Everyone's story matters. Come shape your story with us at Riverty. But where does that take you?
To one of our 30 hybrid workspaces – designed for exchanging ideas, learning from others, and shaping the way we work. An international community of over 4,000 people, representing almost 80 nationalities across 11 countries. United by one mission: Combining empathy, advanced technology and data-driven insights to keep people and businesses in flow. With payments made for them. So that they don't have to worry about it.
And there's more: We are part of the family-owned Bertelsmann group. Established. Corporate. In a fast-paced industry. We enable flexible payments in various industries, simplifying the financial management of known brands and helping people repay debt to build financial confidence. In short: shaping FinTech.
We are looking for a
Business Analyst (m/f/d)
(unlimited, fulltime) Join our team at our location in Berlin – flexible working conditions available.
In this role You will focus on our accounting products, helping us understand and improve complex business processes and automate manual work. The role sits in the Product organisation, with a clear focus on business analysis rather than deep technical system design.
What you will do
* Participate in internal product discovery to understand business problems, payment and accounting flows, and improvement opportunities across products and operations.
* Gather and structure business requirements by facilitating workshops and discussions with internal and external stakeholders.
* Analyse and document end-to-end business processes, including current state and target state, using clear diagrams, narratives and use cases.
* Transform business needs into clear, actionable documentation for both business and technical teams, including business requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
* Support product managers in breaking down larger initiatives into MVPs, epics, and well-formed backlog items that are ready for implementation.
* Conduct impact and feasibility analyses together with product managers, engineers and other experts, particularly for changes that affect payments, accounting, and ledgers.
* Help the cross-functional team understand the business logic behind requirements and how changes affect financial and operational accounting.
* Support quality assurance by validating that delivered functionality matches the intended business behaviour and acceptance criteria.
* Contribute to planning and estimation in sprint and product backlog sessions, bringing a clear view of complexity and dependencies from a business perspective.
What you bring
* Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, Economics or related field
* 4+ years of experience as a Business Analyst in a software product or financial services environment
* Proven experience in analysing and documenting complex business processes, ideally in the fintech domain
* Demonstrated ability to translate business needs into structured requirements, high-quality user stories, and clear, testable acceptance criteria.
* Strong understanding of how software products are developed in Agile/Scrum environments, including familiarity with Software Development Life Cycle.
* Experience collaborating closely with product managers/owners, engineers and stakeholders to refine scope, clarify requirements and manage trade-offs.
* Ability to work with data to support your analysis, by using reports, dashboards etc
* Familiarity with Agile delivery tools such as Jira or Azure DevOps for backlog management and documentation.
* Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, you can identify root causes and define practical solutions and improvement
* Excellent communication and facilitation skills, comfortable leading requirement discussions and workshops with stakeholders at different levels.
* Fluency in English. German language skills are a strong plus, as many stakeholders are German-speaking.
Nice to have
* Fluency in one of the following languages: German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish
* Experience in payments, finance, accounting or BNPL, for example working with reconciliations, settlements, ledgers or booking logic.
* Experience defining or tracking business KPIs in a product context.
Equal Opportunity Employer Statement
We want to be a fair and inclusive employer. We value the diverse perspectives that a diverse workforce brings to the table. Therefore, we are actively looking for people who enrich our company through their identity, background and personal experiences, with or without a disability.
Our plus points
Inclusive and valuing culture
At Riverty, you can be who you are. We strive to create an inclusive environment and an appreciative culture, enhanced by our employee networks.
Health & Wellbeing
Your physical and mental health is important to us. Take advantage of our various preventive care and support services.
Professional and Personal Development
Take advantage of our numerous training and development opportunities. Benefit, for example, from training courses offered by Bertelsmann University, language courses or leadership trainings
Monetary Benefits & Discounts
Know that you're appreciated with plenty of employee benefits & discounts just for you.
Flexibility
Our diverse working models empower you to customize your work to perfectly align with your preferences. Benefit from mobile office, flexible working hours and part-time models.
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