Graduate Functional Analyst

Role Summary

Is the next step in your career at SMBC Group EMEA?

As a Graduate Functional Analyst, you will act as a bridge between business stakeholders and technical teams. You will help translate business needs into clear functional requirements, support system design, and contribute to the successful delivery of technology and process solutions. This role is ideal for analytical graduates who enjoy problem‑solving, collaboration, and working with both technical and non‑technical audiences.

Key Responsibilities

• Work with business stakeholders to gather, analyse, and document requirements
• Translate business needs into functional specifications, user stories, or process flows
• Support solution design by working closely with developers, testers, and architects
• Assist in business process analysis and improvement
• Participate in workshops, interviews, and stakeholder meetings
• Support system testing, including functional testing and user acceptance testing (UAT)
• Help identify gaps, risks, and dependencies in requirements or solutions
• Maintain clear documentation throughout the project lifecycle
• Support change management activities, including training materials and user guidance
• Continuously develop knowledge of business systems, tools, and methodologies

Required Skills and Competencies

• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills
• Ability to communicate complex ideas clearly to different audiences
• Good written documentation skills
• Attention to detail and logical thinking
• Ability to manage tasks and priorities in a structured way
• Collaborative mindset with a willingness to learn
• Basic understanding of IT systems and software development lifecycles (SDLC)

Education & Qualifications

• A degree (or expected degree) in a relevant subject such as:
  • Business Information Systems
  • Computer Science
  • Engineering
  • Mathematics
  • Economics
  • Business or Management
• A 2:1 or above is typically preferred (or equivalent)

Personal Attributes

• Curious and eager to learn
• Proactive and takes ownership of tasks
• Comfortable asking questions and challenging assumptions
• Adaptable in a fast‑changing environment
• Interest in technology and business transformation

Competencies

• Customer Focus
• Driving Change
• Driving Results
• Embraces Diversity
• Enterprise Leadership
• Judgement and Decision Making
• Risk Management
• Strategic and Visionary
• Trust and Integrity

What We Offer

For all the expertise and experience you bring to help us make a difference, it’s sustainable if we support you to build your career and be your best self. We offer competitive company benefits centered around promoting positive wellbeing and work‑life balance. We foster a diverse and inclusive work environment where all perspectives are valued. Initiatives promote a diverse and inclusive culture and healthy work life balance, including hybrid working, sport & social clubs, and diversity and inclusion networks.

• Hybrid and flexible working
• Competitive paid leave days
• Benefits to support physical wellbeing, including private medical insurance and life and invalidity insurance
• Policies to support mental wellbeing, including a behavioural health network with counselling and coaching services
• Access to learning and development opportunities and career progression
• Ambitious remuneration package

So, if you like a challenge and want to continuously grow and develop in a role where you will be supported along the way by a dynamic and diverse team, apply today!

We recognise our role as a bank to support social change and welcome all applications, including those from groups under‑represented in financial services. We value the uniqueness of professional and personal backgrounds and perspectives as they play a vital role in the sustainable growth of our organisation. Reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process are offered due to a disability or long‑term condition whenever requested.