Business Systems Analyst (Finance) - Fixed Term Contract - 2 years

Summary:

Key Responsibilities:

• Requirements Gathering
• Collaborate with finance stakeholders (e.g., accounting, FP&A, treasury) to gather, analyze, and document business and system requirements for financial applications, including those that are linked to our CRM systems via integrations.
• Financial Process Analysis
• Analyse current financial processes (e.g., GL, AP, AR, budgeting, forecasting, financial reporting) to identify gaps, inefficiencies, and opportunities for automation or optimization.
• Work with stakeholders to optimise processes in finance management and reporting systems.
• Risk and Compliance Management
• Identify potential risks (e.g., data integrity, regulatory non-compliance, financial reporting errors) associated with business requirements and work with teams to develop mitigation strategies, ensuring adherence to internal controls and compliance standards (e.g., SOX, GAAP, IFRS).
• Collaboration:
• Collaborate with IT teams, software vendors, and business units to ensure that finance systems meet user needs.
• Act as a liaison between technical teams (e.g., developers, IT architects) and business users (finance) to ensure that requirements are accurately understood and implemented.
• Challenge:
• Question the “as is” and explore options for the “to be”, recognising that what is being asked for is not always what is needed.
• Ensure that requirements are understood and implemented correctly.
• Documentation
• Create detailed documentation including functional specifications, epics, user stories, use cases, process maps, and data flow diagrams, tailored to financial systems and audiences.
• Develop and maintain user manuals, system documentation, and training materials for finance systems.
• Testing and Validation
• Assist in the development of test cases and testing procedures for new or updated finance systems.
• Coordinate business acceptance testing (BAT) and ensure that systems meet business, accounting, and audit requirements before go-live.
• Prioritisation:
• Help prioritise system requirements based on business needs, resource availability, and the potential business impact.
• Work with stakeholders to balance competing requirements and determine the most important features or improvements for finance systems.
• Communication and Change Management
• Provide clear, timely communication to finance stakeholders regarding system changes, expected impacts, timelines, and training.
• Support change management initiatives to ensure smooth adoption.
• Reporting and Analytics:
• Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure that finance systems provide accurate and actionable reports and analytics.
• Support the implementation of reporting tools and dashboards that track key metrics such as income, average days in due, monthly forecast targets and days sales outstanding

Experience and skillsets

• Minimum of 3-5 years of experience in business analysis or a related field.
• Experience with Navision or NetSuite.
• Strong analytical, mathematical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Familiarity with business analysis tools and techniques (e.g., JIRA, Confluence, MS Visio).
• Knowledge of industry-standard methodologies and frameworks (e.g., BABOK, BPMN).
• Experience working in an Agile/Scrum environment is preferred.
• Finance / Accountancy certification is preferred

Personal Attributes:

• High level of attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment.
• Ability to adapt to changing business needs and priorities.
• Proactive approach to identifying and solving problems.
• Strong influencing skills, particularly around MVP delivery, to drive incremental change.

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