IT Business Analyst Asset Based Financing

Summary:

Are you motivated to drive business growth? Are you ready to take ownership in enhancing our commercial processes? Then we’re looking for you! 😊

Job Description:

We are seeking a dynamic and detail-oriented Business Analyst to join our Asset Based Financing team at NIBC. You will play a pivotal role in bridging the gap between business needs and technical solutions. We are searching for someone who is skilled in gathering and defining both functional and non-functional requirements and who can effectively communicate them to a range of stakeholders, including the business and development team. With a passion for innovation, you are always looking to deliver high-value solutions that align with our organizational goals and customer expectations.

To make it more concrete, the key responsibilities in this role are:

• Requirements gathering and Management:
• Collaborate with stakeholders to gather, analyze, and document business requirements;
• Create detailed requirement specifications, user stories, and acceptance criteria;
• Serve as a liaison between IT expert teams, Architecture, Vendor Management, IT Risk & Security and business units, ensuring clarity and alignment;
• Solution Identification and Alignment:
• Work closely with cross-functional teams to identify optimal solutions that meet business needs;
• Conduct gap analyses to compare current processes or solutions with desired outcomes;
• Document processes and solutioning;
• Facilitate workshops and discussions to achieve consensus among stakeholders;
• Ensure solutions are viable, scalable, and aligned with regulatory standards;
• Agile Collaboration and Delivery:
• Participate actively in agile ceremonies such as sprint planning, stand-ups, and retrospectives;
• Work alongside product owner, developers and tester to deliver iterative solutions;
• Adapt requirements and priorities based on feedback and changing business environments;
• Stakeholder Engagement:
• Build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders to understand their needs;
• Communicate effectively to ensure alignment across diverse stakeholder groups;
• Provide regular updates on progress, challenges, and solutions.

Your team

You will be part of an engaged and multi-talented Asset Based Financing team (10fte) that is part of the overarching Corporate Banking IT team. The ABF team facilitates both the Operations (incl. KYC) and Asset Based Financing domain. It is in our nature to cooperate, complement and reinforce each other. The social relationships in the Asset Based Financing team are strong and there is ample room for personal development. Not only as a company but also in our team, we are committed to foster a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture. Openness and respect are essential when working with us. We are looking forward to working together with a new colleague with brains and humor!

What do you bring?

Required:

• Minimum of Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience;
• 2–5 years of experience as a Business Analyst;
• Affinity with IT and banking systems;
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to articulate requirements and facilitate stakeholder collaboration, both in Dutch and English;
• Knowledge of Agile (Scrum, Kanban) and experience in using Agile tools (e.g. JIRA);
• Proven ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams.

Desired

• Knowledge & experience with Salesforce;
• Knowledge & experience in the banking or financial services sector;
• Knowledge & experience with KYC processes;
• Familiarity with BPMN process modelling;
• A proactive approach to identifying challenges and proposing actionable solutions;
• A high motivation to develop or maintain own domain of expertise;
• A passion for innovation, you are always looking to deliver high-value solutions that align with our organizational goals and customer expectations.

NIBC as an IT employer

NIBC IT consists of several domains and together NIBC IT aims to be one of the driving forces behind the digital transformation of our bank, an ongoing process that will profoundly change the relationship with our clients and the way we do business. We are closely connected and have short lines of communication. If you have a good idea today, you may be elaborating it tomorrow. IT is forever changing and so is NIBC and in order for us to be able to keep on changing, we need engaged individuals to help us lead the bank into the future.

NIBC as organization

Founded in 1945 to finance the visionary entrepreneurs who helped rebuilding the Netherlands after the second World War, NIBC was closely collaborating while professionally supporting companies and individuals in realizing their dreams and goals with a sustainable future in mind. As a multicultural midsize bank with a working environment that is best described as dynamic and ambitious, we share a forward-thinking, can-do attitude with our employees and clients which we call our THINK YES mentality. Our corporate values are Professional, Adaptive, Collaborative and Entrepreneurial. You will have a direct and meaningful impact on both the bank and its clients. By building our company on optimism and mutual trust, and with our THINK YES mentality, NIBC is an enterprising bank that enables ambitions.

What’s in it for you?

NIBC is an ambitious environment where together we strive to create a fantastic workplace where you feel safe and challenged to be the best version of yourself. This is in line Professional, Adaptive, Collaborative and Entrepreneurial, since you are in the lead of setting the PACE of your career at NIBC. In addition, you receive a competitive salary, plus:

• Several ways to support your development personally and professionally, a.o.:
• Personal development budget, to spend at your own discretion;
• Professional budget provided by your manager, to develop yourself in your work;
• In-house learning offering;
• NIBC embraces the Hybrid way of Working. This means that we support working from home as well as encourage our colleagues to come to the office. NIBC's guideline is to spend at least half of the working time at the office;
• Travel expenses or NS Business Card 1st class;
• 32 holidays (which do not have to be registered);
• Excellent pension scheme (26% NIBC contribution);
• A voucher to improve your home office;
• The opportunity to take ownership and show initiative in your role. We are always open to new ideas, and encourage to use your voice;
• The nature of our Grow to Make a Difference program enables you to be in charge of your own development;
• Two staff associations: YoungNIBC and MyLeisure;
• Vitality program, annual company-wide sports & leisure days;
• Monthly internet allowance;
• Laptop and a company phone;
• Excellent facilities at the office (Coffeecorner, Restaurant, Exchange bar);
• Last but not least, a fun workplace in which diversity and inclusion is valued.