Senior Business Analyst

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage end‑to‑end business analysis activities across the project lifecycle, ensuring strong alignment between business needs and technology solutions.
• Collaborate closely with business stakeholders, internal teams, and partners to gather, analyse, and document business requirements for complex initiatives involving Generative AI (GenAI) and other innovative technologies.
• Facilitate and run process analysis workshops with internal stakeholders to:
  • Map current‑state business processes
  • Identify gaps, inefficiencies, and pain points
  • Design future‑state processes leveraging emerging technologies to optimise workflows and improve operational efficiency
• Work in close partnership with development teams and external vendors to ensure business requirements are accurately translated into technical specifications and delivered on time and within scope.
• Develop and support structured evaluation processes to assess potential solutions against business requirements and strategic objectives.
• Drive the implementation of large‑scale systems, coordinating across multidisciplinary teams to deliver solutions that meet both regulatory and business requirements.
• Mentor and develop junior business analysts, fostering a culture of continuous improvement, capability building, and knowledge sharing.
• Identify, manage, and mitigate project risks, issues, and dependencies related to business analysis and solution delivery.
• Support business development and client engagements through thought leadership on emerging technologies, particularly GenAI, and their practical applications.

Education & Professional Qualifications

• Third‑level qualification in an IT‑related discipline or a primary degree followed by a postgraduate IT qualification.
• Academic focus or exposure to AI, Machine Learning, or Natural Language Processing (NLP) is advantageous.
• Business analysis certification in one or more of the following:
  • CBAP (Certified Business Analysis Professional)
  • CCBA (Certification of Capability in Business Analysis)
  • PMI‑PBA (Professional in Business Analysis)
  • Agile Business Analyst certification (e.g., PMI‑ACP, ICAgile Certified Professional)
  • Six Sigma Green Belt or Lean certification
• Project management certifications are advantageous, including:
  • PRINCE2 Foundation / Practitioner
  • PMI‑PMP

Experience Required

• 6–7 years of progressive business analysis experience, including at least 2 years in a leadership or managerial role.
• Proven experience facilitating:
  • Process analysis workshops
  • Process mapping (as‑is / to‑be)
  • Business process improvement initiatives enabled by technology
• Demonstrated experience delivering AI, automation, or technology‑enabled solutions within Tax, Finance, or related professional services environments.
• Strong track record of implementing large‑scale technology solutions, ideally within professional services organisations.
• Hands‑on experience delivering Generative AI (GenAI) solutions is highly advantageous.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and leadership skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with developers and external vendors.
• Understanding of Tax, Assurance, and/or Consulting business processes and relevant regulatory frameworks is advantageous.
• Experience working within professional services firms is preferred.

Personal Qualities

• Strong leadership, facilitation, and organisational capabilities.
• Strategic thinker with a passion for innovation and continuous improvement.
• Proven ability to build credibility and engage confidently with senior leaders and executives.
• Ability to inspire trust and confidence across stakeholders and project teams.
• Excellent analytical skills with a proactive approach to issue identification and resolution.
• Focus on delivering measurable business impact.
• Demonstrated ability to introduce and manage change with sound judgement and pragmatism.

Travel requirements: 3 days per week on client site in Dublin.

Why Version 1?

 At Version 1, we believe in providing our employees with a comprehensive benefits package that prioritises their wellbeing, professional growth, and financial stability.

• Share in our success with our Quarterly Performance-Related Profit Share Scheme, where employees collectively benefit from a share of our company's profits
• Strong Career Progression & mentorship coaching through our Strength in Balance & Leadership schemes with a dedicated quarterly Pathways Career Development programme
• Flexible/remote working, Version 1 is tremendously understanding of life events and people’s individual circumstances and offer flexibility to help achieve a healthy work life balance
• Financial Wellbeing initiatives including; Pension, Private Healthcare Cover, Life Assurance, Financial advice and an Employee Discount scheme
• Employee Wellbeing schemes including Gym Discounts, Bike to Work, Fitness classes, Mindfulness Workshops, Employee Assistance Programme and much more. Generous holiday allowance, enhanced maternity/paternity leave, marriage/civil partnership leave and special leave policies
• Educational assistance, incentivised certifications, and accreditations, including AWS, Microsoft, Oracle, and Red Hat
• Reward schemes including Version 1’s Annual Excellence Awards & ‘Call-Out’ platform.
• Environment, Social and Community First initiatives allow you to get involved in local fundraising and development opportunities as part of fostering our diversity, inclusion and belonging schemes.

And many more exciting benefits… drop us a note to find out more.

Version 1 is an equal opportunities employer.
 
We are committed to building a diverse, inclusive and respectful workplace where everyone feels valued and able to thrive. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, identities and lived experiences, and we value the different perspectives people bring.
 
We want every candidate to have a positive and accessible recruitment experience. If you need reasonable adjustments at any stage of the process, please contact [recruiter email address][EM1]  at Version 1. We will consider all requests carefully, respectfully and confidentially.

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