Professional summary example
Two or three sentences that say who you are, what you are best at and what you bring to the next role:
Business analyst with 6 years of experience in financial services, gathering requirements and improving processes. Bridges business teams and developers with clear documentation and practical solutions.
Key skills for a business analyst CV
Use the skills the job ad asks for, if you really have them. These are the ones employers search for most often:
Requirements gatheringProcess mapping (BPMN)User storiesSQLJira & ConfluenceStakeholder workshopsGap analysisUAT
Work experience examples
Start each bullet with a strong verb and end with a result — a number, a time saved or a problem solved.
Business Analyst, Forthbridge Bank
Edinburgh · 2021 – Present
- Led requirements for a new loan application journey that cut processing time by 40%.
- Mapped 25 back-office processes and removed 6 manual hand-offs.
- Coordinate user acceptance testing with 30 business users.
Junior Business Analyst, Calton Insurance
Edinburgh · 2018 – 2021
- Wrote user stories and acceptance criteria for 3 agile teams.
- Built SQL reports that replaced 10 manual spreadsheets.
Tips for writing a business analyst CV
- Show the business result of each change you analysed.
- Name your methods (BPMN, user stories) and tools (Jira, SQL).
- Mention the size of the teams you worked with.
- Industry knowledge helps — say which sectors you know.
- Check how well your CV matches each job ad with Jobryxa's free job match score, then tailor it in one click.
Which template should I use?
This example uses the Corporate template. Any of our 54 templates works — you can switch design at any time without retyping. For online applications, ATS-friendly templates with clear headings are the safest choice.