Senior Finance Business Analyst

12-month fixed-term contract | Hybrid – 3 days per week in the office

Working closely with Finance, Technology, Product and other teams, you’ll translate business requirements into practical finance solutions and coordinate Finance’s involvement from requirements gathering and solution design through to testing, implementation and handover. You’ll also provide frontline functional sup...

This hands-on, 12-month fixed-term role combines strong financial knowledge, systems capability and stakeholder management skills to ensure Finance requirements are understood and successfully delivered.

Represent Finance across business projects, gathering requirements and translating them into clear process and system specifications.
Work with Finance, Technology, Product and Operations to design financial transaction flows, general ledger mapping, reconciliations, reporting and controls.
Identify and deliver improvements to finance processes and systems, including opportunities for automation, greater accuracy and stronger controls.
Be the primary Finance contact for Workday Financials support, investigating functional issues and coordinating with external ERP specialists to resolve more complex problems.
Coordinate Finance user acceptance testing, develop test scenarios, investigate defects and validate fixes ahead of implementation.
Keep Finance project deliverables on track, managing dependencies, risks and stakeholder communication through to implementation and sign-off.
Support the adoption of new systems and processes through clear documentation, knowledge sharing and structured handovers.

 

Experience in finance business analysis, finance systems or finance-related project delivery.
A strong understanding of financial accounting, general ledger structures, reconciliations and financial controls.
Experience working with ERP systems. Workday Financials experience is preferred
The ability to gather requirements, map processes and translate business needs into practical system and operational solutions.
Experience coordinating user acceptance testing, investigating defects and supporting system implementations.
Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to work across business teams and coordinate external support partners.
An analytical, proactive approach, with strong documentation skills and the ability to manage competing priorities in a hands-on environment.