Business System Analyst

Business Systems Analyst- Finance

• Remote with occasional visits to the office near Reading

Our client, a global SaaS business is looking for a Business Systems Analyst with experience working with finance applications to join them on a permanent basis.

The Finance Business Systems Analyst plays a crucial role in bridging the gap between business needs and technical solutions. You will be gathering, analysing, and documenting business requirements, and working closely with stakeholders to ensure that the solutions meet the business objectives. You will be working in the back-office function, and play a critical role in supporting and enabling their financial activities.

Key Responsibilities:

Requirements Gathering

• Collaborate with finance stakeholders (e.g., accounting, FP&A, treasury) to gather, analyse, and document business and system requirements for financial applications,

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).

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.
• Question the “as is” and explore options for the “to be”, recognising that what is being asked for is not always what is needed.
• Coordinate business acceptance testing (BAT) and ensure that systems meet business, accounting, and audit requirements before go-live.

Reporting 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.

Key skills and experience

• Minimum of 3-5 years of experience in business analysis or a related field.
• Knowledge of finance systems such as NetSuite, Navision or SAP is preferred
• Experience working in an Agile/Scrum environment is preferred.
• Finance / Accountancy certification is preferred

If you have the desired skills and experience and would like to find out more please apply to this advert by following the link below and attaching a copy of your most recent CV. If successful we will be in touch to discuss the role in more detail.