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Business Analyst

KPMG • Full-time • Glasgow • 5d ago

Job details

Location: Glasgow

Capability: Tax & Law

Experience Level: Associate/Assistant Manager

Type: Full Time

Service Line: Tax Central

Contract type: Permanent

Job description

Business Analyst

Job Description

As a Business Analyst, you will work as part of our Tax Technology & Innovation team. The Tax Technology & Innovation team is responsible for developing KPMG owned software solutions. As a Senior Business Analyst, you will play a crucial role in designing these technology solutions that will be used by our people and by our clients. You will become part of broader team including software engineers, quality assurance analysts and product owners who will together with you develop our technology solutions. You will work closely with colleagues within the tax service lines to ensure that the solutions meet the needs of the business.

Role Overview

Work closely with internal and external stakeholders to understand their business needs and requirements, and translate them into clear and concise business requirements to be built by the development teams
Document and understand business processes to ensure clarity and consistency
Work with the Quality Assurance team to verify test cases meet requirements
Assist with running user acceptance testing (UAT) sessions and the demonstration new product features to end users of the software solutions
Facilitation of backlog refinement and sprint planning sessions.
Manage changing and competing requirements
Explain complex processes to the client in a simple, easy to understand way

Experience and Background

Passionate about delivering excellent products
Excellent verbal and written communication
Experience working on multiple scrum projects
Knowledge of agile methodologies
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Strong attention to detail and accuracy

Context:

KPMG is one of the world's leading professional services organisations delivering Advisory services to thousands of clients including some of the largest multinationals, best-known brands and public bodies.

The role is full-time in Glasgow, with some travel required to London and other locations around the UK.

Why Tax & Law at KPMG?

The issues surrounding tax and legal services are constantly evolving, both locally and globally. Which is why you'll find life at KPMG both intellectually stimulating and rewarding. There's also the scale and breadth of what we do – our services span specialisms such as Corporate and Indirect Tax; Expatriate and Private Client Personal Tax compliance and advice; and KPMG Law.

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