, supporting delivery teams.
• Third party and vendor management to support project delivery.

Skills and Experience

Education and Certifications

• Honours degree in IT, Engineering, Business, or equivalent discipline.
• Min 3 years’ relevant experience as a Business Analyst.
• Previous experience in IT systems implementation projects.
• Ideally qualified in ECBA / CCBA / CBAP.

Skills and Competencies

• Financial Services Industry experience including Retail Banking, Asset Management and Insurance.
• Familiarity with Central Bank of Ireland Regulatory Landscape including the Consumer Protection Code.
• Strong documentation and communication skills, with the ability to produce structured, comprehensive outputs.
• Strong analytical and interpersonal skills, with a commitment to professional and client service excellence and developing effective working relationships.
• Expertise in C-Suite / Senior Management engagement and communication.
• Strong multi-tasking abilities and the ability to meet deadlines in a dynamic environment.
• Demonstrated drive, commitment, and enthusiasm for professional growth.
• Analytical mindset with a focus on delivering measurable business outcomes.

Life at Grant Thornton 

Reward and benefits: 

Our reward and benefits are designed to create an environment where our people can flourish. We are committed to building a culture where our people have access to the necessary benefits to help promote a healthy lifestyle and thrive.

We offer an excellent range of rewards and benefits to suit your lifestyle:

• Performance based bonus scheme
• Employer Pension Contributions
• Career progression with an annual promotion cycle (dependent on eligibility)
• Professional subscriptions paid
• Health insurance group scheme discount
• Annual flu vaccination
• Onsite gym (Dublin)
• Employee assistance programme
• Fresh fruit in each office daily
• Bike to Work scheme
• Pay day breakfast
• Be Well initiative
• Travel ticket schemes
• Funded sports and social events
• Life assurance scheme
• Employee discounts

Find out more about the benefits at Grant Thornton here: Our Benefits | Grant Thornton.

Flexible working environment:

At Grant Thornton we promote a flexible working environment and are currently support a hybrid working model. We also offer employees the opportunity to avail of a compressed working week the Friday before each Bank Holiday and every week from June – August inclusive. This allows employees the opportunity to finish at 3pm on a Friday, subject to client approval.

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion:

At Grant Thornton, we provide equitable opportunities for all our colleagues. We are a responsible, sustainable business where Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (ED&I) are at the forefront of our workplace culture agenda. Today, we continue to build and develop on our existing ED&I structure and strategy to meet our workplace culture needs. People are at the heart of our business and teams built with varied backgrounds, racial differences, cultures, sexual orientations, religious orientations, ages, gender identities, abilities and family types present diverse viewpoints which need to be heard and valued.

We are all at our best when we are able to be ourselves and we view integrity and authenticity as integral values to bring to our day-to-day work-life at the Firm. We are excited to see the personality and perspectives you will bring to our team because we know we will all benefit from them. Diversity of thought, background and experience enables better decision-making, improves the quality of our delivery and helps us to meet the needs of our clients. Our Firm is built on people and their ideas, so we want to hear all the new perspectives and fresh thinking you have to offer. You form the bedrock of our Firm’s best-practice principles, and we will champion you as leaders from day one.

Recognition:

We want to create a culture of recognition and celebrate success, by saying thank you to people who surpass our expectations and recognising the right values and behaviours. Our Shout Out recognition scheme is our way of highlighting and promoting achievements. Whether you simply want to say thank you, celebrate a special occasion or give an award for doing something exceptional, you can do all of this and more through the scheme. We also offer a defined contribution pension and life assurance.

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