Junior Business Analyst

**About Apex**

Apex Group Ltd., is a global financial services provider. With over 80 offices in 38 countries worldwide and more than 10,000 employees, Apex Group delivers an expansive range of services to asset managers, financial institutions, private clients and family offices. The Group has continually improved and evolved its capabilities to offer a single-source solution through establishing the broadest range of services in the industry; including fund services, digital onboarding and bank accounts, depositary, custody, super ManCo services, corporate services including HR and Payroll and a pioneering ESG Ratings and Advisory solution. Apex Group’s purpose is to be more than just a financial services provider and is committed to driving positive change to address three core areas; the Environment and Climate Change, Women’s Empowerment and Economic Independence, Education and Social Mobility.

Life at Apex isn't just about the work you do, it's about embracing the culture and loving what you do. Every employee plays a part in making Apex who we are today and the more that we grow, the more important that becomes. Whatever your career path or specialism Apex ensures it rewards loyal and dedicated employees. The international nature of our business and global network of offices means that there are opportunities to broaden your life experiences and take both short-term or permanent relocation options.

**Role summary**:
The primary responsibilities or the Business Analyst will be working with stakeholders to determine requirements and produce analyses in order to deliver functional and design documentation. To assist with the delivery of solutions by working closely with their team, and ensure quality by testing solutions against their requirements. The analyst will act as a core part of a persistent team helping that team deliver high quality solutions and continual improvement.

**Accountabilities and main responsibilities**
- Conducting meetings and presentations to share ideas and findings
- Gathering critical information from meetings with various stakeholders and producing reports
- Working closely with the Jersey business and leadership team
- Ensuring solutions meet business needs and requirements
- Managing competing resources and priorities
- Monitoring deliverables and ensuring timely completion of projects
- Producing, maintaining and updating process maps
- Analyzing current processes and systems and assist with the production of a list of requirements to improve/enhance the process as required
- Participate in project meeting as and when requested by Line Manager

**General**:

- Team performance & development: take ownership of own performance and for acquiring skills necessary to carry out the job. Provide on the job training and mentoring to more junior members of the team if directed
- Managing change: participate in change, carry out any assigned tasks within the given timeframe
- Leadership: understand and contribute to achieving the vision set out by Apex leaders. Work collaboratively within team and wider Apex group
- Apex knowledge: identify and develop an understanding of core Apex/Group business structures, processes, management and own discipline
- Business knowledge: basic knowledge required of own business area. Limited knowledge required of other Apex propositions.
- Chargeable hours (If applicable): ensure that all time charged is justified and is in line with internal policies/procedure
- Influencing: look for opportunities to influence and offers ideas. Achieve specific outcomes with stakeholders.
- Data integrity/reporting: ensure quality and accuracy of own data. Flag errors/omissions in colleagues’ work/client documents
- Mandatory training: complete mandatory training as per the training calendar
- Policies and procedures: read and understand the Apex policies and procedures required for the job and keep up to date with amendments
- Risk: ensure that all weaknesses/incidents identified in relation to service delivery/internal processes are reported to a Manager and recorded
- Legal & regulatory: develop and maintain an understanding of any relevant legal and regulatory requirements.
- Verbal communication & presentation: structure and communicate ideas and information clearly and effectively, 1:1 and with colleagues
- Written communication: with guidance, produce all written communication to a high standard of accuracy**.**

**Skills required**:

- Fluency in English and ideally knowledge of other languages.
- Experience of 1/2 years as a Business Analyst
- Knowledge of Excel and other Microsoft Office products
- Organised, able to work independently
- Experience of liaising with staff at all levels across a variety of work areas to produce requirements documents, processes, dashboards
- Basic database management skills
- Strong analytical background and knowledge of statistical analysis methods.

**What you will get in return**:

- The ability to contribute t